([July] 2007)

DC, 2004 Series
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Volume
2
Price
75.00 USD; 92.00 CAD
Pages
392
On-sale Date
2007-05-23
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC Archive Editions
ISBN
1-4012-1346-4; 978-1-4012-1346-6 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401213466 57500
Editing
Dick Giordano (original editor); Scott Nybakken (editor collected edition)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Blue Beetle; Captain Atom; Question / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko; Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio
Colors
Jamison Services
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Question [Vic Sage]; Captain Atom [Captain Adam]

Indexer Notes

Question figure taken from page 1 of the Question story from Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1967 series) #1.

Captain Atom figure taken from the cover of Captain Atom (Charlton, 1965 series) #87.

Blue Beetle figure taken from page 12 of Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1967 series) #2.

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Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

Question / table of contents / 4 pages (report information)

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?
Pencils
Steve Ditko (illo)
Inks
Steve Ditko (illo)
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Jamison Services
Letters
typeset
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Question [Vic Sage]

Indexer Notes

illo from page 1 of the Question story.

Foreword (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Giordano
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Steve Ditko (illo)
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Steve Ditko (illo)
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Jamison Services ?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Ted Kord? [Blue Beetle]
Reprints
  • from ? [illo]

[Captain Atom #83] (Table of Contents: 3)

Blue Beetle; Captain Atom / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed); Steve Ditko (signed)
Colors
Jamison Services
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Atom; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]
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Finally Falls the Mighty! (Table of Contents: 4)

Captain Atom / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (plot); Dave Kaler
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
Colors
Jamison Services
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?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Atom; Iron Arms (arms only)
Reprints

[The New Blue Beetle] (Table of Contents: 5)

Blue Beetle / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (plot); Gary Friedrich
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Jamison Services
Letters
?
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superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]
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[Captain Atom #84] (Table of Contents: 6)

Blue Beetle; Captain Atom / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
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Jamison Services
Letters
?
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superhero
Characters
Captain Atom; Iron Arms (arms only); Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]
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After the Fall a New Beginning (Table of Contents: 7)

Captain Atom / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (plot); Dave Kaler
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
Colors
Jamison Services
Letters
Herb Field (signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Atom; Iron Arms; Abby Ladd
Reprints

[Wanted for Murder] (Table of Contents: 8)

Blue Beetle / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Steve Ditko (plot); Gary Friedrich
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Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed)
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Jamison Services
Letters
Herb Field (signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Tracey; Masked Marauder [Count von Steuben]; Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] (cameo)
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[Captain Atom #85] (Table of Contents: 9)

Blue Beetle; Captain Atom / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
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Jamison Services
Letters
?
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superhero
Characters
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; Punch; Jewelee; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]
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Strings of Punch & Jewelee (Table of Contents: 10)

Captain Atom / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

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Steve Ditko (plot); Dave Kaler
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Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
Colors
Jamison Services
Letters
Herb Field (signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; Punch; Jewelee; Alec Rois [The Ghost]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Blue Beetle / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Steve Ditko (plot); Gary Friedrich
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Jamison Services
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typeset
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superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] (in flashback)
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[Captain Atom #86] (Table of Contents: 12)

Captain Atom / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
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Jamison Services
Letters
typeset
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superhero
Characters
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]; The Ghost [Alec Rois]
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The Fury of the Faceless Foe (Table of Contents: 13)

Captain Atom / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (plot); Dave Kaler
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
Colors
Jamison Services
Letters
typeset (as A. Machine)
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superhero
Characters
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]; The Ghost [Alec Rois]; Abby Ladd
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Blue Beetle / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Steve Ditko (plot); Gary Friedrich
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed)
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Jamison Services
Letters
typeset
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superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Tracey; Count von Steuben [Masked Marauder]
Reprints

[Blue Beetle #1] (Table of Contents: 15)

Blue Beetle; Question / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
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Steve Ditko
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Jamison Services
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Question [Vic Sage]; Squids
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Bugs the Squids (Table of Contents: 16)

Blue Beetle / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
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Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed)
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Jamison Services
Letters
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Genre
superhero
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Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Squids; Tracey; Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] (cameo)
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Question / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Steve Ditko
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Steve Ditko
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Steve Ditko
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Jamison Services
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superhero
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Question [Vic Sage]; Professor Rodor; Fred Pine; Al Kert; Bob Hasel; Nora Lace; Sam Starr; Syd Starr; Celia Starr; Banshee [Max Bine] (cameo)
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[Captain Atom #87] (Table of Contents: 18)

Captain Atom / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
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Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio
Colors
Jamison Services
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; Fiery-Icer
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The Menace of the Fiery-Icer (Table of Contents: 19)

Captain Atom / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (plot); Dave Kaler
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Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
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Jamison Services
Letters
typeset (as A. Machine)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; Gunner; Fiery-Icer; Abby Ladd
Reprints

[Blue Beetle #2] (Table of Contents: 20)

Blue Beetle / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Steve Ditko
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Steve Ditko
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Jamison Services
Letters
typeset
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Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]
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The End Is a Beginning! (Table of Contents: 21)

Blue Beetle / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

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Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
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Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed)
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Jamison Services
Letters
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Genre
superhero
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Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Tracey; Jarvis Kord
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Question / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Jamison Services
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superhero
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Question [Vic Sage]; Banshee [Max Bine]; Ceila Starr; Professor Rodor; Nora Lace; Al Kert; Bob Hasel
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[Captain Atom #88] (Table of Contents: 23)

Captain Atom / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Frank McLaughlin (signed)
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Jamison Services
Letters
?
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superhero
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Captain Atom [Captain Adam]
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Ravage of Ronthor (Table of Contents: 24)

Captain Atom / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

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Steve Ditko (plot); Dave Kaler
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Frank McLaughlin (signed)
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Jamison Services
Letters
typeset (as A. Machine)
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superhero
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Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; Gunner
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[Blue Beetle #3] (Table of Contents: 25)

Blue Beetle / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Steve Ditko
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Steve Ditko
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Jamison Services
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typeset
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superhero
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Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Madmen
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The Madmen (Table of Contents: 26)

Blue Beetle / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

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Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Jamison Services
Letters
Bob Agnew (signed)
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superhero
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Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Madmen; Tracey
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Question / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Jamison Services
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superhero
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Question [Vic Sage]
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[Captain Atom #89] (Table of Contents: 28)

Captain Atom / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed)
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Frank McLaughlin (signed)
Colors
Jamison Services
Letters
?
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superhero
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Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; 13 [Thirteen]; Faustus (cat)
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Meets Thirteen (Table of Contents: 29)

Captain Atom / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

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Steve Ditko (plot); Dave Kaler
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Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks
Frank McLaughlin (signed)
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Jamison Services
Letters
Herb Field (signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; 13 [Thirteen]; Faustus (cat); The Ghost [Alec Rois]; Gunner
Reprints

[Blue Beetle #4] (Table of Contents: 30)

Blue Beetle / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
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Steve Ditko
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Jamison Services
Letters
?
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superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Men of the Mask
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The Men of the Mask! (Table of Contents: 31)

Blue Beetle / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
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Jamison Services
Letters
Herb Field (signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Men of the Mask; Dan Greer (posing as Dan Garret, the previous Blue Beetle)
Reprints

Kill Vic Sage! (Table of Contents: 32)

Question / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (plot); Steve Skeates
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed)
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Jamison Services
Letters
Bob Agnew (signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Question [Vic Sage]; Nora Lace; Syd Starr; Sam Starr
Reprints

[Mysterious Suspense #1] (Table of Contents: 33)

Question / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed)
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Steve Ditko (signed)
Colors
Jamison Services
Letters
?
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superhero
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Question [Vic Sage]
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[introductory page] (Table of Contents: 34)

Question / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
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Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
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Jamison Services
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?
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superhero
Characters
Question [Vic Sage]
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What Makes a Hero? (Table of Contents: 35)

Question / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

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Steve Ditko
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Steve Ditko
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Steve Ditko
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Jamison Services
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Question [Vic Sage]
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[Blue Beetle #5] (Table of Contents: 36)

Blue Beetle / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Steve Ditko
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Steve Ditko
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Jamison Services
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?
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Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Destroyer of Heroes
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Faces the Destroyer of Heroes (Table of Contents: 37)

Blue Beetle / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

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Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Jamison Services
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Genre
superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Tracey; Destroyer of Heroes [Hugo]; Boris Ebar; Question [Vic Sage]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

Question / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Jamison Services
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superhero
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Question [Vic Sage]; Destroyer of Heroes [Hugo]; Boris Ebar; Syd Starr; Nora Lace; Professor Rodor
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[unused Blue Beetle #6 cover] (Table of Contents: 39)

Blue Beetle / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Steve Ditko
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Steve Ditko
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?
Genre
superhero
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Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Specter [Amos Fend]
Reprints

A Specter Is Haunting Hub City! (Table of Contents: 40)

Blue Beetle / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

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Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
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Steve Ditko (signed)
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Steve Ditko (signed)
Letters
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superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Specter [Amos Fend]; Tracey
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The story was published in two parts by the fanzine and was united for the first time for this Archives edition.

[Charlton Bullseye #1] (Table of Contents: 41)

Captain Atom / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Milgrom (signed)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; The Ghost [Alec Rois]
Reprints

Showdown in Sunuria! (Table of Contents: 42)

Captain Atom / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman (script); Roger Stern (script)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks
John Byrne (signed)
Letters
John Byrne (signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; The Ghost [Alec Rois]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This story, left unfinished by Ditko after the inking stage, was finished by Stern and Byrne and published in two installments in the fanzine.

[Charlton Bullseye #5] (Table of Contents: 43)

Question / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Toth (signed)
Inks
Alex Toth (signed)
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Jamison Services
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superhero
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Question [Vic Sage]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 44)

Question / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern (plot idea); Michael Uslan
Pencils
Alex Toth (signed)
Inks
Alex Toth (signed)
Letters
Alex Toth
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superhero
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Question [Vic Sage]; Nora Lace; Banshee [Max Bine]; Syd Starr
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Biographies (Table of Contents: 45)

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Indexer Notes

Biographies of creators Steve Ditko, John Byrne, Gary Friedrich, David A. Kaler, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Frank McLaughlin, Al Milgrom, Steve Skeates, Roger Stern, Alex Toth and Michael Uslan.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 46) (Expand) /

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Blue Beetle; Captain Atom; Question
  2. 1. Table of Contents
    Question
  3. 2. Foreword
  4. 3. [Captain Atom #83]
    Blue Beetle; Captain Atom
  5. 4. Finally Falls the Mighty!
    Captain Atom
  6. 5. [The New Blue Beetle]
    Blue Beetle
  7. 6. [Captain Atom #84]
    Blue Beetle; Captain Atom
  8. 7. After the Fall a New Beginning
    Captain Atom
  9. 8. [Wanted for Murder]
    Blue Beetle
  10. 9. [Captain Atom #85]
    Blue Beetle; Captain Atom
  11. 10. Strings of Punch & Jewelee
    Captain Atom
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Blue Beetle
  13. 12. [Captain Atom #86]
    Captain Atom
  14. 13. The Fury of the Faceless Foe
    Captain Atom
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Blue Beetle
  16. 15. [Blue Beetle #1]
    Blue Beetle; Question
  17. 16. Bugs the Squids
    Blue Beetle
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Question
  19. 18. [Captain Atom #87]
    Captain Atom
  20. 19. The Menace of the Fiery-Icer
    Captain Atom
  21. 20. [Blue Beetle #2]
    Blue Beetle
  22. 21. The End Is a Beginning!
    Blue Beetle
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Question
  24. 23. [Captain Atom #88]
    Captain Atom
  25. 24. Ravage of Ronthor
    Captain Atom
  26. 25. [Blue Beetle #3]
    Blue Beetle
  27. 26. The Madmen
    Blue Beetle
  28. 27. [no title indexed]
    Question
  29. 28. [Captain Atom #89]
    Captain Atom
  30. 29. Meets Thirteen
    Captain Atom
  31. 30. [Blue Beetle #4]
    Blue Beetle
  32. 31. The Men of the Mask!
    Blue Beetle
  33. 32. Kill Vic Sage!
    Question
  34. 33. [Mysterious Suspense #1]
    Question
  35. 34. [introductory page]
    Question
  36. 35. What Makes a Hero?
    Question
  37. 36. [Blue Beetle #5]
    Blue Beetle
  38. 37. Faces the Destroyer of Heroes
    Blue Beetle
  39. 38. [no title indexed]
    Question
  40. 39. [unused Blue Beetle #6 cover]
    Blue Beetle
  41. 40. A Specter Is Haunting Hub City!
    Blue Beetle
  42. 41. [Charlton Bullseye #1]
    Captain Atom
  43. 42. Showdown in Sunuria!
    Captain Atom
  44. 43. [Charlton Bullseye #5]
    Question
  45. 44. [no title indexed]
    Question
  46. 45. Biographies
  47. 46. [no title indexed]
    Blue Beetle; Captain Atom; Question
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