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Issue: The Action Heroes Archives #2
Publication Date: July 2007
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 05/23/2007
Volume: 2
Pages: 392
ISBN: 14012134649781401213466
UPC/EAN: 978140121346657500
Price: $92.00 CAD
$75.00 USD
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Content Items: 47 (26 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Dick Giordano (original editor); Scott Nybakken (editor collected edition)
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy
Binding: Hardcover with Dustjacket
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko; Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio
Jamison
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle; Captain Atom; Question
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Question [Vic Sage]; Captain Atom [Captain Adam]
Reprinting
 
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Question figure taken from page 1 of the Question story from Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1967 series) #1.

Captain Atom figure taken from the cover of Captain Atom (Charlton, 1965 series) #87.

Blue Beetle figure taken from page 12 of Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1967 series) #2.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Steve Ditko (illo)
Steve Ditko (illo)
Jamison
typeset
Subject Matter
Question
Question [Vic Sage]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
illo from page 1 of the Question story.
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Foreword

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Giordano
Steve Ditko (illo)
Steve Ditko (illo)
Jamison?
typeset
Subject Matter
Ted Kord? [Blue Beetle]
Reprinting
from ? [illo]
Miscellaneous
4
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Captain Atom #83

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Steve Ditko (signed)
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed); Steve Ditko (signed)
Jamison
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Atom; Blue Beetle
Captain Atom; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #83 published November 1966
was The Defeats Of Captain Atom! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Finally Falls the Mighty!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); David A. Kaler
Steve Ditko (signed)
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
Jamison
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Atom
Captain Atom; Iron Arms (arms only)
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #83 published November 1966
was Finally Falls the Mighty! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The New Blue Beetle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); Gary Friedrich
Steve Ditko (signed)
Steve Ditko (signed)
Jamison
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #83 published November 1966
was The New Blue Beetle [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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Captain Atom #84

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Steve Ditko (signed)
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
Jamison
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Atom; Blue Beetle
Captain Atom; Iron Arms (arms only); Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #84 published January 1967
was After the Fall, a New Beginning! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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1
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After the Fall a New Beginning

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); David A. Kaler
Steve Ditko (signed)
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
Jamison
Herb Field (signed)
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Atom
Captain Atom; Iron Arms; Abby Ladd
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #84 published January 1967
was After the Fall a New Beginning [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Wanted for Murder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); Gary Friedrich
Steve Ditko (signed)
Steve Ditko (signed)
Jamison
Herb Field (signed)
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Tracey; Masked Marauder [Count von Steuben]; Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] (cameo)
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #84 published January 1967
was Wanted for Murder [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Captain Atom #85

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Steve Ditko (signed)
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
Jamison
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Atom; Blue Beetle
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; Punch; Jewelee; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #85 published March 1967
was The Strings Of Punch and Jewelee [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Strings of Punch & Jewelee

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); David A. Kaler
Steve Ditko (signed)
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
Jamison
Herb Field (signed)
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Atom
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; Punch; Jewelee; Alec Rois [The Ghost]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #85 published March 1967
was Strings of Punch and Jewlee [sic] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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18
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); Gary Friedrich
Steve Ditko (signed)
Steve Ditko (signed)
Jamison
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] (in flashback)
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #85 published March 1967
was Fights a Submarine [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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7
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Captain Atom #86

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Steve Ditko (signed)
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
Jamison
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Atom
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]; The Ghost [Alec Rois]
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #86 published June 1967
was Fury of the Faceless Foe [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Fury of the Faceless Foe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); David A. Kaler
Steve Ditko (signed)
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
Jamison
typeset [as A. Machine]
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Atom
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]; The Ghost [Alec Rois]; Abby Ladd
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #86 published June 1967
was The Fury of the Faceless Foe [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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18
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); Gary Friedrich
Steve Ditko (signed)
Steve Ditko (signed)
Jamison
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Tracey; Count von Steuben [Masked Marauder]
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #86 published June 1967
was The Masked Marauder [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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Blue Beetle #1

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Jamison
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle; Question
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Question [Vic Sage]; Squids
Reprinting
FlagBlue Beetle #1 published June 1967
was Blue Beetle Bugs the Squids [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Bugs the Squids

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
Steve Ditko (signed)
Steve Ditko (signed)
Jamison
typeset [as A. Machine]
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Squids; Tracey; Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] (cameo)
Reprinting
FlagBlue Beetle #1 published June 1967
was Bugs the Squids [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Jamison
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Question
Question [Vic Sage]; Professor Rodor; Fred Pine; Al Kert; Bob Hasel; Nora Lace; Sam Starr; Syd Starr; Celia Starr; Banshee [Max Bine] (cameo)
Reprinting
FlagBlue Beetle #1 published June 1967
was Who is the Question? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Captain Atom #87

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Steve Ditko
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio
Jamison
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Atom
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; Fiery-Icer
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #87 published August 1967
was Double Danger with the Fiery-Icer! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Menace of the Fiery-Icer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); David A. Kaler
Steve Ditko (signed)
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
Jamison
typeset [as A. Machine]
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Atom
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; Gunner; Fiery-Icer; Abby Ladd
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #87 published August 1967
was The Menace of the Fiery-Icer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Blue Beetle #2

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Jamison
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]
Reprinting
FlagBlue Beetle #2 published August 1967
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
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The End Is a Beginning!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
Steve Ditko (signed)
Steve Ditko (signed)
Jamison
typeset [as A. Machine]
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Tracey; Jarvis Kord
Reprinting
FlagBlue Beetle #2 published August 1967
was The End is a Beginning [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
Steve Ditko (signed)
Steve Ditko (signed)
Jamison
typeset [as A. Machine]
Subject Matter
superhero
Question
Question [Vic Sage]; Banshee [Max Bine]; Ceila Starr; Professor Rodor; Nora Lace; Al Kert; Bob Hasel
Reprinting
FlagBlue Beetle #2 published August 1967
was vs. the Banshee [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Captain Atom #88

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Steve Ditko (signed)
Frank McLaughlin (signed)
Jamison
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Atom
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #88 published October 1967
was The Ravage Of Ronthor! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Ravage of Ronthor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); David A. Kaler
Steve Ditko (signed)
Frank McLaughlin (signed)
Jamison
typeset [as A. Machine]
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Atom
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; Gunner
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #88 published October 1967
was Ravage of Ronthor [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Blue Beetle #3

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Jamison
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Madmen
Reprinting
FlagBlue Beetle #3 published October 1967
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Madmen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
Steve Ditko (signed)
Steve Ditko (signed)
Jamison
Bob Agnew (signed)
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Madmen; Tracey
Reprinting
FlagBlue Beetle #3 published October 1967
was The Madmen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
Steve Ditko (signed)
Steve Ditko (signed)
Jamison
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Question
Question [Vic Sage]
Reprinting
FlagBlue Beetle #3 published October 1967
was Murder at a Square Construction [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
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Captain Atom #89

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Steve Ditko (signed)
Frank McLaughlin (signed)
Jamison
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Atom
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; 13 [Thirteen]; Faustus (cat)
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #89 published December 1967
was Thirteen! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Meets Thirteen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); David A. Kaler
Steve Ditko (signed)
Frank McLaughlin (signed)
Jamison
Herb Field (signed)
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Atom
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; 13 [Thirteen]; Faustus (cat); The Ghost [Alec Rois]; Gunner
Reprinting
FlagCaptain Atom #89 published December 1967
was Thirteen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Blue Beetle #4

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Jamison
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Men of the Mask
Reprinting
FlagBlue Beetle #4 published December 1967
was BB Faces The Men Of The Mask! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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The Men of the Mask!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Jamison
Herb Field (signed)
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Men of the Mask; Dan Greer (posing as Dan Garret, the previous Blue Beetle)
Reprinting
FlagBlue Beetle #4 published December 1967
was The Men of the Mask! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Kill Vic Sage!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); Steve Skeates [as Warren Savin]
Steve Ditko (signed)
Steve Ditko (signed)
Jamison
Bob Agnew (signed)
Subject Matter
superhero
Question
Question [Vic Sage]; Nora Lace; Syd Starr; Sam Starr
Reprinting
FlagBlue Beetle #4 published December 1967
was Kill Vic Sage! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Mysterious Suspense #1

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Steve Ditko (signed)
Steve Ditko (signed)
Jamison
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Question
Question [Vic Sage]
Reprinting
FlagMysterious Suspense #1 published October 1968
was Return of the Question [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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introductory page

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed)
Jamison
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Question
Question [Vic Sage]
Reprinting
FlagMysterious Suspense #1 published October 1968
was Introductory Page [Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)]
 
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What Makes a Hero?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Jamison
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Question
Question [Vic Sage]
Reprinting
FlagMysterious Suspense #1 published October 1968
was What Makes a Hero? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Blue Beetle #5

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Jamison
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Destroyer of Heroes
Reprinting
FlagBlue Beetle #5 published November 1968
was BB Faces the "Destroyer of Heroes" [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Faces the Destroyer of Heroes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
Steve Ditko (signed)
Steve Ditko (signed)
Jamison
typeset [as A. Machine]
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Tracey; Destroyer of Heroes [Hugo]; Boris Ebar; Question [Vic Sage]
Reprinting
FlagBlue Beetle #5 published November 1968
was Faces the Destroyer of Heroes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
Steve Ditko (signed)
Steve Ditko (signed)
Jamison
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Question
Question [Vic Sage]; Destroyer of Heroes [Hugo]; Boris Ebar; Syd Starr; Nora Lace; Professor Rodor
Reprinting
FlagBlue Beetle #5 published November 1968
was The Critic [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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unused Blue Beetle #6 cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Specter [Amos Fend]
Reprinting
FlagCPL Special Double Issue #9 & 10... Presents the Charlton Portfolio #9 & 10 published January 1974
was B. B. Meets The Specter [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
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A Specter Is Haunting Hub City!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman
Steve Ditko (signed)
Steve Ditko (signed)
typeset [as A. Machine]
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Specter [Amos Fend]; Tracey
Reprinting
FlagCPL Special Double Issue #9 & 10... Presents the Charlton Portfolio #9 & 10 published January 1974
was A Specter Is Haunting Hub City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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18
The story was published in two parts by the fanzine and was united for the first time for this Archives edition.
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Charlton Bullseye #1

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Milgrom (signed)
Al Milgrom (signed)
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Atom
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; The Ghost [Alec Rois]
Reprinting
FlagThe Charlton Bullseye #1 published January 1975
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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1
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Showdown in Sunuria!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Steve Ditko (plot); D. C. Glanzman (script); Roger Stern [as Jon G. Michels] (script)
Steve Ditko (signed)
John Byrne (signed)
John Byrne (signed)
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Atom
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; The Ghost [Alec Rois]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]
Reprinting
FlagThe Charlton Bullseye #1 published January 1975
was Showdown In Sunuria [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Charlton Bullseye #2 published April 1975
was Two Against Sunuria [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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21
This story, left unfinished by Ditko after the inking stage, was finished by Stern and Byrne and published in two installments in the fanzine.
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Charlton Bullseye #5

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Alex Toth (signed)
Alex Toth (signed)
Jamison
Subject Matter
superhero
Question
Question [Vic Sage]
Reprinting
FlagThe Charlton Bullseye #5 published July 1976
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roger Stern (plot idea); Michael Uslan
Alex Toth (signed)
Alex Toth (signed)
Alex Toth
Subject Matter
superhero
Question
Question [Vic Sage]; Nora Lace; Banshee [Max Bine]; Syd Starr
Reprinting
FlagThe Charlton Bullseye #5 published July 1976
was untitled [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Biographies

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
biography
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Miscellaneous
3
Biographies of creators Steve Ditko, John Byrne, Gary Friedrich, David A. Kaler, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Frank McLaughlin, Al Milgrom, Steve Skeates, Roger Stern, Alex Toth and Michael Uslan.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko; Frank McLaughlin
Jamison
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Atom; Blue Beetle; Question
Captain Atom [Captain Adam]; Iron Arms; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Question [Vic Sage]; Destroyer of Heroes
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Promotional text and cover gallery: Captain Atom #84, Blue Beetle #1 and 5, Mysterious Suspense #1. On back cover.

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