(December 1963)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.50 USD
- Pages:
- 34 ?
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- TT
- Editing:
- Buddy Saunders; Howard Keltner; Larry Herndon
- Format:
- 8 1/2" by 11"; Newsprint cover and Interior; Black & White
Issue Notes
Amateur fanzine; "ditto" interior. 275 copies printed.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
[no title indexed]
The Changeling, Powerman, Mercury & The Defender / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Buddy Saunders
- Inks:
- Buddy Saunders
- Colors:
- Buddy Saunders
- Letters:
- Buddy Saunders
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Changeling; Powerman; Mercury; The Defender
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in The Best of Star-Studded Comics (Hamster Press, 2005 series) #[nn] ([January] 2005)
[Dr. Y]
The Defender / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Larry Herndon
- Pencils:
- Richard "Grass" Green
- Inks:
- Howard Keltner
- Letters:
- Howard Keltner
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- The Defender; Dr. Y (villain)
- Reprints:
- in Giant Labors of Love (Hamster Press, 2000 series) #[nn]
Indexer Notes
Second appearance. Next appearance in #4.
Case of the Untouchable Spy
The Changeling / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Buddy Saunders
- Pencils:
- Buddy Saunders
- Inks:
- Buddy Saunders
- Letters:
- Buddy Saunders
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
Indexer Notes
Second appearance. Next appearance in next issue.
[Powerman]
Powerman / text story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Howard Keltner
- Pencils:
- Howard Keltner
- Inks:
- Howard Keltner
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
Indexer Notes
First appearance. Powerman created by Howard Keltner; Captain Atom tribute. No relation to the later villain Power Man from The Avengers #21 (Marvel, October 1965), Luke Cage, Power Man (Marvel, June 1972) or the character from Power Comics (Acme Press, UK, 1975). Next appearance in #4.
Return to Earth!
Mercury, Messenger of the Gods / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Buddy Saunders
- Pencils:
- Buddy Saunders
- Inks:
- Buddy Saunders
- Letters:
- Buddy Saunders
Content Information
- Genre:
- Fantasy; Superhero
Indexer Notes
First appearance. Various versions of Greek and Roman gods have appeared down thru the ages, including in comics; versions of Mercury have turned up in Wonder Woman (DC), Red Raven Comics #1 (Marvel, August 1940) and Captain America Comics #1 (Marvel, March 1941) and The Eternals (Marvel, 1976-78). Each publisher's version of the character is unrelated to the others. Next appearance in #4.
Table of Contents
-
1.
[Dr. Y]
The Defender -
2.
Case of the Untouchable Spy
The Changeling -
3.
[Powerman]
Powerman -
4.
Return to Earth!
Mercury, Messenger of the Gods
- Ramon Schenk
- Katie
- Henry R. Kujawa
- Jochen G.
- Henry R. Kujawa
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