(December 1986)

A.C.E. Comics, 1986 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.75 USD; 2.50 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Animated Comics Enterprises Inc.
Brand
ACE Comics
Editing
Ron Frantz (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Face / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rick Courtney (painting)
Inks
Rick Courtney (painting)
Colors
Rick Courtney (painting)
Letters
Pat Boyette (logo design)
Genre
detective-mystery; superhero
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"Skool" Yardley...Our Man On The Corner (Table of Contents: 1)

"Skool" Yardley / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jerry De Fuccio (signed)
Pencils
Bob Clarke (signed)
Inks
Bob Clarke (signed)
Letters
Bob Clarke ?
Genre
humor
Characters
"Skool" Yardley; Darren; Patrick

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Ransomed City (Table of Contents: 2)

The Face / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill; Ron Frantz (plot)
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Frank McLaughlin
Letters
Shelly Leferman
Genre
detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
The Face [Tony Trent] (original golden age version, in flashback to 40 years ago); The Face [Tony Trent] (intro and origin, grandson of original); D.A. Janet Baxter (intro); Lt. Jack Grogan (intro); Richland Cooper (intro); Mrs. Anson; Mr. Karsen; Louis "Duke" Arno (villain, intro); Blade (villain); Mr. Larson (villain); Mr. Dempsey (villain)
Synopsis
Tony Trent uses his grandfather's equipment to become the new Face. His first mission is to bring Duke Arno to justice.
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Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 3. The original Face previously appeared in BIG SHOT COMICS #1-62 (Columbia, May 1940-Jan 1946), SKYMAN #1 (Columbia, 1941), THE FACE #1-2 (Columbia, 1941-1943), SPARKY WATTS #1 (Columbia, 1942), and TONY TRENT #3 (Columbia, 1948). His adventures continued as simply Tony Trent in BIG SHOT #63-104 (Columbia, Feb 1946-Aug 1949) and TONY TRENT #3-4 (Columbia, 1948).

The Two Bottles Of Relish (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Edward JMD Plunkett, Lord Dunsany (plot); ? (dialogue)
Pencils
Pete Morisi (one panel); Mart Bailey
Inks
Pete Morisi (one panel); Mart Bailey
Letters
?
Editing
? (original editor)
Genre
detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
The Face [Tony Trent] (as host only); Smithers

Indexer Notes

Adaptation of Lord Dunsany's story "The Two Bottles Of Relish". This story was illustrated two decades prior to its publication here.

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

The Face / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Mart Bailey
Inks
Mart Bailey
Letters
?
Editing
? (original editor)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Food Shortage
Genre
detective-mystery; superhero
Characters
The Face [Tony Trent]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Reprint of first appearance of the original Face.

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Face
  2. 1. "Skool" Yardley...Our Man On The Corner
    "Skool" Yardley
  3. 2. The Ransomed City
    The Face
  4. 3. The Two Bottles Of Relish
    The Face
  5. 4. ["Food Shortage"]
    The Face
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • John Censullo
  • Peter Croome
  • Robert K. S. Croy, Sr.
  • Henry R. Kujawa
  • Richard Thomson
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