Paragon Illustrated #2

(1970)

Falling / Man's Best Friend (Table of Contents: 1)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

John H. Human (credited)

Pencils

Rebekah Black (credited as Rebekah)

Inks

Rebekah Black (credited as Rebekah)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover, two poems.

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

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

various

Inks

various

Letters

various

Characters

Crash Carter; Buck Rogers; Captain 3-D; Captain Marvel, Jr.; Crimson Avenger; Synn [Girl from LSD]

Indexer Notes

Credits, table of contents and indicia.

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

The Starmasters / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Black (credited as Wm Black)

Pencils

Bill Black (signed as Wm BLACK)

Inks

Bill Black (signed as Wm BLACK)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Disasters in space result in an investigation...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

The Starmasters [Bat Bronson; Colonel Christopher Carter; Jann North]

Indexer Notes

Artwork dates '67 - '69.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (Table of Contents: 4)

about comics / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stuart Smith (credited as Stu Smith); Philip Nowlan (credited as Phil Nowlan)

Pencils

Dick Calkins (credited); ?

Inks

Dick Calkins (credited); ?

Letters

?

Characters

Wilma Deering; Buck Rogers; Doctor Huer; Killer Kane; Ardala; Black Barney; Buddy Deering; Princess Alura

Pages

13 - 17

Captain 3-D (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain 3-D / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Black ?; Jack Kirby

Inks

Bill Black ?; Mort Meskin ?

Letters

Bill Black ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain 3-D; Danny Davis

Paragon Publications (Table of Contents: 6)

Silver Surfer / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Mike Royer (signed as Royer)

Inks

Bill Black (signed as Black)

Letters

typeset

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]

Indexer Notes

Smaller paper size.

Paragon Publications (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Paragon Golden-Age Greats (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Indexer Notes

Article asking about the interest in a Golden-Age Greats magazine (one is produced).

Captain Marvel, Jr. (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

?

Characters

Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]

Indexer Notes

Center spread illustration.

You've Come a Long Way, Baby! (Table of Contents: 10)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Black (signed as Black)

Inks

Bill Black (signed as Black)

Letters

?

Characters

Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]

Indexer Notes

Illustration featuring the original Green Arrow from More Fun Comics #89 and the current Green Arrow.

New Paragon Presents #2 Dark Continent (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Steranko Speaks for Paragon... (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

From Out of the Past -- The Crimson Avenger (Table of Contents: 13)

Paragon Illustrated Golden Age Series / about comics / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Marty Greim (credited as Martin L. Greim)

Pencils

Marty Greim (signed as MLG) (credited as Martin L. Greim); various

Inks

Marty Greim (signed as MLG) (credited as Martin L. Greim); various

Letters

typeset

Characters

The Crimson Avenger [Lee Travis]; The Crimson Avenger [Albert Elwood]; Wing [Wing How]

Pages

27 - 29

This is a Heavy Ad (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Pit and the Pendulum (Table of Contents: 15)

On Films / text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Black (as Bill Schwartz)

Pencils

?; ? (photography)

Inks

?; ? (photography)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

A detailed synopsis of the film with various stills and extensve artwork.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Synn / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Black

Pencils

Bill Black (signed as Black)

Inks

Bill Black (signed as Black)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hi there! Mr. Black said that since I'm not exactly the bashful type...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Alizarin Crimson (first appearance); Synesthesia (first appearance, origin); Brotherhood of Purity; Patch; Dr. Dirk Dorcas; Larson

Reprints

• in Paragon Super Heroes (AC, 1973 series) #1 [pages 1-5, new illustration/caption on page 1], #1 [4th Edition] (1973) [pages 1-5, new illustration/caption on page 1]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Letters to the Editor / letters page / 1.1 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Jeremy Barry, Kathy Stumpf, James Warren, Duffy Vohland, Jim Jones, fanzine publishers Bill Wilson, and Bob Cosgrove.

The Rap Up (Table of Contents: 18)

text article / 0.3 page (report information)

Script

Bill Black ?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Article about an upcoming film festival in New Orleans, an opinion of The Dunwich Horror filrm, two upcoming films with cast information, and a look at some thoughts on the Easy Rider film.

Acetate Trip (Table of Contents: 19)

text article / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Bill Black ?

Letters

typeset

Editor's Space (Table of Contents: 20)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Black

Pencils

George Herriman; ?

Inks

George Herriman; ?

Letters

typeset

Sleep (Table of Contents: 21)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Stuart Smith (signed)

Inks

Stuart Smith (signed)

Reprints

• in Fem Fantastique (AC, 1971 series) #2 (1975)

Indexer Notes

Title taken from contents page.