Golden-Age Greats #3

(1995)

[Danger in the Air! splash] (Table of Contents: 1)

Black Terror / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Mort Meskin

Characters

The Black Terror; Tim

Reprints

• from The Black Terror (Pines, 1942 series) #23 (June 1948) [splash panel only]

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Same splash as interior story, but graytones are different.

Volume Three (Table of Contents: 2)

Golden-Age Greats / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page with list of characters, creators, and credits.

1939-1949 The Golden Era (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Black

Pencils

(various)

Inks

(various)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Black Terror; Tim; Miss Masque

Reprints

• from America's Best Comics (Pines, 1942 series) #24 (December 1947) [0.33 page]

Indexer Notes

Article on the features in the issue. Illustrated with panel and cover reprints.

[The Construction Crooks] (Table of Contents: 4)

Flame / comic story / 12.33 pages (report information)

Script

Will Eisner [as Basil Berold]

Pencils

Lou Fine

Inks

Lou Fine

Letters

?

Characters

The Flame; Radler (villain, introduction, death); Stone (villain, introduction, death); Ripper Davis (villain, introduction, death)

Reprints

• from Wonderworld Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #5 (September 1939)

Indexer Notes

Source of reprint printed in actual comic is incorrectly given as Wonderworld #7 (November 1939). Correct info from David Young via the Error list (January 2007).

The Flame Comic Appearance Index! (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

The Flame

Indexer Notes

List of The Flame appearances in Fox Features comics.

The Origin of the Flame (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Black ?

Pencils

Lou Fine

Inks

Lou Fine

Letters

typeset

Characters

The Flame (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Article on the origin of The Flame from Wonderworld #11, the origin of Flame Girl in Wonderworld #30, and The Flame's place among the very early super-powered characters. Illustrated with panel reprints.

[Invasion of the Kikoos] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Flame / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Will Eisner [as Basil Berold]

Pencils

Lou Fine [as Basil Berold]

Inks

Lou Fine [as Basil Berold]

Letters

?

Characters

The Flame; The Boss (villain, introduction, death); The Kikoos (villains, introduction, death); a female agent

Reprints

• from Wonderworld Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #7 (November 1939)

Lou Fine Comics (Table of Contents: 8)

Pure Imagination / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lou Fine

Inks

Lou Fine

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad for "Lou Fine Comics" from Pure Imagination, Marietta, GA 30066.

Flame Revival (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

The Flame

Indexer Notes

Article on the revival of The Flame by Ajax Comics in 1954. Cover to The Flame #3 is depicted.

The World's Greatest Secret Agent. Espionage Starring the Black X (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Black ?

Pencils

Will Eisner

Inks

Will Eisner

Letters

typeset

Characters

The Spirit (cameo); Ebony White (cameo); Black X (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Article on Will Eisner's early work for the Eisner-Iger Shop, with panel illustrations.

[Proxoff the Revolutionary] (Table of Contents: 11)

Espionage Starring Black X / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Will Eisner

Pencils

Will Eisner

Inks

Will Eisner

Letters

?

Genre

spy

Characters

Black X

Reprints

• from Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series) #9 (April 1940)

[Cover - The Black Terror #23] (Table of Contents: 12)

The Black Terror / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.4 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Mort Meskin

Letters

?

Characters

Black Terror; Tim

Reprints

• from The Black Terror (Pines, 1942 series) #23 (June 1948) [0.4 page]

Indexer Notes

Cover printed as part of splash to the "Danger in the Air!" story.

Danger in the Air! (Table of Contents: 13)

Black Terror / comic story / 15.1 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Mort Meskin

Letters

?

Characters

Black Terror; Tim

Reprints

• from The Black Terror (Pines, 1942 series) #23 (June 1948)

Black Terror / Fighting Yank Nedor/Better Comics Index (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

List of Fighting Yank and Black Terror stories in Nedor/Better comics.

The Shadow of Dismal Island (Table of Contents: 15)

Fighting Yank / comic story / 15.5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson

Inks

Mort Meskin

Letters

?

Characters

Fighting Yank

Reprints

• from The Fighting Yank (Pines, 1942 series) #25 (July 1948)

Indexer Notes

Includes small reprint of cover to Fighting Yank #25.

Kirby / Fine / Frazetta Want List! (Table of Contents: 16)

Greg Theakston / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Greg Theakston

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Comics wanted by Greg Theakston, Marietta, GA 30066.

[Golden-Age Greats] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Promo for back issues of AC Comics.

From Master Comics, Wow and Whiz... (Table of Contents: 18)

Golden-Age Greats / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Black

Inks

Bill Black

Letters

typeset

Characters

Spy Smasher; Bulletman; Mr. Scarlett; Minute Man

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Promo for Golden-Age Greats #4, with cover depicted.

From Out of the Past... (Table of Contents: 19)

Golden-Age Greats / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

(various)

Inks

(various)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Black Terror; Fighting Yank

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Promo for this issue, featuring panel reprints.