Golden-Age Men of Mystery Digest Special #1

(2001)

Rust on the Iron Curtain (Table of Contents: 1)

Avenger / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox ?

Pencils

Bob Powell (signed)

Inks

Bob Powell (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from The Avenger (Magazine Enterprises, 1955 series) #3 [A-1 #133] (June-July 1955)

The Invader From the Sea (Table of Contents: 2)

Avenger / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox ?

Pencils

Bob Powell (signed)

Inks

Bob Powell (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from The Avenger (Magazine Enterprises, 1955 series) #4 [A-1 #138] (August-September 1955)

Mad Hatter (Table of Contents: 3)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jerry DeFuccio; ?

Pencils

Mort Leav (signed)

Inks

Mort Leav (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mad Hatter

Indexer Notes

Recreation of the Mad Hatter from the Jerry DeFuccio collection. Drawn by Mort Leav in May 1996.

[Cat-Man Comics V3#1 (11) Cover] (Table of Contents: 4)

Cat-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Charles Quinlan

Inks

Charles Quinlan

Genre

superhero

Characters

Cat-Man; Kitten

Reprints

• from Cat-Man Comics (Holyoke, 1942 series) #v3#1 (11) (June 1942)

Indexer Notes

Cover art with logo but no other lettering from the original.

[Introducing the Kitten] (Table of Contents: 5)

Cat-Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Charles M. Quinlan (signed)

Inks

Charles M. Quinlan

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Cat-Man Comics (Temerson / Helnit / Continental, 1941 series) #v1#10 (5) (December 1941)

Death Stalks the Show (Table of Contents: 6)

Rocketman [Zip-Jet] / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira; ? (art additions)

Inks

Ruben Moreira; ? (art additions)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Zip-Jet [Tech Carson]; Jet Girl [Pat Carson]

Reprints

• from Zip Jet (St. John, 1953 series) #1 (February 1953) [reformatted, art added, some relettering]
which is reprinted
• from Punch Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1941 series) #13 (April 1945)

Indexer Notes

Though it has a Rocketman logo, this story is a reformatted version of the reprint in Zip-Jet #1. In this version, panels are extended, art added, and some word balloons are re-lettered with different dialogue. The page before the page with the logo is the original splash page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Cat-Man / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

David Merryweather, left for dead in the jungle...

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Crash Comics Adventures (Temerson / Helnit / Continental, 1940 series) #5 (November 1940) [missing first 2 pages]

Indexer Notes

Missing first two pages. The last page of the story is printed on the inside front cover.

Murder Hides Its Tracks (Table of Contents: 8)

Rocketman [Zip-Jet] / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Zip Jet (St. John, 1953 series) #2 (May 1953) [reformatted]
which is reprinted
• from Scoop Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1941 series) #3 (March 1942)

Indexer Notes

This has a Rocketman logo, but is a reprint of the Zip-Jet version. This reprint is reformatted to four panels per page.

[Golden-Age Men of Mystery #3] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Men of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Zip-Jet Comics #2 Cover] (Table of Contents: 10)

Zip-Jet / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Zip-Jet [Tech Carson]; Pat Carson

Reprints

• from Zip Jet (St. John, 1953 series) #2 (May 1953)

Indexer Notes

Two-page spread sideways across the centerfold.

Terror Stalks the Turnpike (Table of Contents: 11)

Rocketman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira

Inks

Ruben Moreira

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Zip Jet (St. John, 1953 series) #2 (May 1953)
which is reprinted
• from Punch Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1941 series) #14 (July 1945) [retitled and revised]

Indexer Notes

Though this has the Rocketman logo, it is the Zip-Jet #2 reprint. Aside from the logo and placement of the title, this appears to be a faithful reprint with no changes.

[Detective Picture Stories #4 Cover] (Table of Contents: 12)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Rodney Thomson

Inks

Rodney Thomson

Letters

?

Indexer Notes

From the Jerry DeFuccio Collection. Cover to Detective Picture Stories (Comics Magazine Company, 1936 series) #4 (March 1937). Unclear if this is a recreation or a black and white reprint of the original. (The "1" in the price is different than the original.)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Windy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Martin Filchock (signed)

Pencils

Martin Filchock (signed)

Inks

Martin Filchock (signed)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

For the ragman?

Reprints

• From Funny Pages (Centaur, 1936 series) #?

The Robber Who Was Dead (Table of Contents: 14)

Bulletman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Woolfolk

Pencils

Bill Ward

Inks

Bill Ward

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #92 (June 1948)

The Cryptic Cache (Table of Contents: 15)

Rocketman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ruben Moreira

Inks

Ruben Moreira

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Punch Comics (Chesler / Dynamic, 1941 series) #15 (October 1945) [reformatted]

[...Alias Zippo!] (Table of Contents: 16)

Zippo / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jerry DeFuccio ?

Pencils

Tony Dipreta

Inks

Tony Dipreta

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Zippo [Joe Blair]

Indexer Notes

From the collection of Jerry DeFuccio. Recreation of the Zippo feature from Clue Comics by Tony Dipreta from the late 1980s. Nine drawings and explanatory text.

Dressed to Kill (Table of Contents: 17)

Bulletman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ward

Inks

Bill Ward

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #97 (November 1948)

The Vicious Vandal (Table of Contents: 18)

Bulletman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Harry Anderson

Inks

Harry Anderson

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #56 (November 1944)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Cat-Man / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Irwin Hasen

Inks

Irwin Hasen

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Out of a world of lust for power...

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Crash Comics Adventures (Temerson / Helnit / Continental, 1940 series) #4 (September 1940)

Peril at Devil's Kitchen (Table of Contents: 20)

Strong Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox ?

Pencils

Bob Powell (signed)

Inks

Bob Powell (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Strongman (Magazine Enterprises, 1955 series) #4 [A-1 #139] (September-October 1955)

The Metal Menace (Table of Contents: 21)

Avenger / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox ?

Pencils

Bob Powell (signed)

Inks

Bob Powell (signed)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from The Avenger (Magazine Enterprises, 1955 series) #2 [A-1 #131] (April-May 1955) [in black and white]

AC Comics Back Issue (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

AC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Coming from AC Comics! (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

AC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)