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Issue: Amazing Man Comics #5 Public Domain
Publication Date: September 1939
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Issues: #5 of 22 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagCentaur
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Comic Corporation of America
On Sale Date: 08/11/1939
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: September 1939--Volume 1, Number 5--AMAZING MAN COMICS is published monthly by Comic Corporation of America, 29 Worthington St., Springfield, Mass. Editorial and Executive Offices: 220 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Application for entry as second class matter at Springfield, Mass. pending. Single copies 10c--annual subscription $1.00 in U. S. A.: other countries $1.50. Copyright 1939 by Comic Corporation of America. No actual person is named or delineated in this fiction magazine. Contents must not be reproduced without permission.
Printed in U. S.A. [sic- inconsistent spacing]

This is the first comic published by Comic Corporation of America, and remained the only such series until the collapse of the Centaur Publications, Inc. line at the end of 1940.

Original index from Jerry Bails' index cards & Howard Keltner's Golden Age index. Updated from scan from http://www.goldenagecomics.co.uk/

On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 3. Second class permit. Copyright number 427245.
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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
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Bill Everett
Inker(s): Bill Everett
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aman the Amazing-Man
Character(s): Amazing Man [John Aman]
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In Content Item: FlagThe Bill Everett Archives #1 published December 2011
as Amazing Man Comics #5 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagL'âge merveilleux des Comics #5 published ?
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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It's Hard to Beat

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Inside Front Cover (IFC)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson (Fantom of the Fair, signed); Malcolm Kildale (Speed Centaur, signed)
Inker(s): Paul Gustavson (Fantom of the Fair, signed); Malcolm Kildale (Speed Centaur, signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Amazing Mystery Funnies
Character(s): The Fantom of the Fair; Speed Centaur
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Pages: 1
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Origin of Amazing-Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Everett [as W. B. Everett] (signed)
Penciller(s): Bill Everett [as W. B. Everett] (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Everett [as W. B. Everett] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Amazing-Man
Character(s): Amazing-Man [John Aman] (introduction, origin); The Council of Seven [The Great Question (villain); Nika (scientist); Lady Zina (a knife thrower); four unnamed others] (introduction for all); unnamed cowhand; Mr. Uhlin [as Mr. Crater] (villain, railroad company President, death)
Synopsis: After being raised for 25 years by the Council of Seven in Tibet, Aman is tested and sent out into the world. Of the council members, Nika exhorts him to do good and gifts him with invisibility, while the Great Question plots to bend Aman to his will. In America, Aman learns of a series of train wrecks and confronts the man behind the disasters.
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In Issue: FlagL'âge merveilleux des Comics #5 published ?
In Content Item: FlagContinuum #3 published December 2007
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]excerpt
In Content Item: FlagThe Bill Everett Archives #1 published December 2011
as Origin of Amazing-Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: According to a letter written by Grace Everett (Bill Everett's mother) she did most of the research in creating Aman the Amazing-Man.

The character influenced the creation of Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt in Thunderbolt (Charlton, 1966 Series) #1 as well a Iron Fist in Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #15. Once he was in public domain he was used in The Protectors (Malibu, 1992 series) #1 (with other Centaur characters ), in Immortal Iron Fist (Marvel, 2007 series) #12 and in Project Superpowers (Dynamite Entertainment, 2008 series) #0. One of many aliases that the Amazing Man is known to have to his enemies is "The Green Mist".
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Tarpe Mills (signed)
Inker(s): Tarpe Mills (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): The Cat Man
Character(s): Cat Man [Barton Stone] (introduction); Steve Harrigan (dies); Roger Watson Hammond (dies); Lionel Black (dies)
First Line: In the sumptuous office of Steve Harrington...
Synopsis: Barton Stone finishes his 20-year jail sentence and seeks revenge on his former partners who let his wife die in poverty while he took the rap for all of their crimes. A year later, each partner is visited by a strange old lady with a cat who scratches them.
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Pages: 5
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River Subs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Larry Riley [as Riley] (signed)
Inker(s): Larry Riley [as Riley] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Jack Rhodes
Character(s): Jack Rhodes (introduction, only appearance?)
Synopsis: Rhodes is sent to investigate suspicious submarine sightings.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Previously a note here linked Jack Rhodes with Minimidget, but there is no evidence of any such link in this issue- Minimidget also debuts in a later story. All other references easily found on the internet mention this link only to dismiss it. Some mention that Minimidget may be called Jack Rhodes later in his run, but a spot check of several issues of this series and Stars and Stripes Comics reveal no such name.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl Burgos (signed)
Penciller(s): Carl Burgos (signed)
Inker(s): Carl Burgos (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Iron Skull
Character(s): The Iron Skull (introduction); Terry Terrin; Guy McMann; Judy; Blackie Norton (dies); Mayor Haskins; Ryan
First Line: But Terry, I tell you I need another $10,000
Synopsis: The Iron Skull thwarts a scientist's plans to use robots to carry out crime, and mechanized spiders to terrorize the town and extort cash from the local government.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: No origin or explanation is given for the Iron Skull in this story. He is mentioned to have "steel fists" but it is not stated that he is a robot or android despite the presence of robots elsewhere in the story.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Walter Galli (signed)
Penciller(s): Walter Galli (signed)
Inker(s): Walter Galli (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Walter Galli ?
Editor(s): ? (syndicated)
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Stranger Than Fiction
First Line: It has been estimated that more than one-third...
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Syndication credits: "Copyright Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Distributed by Watkins Syndicate, Inc."
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The Tragic Note

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Matty Point
Penciller(s): Frank Thomas
Inker(s): Frank Thomas
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aman the Amazing-Man
Character(s): Amazing-Man [John Aman]
Synopsis: In order to explain why he refuses to perform a certain piece of music, Aman tells of his musical testing during his time in Tibet.
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Pages: 2
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The Congo War Drum (Part 1)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Gustavson (credited)
Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson (credited)
Inker(s): Paul Gustavson (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Paul Gustavson
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): "Sandy" Thorne; Labu (Thorne's servant); The Kilanga
Synopsis: "Sandy" Thorne of the Congo patrol and his servant Labu go in search of the source of the Congo war drums, knowing they mean trouble.
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In Content Item: FlagCollection Fantôme #[168] published January 1946
as Le tambour de guerre du Congo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credit is given in type (not lettering) under the splash panel.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John F. Kolb (signed)
Inker(s): John F. Kolb (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Minimidget
Character(s): Minimidget (introduction); Ritty (introduction); Barmell (villain, introduction, death); Mr. James (dies); Jim; Bob; Dale
First Line: So my dear brother won't let me have more money
Synopsis: The mad scientist Barmell, who had already shrunk two people so small that they can fit in his hand, seeks to use Minimidget to kill his brother in order to inherit his fortune. Thwarted by his brother's will, he sends Minimidget out again and again to kill everyone who inherited his brother's fortune in his stead.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Neither Minimidget nor Ritty has a single line during this story, which is told primarily from the point of view of Barmell. Minimidget acts only as Barmell's assassin rather than as a hero, and Ritty makes only background appearances.
Clearly inspired by the 1936 film The Devil-Doll.
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The Land Beneath the Sea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Thomas [as Franklyn Thomas] (signed)
Penciller(s): Frank Thomas [as Franklyn Thomas] (signed)
Inker(s): Frank Thomas [as Franklyn Thomas] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Feature(s): "Chuck" Hardy
Character(s): Chuck Hardy (introduction); Jerry Peterson (Chuck's girlfriend, introduction); Professor Kingsley (introduction); Mogba
Synopsis: Divers Chuck and Jerry are swept through a crack in the sea floor to an underground land populated by strange creatures.
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Pages: 7
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Mystery of the Kidnapped Heir

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dick Hayes (signed)
Inker(s): Dick Hayes (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Slim Bradley
Character(s): Slim Bradley (forest ranger, introduction); Buck (Slim's horse); Jackie Stillman; Danny; Dave; Mr. Stillman; Mrs. Stillman
Synopsis: Ranger Slim Bradley has to rescue a captured millionaire's son while a forest fire rages.
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Pages: 8
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Origin of Mighty Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Filchock (signed)
Penciller(s): Martin Filchock (signed)
Inker(s): Martin Filchock (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Martin Filchock ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mighty Man
Character(s): Mighty Man (introduction, origin); Sunny (introduction); The Professor (introduction); Buck Long; Tex; Dash
Synopsis: Sunny brings the Professor to the giant valley he found with the Professor's map. They're pursued by bandits, but the giant man they find in the valley rescues them and agrees to come with them into the outside world.
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Pages: 7
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Inside Back Cover (IBC)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Co.
First Line: Wow! The Year's Biggest Bargain!
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Pages: 1
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Flash!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Cover, Back
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ben Thompson (signed on original cover)
Inker(s): Ben Thompson (signed on original cover)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Keen Detective Funnies #v2#9
Character(s): Masked Marvel
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Pages: 1

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