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Issue: Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 #[nn]
Publication Date: February 2009
 
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
On Sale Date: 03/2009
Volume: none
Pages: 196
ISBN: 9781560979715
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Price: $24.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 49 (20 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Greg Sadowski (editor; design; production); Eric Reynolds (promotion); Gary Groth (publisher); Kim Thompson (publisher); Jon Berk (production assistance); Craig Carlson (production assistance); Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (production assistance)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color
Dimensions: 7.5" x 10.4"
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Binding: trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Lou Fine
Lou Fine
?
Jacob Covey (cover design)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Flame
The Flame [Gary Preston]
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Detail from a page of the Flame story from Wonderworld Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #7 that is reprinted inside.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Silver Streak
Silver Streak
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2
Front endpapers. Recolored (red lines on yellow background) detail from the Silver Streak story printed inside.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Green Mask
Green Mask; Domino
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Lou Fine
Lou Fine
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Rex Dexter of Mars
Rex Dexter
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This is the artwork from the cover of Mystery Men Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #2 but with the trade dress removed and the title "Supermen" in a Fox Publications style instead.
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Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Cole (Silver Streak figure); various (character headshots)
Jack Cole (Silver Streak figure); various (character headshots)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Silver Streak; Dr. Mystic; The Clock; Dan Hastings; ?; The Flame; Yarko the Great; Rex Dexter; Cosmic Carson; Stardust; The Comet; Fero; Fantomah; Marvelo; The Face; Skyman; Silver Streak; Daredevil; Spacehawk; Sub-Zero; Blue Bolt
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Silver Streak is a detail from the story reprinted inside
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Contents

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Credits
various
various
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typeset
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Foreword

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jonathan Lethem
various (background figures)
various (background figures)
typeset
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jerry Siegel [as Jerome Siegel] (signed)
Joe Shuster (signed)
Joe Shuster (signed)
?
William Cook ?
Subject Matter
occult, superhero
Dr. Mystic
The entire city freezes with terror...
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FlagThe Comics Magazine v1 #1 published May 1936
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

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Dennis Yuknis (Funny Pages); W. M. Allison
Dennis Yuknis (Funny Pages); W. M. Allison
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Subject Matter
Funny Pages; Funny Picture Stories; Detective Picture Stories
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Small black and white reproductions of the covers to Funny Pages v1#7, Funny Picture Stories v1#2 and Detective Picture Stories #1.
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Brenner
George Brenner
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
The Clock
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FlagFunny Picture Stories v1 #1 published November 1936
was Alias The Clock [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Murder by Proxy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Brenner [as Geo E. Brenner] (signed)
George Brenner
George Brenner
?
?
William Cook ?
Subject Matter
mystery
The Clock
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FlagDetective Picture Stories #5 published April 1937
was Murder by Proxy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ken Fitch
Fred Guardineer
Fred Guardineer ?
?
?
Harry "A" Chesler
Subject Matter
science fiction
Dan Hastings
Look in the visor plate, Dr. Carter
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FlagStar Comics #5 published July 1937
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Everett (signed)
Bill Everett (signed)
?
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Skyrocket Steele
Skyrocket Steele
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FlagAmazing Mystery Funnies v1 #3[a] published November 1938
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Everett
Bill Everett (signed)
Bill Everett (signed)
?
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Dirk and the Demon
You can land just to the right of the main building
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FlagAmazing Mystery Funnies v2 #3 published March 1939
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Lou Fine; Will Eisner ?
Lou Fine
?
?
Victor Fox
Subject Matter
superhero
The Flame
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FlagWonderworld Comics #7 published November 1939
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Lou Fine
Lou Fine
typeset
Subject Matter
Mystery Men Comics #1
Boys and Girls! Be sure to get the new Mystery Men Comics
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FlagWonderworld Comics #4 published August 1939
was [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Will Eisner
Lou Fine [as Basil Berold] (signed)
Lou Fine [as Basil Berold] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Flame
On a dark and foggy night, a boat anchors in a secluded cove
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FlagWonderworld Comics #7 published November 1939
was Invasion of the Kikoos [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Lou Fine
Lou Fine
typeset
Subject Matter
Mystery Men Comics #2
Watch for this cover
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from Wonderworld Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #5 ?
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Will Eisner
Will Eisner
Will Eisner
?
?
Subject Matter
occult
Yarko the Great
Pyramids, ancient monuments to forgotten monarchs
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FlagWonderworld Comics #8 published December 1939
was The Golden Amulet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dick Briefer (signed)
Dick Briefer (signed)
Dick Briefer (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Rex Dexter
In the year 1939, Mars was only 3,000000 miles from the Earth
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FlagMystery Men Comics #4 published November 1939
was Captured By Lord Marvel [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby [as Michael Griffith] (signed)
Jack Kirby [as Michael Griffith] (signed)
Jack Kirby [as Michael Griffith] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Cosmic Cason
Death strikes in the Martian night
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FlagScience Comics #4 published May 1940
was The Attack of Iako [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Will Eisner; Lou Fine
Will Eisner; Lou Fine
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Samson
Samson
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FlagFantastic Comics #3 published February 1940
was Samson Slays the Iron Monster [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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[untitled]

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?
Arturo Cazeneuve ? (The Flame); Chuck Cuidera ? (The Green Mask)
Arturo Cazeneuve ? (The Flame); Chuck Cuidera ? (The Green Mask)
typeset
Subject Matter
The Flame #3; The Green Mask #3
Presenting brand new adventures of these 2 headline features
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Fletcher Hanks (signed)
Fletcher Hanks (signed)
Fletcher Hanks (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
Stardust
Stardust's vast knowledge of interplanetary science
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FlagFantastic Comics #12 published November 1940
was The Vultures of Kaos [Kaos and the Vultures] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

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Credits
Irv Novick [as Novick] (signed)
Irv Novick [as Novick] (signed)
?
Subject Matter
The Shield
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FlagPep Comics #1 published January 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Cole
Jack Cole
Jack Cole
?
?
Subject Matter
The Comet
The Comet has succeeded in wrecking the pirate blimps
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FlagPep Comics #3 published April 1940
was The Pawn of "Satan" [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Big 5

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Credits
?
various
various
?
Subject Matter
Pep Comics #12; Top-Notch #13; Zip Comics #12; Blue Ribbon Comics #10; Shield-Wizard Comics #2
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Look for the Bull's-Eye When You Buy!

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Credits
?
various
various
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Jumbo Comics #20; Jungle Comics #10; Fight Comics #9; Planet Comics #9
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Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Will Eisner
Will Eisner
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Flint Baker
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FlagPlanet Comics #2 published February 1940
was Cave of the Demons [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Bryant [as Allison Brant] (signed)
Al Bryant [as Allison Brant] (signed)
Al Bryant [as Allison Brant] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Fero, Planet Detective
Fero, scientist of the occult, super-detective of the nether world
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FlagPlanet Comics #5 published May 1940
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed)
Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed)
Fletcher Hanks [as Barclay Flagg] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Fantomah
Fantomah, the most remarkable woman ever known
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FlagJungle Comics #4 published April 1940
 
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ogden Whitney
Ogden Whitney
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Big Shot Comics subscription
The Skyman, America's national hero
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Ogden Whitney
Ogden Whitney
?
?
Subject Matter
occult
Charlie Chan; Joe Palooka; Marvelo
Say, Charlie, do you think Marvelo can get us down off this rug?
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FlagBig Shot Comics #2 published June 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox
Fred Guardineer (signed)
Fred Guardineer (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
Marvelo
Marvelo, the monarch of all magicians
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FlagBig Shot Comics #1 published May 1940
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox
Mart Bailey [as Michael Blake] (signed)
Mart Bailey [as Michael Blake] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
The Face
Grim and fantastic - composed of the stuff of tortured nightmares
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FlagBig Shot Comics #1 published May 1940
was Food Shortage [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gardner Fox
Ogden Whitney [as Paul Dean] (signed)
Ogden Whitney [as Paul Dean] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
Skyman
Across the airways of America flames a new and terrible figure
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FlagBig Shot Comics #2 published June 1940
 
Miscellaneous
11
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The Claw Returns!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Cole
Jack Cole
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Claw
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FlagSilver Streak Comics #6 published September 1940
was The Claw Returns! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
Miscellaneous
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The Claw Returns!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Cole
Jack Cole
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Claw
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from Silver Streak Comics (Lev Gleason, 1939 series) #5 ?
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Line art and text in blue colored in red and blue only.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns] (signed)
Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns] (signed)
Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns] (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
Silver Streak
Just who and what is the Silver Streak??
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FlagSilver Streak Comics #4 published May 1940
 
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11
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Daredevil Battles the Claw: Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Cole (signed)
Jack Cole (signed)
Jack Cole (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
Daredevil & Claw
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FlagSilver Streak Comics #7 published January 1941
was Daredevil Battles the Claw: Part 1 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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For the Whole Family

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Credits
?
various
various
various
Subject Matter
Blue Bolt Comics
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1
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Basil Wolverton (signed)
Basil Wolverton (signed)
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Spacehawk
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FlagTarget Comics v1 #7 [7] published August 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Basil Wolverton (signed)
Basil Wolverton (signed)
Basil Wolverton (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Spacehawk
In a wild forested, region of the planet Saturn
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FlagTarget Comics v1 #11 [11] published December 1940
was My Pal, the Space Pirate [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Everett (signed)
Bill Everett (signed)
Bill Everett (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Sub-Zero
At the height of a terrific storm, the Sub-Zero Man sees
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FlagBlue Bolt v1 #5 [5] published October 1940
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Rocky Roberts Takes Over

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Simon (signed); Jack Kirby (signed)
Jack Kirby (signed)
Joe Simon (signed); Al Avison; Al Gabriele
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Bolt
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FlagBlue Bolt v1 #10 [10] published March 1941
was Rocky Roberts Takes Over [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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This book's contents page credits only Joe Simon as writer and Simon/Kirby as artists, but the datbase index for the original issue is credited to Simon/Kirby (script), Kirby (pencils) and Simon/Avison/Gabriele (inks), so the credits here have been made to match.
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Notes

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Sadowski
typeset
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Acknowledgements / Indicia

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Sadowski
typeset
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Kirby
Joe Simon; Al Avison; Al Gabriele
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Blue Bolt
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Miscellaneous
1
Back endpapers. Recolored (orange lines on pink background) detail from the Blue Bolt story printed inside.
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Boom!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jack Cole
Jack Cole
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Daredevil & Claw
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
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Back cover. Upper half is a detail from the Daredevil vs Claw story reprinted inside.

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