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| So is Hobo Harper an ancestor of Hobo with a Shotgun? |
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| What a great book! The Splash Panel by 'Sam Decker' is Superb.[Lambiek credits Sam Decker as a pseudonym used by both Glantzman Brothers]
The art on this Amazing Man story is reminiscent of Lou Fine. There are angles and anatomy that really is characteristic of Lou Fine and the art is much better than anything previously credited to Sam Decker on this title. If it is not Lou Fine maybe Sam was channelling him.
Basil Wolverton!
The Blue Lady. Changes from a Blue Dress to a blue play-suit ( in the street) - no mask or facial disguise - and says, 'Ill go in as the Blue Lady and they'll never suspect me!' And is she wearing a bluebird on her head?
The whole story reads like a Monty Python piece.
Hilarious!
Then we have "The King of Darkness' Eat your heart out Batman. You are only the Dark Knight!
And then we have NIGHTSHADE.
[Was there even one original name in the Silver Age?] And what does this guy do?
Scares the @&%$# out of people with real shadows.
Interestingly, some of the basic ideas here had real potential, never realized.
Thanks to the poster!
cheers! |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | January 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
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| Featuring | Amazing Man |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Tommy the Amazing Boy |
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| Featuring | Amazing Man |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Tommy the Amazing Boy; John Worth; Gladys Worth; Doctor Mord (villain) |
| Notes | Sam Glanzman is listed by Jerry Bails’ Who’s Who as having penciled for Amazing-Man from 1940-1942, while Lew Glanzman, who also used the “Sam Decker” pen name, is only listed for 1940.
The character influenced the creation of Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt in Thunderbolt (Charlton, 1966 Series) #1 as well as Iron Fist in Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #15. Once he was in public domain he was used in Protectors (Malibu, 1992 series) #1 (with other Centaur characters), in Immortal Iron Fist (Marvel, 2007 series) #12 and in Project Superpowers (Dynamite Entertainment, 2008 series) #0. |
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| Comic Story | Meteor Martin and the Monsters of Gorikon (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Meteor Martin |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Meteor Martin; Rana; Romrak; Groob (villain); Groob's gang (villains); insect monster; unnamed weird beings |
| Notes | Story ends on a cliff-hanger with a final panel stating: "See the amazing turn of events in the next issue of Stars & Stripes", however there was no next issue. |
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| Comic Story | Mistaken for His Dog (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | After being knocked out, Iggy is revived by a dog licking him. When he goes to sleep later, his wife kisses him awake; he assumes it's the dog again and hits her. |
| Featuring | Igloo Iggy |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Igloo Iggy |
| Notes | pantomime; wordless comic |
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| Comic Story | Estate for Sale (7 pages) |
| Featuring | The Blue Lady |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Lady [Lucille Martin]; Larry; Mrs. Harnett; Hargraves (butler); The Trigger (introduction; villain); Trigger's henchmen |
| Notes | Character info from Lou Mougin, June 2009.
The Trigger and his henchmen wear white hoods resembling those of the Ku Klux Klan.
Frollo signs in both splash and final panels. |
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| Featuring | Hobo Harper |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: John 'Hobo' Harper; Baldy; Crisco; Count Mayo (villain) |
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| Text Story | Jailbreak (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Amazing Man |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Aman the Amazing Man [John Aman]; Tommy the Amazing Boy; "Fats" Mawron |
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| Comic Story | The Saboteur Eliminator (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Electric Ray |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Electric Ray [Ray] (introduction; origin); Pete (saboteur leader, death); a night watchman (death); Smitty (saboteur, death); unnamed saboteurs (all die) |
| Notes | Character info from Lou Mougin, June 2009. |
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| Featuring | King of Darkness |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: King of Darkness [Bruce King]; Sergeant Burke; Gloria Glamour; Red Gang (villains) |
| Notes | Taylor signs in the penultimate panel. |
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| Featuring | Kisco "Sid" |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier | Characters: Kisco Sid |
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| Featuring | Nightshade |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Nightshade [Howard Hall]; William Harding; Colletti (villain) |
| Notes | Last appearance.
Credits from the Who's Who. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | This Issue contains the Postal Statement of Ownership for Star Comics.
Location in the issue is unknown. |
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