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Issue: Golden-Age Men of Mystery Digest Special #1
Publication Date: January 2001
 
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagAC
Brand: AC ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: AC Comics
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 124
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $15.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 24 (15 stories, 2 covers)
Editor(s): Bill Black
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Digest size (5 1/2" x 8 1/2")
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: One-Shot
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Charles M. Quinlan (signed)
Charles M. Quinlan
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Cat-Man
Reprinting
FlagCat-Man Comics v3 #3 (13) published September 1942
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Rust on the Iron Curtain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox ?
Bob Powell (signed)
Bob Powell (signed)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Avenger
Reprinting
FlagThe Avenger #3 [A-1 #133] published June 1955
was Rust on the Iron Curtain! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
The Invader From the Sea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox ?
Bob Powell (signed)
Bob Powell (signed)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Avenger
Reprinting
FlagThe Avenger #4 [A-1 #138] published August 1955
was The Invader from the Sea [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Mad Hatter

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jerry DeFuccio; ?
Mort Leav (signed)
Mort Leav (signed)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Mad Hatter
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Recreation of the Mad Hatter from the Jerry DeFuccio collection. Drawn by Mort Leav in May 1996.
Cat-Man Comics V3#1 (11) Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Charles Quinlan
Charles Quinlan
Subject Matter
superhero
Cat-Man
Cat-Man; Kitten
Reprinting
FlagCat-Man Comics v3 #1 (11) published June 1942
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Cover art with logo but no other lettering from the original.
Introducing the Kitten

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Charles M. Quinlan (signed)
Charles M. Quinlan
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Cat-Man
Reprinting
FlagCat-Man Comics v1 #10 (5) published December 1941
was Introducing the Kitten [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
Death Stalks the Show

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ruben Moreira; ? (art additions)
Ruben Moreira; ? (art additions)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Rocketman [Zip-Jet]
Zip-Jet [Tech Carson]; Jet Girl [Pat Carson]
Reprinting
FlagZip Jet #1 published February 1953
was Death Stalks The Show [Story on Interior Page(s)]reformatted, art added, some relettering
 
Miscellaneous
13
Though it has a Rocketman logo, this story is a reformatted version of the reprint in Zip-Jet #1. In this version, panels are extended, art added, and some word balloons are re-lettered with different dialogue. The page before the page with the logo is the original splash page.
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Irwin Hasen
Irwin Hasen
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Cat-Man
David Merryweather, left for dead in the jungle...
Reprinting
FlagCrash Comics Adventures #5 published November 1940
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]missing first 2 pages
 
Miscellaneous
6
Missing first two pages. The last page of the story is printed on the inside front cover.
Murder Hides Its Tracks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Al Plastino
Al Plastino
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Rocketman [Zip-Jet]
Reprinting
FlagZip Jet #2 published May 1953
was Murder Hides Its Tracks [Story on Interior Page(s)]reformatted
 
Miscellaneous
14
This has a Rocketman logo, but is a reprint of the Zip-Jet version. This reprint is reformatted to four panels per page.
Golden-Age Men of Mystery #3

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bob Powell
Bob Powell
typeset
Subject Matter
Men of Mystery
The Avenger
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Promo for Men of Mystery #3 with a full-page view of the cover.
Zip-Jet Comics #2 Cover

Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound
Credits
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Zip-Jet
Zip-Jet [Tech Carson]; Pat Carson
Reprinting
FlagZip Jet #2 published May 1953
was Assassin of the Airlanes; Terror Strikes the Turnpike [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
2
Two-page spread sideways across the centerfold.
Terror Stalks the Turnpike

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ruben Moreira
Ruben Moreira
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Rocketman
Reprinting
FlagZip Jet #2 published May 1953
was Terror Strikes the Turnpike [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Though this has the Rocketman logo, it is the Zip-Jet #2 reprint. Aside from the logo and placement of the title, this appears to be a faithful reprint with no changes.
Detective Picture Stories #4 Cover

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Rodney Thomson
Rodney Thomson
?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
From the Jerry DeFuccio Collection. Cover to Detective Picture Stories (Comics Magazine Company, 1936 series) #4 (March 1937). Unclear if this is a recreation or a black and white reprint of the original. (The "1" in the price is different than the original.)
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Martin Filchock (signed)
Martin Filchock (signed)
Martin Filchock (signed)
?
Subject Matter
Windy
For the ragman?
Reprinting
From Funny Pages (Centaur, 1936 series) #?
Miscellaneous
1
The Robber Who Was Dead

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Woolfolk
Bill Ward
Bill Ward
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Bulletman
Reprinting
FlagMaster Comics #92 published June 1948
was The Robber Who Was Dead [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
The Cryptic Cache

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ruben Moreira
Ruben Moreira
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Rocketman
Reprinting
FlagPunch Comics #15 published October 1945
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]reformatted
 
Miscellaneous
10
...Alias Zippo!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jerry DeFuccio ?
Tony Dipreta
Tony Dipreta
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Zippo
Zippo [Joe Blair]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
From the collection of Jerry DeFuccio. Recreation of the Zippo feature from Clue Comics by Tony Dipreta from the late 1980s. Nine drawings and explanatory text.
Dressed to Kill

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Ward
Bill Ward
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Bulletman
Reprinting
FlagMaster Comics #97 published November 1948
was Dressed to Kill! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
The Vicious Vandal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Harry Anderson
Harry Anderson
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Bulletman
Reprinting
FlagMaster Comics #56 published November 1944
was The Vicious Vandal [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Irwin Hasen
Irwin Hasen
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Cat-Man
Out of a world of lust for power...
Reprinting
FlagCrash Comics Adventures #4 published September 1940
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
6
Peril at Devil's Kitchen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox ?
Bob Powell (signed)
Bob Powell (signed)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Strong Man
Reprinting
FlagStrongman #4 [A-1 #139] published September 1955
was Peril at Devil's Kitchen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
The Metal Menace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox ?
Bob Powell (signed)
Bob Powell (signed)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Avenger
Reprinting
FlagThe Avenger #2 [A-1 #131] published April 1955
was The Metal Menace [Story on Interior Page(s)]in black and white
 
Miscellaneous
7
AC Comics Back Issue

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
AC Comics
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover. List of back issues available from AC Comics.
Coming from AC Comics!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
(various)
(various)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
AC Comics
Spy Smasher; Commando Yank; Minute Man; Femforce; Masked Marvel
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Back cover. Promo for AC Comics. Covers to Men of Mystery #30, Femforce Uncut; and Best of the West #21 are depicted.

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