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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Bob Fujitani (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Fujitani (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Catman and the Kitten

Character(s): Catman; Kitten

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Cat-Man Comics #27 published April 1945
was The Story of Rosetta! [Story on Interior Page(s)]first page only

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Pages: 1

Notes: Golden-Age Men of Mystery logo replaces the original Catman and the Kitten logo.

Men of Mystery No. 11

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Black

Penciller(s): Sam Cooper ?

Inker(s): Sam Cooper ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Spitfire Sanders

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Pages: 1

Notes: Text article containing information on each character (and their story) featured in this issue of Men of Mystery, some additional information on the previous issue and information on the next issue, including a panel from the Phantom Lady story showing how it looked before it was reworked for her story.

The Story of Rosetta!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bob Fujitani (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Fujitani (signed)

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Catman and the Kitten

Character(s): Catman [Lieut. Dave Merryweather] (origin); Katie Rose [Rosetta, Kitten] (origin); Deacon; Mickey; Lieut. Dave Merryweather; Dave Merryweather (flashback); Antoinette Burotte (Dave's mother) (flashback, death); Tamara; Zeealia; Antoinette's murderer (death)

Synopsis: The origin of the Catman and Kitten and the story of how his mother's killer was brought to justice.

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Cat-Man Comics #27 published April 1945
was The Story of Rosetta! [Story on Interior Page(s)]in black and white

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Pages: 9.9

Editor's Note

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Black ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Catman and the Kitten

Character(s): Catman

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.1

Notes: A small amount of additional information on the Catman series that was not in the Men of Mystery No. 11 article.

"The Model Crimes!"

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jerry Robinson (signed)

Inker(s): Mort Meskin (signed)

Letterer(s): ?

Editor(s): Ned Pines (original editor)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Black Terror

Character(s): The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim; Sam Simmons; Audrey Vane; Bob Benton; Monk Malone (death); Marty (death)

Synopsis: Monk Malone is crazy about Audrey Vane so he tells her that he'll get her a mink coat so that she'll stay with him rather than Sam Simmons. When Bob Benton hears that Monk is getting her the coat that night he knows that Fabulous Furs is closed so he must be stealing it. The Black Terror and Tim go to the store to stop the robbery but things don't go as planned.

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Exciting Comics #64 published November 1948
was The Model Crimes [Story on Interior Page(s)]in black and white; originally in color

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Pages: 8

Satan's Seal

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Ruth Roche ?

Penciller(s): Sam Cooper

Inker(s): Sam Cooper

Letterer(s): ?

Editor(s): Ruth Roche (original editor)

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Phantom Lady

Character(s): Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Comrade X; Sandra Knight; "The Whip"; King Eduardo of Travania; Prime Minister Kantroff

Synopsis: Phantom Lady is told that King Eduardo of Travania is being duped by his Prime Minister Kantroff into declaring war on the Allies so she flys to Travania to make sure that King Eduardo is brought to his senses.

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Phantom Lady #5 [1] published December 1954
was Cold War At a Boiling Point [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 7

Notes: Original title: "Cold War at a Boiling Point."

This story is an edited version of a 10 page Spitfire Sanders story from Spitfire Comics (Elliott, 1944 series) #132 (August 1944).

Collector's Corner

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Black

Penciller(s): Dick Dillin

Inker(s): Chuck Cuidera

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, war

Feature(s): Blackhawk

Character(s): Blackhawk; Vampira; Hitla [Comrade Olga]; Comrade Communa

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Pages: 2

Notes: Bill Black states that comic books are sometimes incorrectly priced higher for first issues even though later issues usually have better stories. He says that the purpose of this column is to focus on comics that have good stories and art that fall out of the higher price range. He decides to begin with Blackhawk because of the interview with Chuck Cuidera in the next two issues. He then gives a synopsis of three of the Blackhawk stories in Blackhawk (Quality Comics, 1944 series) #97 (February 1956). Included in the article is a reprint of the cover and three panels from the stories that he covers.

The Electronic Monster!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): John Dixon

Inker(s): John Dixon

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Catman and Kit

Character(s): Catman; Kit; Terry West; Joseph Maletchek; Brutus; Doctor Ivan Claux

Synopsis: When Dr. Ivan Claux creates a miniaturized mechanical brain the UN fears that it may be stolen by a country that would use it to threaten the world. The editor of the United Nations Press sends in Terry West to make sure that he hasn’t been approached by a country that would use it to attack others. While talking to who she thinks is Dr. Claux, she finds out that he has already been taken prisoner. When she and the doctor are being kidnapped she presses a button on her bracelet that alerts Catman that she is in danger. Catman and Kit rush to rescue her, the doctor and the mechanical brain.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 21

Golden Age Greats / Golden Age Men of Mystery

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? (promo copy)

Penciller(s): Various

Inker(s): Various

Letterer(s): ?

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Pages: 1

Notes: House ad for Golden Age Greats and Golden Age Men of Mystery comics (and others) detailing the contents of each issue, with reprints of the covers to Golden Age Greats #4,6,8,11,12, Golden-Age Men of Mystery #2, 4-8, Official Golden-Age Hero & Heroine Directory, Senorito Rio TPB, All Hero Retro Annual #1 and Best of the West #1.

Warning! You are entering Terror Territory!

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? (promo copy)

Penciller(s): Jerry Robinson (signed)

Inker(s): Mort Meskin (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Black Terror

Character(s): Black Terror; Tim

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Pages: 1

Notes: Advertisement for Black Terror stories in Golden-Age Greats #13 and Golden-Age Men of Mystery #11 using a reprint of a panel from an unknown (to me) story.