| Additional Information |
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| Publication | February 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Various sequence notes corrected by Darci (September 2007). |
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| Featuring | Aman the Amazing-Man |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Amazing Man [John Aman]; The Nazis |
| Notes | Various sequence notes corrected by Darci (September 2007). |
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| Publisher advertisement | Books for Boys and Girls |
| Featuring | Comic Corp. of America |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Upper left corner of the inside front cover.
A promotional house advertisement for Lone Ranger books published by the publisher of this comic book. |
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| Statement of Ownership | Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation Etc. |
| Synopsis | Statement of ownership of "Amazing-Man Comics, published monthly at Springfield, Mass., for October 1, 1939." |
| Credits | Script: Joseph J. Hardie (credited); Berta M. Holcepl (notary) (credited) | Letters: typeset |
| Editing | Comic Corporation of America (owner); Joseph J. Hardie (owner, publisher) (credited); E. L. Angel (owner) (credited) |
| Notes | Lower left corner of inside front cover.
All addresses for given as 220 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y.
Bertha M. Holcepl, Notary public, Kings County.
Managing editor listed as "none". |
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| Publisher advertisement | For 1940 It's the Centaur Group! |
| Featuring | The Centaur Group |
| Notes | Right side inside front cover.
The Centaur Group books are Keen Detective Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series), Amazing Mystery Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series), Amazing Man Comics (Centaur, 1939 series), and Funny Pages (Centaur, 1938 series). |
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| Synopsis | Escaping from the clutches of the Nazis, thanks to "The Green Mist," Aman steals a German plane and heads for Berlin. He is shot down, injured, and once again captured. While in the hospital, the Great Question mentally contacts Aman and demands he escape and head for Tibet. |
| Featuring | Aman the Amazing-Man |
| Credits | Inks:? (see notes) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Amazing-Man [John Aman]; Elsie (a nurse); Pat (a nurse)The Great Question (villain); un-named German Leutnant (villain); Herman (villain); Karl (villain); Erich (villain, intern, death); Wilhelm (villain); Joseph (villain); other Nazis (villains, some die) |
| Notes | First line and character information from Lou Mougin (May 2009).
According to Blake Bell, Everett received an art assist on this story from some unknown artist. |
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| Synopsis | The King is revealed to be Roger King, Sir Oliver's missing son. When the King gets into a fight with Jenkins over the treatment of his prisoners King hits his head. Thinking the King is dead the natives begin an attack on the white people. Jenkins sacrifices his life to help the others escape the island with the King. |
| Featuring | King of the South Seas |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Doris McAllister; Sir Oliver King; Jeffers; Mr. Dites; The King [Roger King]; Dr. Wellesly (castaway); Mr. Jenkins (King's partner, dies) |
| Notes | First line from Lou Mougin, May 2009. |
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| Comic Story | Jungle Battles (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jay hunts dinosaurs in South America, encountering a menacing stegosaurus dinosaur in the jungle. |
| Featuring | Jay Douglas |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Jay Douglas (paleontologist); Kelinga (guide); Ka-No (guide) |
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| Synopsis | Iron Skull investigates missing rocket planes. Ludwig has been blasting them from the sky with his invisible ray then collecting the fallen planes aboard his steamship. Iron Skull pilots a rocket plane to learn what's happening. Confronting Ludwig Iron Skull throws him into the furnace of the ship then destroys the invisible ray. |
| Featuring | Iron Skull |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Iron Skull; Mr. Leighton (aircraft executive); Mr. Ryan (Naval intelligence); Jeff (pilot); Richards (pilot); Ludwig (spy, skipper, dies); Otto (coal man) |
| Notes | First line from Lou Mougin, May 2009. |
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| Synopsis | A mad professor makes an alliance with an unearthly Elemental. The Magician from Mars grows in size to battle the monster. She dispatches the monster by singing 'the most beautiful song in the world' at him. |
| Featuring | The Magician from Mars |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Magician from Mars; Bill Wend (amateur pianist); Elemental (giant green monster) |
| Notes | First line from Lou Mougin, May 2009. Giunta's name is misspelled "Guinta" in the splash panel. |
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| Synopsis | Jake and Smily kidnap Minimidget and Ritty to force the duo to rob a bank for them. Minimidget escapes them and phones the police; the two robbers die in a shoot-out with the police. |
| Featuring | Minimidget |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Minimidget; Ritty; Jake (robber, dies); Smiley (robber, dies); Mahoney (policeman) |
| Notes | First line from Lou Mougin, May 2009. |
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| Synopsis | Jerry is kidnapped by the Quadropel Men, who want to sacrifice her to their god of steam. Oxan and Chuck rescue her. Oxan keeps the head of a victim as a trophy. |
| Featuring | Chuck Hardy in the Land Beneath the Sea |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Chuck Hardy; Jerry Peterson; Oxan; Ciro (king of Quadropel Men); Quadropel Men (four-armed green men) |
| Notes | First line from Lou Mougin, May 2009. |
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| Text Story | The Green Mist (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Professor Matulay tries to start an uprising at the asylum where he's kept but Amazing Man stops him. |
| Featuring | Aman the Amazing-Man |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Amazing Man [John Aman]; Professor Khosov Matulay |
| Notes | Lou Mougin added the credited script of Sam Gilman, May 2009.
Both Gilman and Glanzman used the initials of S. G. to sign their work, it is more likely this was done by Gilman, who is credited already on this text story. However, Glanzman cannot be ruled out either. |
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| Comic Story | The Devil Dogs (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mighty Man, a 12' giant, leaves the Valley of Giants to wage war on crime, and his first case is to battle The Dogman and his devil dogs. The Dogman's master has created a formula which can be traced by his dogs across any distance, making it impossible for men to escape him. Mighty Man battles the Dogman while the inventor of the formula is doused in his own chemical then killed by his dogs. |
| Featuring | Mighty Man |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Mighty Man [Scott Pearson] (introduction); the Dogman (villain); Sunny |
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| Synopsis | The Shark battles von Sclagian's submarine, which has been sinking and plundering ships in the Atlantic. |
| Featuring | The Shark |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Shark; Captain von Sclagian (pirate) |
| Notes | Sub-Mariner-like aquatic super-hero.
First line from Lou Mougin, May 2009. |
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| Advertisement | This Beautiful Desk for Only $1.00 (1 page) |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover.
An advertisement for the Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter. |
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| Advertisement | Boys, Girls! Select New & Unusual Gifts from This Ad or Sensational New Catalog (1 page) |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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