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Issue: Americomics Special #1
Publication Date: August 1983
 
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Issues: #1 of 1 Issue
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagAC
Brand: ACView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Americomics
On Sale Date: 06/1983
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
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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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Manipulator [Jonathan Barrington Collingsworth Jr.] (villain)
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Pages: 1
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The Sentinels of Justice... A Fantastic Foursome!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Details the histories of the 4 Sentinels of Justice characters and their history at Charlton Comics. Includes covers of Captain Atom (Charlton, 1965 series) #85 (March 1967), Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1967 series) #1 (June 1967) and Mysterious Suspense (Charlton, 1968 series) #1 (October 1968).
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Manipulator [Jonathan Barrington Collingsworth Jr.] (main villain, first appearance); Hartford; The Mayor; Dr. Rockwell; unnamed "shrouded figure" (behind-the-scenes villain)
First Line: As crime tears it's way through Hub City...
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Pages: 25
Disclose Notes: 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.
Ironarms last in Captain Atom (Charlton, 1965 series) #84.
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The Blue Beetle!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promotional advertisement for Americomics #3; picture was used on back cover.
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AC Comics Portfolio

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The Durango Kid

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Genres: western
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Buckeye

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Genres: superhero
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Tara

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Genres: jungle
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Pages: 1
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Astron

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Genres: science fiction, superhero
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: May (or may not) be connected with Astron, Star-Soldier by Tom Sciacca (ASTRAL COMICS, Tom Sciacca, Summer 1977).
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Leaping Across the Dimensional Boundaries...

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Genres: superhero
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AC Comics This Summer

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Blue Beetle (prototype super robot)
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Disclose Notes: Promotional advertisement for Americomics #3, Fun Comics #5, and Starmasters #1. Fun Comics #5 was never published, the cover (and interiors?) was used for Nightveil (AC, 1984 series) #1.
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Sentinels of Justice

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Genres: superhero
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 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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