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Issue: Fantoman #2

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Publication Date: August 1940

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Issues: #2 of 3 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

Centaur

Brand: none

Indicia Publisher: Centaur Publications Inc.

On Sale Date: 06/06/1940

Volume: none

Pages: 68

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): ?

Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Golden Age US

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

Format Notes:

Reprinted In1

1 Content Item
- Tell-Tale Smoke [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.

Reprinted From8

8 Content Items

reprinted 8 times from Content Items in other Issues.

Images2

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

Digital Edition

Adult Image

Title Page

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

Digital Edition

Adult Image

Title Page

Indicia on this Page

Assets0

Content Items (12 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Marco; Adams

First Line: As the men rush into the office, the Fantom throws Marco at them

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Comes from Page 8, Panel 2 of Dive of Death!

Dive of Death!..

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Adams; Marco; Jane Adams; Tony

Synopsis: A struggling Fair show owner has words and more with a fellow competitor who seems to be stealing every idea that he has had. The rival goes so far as to rig a death dive trap for the girl, and might have succeeded if not for the intervention of the Fantom.

Reprinting

From Content Item: Flag

Amazing Mystery Funnies v2 #9 published September 1939
was Dive of Death!.. [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Professor Harvey; Dean Andrews; Helen Harvey; Andy

First Line: The Earth is torn open... things are hopeless - but the Fantom watches!

Synopsis: A subterranean explosion beneath the World's Fair grounds is being monitored by The Fantom, and he has discovered that it is a strange foam comprised of various natural acids that would eat people up. It's all he can do to rescue patrons at the Fair and those in various administrative positions throughout the city.

Reprinting

From Content Item: Flag

Amazing Mystery Funnies v2 #10 published October 1939
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Ermine

Character(s): The Ermine; Alice Thorne; Jimmy Thorne

First Line: The Ermine--a mysterious Indian scout---rescues Alice Thorne from a tribe of Iroquois Indians - returning her to her father's parent's cabin they find it in flames.

Synopsis: The Ermine's origin story.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

Notes: Story continues from Star Ranger Funnies (Chesler, 1938 series) #v2#5.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Little Dynamite

Character(s): Ben Trumpson ["Little Dynamite"]; Mike; Jerry; Hagen; Joe; Hieney

First Line: It's early evening in a great metropolis.

Synopsis: Because of his small size Trumpson is hidden inside a special car to catch car thieves.

Reprinting

From Content Item: Flag

Keen Detective Funnies v2 #2 published February 1939
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Professor Gray; Dr. Ralon (death); Nelson (Ralon's assistant); Tim; a woman (villain, death); woman's partners (both die)

First Line: Get Prof. Gray on the televisor!

Synopsis: Dr. Ralon reports from the Arctic Experimental Camp that he has succeeded to bring to life, through his evolutionizing machine, human beings developed from animals. But his report is cut short when three figures, the leader a woman, crashes into his lab and uses an electronic pistol on the doctor. When Tim and the professor go to investigate, the villainous trio captures them and the Air-Sub DX.

Reprinting

From Content Item: Flag

Amazing Mystery Funnies v2 #6 published June 1939
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Character(s): Josef; Gordon Fife; Nicky; Mimi; Carol; Marie; Hugo; Ali; Lorenz

First Line: Under the hypnotic influence of Josef, international jewel thief, Fife was forced to steal the crown jewels.

Synopsis: Fife and the boy king are in the clutches of Josef.

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: espionage

Feature(s): Spy Hunters

Character(s): Forsyth; McLean; Muharha; Fergus; Frost; Burns; Yasmi; Jafarak; Omar

First Line: What time does the match begin, Forsyth?

Synopsis: Forsyth is sent to find the murderer of an Indian regiment.

Reprinting

From Content Item: Flag

Keen Detective Funnies v2 #7 published July 1939
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, superhero

Character(s): The Arrow [Ralph Payne]; Colonel Anderson; Carter; Murphy; Spike Rickie; Dutch Nolan

First Line: Court-martialed because of the dissapearance of government munitions at his post, Colonel Anderson, returns to his home in Chicago, with information gathered to clear himself

Synopsis: The Arrow investigates missing Army ordnance, corrupt officers and the connection to a Chicago mob.

Reprinting

From Content Item: Flag

Funny Pages v2 #12 published December 1938
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Gabby Flynn

Character(s): Gabby Flynn; Longfellow; Dan; Maxine Tuft; Franklin D. Roosevelt Wong

First Line: I'm kind to dumb animals, never beat my wife on Sundays, visit my dentist twice a year and still I can't win a red cent on a lousy sweepstakes!

Synopsis: Gabby is sent to interview the winner of the lottery.

Reprinting

From Content Item: Flag

Keen Detective Funnies v2 #6 published June 1939
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Tell-Tale Smoke

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Character(s): Bob Withers; Ted Johnson; The Boss (villain)

Synopsis: Bob and Ted notice a spiraling smoke coming from the chimney of a shack hidden in the thick scrub-oak of the hill side......a shack that was known to have been unoccupied for months. They decide to investigate, so they land their plane in a clearing, and are promptly shot at!

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

The Bill Everett Archives #2 published September 2013
as Tell-Tale Smoke [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]

From Content Item: Flag

Keen Detective Funnies v1 #10 published November 1938
was Tell-Tale Smoke [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Notes: This sequence is probably out of position in this index.

[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): various

Inker(s): various

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

First Line: Your favorite comics strips

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Amazing Mystery Funnies, Keen Detective Funnies, and Funny Pages.