(July 1942)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- Monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- M. L. J. Magazines, Inc.
- Editing:
- Harry Shorten
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Was On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Story titles from inside front cover.
American Vs. Jap!! (Table of Contents)
Steel Sterling; Black Jack; Web / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Irv Novick
- Inks:
- Irv Novick
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Steel Sterling; Web; Black Jack
The Black Dragon of Death (Table of Contents)
Web / comic story / 13 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Cassone
- Inks:
- John Cassone
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- I: The Web (John Raymond); I: Rose Wayne (Web's future wife; learns Web's secret i.d.), Gen. Mason (D); V: Black Dragon, Japanese spies, Nick Morro and his gang (I for all)
- Synopsis:
- A dead man found in a burned car has been murdered by The Black Dragon, and Rose Wayne has found out that John Raymond is the Web.
- Reprinted:
- In Magnificent Superheroes Of Comics Golden Age (Vintage Features 1979) #1
Indexer Notes
ifc title "The Holocaust of Horror"
The Stars Drip Blood (Table of Contents)
Black Jack / comic story / 11 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Al Camy (signed)
- Inks:
- Al Camy (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Black Jack [Jack Jones]; V: The Black Seven (I; Omar); I: Hussein and his six sons (all D; father and brothers of Black Seven)
- Synopsis:
- The Black Seven is born as seventh son of a seventh son, and that is a bad sign. He becomes a symbol for fiendish cunning and murder. When he is out to steal secret documents from the Turkish ambassador, he meets up with Black Jack.
- Reprinted:
- In Magnificent Superheroes Of Comics Golden Age (Vintage Features 1979) #1
Indexer Notes
ifc title
The Swastika of Death (Table of Contents)
Steel Sterling / comic story / 12 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Blair
- Pencils:
- Irv Novick (signed)
- Inks:
- Irv Novick (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police); Looney; V: Baron Gestapo, Karl, and other Nazi spies (I for all); I: Anton and his sister
- Synopsis:
- The Germans are after a Polish immigrant, but the attempt fails when Steel interferes. On his back is written the secret whereabouts of the gold of the Polish government in exile.
- Reprinted:
- In Magnificent Superheroes Of Comics Golden Age (Vintage Features 1979) #1
Indexer Notes
ifc title
A-Hunting We Will Go (Table of Contents)
Wilbur / comic story / 7 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Blair
- Pencils:
- Lin Streeter
- Inks:
- Lin Streeter
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Teen
- Characters:
- Wilbur Wilkin; Robert Wilkin (dad); Mary Wilkin (mom); I: Jim Phillips
- Synopsis:
- Wilbur and his dad are on a hunting trip with Mr. Phillips.
Indexer Notes
ifc title
Vengeance from the Grave (Table of Contents)
Stories of the Black Witch / comic story / 6 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Jim Phillips [as J. Phillips] (signed)
- Inks:
- Jim Phillips [as J. Phillips] (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Occult
- Characters:
- Black Witch; Captain Price (pirat); Old Harry (lighthouse keeper)
- Synopsis:
- The pirate captain was a practical man, wise in the ways of sailing ships, but he knew nothing about ghosts or the curses from a murdered lighthouse keeper.
Indexer Notes
Signature noted by Gary Watson, April 2008.
Wings of Doom (Table of Contents)
War Eagles / comic story / 6 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Blair
- Pencils:
- Ed Smalle
- Inks:
- Ed Smalle
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- War; Aviation
- Characters:
- Tim Shane (pilot); Tom Shane (pilot); Swen (crewman); V: Nazis
- Synopsis:
- The Eagles are on their way to New York on an American Clipper when attacked by a German plane.
Indexer Notes
last appearance; ifc title
The Fiddle and the Prize-Fighter (Table of Contents)
Zambini / comic story / 6 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Harry Shorten?
- Pencils:
- J. K. Phillips (signed)
- Inks:
- J. K. Phillips (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Occult
- Characters:
- Zambini (magician); I: James Graham, Mrs. Graham, the Champ; V: A manager and a trainer (I for both)
- Synopsis:
- Zambini helps a chagrined mother, whose violinist son has turned to prize fighting.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Black Dragon of Death
Web -
2.
The Stars Drip Blood
Black Jack -
3.
The Swastika of Death
Steel Sterling -
4.
A-Hunting We Will Go
Wilbur -
5.
Vengeance from the Grave
Stories of the Black Witch -
6.
Wings of Doom
War Eagles -
7.
The Fiddle and the Prize-Fighter
Zambini
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Steinar Ådland
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Gene Reed
- Lou Mougin
- Gary L. Watson
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