(June 1940)

Centaur, 1939 Series
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Volume
?
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
?
On-sale Date
1940-04-16
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 456277.

[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
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aman the Amazing-Man

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

Aman the Amazing-Man / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Allen L. Kirby (credited as A. L. Kirby)
Pencils
Lew Glanzman (credited as S. Decker)
Inks
Lew Glanzman (credited as S. Decker)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gifted with astounding physical strength...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Amazing-Man [John Aman]; Great Question (Villain); Zona Anderson

Indexer Notes

Title and character info from Lou Mougin, May 2009.

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

Minimidget / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Verral ?
Pencils
John Kolb (credited as John F. Kolb)
Inks
John Kolb (credited as John F. Kolb)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Homeward bound--on a peaceful flight overland...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Minimidget; Ritty; The Ghost (introduction, Villain)

Indexer Notes

Title and character info from Lou Mougin, May 2009.

Arctic Loot (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Fanshaw (credited)
Inks
Dan Fanshaw (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A few years ago newspapers all over the world carried these headlines
Genre
adventure
Characters
"Fighting" Rocke Wayburn

Indexer Notes

Sequence added per Lou Mougin, May 2009.

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

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
There she goes!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Shark; Captain von Sclaglian (villain); Father Neptune

Indexer Notes

Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009.

Ape Alibi (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Duke Carey (credited) (house name)
Pencils
? (spot illustration)
Inks
? (spot illustration)
Colors
? (spot illustration)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He heaved the case at Aman and the policman
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aman the Amazing-Man [John Aman]; Zona Henderson; Officer Shanus Riley; George Akers (killer)

Indexer Notes

Sequence added per Lou Mougin, May 2009.

[Newspaper headlines: Judge Kidnapped] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Martin Filchock
Pencils
Martin Filchock
Inks
Martin Filchock
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
With the thought control in my power///
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mighty-Man; Babyface (crook); The Deacon (crook)

Indexer Notes

Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Chuck Hardy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Thomas
Inks
Frank Thomas
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
After freeing Queen Irena and her pygmy lobstermen...
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Chuck Hardy; Queen Irena; Toga; Jerry; Oxan; Old Hag Karrion

Indexer Notes

Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009.

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

"Scarlet Ace" / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
John Marsicano (credited)
Pencils
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inks
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
They were last reported at just about this position...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
"Scarlet Ace" (introduction); The Great One (introduction; villain)

Indexer Notes

Title, art credits and character info from Lou Mougin, May 2009.

Keith Chandler : Marsicano was previously credited as inker, but the Who's Who reveals him to have been a writer.

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

Strange Dr. Watkins / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Len Stevens (credited)
Inks
Len Stevens (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Doctor Watkins is working secretly in his laboratory...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Dr. Watkins (introduction); Mike Wilson; Lew Minton; Mabel; Detective O'Hara

Indexer Notes

Title, art credits and character info from Lou Mougin, May 2009.

Keith Chandler : This appears to be the only known work credited to Len Stevens, and is probably a house name.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Aman the Amazing-Man
  2. 1. ["Gifted with astounding physical strength..."]
    Aman the Amazing-Man
  3. 2. ["Homeward bound--on a peaceful flight overland..."]
    Minimidget
  4. 3. Arctic Loot
  5. 4. ["There she goes!"]
    The Shark
  6. 5. Ape Alibi
    Aman the Amazing-Man
  7. 6. [Newspaper headlines: Judge Kidnapped]
    The Amazing Mighty-Man
  8. 7. ["After freeing Queen Irena and her pygmy lobstermen..."]
    Chuck Hardy
  9. 8. ["They were last reported at just about this position..."]
    "Scarlet Ace"
  10. 9. ["Doctor Watkins is working secretly in his laboratory..."]
    Strange Dr. Watkins
This issue was modified by, among others
  • RJ
  • Henry Andrews
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Andrew Shor