(1942)

Centaur, 1942 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
68
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
?
Editing
?
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint inerior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Promotional giveaway reprinting the cover from Amazing Man Comics (Centaur, 1939 Series) #23 (August 1941) and interior from issue #25 (December 1941).

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Aman the Amazing-Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Gustavson
Inks
Paul Gustavson
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Synopsis
Aman the Amazing-Man versus Nazi submarine.
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Cover Thumbnail for Amazing Mystery Funnies (Centaur, 1942 series)
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Aman the Amazing-Man / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Lonergan] (signed)
Pencils
Louis Glanzman [as Decker] (signed); Sam Glanzman [as Decker] (signed)
Inks
Louis Glanzman [as Decker] (signed); Sam Glanzman [as Decker] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
War over Europe!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Amazing-Man [John Aman]; Tommy
Synopsis
Aman and Tommy prevent an invasion of England by the Germans through a tunnel built under the English Channel with a cyclotron.
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Keywords
English Channel; Nazis; submarines; tunnels; u-boats; World War II

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Minimidget / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John F. Kolb
Inks
John F. Kolb
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Minimidget and Ritty, super-midgets, are only 8 in. tall.
Genre
superhero
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Mighty Man and Super Ann / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Filchock ?
Pencils
Martin Filchock (signed)
Inks
Martin Filchock (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
With factories working overtime to speed up national defense...
Genre
superhero
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The Amazing Man Keeps a Date with Death (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Robert Turner
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Hobo Harper / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sam Gilman [as S. G.]
Inks
Sam Gilman [as S. G.]
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
John Harper, ex-millionaire, is now known as Hobo Harper...
Genre
humor
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Meteor Martin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Basil Wolverton
Pencils
Basil Wolverton (signed)
Inks
Basil Wolverton (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Meteor Martin, ace pilot of the Moon Patrol, is on duty in his space-ship...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Meteor Martin (introduction)
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King of Darkness / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Francis Campbell ?
Pencils
Harry Francis Campbell (signed)
Inks
Harry Francis Campbell (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A great British battleship, repaired in the {CENSORED} Navy Yard...
Genre
adventure
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The Blue Lady / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Frollo ?
Pencils
Frank Frollo [as Frollo] (signed)
Inks
Frank Frollo [as Frollo] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lucille Martin, an adventurous young novelist has acquired...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Blue Lady [Lucille Martin]; Larry (Lucille's fiance); Sing Thang (death); Bin (villain)
Synopsis
The Blue Lady discovers a way to open the jade idol that had killed her master, noting it had a piece of paper inside giving instructions on how to find a hidden gold shipment from China.
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Life at its Worst / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ray Houlihan ?
Pencils
Ray Houlihan (signed)
Inks
Ray Houlihan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is the last time I'll ever come on this...
Genre
humor
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The Shadow Is a Living Thing (Table of Contents: 10)

Nightshade / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Verral
Pencils
Homer Fleming
Inks
Homer Fleming
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Nightshade [Howard Hall]
Reprints
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Aman the Amazing-Man
  2. 1. ["War over Europe!"]
    Aman the Amazing-Man
  3. 2. ["Minimidget and Ritty, super-midgets, are only 8 in. tall."]
    Minimidget
  4. 3. ["With factories working overtime to speed up national defense..."]
    Mighty Man and Super Ann
  5. 4. The Amazing Man Keeps a Date with Death
    Aman the Amazing-Man
  6. 5. ["John Harper, ex-millionaire, is now known as Hobo Harper..."]
    Hobo Harper
  7. 6. ["Meteor Martin, ace pilot of the Moon Patrol, is on duty in his space-ship..."]
    Meteor Martin
  8. 7. ["A great British battleship, repaired in the {CENSORED} Navy Yard..."]
    King of Darkness
  9. 8. ["Lucille Martin, an adventurous young novelist has acquired..."]
    The Blue Lady
  10. 9. ["This is the last time I'll ever come on this..."]
    Life at its Worst
  11. 10. The Shadow Is a Living Thing
    Nightshade
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