(May 1940)

Centaur, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1940-03-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Corporation of America
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 451738.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Aman the Amazing-Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lew Glanzman (signed as Glanz)
Inks
Lew Glanzman (signed as Glanz)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aman the Amazing-Man

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Aman the Amazing-Man / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Allen L. Kirby (credited as Allen Kirby)
Pencils
Lew Glanzman (credited as Sam Decker) (signed as S. D..); Sam Glanzman (credited as Sam Decker) (signed as S. D..)
Inks
Lew Glanzman (credited as Sam Decker) (signed as S. D..); Sam Glanzman (credited as Sam Decker) (signed as S. D..)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Zona Henderson, ace girl crime investigator,...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aman, the Amazing Man [John Aman]; Zona Handerson (crime investigator); The Great Question (villain); Homer (villain); Bim (villain); Kerner (villain); Kully (villain); Operator Nine (villain, death)
Synopsis
The Green Mist, better known as the Amazing Man, must act quickly to prevent the Port of San Francisco from being blown up and blamed on a foreign power, as a way of drawing the United States into the war in Europe.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Title and villain credit from Lou Mougin, May 2009.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Minimidget / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
John Kolb ?
Pencils
John Kolb (signed)
Inks
John Kolb (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Minimidget and Ritty, are super-midgets, the size...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Minimidget; Ritty; Hawk Bulture (villain); Su Chin
Reprints
Keywords
tarantula

Indexer Notes

Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009. Title revised Dec. 2009 by JVJ.

Keith Chandler : Although a previous indexer credited Kolb as a possible writer here, the Who's Who gives him only on pencils and inks, both for this and other features for Centaur.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Zardi the Eternal Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? [as Steve] (credited)
Inks
? [as Steve] (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He saw the pyramids built...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Zardi the Eternal Man; Nogi (his faithful servant); Janni Bayless; Sylva (crook)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Mandrake-like magician.

Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009.

Alleby and the Forty Thieves (Table of Contents: 4)

Aman the Amazing-Man / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Duke Carey (credited) (house name)
Pencils
Lew Glanzman (signed as GLANZ) ((2 spot illustrations0)
Inks
Lew Glanzman (signed as GLANZ) ((2 spot illustrations0)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Old Alleby was sure...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aman the Amazing-Man; Officer George Alleby; The "Forty Gang" (crooks)

Indexer Notes

Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009, who gives art credits to Lew Glanz.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Shark / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Lew Glanzman (credited as Lew Glanz)
Pencils
Lew Glanzman (credited as Lew Glanz)
Inks
Lew Glanzman (credited as Lew Glanz)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Shark is an amazing under-sea creature serving justice,...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Shark; Tom; Everett; Johnny
Synopsis
The Shark is asked by a scientist to go to Mars and send back descriptions of what he finds to be recorded for posterity. While there, he discovers a race of petrified mummies, who take him captive, forcing him to slave away with other humans who have been similarly captured.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009. Revised JVJ.

Keith Chandler : Glanzman is credited as writer and artist on this feature in the Who's Who.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Chuck Hardy in The Land beneath the Sea / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Thomas (signed)
Pencils
Frank Thomas (signed)
Inks
Frank Thomas (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
After thwarting the attempts of the frogmen...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Chuck Hardy; Toga (two headed native); Oxan; jerry; Queen Irena
Synopsis
Chuck Hardy vs. 2-headed frog-man
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009.

Keith Chandler : Thomas is credited as writer on all of his features for Centaur in the Who's Who.

Amazing Men of Aviation (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joseph Kaliff (credited as Joseph A. Kaliff) (signed as J. Kaliff) ((6 spot illustrations))
Pencils
Joseph Kaliff (credited as Joseph A. Kaliff) (signed as J. Kaliff) ((6 spot illustrations))
Inks
Joseph Kaliff (credited as Joseph A. Kaliff) (signed as J. Kaliff) ((6 spot illustrations))
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nearly five centuries ago...
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Leonardo da Vinci; John Stringfellow; Dr. Samuel P. Langley; Orville Wright; Wilbur Wright

Indexer Notes

Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

"Reef" Kinkaid / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Pencils
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inks
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"Reef" Kinkaid is a daring adventurer and soldier of fortune...
Genre
adventure
Characters
"Reef" Kinkaid (introduction); Jane Warren (newspaper reporter); Grayson (Coast Guard officer); un-named ship's Captain (villain)
Synopsis
"Reef" rescues a girl reporter from a gang of dope smugglers and uses the shanghaied crew to restore order aboard ship.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009.

? removed from writer by Craig Delich 2011-4-16.

Keith Chandler : The artist also signs - as 'RBKL' - in the final panel. His name was Robert Bartow Lubbers, evidently with another forename beginning with K.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Mighty-Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Filchock (signed)
Pencils
Martin Filchock (signed)
Inks
Martin Filchock (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Note! The Mighty Man is a huge twelve foot giant...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mighty-Man; Dr. Hilldale (scientist, death); Alec (doctor's assistant, death); un-named nephew of Dr. Hilldale (villain, death)
Synopsis
A doctor notifies Mighty Man of a discovery of his in which he can treat an animal and control its size, and the scientist even treats Mighty Man and gives him a stretchable suit.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009. Revised JVJ. Strip titled "The Amazing Mighty-Man". ? removed from writer credit by Craig Delich 2011-04-16.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Were You Born in May? / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joseph Kaliff (signed)
Pencils
Joseph Kaliff (signed)
Inks
Joseph Kaliff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Tyrone Power; Albert Einstein; Florence Nightingale; Queen Victoria; Charles "Red" Ruffing
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Aman the Amazing-Man
  2. 1. ["Zona Henderson, ace girl crime investigator,..."]
    Aman the Amazing-Man
  3. 2. ["Minimidget and Ritty, are super-midgets, the size..."]
    Minimidget
  4. 3. ["He saw the pyramids built..."]
    Zardi the Eternal Man
  5. 4. Alleby and the Forty Thieves
    Aman the Amazing-Man
  6. 5. ["The Shark is an amazing under-sea creature serving justice,..."]
    The Shark
  7. 6. ["After thwarting the attempts of the frogmen..."]
    Chuck Hardy in The Land beneath the Sea
  8. 7. Amazing Men of Aviation
  9. 8. [""Reef" Kinkaid is a daring adventurer and soldier of fortune..."]
    "Reef" Kinkaid
  10. 9. ["Note! The Mighty Man is a huge twelve foot giant..."]
    Mighty-Man
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Were You Born in May?
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Henry Andrews
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)