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Issue: Americomics Special #1
Publication Date: August 1983
 
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagAC
Brand: ACView Brand Images
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On Sale Date: 06/1983
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN:
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Price: $2.50 CAD
$2.00 USD
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Content Items: 12 (1 story, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Intended as SENTINELS OF JUSTICE #1 before DC Comics bought the Charlton "Action Heroes", thus preventing any more appearances at AC. On-sale date, month only, from Amazing Heroes #27.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: one-shot
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Greg Guler
John Beatty
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Sentinels of Justice
Blue Beetle; Captain Atom; Nightshade; Question; The Manipulator (villain)
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The Sentinels of Justice... A Fantastic Foursome!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan St. John
Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
typeset
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Details the histories of the 4 Sentinels of Justice characters and their history at Charlton Comics. Includes covers of CAPTAIN ATOM #85 (March 1967), BLUE BEETLE #1 (June 1967) and MYSTERIOUS SUSPENSE #1 (October 1968).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan St. John (plot); Greg Guler
Greg Guler; Matt Feazell (backgrounds)
Greg Guler; Matt Feazell (backgrounds)
Bill Fugate
Greg Guler
Subject Matter
superhero
Sentinels of Justice
Vic Sage (The Question); Jonathan Barrington Collingsworth Jr. (The Manipulator / main villain); Hartford; Ted Kord (Blue Beetle); Tracy (lab assistant); Captain Fisher; Captain Atom; Nightshade [Eve Eden]; The Mayor; Dr. Rockwell; Ironarms (thugs); Madmen (thugs); Fiery-Icer (villain); The Banshee (villain); unnamed "shrouded figure" (behind-the-scenes villain)
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Characters (C) Charlton Publications, used with permission. Story was meant to be continued, but the purchase of these characters by DC Comics prevented it from being done. Nightshade has a new costume that appears in this issue only.

Blue Beetle last in AMERICOMICS (AC, 1983 series) #3, next in CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (DC Comics, 1985 series) #1.
Captain Atom last in CHARLTON BULLSEYE (Charlton, 1981 series) #7, next in CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (DC Comics, 1985 series) #6.
Nightshade last in CHARLTON BULLSEYE (Charlton, 1981 series) #7, next in CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (DC Comics, 1985 series) #6.
The Question last in CHARLTON BULLSEYE (Charlton, 1981 series) #1, next in CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (DC Comics, 1985 series) #6.
The Banshee last in CHARLTON BULLSEYE (CPL/GANG Publications, 1975 series) #5, next in CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (DC Comics, 1985 series) #9.
The Madmen last in BLUE BEETLE (Charlton, 1967 series) #3, next in BLUE BEETLE (DC Comics, 1986 series) #3.
Fiery-Icer last in CAPTAIN ATOM (Charlton, 1965 series) #87.
Iron Arms last in CAPTAIN ATOM (Charlton, 1965 series) #84.
The Blue Beetle!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Rik Levins
Bill Black
Bill Black
Bill Black
Subject Matter
superhero
The Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle (Ted Kord); The Bug (vehicle)
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Miscellaneous
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Ad / AMERICOMICS #3; picture was used on back cover.
AC Comics Portfolio

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Black
Bill Black
Bill Black
typeset
Subject Matter
The Messenger; Nightveil; Captain Paragon; The Shade; Bolt
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Miscellaneous
1
The Durango Kid

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Black
Bill Black
?
Subject Matter
western
The Durango Kid
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Miscellaneous
1
Buckeye

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jim Sanders III
Jim Sanders III
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Buckeye
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Miscellaneous
1
Tara

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob McLeod
Bob McLeod
?
Subject Matter
jungle
Tara
Tara
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Miscellaneous
1
Astron

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
June Brigman
Roy Richardson
?
Subject Matter
science fiction, superhero
Astron
Astron
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Miscellaneous
1
May (or may not) be connected with Astron, Star-Soldier by Tom Sciacca (ASTRAL COMICS, Tom Sciacca, Summer 1977).
Leaping Across the Dimensional Boundaries...

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Willie Blyberg
Willie Blyberg
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Commando D
Commando D
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1
AC Comics This Summer

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Black
Pat Broderick (Blue Beetle); Paul Gulacy (Nightveil, Star Masters)
Pat Broderick (Blue Beetle); Paul Gulacy (Nightveil, Star Masters)
typeset
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Miscellaneous
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Ad / AMERICOMICS #3, FUN COMICS #5, STAR MASTERS #1
Sentinels of Justice

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Guler
Greg Guler
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Sentinels of Justice
Captain Paragon; Stardust; Commando D; Denny Brant (Commando D's sidekick); Nightveil; Scarlet Scorpion
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Back cover. With the purchase of the Charlton "Action Heroes" by DC, Bill Black quickly assembled a NEW "Sentinels Of Justice" from his own characters.

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