Amazing Man Comics #12

(May 1940)

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

Aman the Amazing-Man / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

A. L. Kirby (signed)

Pencils

Louis Glanzman [as Sam Decker] (signed); Sam Glanzman [as Sam Decker] (signed)

Inks

Louis Glanzman [as Sam Decker] (signed); Sam Glanzman [as Sam Decker] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Zona Henderson, ace girl crime investigator,...

Characters

Aman, the Amazing Man [John Aman]; Zona Handerson (crime investigator); Great Question (villain); Homer (villain); Bim (villain); Kerner (villain); Kully (villain); Operator Nine (villain, death)

Synopsis

The Green Mist, better known as the Amazing Man, must act quickly to prevent the Port of San Francisco from being blown up and blamed on a foreign power, as a way of drawing the United States into the war in Europe.

Reprints

• in Continuum (JMF, 2007 series) #4 (No Date [circa 2008 Mars])
• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #83 ([October] 2010) [in black and white]
• in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight (AC, 2003 series) #13 - Centaur Chronicles ([August] 2013)

Indexer Notes

Title and villain credit from Lou Mougin, May 2009. Writer Kirby's first name was Allen.

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

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

Minimidget and Ritty, are super-midgets, the size...

Reprints

• in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight (AC, 2003 series) #13 - Centaur Chronicles ([August] 2013)

Indexer Notes

tarantula. Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009. Title revised Dec. 2009 by JVJ.

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

Zardi the Eternal Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? [as Steve]

Inks

? [as Steve]

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

He saw the pyramids built...

Reprints

• in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight (AC, 2003 series) #13 - Centaur Chronicles ([August] 2013)

Indexer Notes

Mandrake-like magician. Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009.

Alleby and the Forty Thieves (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Duke Carey

Pencils

Louis Glanzman [as Glanz]

Inks

Louis Glanzman [as Glanz]

Colors

?

Letters

Typeset

Indexer Notes

Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009, who gives art credits to Lew Glanz.

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

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

Script

Louis Glanzman ? [as Lew Glanz] (signed)

Pencils

Louis Glanzman [as Lew Glanz] (signed)

Inks

Louis Glanzman [as Lew Glanz] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Shark is an amazing under-sea creature serving justice,...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Shark; Tom; Everett; Johnny

Synopsis

The Shark is asked by a scientist to go to Mars and send back descriptions of what he finds to be recorded for posterity. While there, he discovers a race of petrified mummies, who take him captive, forcing him to slave away with other humans who have been similarly captured.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #83 ([October] 2010) [in black and white]
• in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight (AC, 2003 series) #13 - Centaur Chronicles ([August] 2013)

Indexer Notes

Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009. Revised JVJ.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Chuck Hardy; Land beneath the Sea / 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

After thwarting the attempts of the frogmen...

Synopsis

Chuck Hardy vs. 2-headed frog-man

Reprints

• in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight (AC, 2003 series) #13 - Centaur Chronicles ([August] 2013)

Indexer Notes

Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009.

Amazing Men of Aviation (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Joseph A. Kaliff (signed)

Pencils

Joseph A. Kaliff (signed)

Inks

Joseph A. Kaliff (signed)

Letters

Typeset

Indexer Notes

Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009.

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

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

Script

Bob Lubbers (signed)

Pencils

Bob Lubbers (signed)

Inks

Bob Lubbers (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Reef" Kinkaid is a daring adventurer and soldier of fortune...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Reef Kinkaid (introduction); Jane Warren (newspaper reporter); Grayson (Coast Guard officer); un-named ship's Captain (villain)

Synopsis

Reef rescues a girl reporter from a gang of dope smugglers and uses the shanghaied crew to restore order aboard ship.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #83 ([October] 2010) [reprint in black and white]
• in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight (AC, 2003 series) #13 - Centaur Chronicles ([August] 2013)

Indexer Notes

Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009.

? removed from writer by Craig Delich 2011-4-16.

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

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

Script

Martin Filchock (signed)

Pencils

Martin Filchock (signed)

Inks

Martin Filchock (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Note! The Mighty Man is a huge twelve foot giant...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mighty-Man; Dr. Hilldale (scientist, death); Alec (doctor's assistant, death); un-named nephew of Dr. Hilldale (villain, death)

Synopsis

A doctor notifies Mighty Man of a discovery of his in which he can treat an animal and control its size, and the scientist even treats Mighty Man and gives him a stretchable suit.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #83 ([October] 2010) [in black and white]

Indexer Notes

Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009. Revised JVJ. Strip titled "The Amazing Mighty-Man". ? removed from writer credit by Craig Delich 201104016.

Were You Born in May? (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Joseph A. Kaliff (signed)

Pencils

Joseph A. Kaliff (signed)

Inks

Joseph A. Kaliff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Tyrone Power; Albert Einstein; Florence Nightingale; Queen Victoria; Charles "Red" Ruffing