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Issue: Golden-Age Men of Mystery Digest Special #1
Publication Date: January 2001
 
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Issues: #1 of 1 Issue
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagAC
Brand: AC ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: AC Comics
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 124
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $15.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 24 (15 stories, 2 covers)
Editor(s): Bill Black
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Digest size (5 1/2" x 8 1/2")
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: One-Shot
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted anywhere.
Disclose Reprinted From17
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Charles M. Quinlan (signed)
Inker(s): Charles M. Quinlan
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Cat-Man
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCat-Man Comics v3 #3 (13) published September 1942
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Rust on the Iron Curtain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox ?
Penciller(s): Bob Powell (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Powell (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Avenger
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Avenger #3 [A-1 #133] published June 1955
was Rust on the Iron Curtain! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Invader From the Sea

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox ?
Penciller(s): Bob Powell (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Powell (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Avenger
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Avenger #4 [A-1 #138] published August 1955
was The Invader from the Sea [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Mad Hatter

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry DeFuccio; ?
Penciller(s): Mort Leav (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Leav (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mad Hatter
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Recreation of the Mad Hatter from the Jerry DeFuccio collection. Drawn by Mort Leav in May 1996.
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Cat-Man Comics V3#1 (11) Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Charles Quinlan
Inker(s): Charles Quinlan
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Cat-Man
Character(s): Cat-Man; Kitten
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCat-Man Comics v3 #1 (11) published June 1942
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cover art with logo but no other lettering from the original.
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Introducing the Kitten

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Charles M. Quinlan (signed)
Inker(s): Charles M. Quinlan
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Cat-Man
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCat-Man Comics v1 #10 (5) published December 1941
was Introducing the Kitten [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Death Stalks the Show

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira; ? (art additions)
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira; ? (art additions)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Rocketman [Zip-Jet]
Character(s): Zip-Jet [Tech Carson]; Jet Girl [Pat Carson]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagZip Jet #1 published February 1953
was Death Stalks The Show [Story on Interior Page(s)]reformatted, art added, some relettering
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Though it has a Rocketman logo, this story is a reformatted version of the reprint in Zip-Jet #1. In this version, panels are extended, art added, and some word balloons are re-lettered with different dialogue. The page before the page with the logo is the original splash page.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Irwin Hasen
Inker(s): Irwin Hasen
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Cat-Man
First Line: David Merryweather, left for dead in the jungle...
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCrash Comics Adventures #5 published November 1940
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]missing first 2 pages
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Missing first two pages. The last page of the story is printed on the inside front cover.
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Murder Hides Its Tracks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Plastino
Inker(s): Al Plastino
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Rocketman [Zip-Jet]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagZip Jet #2 published May 1953
was Murder Hides Its Tracks [Story on Interior Page(s)]reformatted
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: This has a Rocketman logo, but is a reprint of the Zip-Jet version. This reprint is reformatted to four panels per page.
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Golden-Age Men of Mystery #3

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Powell
Inker(s): Bob Powell
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Men of Mystery
Character(s): The Avenger
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Men of Mystery #3 with a full-page view of the cover.
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Zip-Jet Comics #2 Cover

Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Zip-Jet
Character(s): Zip-Jet [Tech Carson]; Pat Carson
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagZip Jet #2 published May 1953
was Assassin of the Airlanes; Terror Strikes the Turnpike [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Two-page spread sideways across the centerfold.
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Terror Stalks the Turnpike

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Rocketman
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagZip Jet #2 published May 1953
was Terror Strikes the Turnpike [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Though this has the Rocketman logo, it is the Zip-Jet #2 reprint. Aside from the logo and placement of the title, this appears to be a faithful reprint with no changes.
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Detective Picture Stories #4 Cover

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Rodney Thomson
Inker(s): Rodney Thomson
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: From the Jerry DeFuccio Collection. Cover to Detective Picture Stories (Comics Magazine Company, 1936 series) #4 (March 1937). Unclear if this is a recreation or a black and white reprint of the original. (The "1" in the price is different than the original.)
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Filchock (signed)
Penciller(s): Martin Filchock (signed)
Inker(s): Martin Filchock (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Windy
First Line: For the ragman?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: From Funny Pages (Centaur, 1936 series) #?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Robber Who Was Dead

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Woolfolk
Penciller(s): Bill Ward
Inker(s): Bill Ward
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Bulletman
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMaster Comics #92 published June 1948
was The Robber Who Was Dead [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Cryptic Cache

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Rocketman
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagPunch Comics #15 published October 1945
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]reformatted
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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...Alias Zippo!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry DeFuccio ?
Penciller(s): Tony Dipreta
Inker(s): Tony Dipreta
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Zippo
Character(s): Zippo [Joe Blair]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: From the collection of Jerry DeFuccio. Recreation of the Zippo feature from Clue Comics by Tony Dipreta from the late 1980s. Nine drawings and explanatory text.
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Dressed to Kill

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Ward
Inker(s): Bill Ward
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Bulletman
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMaster Comics #97 published November 1948
was Dressed to Kill! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Vicious Vandal

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Anderson
Inker(s): Harry Anderson
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Bulletman
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagMaster Comics #56 published November 1944
was The Vicious Vandal [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Irwin Hasen
Inker(s): Irwin Hasen
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Cat-Man
First Line: Out of a world of lust for power...
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagCrash Comics Adventures #4 published September 1940
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Peril at Devil's Kitchen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox ?
Penciller(s): Bob Powell (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Powell (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Strong Man
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagStrongman #4 [A-1 #139] published September 1955
was Peril at Devil's Kitchen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Metal Menace

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox ?
Penciller(s): Bob Powell (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Powell (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Avenger
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Avenger #2 [A-1 #131] published April 1955
was The Metal Menace [Story on Interior Page(s)]in black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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AC Comics Back Issue

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): AC Comics
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. List of back issues available from AC Comics.
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Coming from AC Comics!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): (various)
Inker(s): (various)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): AC Comics
Character(s): Spy Smasher; Commando Yank; Minute Man; Femforce; Masked Marvel
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Promo for AC Comics. Covers to Men of Mystery #30, Femforce Uncut; and Best of the West #21 are depicted.

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