(2016)

AC, 1999 Series
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Price
29.95 USD
Pages
144
On-sale Date
2016-02-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
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Brand
AC Comics [Rising, Star on Top]
Barcode
649241926030 09911

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Airboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fred Kida
Inks
Fred Kida
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
aviation; war
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Keywords
Birdie
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The Making of the Mightiest Man! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Atoman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Ken Crossen
Pencils
Jerry Robinson (signed)
Inks
Jerry Robinson (signed)
Letters
Rhoda Lewis
Genre
superhero
Characters
Atoman [Barry Dale] (introduction, origin); Dr. Carnet (Atomic Institute scientist, introduction); Kramer (security guard at Atomic Institute, introduction); Zelda James (Atomic Institute employee, introduction); Mr. Twist (villain, introduction, death); Twist's henchmen [Fingers; rest unnamed] (villains, introduction for all, all die)
Synopsis
A committee meeting is held in the Atomic Institute to discuss ways that atomic power can be used constructively in aiding mankind, while, at the same time, a Mr. Twist and his henchmen have thoroughly investigated each committee member. Deciding that Barry Dale is a likely weak point, they decide to obtain the secret of atomic power from him and they kidnap him. Barry soon discovers that he is radioactive and assumes the identity of Atoman to battle Twist and his gang.
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The Tattoo Target! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flame / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flame [Kip Adams]; Charlie (Policeman); Susan Page (Kip's girlfriend); Miss Sable (villain, business woman); Jake (villain); Spats Mahooney (villain)
Synopsis
The Flame and Susan are captured and held by a Miss Sable, who is in business to smuggle illegals into the country, and she wants the Flame to join her in this endeavor as well as putting her competition, under the leadership of Spats Mahooney, out of business!
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Daredevil / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Biro
Pencils
Norman Maurer
Inks
Norman Maurer
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The sea holds many secrets of mystery and death…
Genre
superhero
Characters
Daredevil [Bart Hill]; Little Wise Guys [Meatball; Jock; Pee Wee; Scarecrow]; Dan [aka the "Old Timer"] (introduction); Dan (auctioneer, introduction); Mike (introduction); Sam (a juror, introduction); Dr. Zee (introduction); Kopak's father (introduction, dies in flashback); Kopak (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis
Daredevil takes a boat out belonging to a Mr. Kopak, and discovers a bag containing the bodies of two women inside anchored by a rope to the boat, and another body behind a cabin wall. Although Kopak claims he is innocent, Daredevil believes that there is more to the situation than meets the eye.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Fire-Eater / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Saaf
Inks
Art Saaf
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A brilliant new star glitters in the American theatre.. Mike O’Malley...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fire-Eater [Mike O'Malley] (introduction); Louise Peters (a nurse, O'Malley's girl friend, introduction); Dr. Nagel (villain, boss of gang, introduction); Dr. Nagel's gang [Smoky Karsh (arsonist); Ludwig; other unnamed (death)] (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis
A known arsonist is out to get Fire-Eater and plants a nitroglycerin capsule in his stage kit that will blow the hero up when he swallows it.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Claw / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Robert Q. Sale
Inks
Robert Q. Sale
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Indeed the time has come when I shall witness with my own eyes…
Genre
adventure
Characters
The Claw (villain); Bob Martin (actor, introduction); Lois Mansfield (actress, introduction); the Clawites (villains)
Synopsis
The Claw devises a formula that leads to the disfigurement of over 400 actors and actresses. Bob and Lois track down the villain in his lair, secure the "face formula" of the Claw, and restore the features of the victims.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Iron Ace / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Robert Q. Sale
Inks
Robert Q. Sale
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Robert Britain who is secretly The Iron Ace, relaxes in a night club…
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
The Iron Ace [Captain Robert Britain]; unnamed night club watchman (cameo, death); Tanga (night club performer); Ram Aziz; The Tiger Cult (villains, some die)
Synopsis
Britain discovers that a murdered night club watchman has traces of iron rust in his blood, and wonders if this murder is in any way related to the disappearance of the night club's star performer who had escaped from a Tiger Cult in Indo-China.
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Spring Training (Table of Contents: 7)

Chuck Chandler / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Biro
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Letters
?
Genre
drama; teen
Characters
Chuck Chandler [Crimebuster]; Jabbo; Ann; Kelso (villain, resort owner)
Synopsis
Chuck and Jabbo's rivalry on the football field leads to a sneaky "trap" laid by Jabbo at a resort he works at. But Chuck discovers that the resort is poorly maintained and that a nearby dam, poorly built, is in danger of collapsing.
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Robin Hood / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Blum
Inks
Alex Blum
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can a jail bird go straight?
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Robin Hood [Dr. Fairbanks], Big John [John Sherwood], Friar Tuck [Tuck]; Elaine Barton; John Bello (ex con, death); Rossi (villain); Rossi Gang (villains); Trigger (villain)
Synopsis
Bello, an ex con and the last of the King Mob, is released from prison and is immediately set upon by members of the Rossi Gang, believing he has information pertaining to the Pendleton loot.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Spirit of '76 / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In reality West Point cadet, Gary Blakely, the mysterious Spirit of ’76, and his pals…
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
The Spirit of 76 [Gary Blakely]; Tubby Reynolds; Susan Reynolds (WAC Lieutenant); Hank Wonatra (villain, Nazi spy, introduction); the Nazis (villains, many die)
Synopsis
Hank Wonatra accidentally drops a piece of paper found by Gary, which contains a German code indicating attacks to be made on a U.S. ship convoy. The Spirit discovers that code messages are being relayed by Wonatra over the radio when he sings.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Nick Terry as The Owl / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Thomas (signed)
Inks
Frank Thomas (signed)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The time -- April, 1917...
Genre
superhero; war
Characters
The Owl [Nick Terry]; Belle Wayne; Soto (Terry's servant); Jack Mullin (newspaperman); Von Haupt (villain, death); Von Huupt's assistant (villain); Dr. Gluck (villain)
Synopsis
The U.S. has declared war on Germany. Von Haupt and his assistant burn all incriminating documents and take it on the lam. However, newsman Jack Mullin learns of the spies' activities and tries to enlist Nick's help in investigating them, but Nick refuses. However, the Owl investigates a mysterious new neighbor and discovers him to be an invalid Von Haupt.
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Sergeant Twilight and the Model Murder Muddle! (Table of Contents: 11)

Captain Midnight / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leonard Frank
Inks
Leonard Frank
Letters
?
Genre
aviation; superhero; adventure
Characters
Sergeant Twilight [Ichabod Mudd]; Miss Carolina; two unnamed gamblers (villains)
Synopsis
Icky is entering his model pop-pop plane (powered by popcorn) into a competition, but two furtive fellows aim to keep the plane out of the race, in order to collect on some bets they have made.
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Airboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Carmine Infantino
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What do you dream about?
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Airboy [David Nelson II]; Professor Reed; Gargan (4 tusked elephant, death); "Ivory" Anderson (villain, death); Pinky (villain)
Synopsis
Ivory Anderson tells his men of an elephant named "Gargan" that had four ivory tusks, probably long dead by now. But what interests him most is that Airboy is flying to the elephant graveyard where Gargan will most likely be found and he wants those tusks. Ivory reaches his destination, but Gargan is still living and remembers the time gangster Anderson abused him.
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The Great Zarro / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Larson Wells]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello, folks! Meet my pal, the Great Zarro an’ me...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Great Zarro [aka "Eagle Man"] (former circus aerialist, introduction, origin); Rags (a young boy, introduction); Pete Lahar (pilot, introduction); an old Gypsy woman (in flashback, introduction); circus owner (introduction, in flashback, death); Rag's sister (introduction, in flashback, death); Schwindler (villain, introduction, death); Ganzman (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis
A pilot is hired by two foreign nationals to fly them to the Grand Toulee Dam, not knowing that they intend the blow the structure up. Saved by Zarro, the pilot is told of the young man's origins, then together they track down the villains and save the dam.
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Song in My Heart; The Theme That Broke My Heart! (Table of Contents: 14)

A True First Romance Story / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; romance
Characters
Marjory; Mark; Roger Melton
Synopsis
Marjory and Mark were the ideal couple, until Mark introduced Roger to Marjory and they danced (and he sang the words) to a special tune that became "their" song. But soon, their song turned sour, as did the relationship, and Roger stormed out, with unusual results.
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The Dome of Death (Table of Contents: 15)

Shock Gibson / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pierce Rice
Inks
Arturo Cazeneuve
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Shock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Adolf Hitler (villain); Hata Mari (villain, introduction); the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis
Hitler reacts to the comments of President Roosevelt and threatens immediate retaliation by his agents in America against the President's personal yacht.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Mr. "E" / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Bender ?
Inks
Jack Bender ?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In a secluded mansion a gaunt figure approaches a weirdly glowing portal…
Genre
adventure
Characters
Mr. "E"; King Korah (idol); Nazi spies [Hans; other unnamed] (villains, introduction for all, all die)
Synopsis
Mr. E appeals to the god Korah to reveal where his talents could best be used to aid the war effort, and he is shown spies attempting to sabotage the Halcroft Steel Works.
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Airboy
  2. 1. The Making of the Mightiest Man!
    The Atoman
  3. 2. The Tattoo Target!
    The Flame
  4. 3. ["The sea holds many secrets of mystery and death…"]
    Daredevil
  5. 4. ["A brilliant new star glitters in the American theatre.. Mike O’Malley..."]
    Fire-Eater
  6. 5. ["Indeed the time has come when I shall witness with my own eyes…"]
    The Claw
  7. 6. ["Robert Britain who is secretly The Iron Ace, relaxes in a night club…"]
    The Iron Ace
  8. 7. Spring Training
    Chuck Chandler
  9. 8. ["Can a jail bird go straight?"]
    Robin Hood
  10. 9. ["In reality West Point cadet, Gary Blakely, the mysterious Spirit of ’76, and his pals…"]
    Spirit of '76
  11. 10. ["The time -- April, 1917..."]
    Nick Terry as The Owl
  12. 11. Sergeant Twilight and the Model Murder Muddle!
    Captain Midnight
  13. 12. ["What do you dream about?"]
    Airboy
  14. 13. ["Hello, folks! Meet my pal, the Great Zarro an’ me..."]
    The Great Zarro
  15. 14. Song in My Heart; The Theme That Broke My Heart!
    A True First Romance Story
  16. 15. The Dome of Death
    Shock Gibson
  17. 16. ["In a secluded mansion a gaunt figure approaches a weirdly glowing portal…"]
    Mr. "E"
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