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Issue: Tara on the Dark Continent #2
Publication Date: January 1979
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Issues: #2 of 2 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagAC
Brand: Paragon Publications
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On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 40
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $4.00 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Bill Black
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: black and white interior; black on blue cover (issue #1), color cover (issue #2)
Dimensions: standard U.S. magazine
Paper Stock:  
Binding:  
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Marc Hempel (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Black (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, superhero
Feature(s): Tara
Character(s): Tara; Captain Paragon
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In Content Item: FlagFemForce #40 published August 1991
as Tara on the Dark Continent #2 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Legend of the Dark Continent

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Marc Hempel (signed)
Inker(s): Marc Hempel (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, superhero
Feature(s): Tara
Character(s): Tara Fremont
Synopsis: Background on the Dark Continent and Tara's first adventure from Paragon Presents #2.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Exact same text as in the article for Tara on the Dark Continent #1, but the illustration is different.
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Captain Paragon

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Black ?
Inker(s): Bill Black ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Paragon
Character(s): Captain Paragon
Synopsis: Recap of Captain Paragon's adventure in Paragon Presents #1.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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Contents page

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Bill Black
Inker(s): Bill Black
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, superhero
Feature(s): Tara
Character(s): Tara Fremont
Synopsis: The cover from Paragon Presents #2 is reprinted as the background.
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From Content Item: FlagParagon Presents #2 published January 1970
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]interior, as background
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Pages: 1
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Last Issue

Reprise  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Black
Penciller(s): Bill Black
Inker(s): Bill Black
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, superhero
Feature(s): Tara
Character(s): Tara Fremont; Dr. Rivits; An Alien
Synopsis: Recap of the story from Tara on the Dark Continent #1.
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Pages: 1
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The Thing From the Egg!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Black
Penciller(s): Bill Black
Inker(s): Bill Black
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, superhero
Feature(s): Tara
Character(s): Tara Fremont; Janis Lawson; T.C. Fremont; The Thing From the Egg; Dr. Rivits
Synopsis: An explosion rips through Lab 4-SJ where the alien eggs are being tested. When Tara gets there she finds what looks to be like a plant has been hatched and it attacks her and Janis. Tara gets away and manages to stop it. It lays Janis peacefully at Tara's feet but before she can figure out what is going on Dr. Rivits appears and knocks her out. Dr. Rivits is badly scarred but he survived the explosion of his helicopter in the previous issue. Dr. Rivits then flies away in one of Tara's jets.
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Pages: 9
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Terror at the Top of the World!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Black
Penciller(s): Marc Hempel (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Black (signed)
Letterer(s): Marc Hempel
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, superhero
Feature(s): Tara
Character(s): Tara Fremont; Roxanne Rivits (first appearance); Dr. Rivits; Janice Lawson; Doghouse Reilly (death)
Synopsis: Tara and Janis use the homing signal in their planes to follow Dr. Rivits to his mountaintop fortress. Tara and Janis are captured when they attack the fortress. Roxanne whips Tara and she and her father plan to take over Janis' mind so that they can learn the secrets of the Dark Continent and can use her to capture the space alien. Tara gets loose just in time and saves Janis and captures Roxanne. As they fly away it seems that Dr. Rivits is killed when the fortress explodes.
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Pages: 10
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The Mystery of the Drowned Dowager!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): T. Casey Brennan
Penciller(s): Bill Black
Inker(s): Bill Black
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, superhero
Feature(s): Black Mistress
Character(s): Kara Kyle [Black Mistress]; Mrs. Van Sloan (death); Black Mistress; John Talbot
Synopsis: Kara Kyle is on the deck of a luxury liner when she sees someone thrown overboard. She changes into Black Mistress and dives over to save her. She thinks that she sees the woman alive and talking underwater. The lady draws a picture of the one who threw her overboard. Black Mistress then takes her back to the ship where she is declared dead. She asks to see everyone on board and identifies the killer. She couldn’t have testified against him because she didn’t see the face of the killer but he draws a gun and foolishly admits to the killing. Black Mistress kicks the gun away and he is arrested.
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Pages: 3
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Enter Lady Liberty!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Black
Penciller(s): Marc Hempel (signed)
Inker(s): Marc Hempel (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, superhero
Feature(s): Tara
Character(s): Tara Fremont; Samuel T. Zarkoff; Stoney Dennis; T.C. Fremont; Lady Liberty [Tara Fremont]; Sparrow Spigot
Synopsis: Samuel Zarkoff, the president of Galaxy International Pictures, chooses Tara to be their new Lady Liberty on the TV series. He convinces T.C. that it would be good for his business and he tells Tara to accept the job. Tara does such a good job that the former Lady Liberty flies into a jealous rage and tries to kill her. They tape the fight scene and of course it does great ratings. It is left to the reader to decide if they want to see more of Tara as Lady Liberty.
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In Content Item: FlagFemForce #40 published August 1991
as Enter Lady Liberty! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Blood Love

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Black
Penciller(s): Bill Black (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Black (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Paragon
Character(s): Captain Paragon
Synopsis: On Halloween, Captain Paragon sees a dead woman on the ground. While checking her pulse he feels a presence behind him, but it vanished. Then he sees a young woman in her nightgown running away. He talks to a woman who says she is the only person in the house. They look for the dead woman together but cannot find her so Captain Paragon leaves. He turns around to see two women, who are both vampires. He wants to stop the vampires but he knows they are unnatural creatures. Just then the sun comes up and he pulls back the curtains so that the sunlight will kill the two vampires.
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Pages: 4
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Red Sonja

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Bill Black
Inker(s): Bill Black
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Red Sonja
Character(s): Red Sonja
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Captain Paragon and Tara (as Lady Liberty)

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Bill Black (signed)
Inker(s): Marc Hempel (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, superhero
Feature(s): Captain Paragon; Tara
Character(s): Captain Paragon; Tara [as Lady Liberty]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFemForce #40 published August 1991
as [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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