(April 1996)

AC, 1996 Series
 
Price
6.95 USD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
1996
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
AC Comics
Brand
GAG Golden Age Greats
Editing
Bill Black

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Black Terror / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Bill Black (signed as Black)
Inks
Bill Black (signed as Black)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Terror; Mister Scarlet; Phantom Lady; The Avenger; The Heap

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

Cover Thumbnail for Golden-Age Mystery Men (AC, 1996 series) #1
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Cover gallery

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

Phantom Lady / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Matt Baker
Inks
Matt Baker
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Phantom Lady

The Eye of the Lady Serpent! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Black Terror / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
Jerry Robinson
Colors
Christie Churms (graytones)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Terror; Tim; Lady Serpent (villain)
Reprints

Meanest Men in the World (Table of Contents: 3)

Phantom Lady / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Ruth Roche ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Christie Churms (graytones)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Phantom Lady
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Based on story of the same name in original series.

[Monster Duel] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Heap / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ernie Schroeder
Inks
Ernie Schroeder
Colors
Christie Churms (graytones)
Letters
?
Genre
horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Heap; Zazerac; Lon Calypso; Cornelia Erin; The Baroness
Reprints
Keywords
monsters

The Story Behind the Cover (Table of Contents: 5)

The Avenger; The Black Terror; The Heap; Mr. Scarlet; Phantom Lady / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Black
Pencils
Bill Black ?
Inks
Bill Black ?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Black Terror; Mr. Scarlet; Phantom Lady; The Avenger; The Heap
Synopsis
The Heap saves the Avenger from KGB agents.
Keywords
KGB

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

Next Issue: The Yanks Are Coming! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Golden-Age Men of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Magico Versus the Ghost Rider (Table of Contents: 7)

The Ghost Rider / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Memling ?; Gardner Fox ?
Pencils
Dick Ayers
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
Christie Churms (graytones)
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Ghost Rider; Sing Song; Magico (villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Index for Red Mask #45 attributes script to Gardner Fox. AC Comics attributes it to Carl Memling.

The One-Man War! (Table of Contents: 8)

The Avenger / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox ?
Pencils
Bob Powell (signed as Powell)
Inks
Bob Powell (signed as Powell)
Colors
Christie Churms (graytones)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avenger
Reprints

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

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

The Watchmen (Table of Contents: 10)

Mr. Scarlet / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Fujitani
Inks
Bob Fujitani
Colors
Christie Churms (graytones)
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mister Scarlet; Pinky; Van Guilder
Reprints

All-American Men of Mystery! (Table of Contents: 11)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Black
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Comments on the issue.

[Golden-Age Greats] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Black Terror
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Phantom Lady
  3. 2. The Eye of the Lady Serpent!
    The Black Terror
  4. 3. Meanest Men in the World
    Phantom Lady
  5. 4. [Monster Duel]
    The Heap
  6. 5. The Story Behind the Cover
    The Avenger; The Black Terror; The Heap; Mr. Scarlet; Phantom Lady
  7. 6. Next Issue: The Yanks Are Coming!
    Golden-Age Men of Mystery
  8. 7. Magico Versus the Ghost Rider
    The Ghost Rider
  9. 8. The One-Man War!
    The Avenger
  10. 9. ["Hey, Gang! Cat-Man No. 13 can be yours..."]
    AC Comics
  11. 10. The Watchmen
    Mr. Scarlet
  12. 11. All-American Men of Mystery!
  13. 12. [Golden-Age Greats]
    AC Comics
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