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| Am I crazy or is that a naked guy, complete with all equipment, hanging from the wall on (our) page 39, panel 4? I don't believe I've ever seen another example of full frontal nudity of either sex in Golden or Silver Age comic books. True, a number of bare bosoms showed here and there--usually in jungle comics and then usually on native women--but the pubic area remained covered. |
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| No, you are not crazy (on this anyway).
It's definitely rudey bits on show. The panel really shows what a nasty place it is to be in! |
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| The Magician from Mars story is incoherent. I'm still looking for a story about MightyMan and counterfeiters, tho. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | December 1939 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
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| Featuring | Aman the Amazing-Man |
| Content | Genre: Superhero; War | Characters: The Amazing Man [John Aman] |
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| Text Article | Uncle Joe's Christmas Treat: Free Gifts for All! |
| Credits | Script:? [as Uncle Joe] | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Includes indicia.
A questionnaire for readers to fill out about what they expect to get for Christmas. |
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| Advertisement | Special Offers for Boys and Girls |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Shares page with the questionnaire.
Advertisements include special offers for Cross-Words Card Game and Picture Puzzle Book from Centaur Publications; a promotional advertisement for Amazing Mystery Funnies; advertisements for stamp collectors from Tatman Coin Company of Springfield, Massachusetts; Christmas fireworks from the Spencer Fireworks Company of Polk, Ohio; and for developing roll film from Club Photo Service of LaCrosse, Wisconsin. |
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| Synopsis | Learning about war being declared in Europe, the Amazing Man changes into the Green Mist, heads for the airport, and takes his fighter plane across the Atlantic to fight German planes in France. Involved in a aerial dogfight, Aman is shot down and captured by the Germans, who send him to Concentration Camp 23365AC. |
| Featuring | Aman the Amazing-Man |
| Content | Genre: Superhero; War | Characters: Amazing-Man [John Aman]; Pierre (French soldier); the Nazis (villains, many die) |
| Notes | Title from Lou Mougin (May, 2009). |
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| Comic Story | The Return of the Cat Man (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Disguised as an old lady, Cat Man catches "Gypsy" Greco at his hotel hide out. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Cat Man [Barton Stone]; Doris Gorman (writer); Joseph Gypsy Greco (wanted man) |
| Notes | Title and credits from Lou Mougin, May 2009. |
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| Comic Story | Chapter II (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The "King"'s men board and capture a passing steamer in the South Seas. |
| Featuring | The King of the South Seas |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Jeffers (mate); The "King" (pirate); Butang; Doris McAllister; William Dites; Sir Oliver King; Marangi |
| Notes | Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009.
Hughes is credited as artist on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. |
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| Synopsis | Magno is organizing the crooks to wipe out Iron Skull. |
| Featuring | The Iron Skull |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Iron Skull; Magno (Villain); Steve (guard, dies); Scarti (gangster, dies) |
| Notes | Title and character info from Lou Mougin, May 2009.
Burgos is credited as writer and artist on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. In addition to the splash page credit he also signs - as 'Burgos' - in the fifth panel of the final page. |
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| Synopsis | The Magician from Mars saves a man jumping from a bridge and a cowboy at the rodeo. |
| Featuring | The Magician from Mars |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: The Magician from Mars [Jane Q-X3]; Zeke (cowboy) |
| Notes | Title and credits from Lou Mougin, May 2009.
Guinta and Mirando are both credited on art on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Confusingly, although the splash page credit reads 'By GIUNTA & MIRANDO', the final panel is signed simply as 'MICHAEL Mirando'. |
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| Synopsis | The midgets are taken prisoner and brought to The Power on his stronhold at castle Rock. |
| Featuring | Minimidget the Supermidget |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Minimidget; Ritty; The Power (villain); Jose; Mike; Spud |
| Notes | Later known as Minimidget. Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009.
Originally only credited as writer, John Kolb is credited only on art by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. |
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| Text Story | Loco Lobo (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Even in the deep mesa, the hand can be faster than the eye. |
| Credits | Pencils:? [as B. T.] (signed) (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? [as B. T.] (signed) (2 spot illustrations) | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Drake Hanley; Sheriff Carey Phelan |
| Notes | Sequence info from Lou Mougin, May 2009. |
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| Comic Story | The Land Beneath the Sea (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Chuck and his friends are starting on an expedition with Leer as guide, and he is ordered by Princess Istrid to kill them on the way. |
| Featuring | Chuck Hardy |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Chuck Hardy; Oxan; Jerry Peterson; King Kustan; Princess Istrid; Leer; Kolo (Istrid's lizard); two-headed Reptilis |
| Notes | Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009.
Thomas is credited on both script and art by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. |
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| Comic Story | The Football Mystery (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mighty Man plays football against a team of men who have been operated on to obey the will of a mad scientist. |
| Featuring | Mighty Man |
| Credits | Script: Frank Filchock (story idea suggestion) |
| Content | Genre: Sports; Superhero | Characters: Mighty Man (12 foot giant); Doc; Coach; Joe |
| Notes | Title and script credit from Lou Mougin, May 2009.
Presumably Frank Filchock was the younger brother (?--possibly cousin) of Martin Filchock (Frank born in 1916, Martin in 1912, both in Pennsylvania, USA). Frank Filchock was a professional football player in the United States, but was suspended by the National Football League in 1947 after becoming involved in a cheating scandal (his suspension was reversed in 1950). Filchock spent most of the rest of career as a player and coach in Canada.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Filchock |
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| Synopsis | The Shark is an amazing under-sea creature serving justice, has webbed hands and feet. He is the son of a mermaid and Father Neptune. |
| Featuring | The Shark |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Shark; Kirk (fisherman); Johnny (gang chauffeur); The Fishermen Gang (gangsters); Phil Davis (fisherman, dies) |
| Notes | Title from Lou Mougin, May 2009.
Glanzman is credited on both script and art by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. |
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