The Black Terror #26

(April 1949)

The Wrong Murder! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Black Terror / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Tuska (signed)

Inks

George Tuska (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

B-367

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Captain Melrose (death); Helen (Melroses' Uncle); Jim; Hugh Melrose [nee Hugo] (villain, Melroses' nephew, gambler, death); "Tiny" Morelli (villain); Corpse (villain)

Synopsis

Bob and Tim greet the Captain and Helen to his drug store, where Melrose talks of his ruby ring, which Helen will one day receive. The Captain states that there is a powerful spell on the ring, and anyone who wears the ring without his consent and wishes him harm will be destroyed!

Keywords

Benton Drug Store; Silver Queen (gambling ship); Star (newspaper)

Indexer Notes

Thanks to Len Wolinsky for finding the signature.

Handicap to Murder! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Black Terror / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Robinson); Mort Meskin (signed as Meskin)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (signed as Robinson); Mort Meskin (signed as Meskin)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

B-449

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jerry Bradley; Jock Bradley (jockey, Jerry's father, death); Blacky (race horse); Flush Bradley (villain, gambler, Jock's brother, Jerry's Uncle and Guardian)

Synopsis

Bob lends the money needed as an entrance fee for a horse owned by the Bradley's, but the Bradley's no good brother threatens them. When the father (a jockey) dies while riding the horse, the Terror Twins smell a rat when Flush uses the situation to try and take over the nag and put Jerry into an orphanage.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #31 (2001)
• in The Black Terror Men of Mystery Spotlight Special (AC, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
which is reprinted
• in Hip Comics (Windmill Comics, 2009 series) #19190 (april 2017)

Keywords

Benton Drug Store

Indexer Notes

Thanks to Len Wolinsky for finding the signatures.

The Haunted House (Table of Contents: 3)

The Black Terror / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Charles S. Strong (credited)

Pencils

Art Saaf (spot illustrations)

Inks

? (spot illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

B-434

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Chief Halsey (of the Rockford Police); Guy Allen (villain); Allen's gang (villains)

Synopsis

Bob and Tim go to Maine to see an old friend, Chief Halsey, because they had heard that there was a haunted house in the area. When the Chief tells them that several bank robberies have occurred in the area, the Terror Twins decide to visit the haunted house.

Keywords

Quinlan House; Rockford (Maine)

Indexer Notes

Art credit by Jim Vadebonceour, as reported by Steve Saaf in May 2007.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Rico / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Hubie Karp (credited as H. R. Karp) (signed)

Pencils

Lynn Karp (signed)

Inks

Lynn Karp (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AC-722

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ya call these good oranges....

Genre

humor

Characters

Rico

Brute of the Bayou! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Black Terror / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jerry Robinson (signed as Robinson); Mort Meskin (signed as Meskin)

Inks

Jerry Robinson (signed as Robinson); Mort Meskin (signed as Meskin)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

none

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Yvette; Andre (Yvette's sweetheart); Yvette's step-father (villain); Yvette's step-brother (villain)

Synopsis

Yvette's stepbrother and stepfather are holding her and Andre in an isolated cabin on the bayou, as they try to convince the young woman to sign away her inheritance to her late father's estate to save Andre's life.

Reprints

• in Golden-Age Men of Mystery (AC, 1996 series) #5 (1997)
• in The Black Terror Men of Mystery Spotlight Special (AC, 2008 series) #1 (2008)

Keywords

Mardi Gras; New Orleans

Indexer Notes

Thanks to Len Wolinsky for the signatures.

[Fortunes Told] (Table of Contents: 6)

Phineas the Parrot / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Art Helfant (signed)

Pencils

Art Helfant (signed)

Inks

Art Helfant (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Art Helfant

Job Number

A-363

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Phineas (a parrot); an organ grinder

Synopsis

Phineas convinces a fellow parrot being used to deliver fortunes to people to start his own business.

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Len Wolinsky.

Letterer credit by Craig Delich.