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Issue: Golden-Age Men of Mystery #13
Publication Date: January 1999
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Issues: #13 of 15 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagAC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Paragon Publications
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $6.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 12 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Bill Black (credited)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White with occasional Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; White paper interior
Binding:  
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Ayers (signed)
Inker(s): Dick Ayers (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Avenger
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Men of Mystery 13

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Black
Penciller(s): Al Plastino ?
Inker(s): Al Plastino ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, superhero
Character(s): Black Fury [Rex King, Adventurer; Kato]
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Text article containing information on each character featured in this issue of Men of Mystery, with some notes on the previous issue and a panel from an unknown (to me) Rex King, Adventurer story.
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Death Has Three Faces

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dick Ayers
Inker(s): Dick Ayers
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Raymond C. Krank (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Avenger
Character(s): The Avenger [Roger Wright]
Synopsis: When a guided atomic missile is lost in the mid-pacific waters it is up to The Avenger to recover it before the Russians do.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Avenger #1 [A-1 #129] published February 1955
was Death Has Three Faces [Story on Interior Page(s)]originally in color; in black and white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Because of this adventure The Avenger contracted cancer.
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Man or Myth?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mike Sekowksy
Inker(s): Mike Sekowsky
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Martin Smith (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Flash
Character(s): Captain Flash [Professor Keith Spencer]; Ricky [Ricky Davis]; Jimmy
Synopsis: Some thugs plant the idea that Captain Flash is a myth to try to find out if he really exists. Unfortunately for them, they find out that he does.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCaptain Flash #4 published July 1955
was Man or Myth? [Story on Interior Page(s)]in black and white; originally in color
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Case of the Impregnable Vault

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Carl Pfeufer
Inker(s): Carl Pfeufer
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Roy Ald (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mr. Scarlet
Character(s): Mr Scarlet [Brian Butler]; Pinky; Van Dorn; Renser; James Herald; Brian Butler; Lightfingers Louie
Synopsis: Mr. Scarlet (as Brian Butler) is given the job to figure out how a necklace is stolen from a safe that can't be broken into.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWow Comics #50 published December 1946
was The Case of the Impregnable Vault [Story on Interior Page(s)]in black and white, artwork restored by Bill Black; originally in color
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5.8
Disclose Notes: The artwork for this was restored by Bill Black. Pinky's name has been removed from the heading in this reprint.
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The Marvel Family

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Comix Cards
Character(s): The Marvel Family [Captain Marvel; Captain Marvel Jr.; Mary Marvel]
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.2
Disclose Notes: Two small comix cards featuring the Marvel Family in two different poses.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Plastino ?
Inker(s): Al Plastino ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Rex King Adventurer
Character(s): Rex King; Kato; Chief Amu; Zork (death)
First Line: Thieving white man's jungle magic strikes terror...
Synopsis: When the statue of the lizard-lion tells the natives that they must bring all of their ivory to the temple Rex King decides to find out what is going on, as the tribe will starve without the ivory to trade for food.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuper-Magician Comics v1 #2 published September 1941
was Jungle Mystery [Story on Interior Page(s)], originally in color; reprint title: "[Thieving white man's jungle magic strikes terror...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Mark Heike restored the artwork on this story.
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I Wouldn't Change a Thing Part Two

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Black; Mark Heike; Charles Cuidera
Penciller(s): Charles Cuidera; ?; ? (photos)
Inker(s): Charles Cuidera; ?; ? (photos)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Blackhawk
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Second part of an interview with Chuck (Charles) Cuidera about working with Will Eisner, Quality and DC. The piece includes a Blackhawk drawing, a photo of Chuck (Charles) Cuidera, reprints of the covers to Plastic Man (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #41 (May 1953), T-Man (Quality Comics, 1951 series) #34, Plastic Man (Quality Comics, 1943 series) #61 (April 1956), Doll Man (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #45 (April 1953), a photo of Chuck Cuidera and Mark Heike, a photo of Chuck Cuidera, Dot Cuidera (Chuck's wife) and Stephanie Sanderson and a reprint of the cover to T-Man (Quality Comics, 1951 series) #36.
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Presenting: The Claw

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Cole
Penciller(s): C. C. Beck
Inker(s): C. C. Beck
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): Lev Gleason (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Daredevil
Character(s): The Daredevil [Bart Hill]; The Claw; Tonia Saunders; Bart Hill; Sin-Lee (death); Jarves
Synopsis: The Claw has his minions burrow under the Atlantic Ocean so that he can attack New York City (and America) from underground. Fortunately Bart Hill is there when the Claw attacks and he changes into the Daredevil to put a stop to the attack.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
Disclose Notes: Restoration/homage to the Daredevil story from Silver Streak Comics (Lev Gleason, 1939 series) #7 (January 1941) illustrated by Jack Cole.
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Collector's Corner

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry DeFuccio; C. C. Beck; Hugh Hefner
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This article is reprinted from a Cartoonist PROfiles printed in 1977. The article is about C.C. Beck recreating Jack Cole's story of The Daredevil vs. The Claw from Silver Streak Comics (Lev Gleason, 1939 series) #7 (January 1941). The article includes comments from Jerry DeFuccio, C.C. Beck, Hugh Hefner, pictures of Jerry DeFuccio, Jack Cole and C.C. Beck and one illustration.
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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): ?
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose 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 #4,6,8,11-13, Golden-Age Men of Mystery #2, 4-8, 10 and 11, Official Golden-Age Hero & Heroine Directory, Senorito Rio TPB, All Hero Retro Annual #1, Best of the West #1, Western Sampler and Roy Rogers Western #1.
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Preserving the Heroes of Yesterday for the Readers of Tomorrow!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby; Charles Sultan; Alex Schomburg; Frank Frazetta; ? (photos)
Inker(s): Bill Black; Charles Sultan; Alex Schomburg; Frank Frazetta; ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promos for upcoming AC Comics using the front covers of Golden-Age Men of Mystery #15, Golden-Age Men of Mystery #14, Golden Age Greats #14, The Haunted Horseman #1 and Best of the West #4.

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