(2002)

Avalon Communications, 2002 Series
Published in English (Canada) Canada
 
Price
10.95 USD
Pages
164
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Charlton Comic
Brand
Charlton Media
Editing
?
Color
colour cover; black and white interior
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U. S.
Binding
softcover
Publishing Format
collected edition

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Magicman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Magicman [Tom Cargill]
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Indexer Notes

Originally a Stuntman pinup from the 1979 Kirby Masterworks portfolio. Re-inked by Joe Sinnott to be Magicman.

Nemesis (Table of Contents: 1)

Nemesis / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes (credited as Shane O'Shea)
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Nemesis [Steve Flint] (origin) (introduction)
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Beware of the Elemental Force (Table of Contents: 2)

Nemesis / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes (credited as Shane O'Shea)
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Nemesis [Steve Flint]
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Magicman! (Table of Contents: 3)

Magicman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes (credited as Zev Zimmer)
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Magicman [Tom Cargill]; Cagliostro (flashback); Senator Loring
Synopsis
Magicman is the immortal son of the wizard Cagliostro. In the present day he joins the Army to fight in Viet Nam as PFC Tom Cargill and decides to use his magical abilities secretly as Magicman.
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The Case of the Young Old Men! (Table of Contents: 4)

Magicman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes (credited as Zev Zimmer)
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Magicman [Tom Cargill]; Sgt. Kilkenny; Col. Blimpsworthy; Dr. Moeller
Synopsis
Sergeant Kilkenny is again suspected of being Magicman and is sent to solve a string of murders. The real Magicman tags along to help out.
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Wanted: Hitler, Dead or Alive! (Table of Contents: 5)

Nemesis / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes (signed as Shane O'Shea)
Pencils
Chic Stone (signed as Stone)
Inks
Tom Hickey (signed as Hickey)
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Winston Churchill; Joseph Goebbels; Hermann Goering; Adolf Hitler; Nemesis [Steve Flint]; Grim Reaper; Josef Stalin
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The Case of the Careful Guardian! (Table of Contents: 6)

Crime Crusader / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner ?
Inks
Bob Oksner ?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Crime Crusader [Jonathan Jones]; Kewpie O'Toole; Butch Hogan; Vivienne Reed; Mr. Barton; Tommy (Barton's nephew); Mrs. Grupe
Synopsis
Mr. Barton's nephew threatens to kill him unless he gives him money to pay his gambling debts. The Crime Crusader and Kewpie visit a gambling yacht to see if they can talk to the operators about the nephew's debts.
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Keywords
gambling; murder; yacht

The Strange Case of the Black Dragon Gods! (Table of Contents: 7)

Crash Kid / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Crash Kid [Rusty Adams] (introduction); Pook (Rusty's pal); Ho Lin Fong; Lum Fo (villain)
Synopsis
The Crash Kid joins forces with the daughter of a murdered oriental businessman to track down and halt the activities of the Black Dragon Cult.
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Indexer Notes

Art credits by Bill Black.

The Ghost Who Loved a Girl (Table of Contents: 8)

Nemesis / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes (credited as Shane O'Shea)
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Nemesis [Steve Flint]
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Don't Let the Ghost Take Shape! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes (credited as Pierre Alonzo)
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Sal Trapani
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Mark Midnight
Synopsis
Mark Midnight investigates a haunted house where the ghost wants to expel the current tenant.
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The Skeleton's Secret! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Elwood Barker; Frank Moore; Len; Stella Moore (as skeleton)
Synopsis
To forestall a tough exam, Frank Moore steals a skeleton from a classroom, but the skeleton of the professor's wife has a plan of revenge against her murdering husband.
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Magicman vs. the Wizard of Science! (Table of Contents: 11)

Magicman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes (credited as Zev Zimmer)
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fidel Castro; Magicman [Tom Cargill]; Wizard of Science [Waldo Sissinger] (villain)
Synopsis
Magicman is captured by the Wizard of Science and forced to make a propaganda broadcast endorsing Fidel Castro.
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Cute as a Button (Table of Contents: 12)

John Force, Magic Agent / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes
Pencils
Paul Reinman
Inks
Paul Reinman
Letters
?

Genre
spy; superhero
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Medal of Honor (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes (credited as Shane O'Shea)
Pencils
Chic Stone
Inks
Chic Stone
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction; war
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ACG Books (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Magicman
  2. 1. Nemesis
    Nemesis
  3. 2. Beware of the Elemental Force
    Nemesis
  4. 3. Magicman!
    Magicman
  5. 4. The Case of the Young Old Men!
    Magicman
  6. 5. Wanted: Hitler, Dead or Alive!
    Nemesis
  7. 6. The Case of the Careful Guardian!
    Crime Crusader
  8. 7. The Strange Case of the Black Dragon Gods!
    Crash Kid
  9. 8. The Ghost Who Loved a Girl
    Nemesis
  10. 9. Don't Let the Ghost Take Shape!
  11. 10. The Skeleton's Secret!
  12. 11. Magicman vs. the Wizard of Science!
    Magicman
  13. 12. Cute as a Button
    John Force, Magic Agent
  14. 13. Medal of Honor
  15. 14. ACG Books
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore