(January 1941)

Centaur, 1939 Series
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Volume
?
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
?
On-sale Date
1940-12-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Corporation of America
Editing
?

Issue Notes

data from Jerry Bails index cards & Howard Keltners Golden Age index

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 1.

[Lifting A Car] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Louis Glanzman
Inks
Louis Glanzman
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Cover Thumbnail for Amazing Man Comics (Centaur, 1939 series) #19
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
A. L. Kirby
Pencils
Louis Glanzman [as Glanz]
Inks
Sam Glanzman [as Glanz]
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
John Aman, known also as the Amazing Man, fights crime in all its forms!
Characters
Amazing-Man [John Aman]; Great Question (Villain)

Indexer Notes

Title and credits from Lou Mougin, June 2009. Revised by JVJ.

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

The Iron Skull / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Sam Gilman ?
Pencils
Sam Gilman (signed)
Inks
Sam Gilman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
During their search amidst the ancient ruins...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Iron Skull

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

Doctor Hypno / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Thomas ?
Pencils
Frank Thomas (signed)
Inks
Frank Thomas (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dr. Hypno!-psychologist, hypnotist, and criminologist!!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Doctor Hypno

Off-Shore Enemies (Table of Contents: 4)

Rocke Wayburn / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

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

Script
Martin Filchock ?
Pencils
Martin Filchock (signed)
Inks
Martin Filchock (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Memorize that formula and destroy the paper!
Characters
The Witch (Villain)

Indexer Notes

Title and character info from Lou Mougin, June 2009.

Death Looks in a Mirror (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Duke Carey
Pencils
Glanz? (illegible signature)
Inks
Glanz? (illegible signature)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Sequence added per Lou Mougin, June 2009.

Five Ships Sunk in N.Y. Harbor (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Louis Glanzman ?
Pencils
Louis Glanzman (signed)
Inks
Louis Glanzman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Title from Lou Mougin, June 2009.

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

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

Script
Bob Lubbers ?
Pencils
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inks
Bob Lubbers (signed); ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gentleman adventurer, explorer, and soldier of fortune...
Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

Title and script credit from Lou Mougin, June 2009.

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

Minimidget / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
John F. Kolb ?
Pencils
John F. Kolb (signed)
Inks
John F. Kolb (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Head, master mind of a spy ring...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Head [Senator Manski] (Villain)

Indexer Notes

Title, character info and art credits from Lou Mougin, June 2009. Title and art credits revised by JVJ.

Play Square (Table of Contents: 10)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stephen M. Elonka (signed)
Pencils
Stephen M. Elonka (signed)
Inks
Stephen M. Elonka (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Stephen M. Elonka ?
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Lifting A Car]
    Aman the Amazing-Man
  2. 1. ["John Aman, known also as the Amazing Man, fights crime in all its forms!"]
    Aman the Amazing-Man
  3. 2. ["During their search amidst the ancient ruins..."]
    The Iron Skull
  4. 3. ["Dr. Hypno!-psychologist, hypnotist, and criminologist!!"]
    Doctor Hypno
  5. 4. Off-Shore Enemies
    Rocke Wayburn
  6. 5. ["Memorize that formula and destroy the paper!"]
    Mighty Man
  7. 6. Death Looks in a Mirror
    Aman the Amazing Man
  8. 7. Five Ships Sunk in N.Y. Harbor
    The Shark
  9. 8. ["Gentleman adventurer, explorer, and soldier of fortune..."]
    Reef Kinkaid
  10. 9. ["The Head, master mind of a spy ring..."]
    Minimidget
  11. 10. Play Square
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