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Issue: Golden-Age Men of Mystery #12
Publication Date: January 1999
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Issues: #12 of 15 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagAC
Brand: Paragon Publications
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 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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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
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Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Yarko the Great
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A collage of art by Will Eisner combined to make a cover. The skeleton and sign at the bottom are from the splash panel of the Black X story in this issue.
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Men of Mystery 12

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf; Stanislaus; Chop-Chop]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Text article containing information on each character featured in this issue of Men of Mystery, an original 1997 illustration by Charles Cuidera of all seven members of Blackhawk, and another illustration of Blackhawk only.
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Devil's Island

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: espionage
Character(s): Black X; Dean (death); Batu; Moran; M'sieu Rolande (death); Camille; Commandant of Devil's Island; Rene (death)
Synopsis: A thief named Moran has sole possession of the secret to a new gun. When he is captured for murder and sent to Devil's Island Black X has to go along to keep him from giving the secret to the French.
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From Content Item: FlagSmash Comics #13 published August 1940
was Devil's Island [Story on Interior Page(s)]in black and white; originally in color
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln] (introduction, origin); Professor Lincoln (Roy's father, death); Roy Lincoln; Fritz (death); Axix Consul (death)
First Line: Roy Lincoln, son of a famous explosives expert...
Synopsis: The origin of the Human Bomb.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Restoration/homage to the original Human Bomb story from Police Comics #1 that was illustrated by Paul Gustavson.

Script credit courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Curt Davis]
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural
Character(s): Stuart Taylor; Doctor Hayward; Laura; Queen Starina; Lina (death)
First Line: Dr. Hayward's amazing time machine speeds...
Synopsis: Somewhere in the past Stuart Taylor has to rescue Dr. Hayward and Laura from the clutches of Queen Starina and her wizard.
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From Content Item: FlagJumbo Comics #22 published December 1940
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]originally in color; in black and white
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Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dr. Fung; Dan Barrister; Og; Lady Williston
First Line: Upon leaving England for the Malay Jungle...
Synopsis: Dr. Fung and Dan Barrister search the Malay Jungle for Lady Williston, the lost daughter of the Earl of Williston. After they find her they have to help her leave the tribe she has been living with.
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From Content Item: FlagWonderworld Comics #5 published September 1939
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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I Wouldn't Change a Thing

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Blackhawk; Charles Cuidera (photo)
Synopsis: First part of an interview with Chuck (Charles) Cuidera about his life before comics, working with Victor Fox, Will Eisner, Quality and his time in the military.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: The piece includes a Blackhawk illustration from Military Comics #1, a photo of Chuck (Charles) Cuidera, a reprint of the cover to Military Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #1 (August 1941), pencils for an unpublished Police Comics cover and a reprint of an unidentified splash page for a Blackhawks story from the early 50's by Dick Dillin and Charles Cuidera.
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[untitled]

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Genres: aviation, humorous, war
Character(s): Death Patrol [Gramps; Slick; Del; Hank; Butch]; Zazzy (first appearance; joins the Death Patrol); Slick (death); Emil
First Line: Five escaped convicts and airlines pilot Del Van Dyne...
Synopsis: The Death Patrol is called in to discover how bombs are falling on london when no planes are visible. During their mission one of them is killed.
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From Content Item: FlagMilitary Comics #3 published October 1941
was The Stratosphere Bombs [Story on Interior Page(s)]reprint title: "Five escaped convicts and airlines pilot Del Van Dyne..."
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Feature(s): Yarko the Great
Character(s): Yarko the Great; Li Wan; Wang; Lailani (villain, intro); other vampiresses (villains; intros)
First Line: Tibet--Land of Mystery...a barren expanse surrounded...
Synopsis: Yarko and Li Wan go to Tibet in search of the Hoshai Plant (a flower with human blood). They are captured by Lailani and her group of vampiresses and Yarko has to pit his power of hypnotism against hers.
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From Content Item: FlagWonderworld Comics #6 published October 1939
was The Blood Flower [Story on Interior Page(s)]reprint title: "Tibet--Land of Mystery...a barren expanse surrounded..."
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Pages: 8
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Collector's Corner

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Fiddler; Star Sapphire; The Thinker
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: This article covers the various artists that drew The Flash (Jay Garrick version). It ends with a review of the stories in All-Flash (DC, 1941 series) #32 (December-January 1947-48).
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Golden Age Greats / Golden Age Men of Mystery

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. 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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Golden-Age Greats Volume 14

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Rulah
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Promo for Golden-Age Greats Volume 14 featuring the Comic Book Jungle using the cover art and an interior panel to promote it.

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