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Issue: Amazing Man Comics #23 Public Domain
Publication Date: August 1941
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Issues: #23 of 22 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagCentaur
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Comic Corporation of America
On Sale Date: 06/02/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Aman the Amazing-Man
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Pages: 1
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The Purple Fire

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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aman the Amazing-Man
Character(s): Tommy, the Amazing-Boy (introduction, origin); Great Question (villain); Nika; Dr. Nedson (dies); Paul Winder (dies); General Scott (dies); Nels Munson (dies); Zona; Admiral Mark (US Navy); Nazis
Synopsis: The Great Question uses purple fire to kill the top officials in American defence, aiding his Nazi allies. Nika grants Amazing-Man even more power to face the threat but the nearby Tommy is likewise affected by the energies given to Amazing-Man, granting him superhuman powers. Amazing-Man and Tommy prevent the Great Question from killing Admiral Mark then thwart an assassination attempt on the President and House of Representatives.
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Pages: 13
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The Great Gold Robberies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aman the Amazing-Man
Character(s): The Great Question (villain); Tommy; Nazis
Synopsis: Amazing-Man and Tommy defend gold shipments from theft by the Great Question.
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Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: vs. Nazi zeppelins
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Life at Its Worst
Character(s): Zababa the Magician; Charlie
First Line: They used to be in vaudeville, captain!
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Pages: 1
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The Motor-Stopping Ray

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Minimidget
Character(s): Minimidget; James Gorman (scientist); L-R (spy); Mike; Bill; Slim (policemen)
Synopsis: Minimidget and Ritty defend Dr. Gorman's new defence invention from theft by agent L-R. Gorman has built a ray gun that can stop an engine.
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Pages: 10
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Claws of a Catspaw

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Joey Bannon (reformed criminal); Drake (police detective); Carter (police detective); Clancy (shop owner); Dugan Brothers (robbers)
Synopsis: Joey is accused of robbing neighbourhood stores but he catches the Dugan Brothers and proves them responsible.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Text story with Illustration.
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Murder by Gorilla

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure, superhero
Feature(s): Miraco the Great
Character(s): Miraco (a magician, introduction); Dolan (circus owner); Frank Webb (wire walker); Donalda (trapeze artist); the Great Franzetti (gorilla trainer); Colossus (gorilla); Eddie (Miraco's assistant); Pat (detective)
Synopsis: When Frank and Donalda are engaged Franzetti tries to murder Frank by arranging accidents. Miraco stops him.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Costumed hero in his only appearance.

All credits verified by Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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The Sewer Rat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Marksman
Character(s): The Marksman [John Courage] (introduction, origin, only appearance); The Sewer Rat [Major Strabo] (villain, introduction); Spike (gangster)
Synopsis: The Marksman thwarts the sabotage attempts of the Sewer Rat, leaving behind tiny darts as his calling card. The Sewer Rat is unmasked as Major Strabo of the Air Force.
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Pages: 7
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Boys Will Be Boys!

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Phil and Bill
Character(s): Phil; Bill; Mr. Clambake
Synopsis: Repairmen Phil and Bill argue about everything.
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The Steamboat That Couldn't Be Sunk

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mighty Man; Spud (saboteur); Izzy (saboteur); Patty (captain's brother); Hans (Patty's cousin)
Synopsis: Mighty Man defends the steamboat Bessie from saboteurs. The captain's brother has been impersonated by his German cousin Hans, who led the saboteurs.
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Pages: 10

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