(December 1963)
- Price
- 0.35 USD
- Pages
- 34
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- The Texas Trio
- Brand
- TT
- Editing
- Buddy Saunders; Howard Keltner; Larry Herndon
Issue Notes
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Changeling; Powerman; Mercury; The Defender
- Reprints
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in The Best of Star-Studded Comics (Hamster Press, 2005 series) ([January] 2005) [0.25 page]
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[no title indexed]
Let's Talk It Over / letters page / 3 pages
Indexer Notes
Letters from Harold Julian, Edward Gee, Jim Brown, Edward Simpson, John McGeehan, Paul Gambaccini, Bob Schneiber, and Terry Peters. Includes editorial content and Coming Events.
[Dr. Y]
The Defender / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Larry Herndon
- Pencils
- Grass Green
- Inks
- Howard Keltner
- Colors
- Howard Keltner
- Letters
- Howard Keltner
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For days, Dr."Y", a fearless super-criminal, using incredible scientific inventions has been plaguing the citizens of Big Town!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Defender; Dr. Y (villain)
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Second appearance. Next appearance in #4. Printed in blue and red.
Case of the Untouchable Spy!
The Changeling / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Buddy Saunders
- Pencils
- Buddy Saunders
- Inks
- Buddy Saunders
- Colors
- Buddy Saunders
- Letters
- Buddy Saunders
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Second appearance. Next appearance in next issue. Printed in blue and red.
Powerman
Powerman / text story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
First appearance. Powerman created by Howard Keltner; Captain Atom tribute. No relation to the later villain Power Man from The Avengers #21 (Marvel, October 1965), Luke Cage, Power Man (Marvel, June 1972) or the character from Power Comics (Acme Press, UK, 1975). Next appearance in #4. Printed in blue and red.
Return to Earth!
Mercury, Messenger of the Gods / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Buddy Saunders
- Pencils
- Buddy Saunders
- Inks
- Buddy Saunders
- Colors
- Buddy Saunders
- Letters
- Buddy Saunders
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Mercury
Indexer Notes
First appearance. Various versions of Greek and Roman gods have appeared down thru the ages, including in comics; versions of Mercury have turned up in Wonder Woman (DC), Red Raven Comics #1 (Marvel, August 1940) and Captain America Comics #1 (Marvel, March 1941) and The Eternals (Marvel, 1976-78). Each publisher's version of the character is unrelated to the others. Next appearance in #4. Printed in black and red.
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[no title indexed]
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1.
[no title indexed]
Let's Talk It Over -
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[Dr. Y]
The Defender -
3.
Case of the Untouchable Spy!
The Changeling -
4.
Powerman
Powerman -
5.
["The first super hero zine ever devoted to a single original hero..."]
Black Star -
6.
Return to Earth!
Mercury, Messenger of the Gods
- Katie
- Chris Boyko
- Robert K. S. Croy, Sr.
- Jochen G.
- Bob Hughes
- Henry R. Kujawa
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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