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#12 July 2001 Cover Contents Black Terror Spy Smasher Green Turtle Fighting Yank Golden Arrow Little Wise Guys Supersnipe's Diary Torchy Hopalong Cassidy Profiles/Letters Back Cover Click here to go back to the Library -Black Terror, Green Turtle, Golden Arrow, Little Wise Guys, Supersnipe, Torchy, and Hopalong Cassidy scans by me. First posting. -Spy Smasher and Fighting Yank scans by Marble River. Originally posted on the newsgroup, alt.binaries.pictures.comics.
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Interesting issue, Steve. I had seen Space Smith before, but I didn't associate the name with the character; this is pretty primitive stuff, but entertaining anyway. Henry Kiefer is another primitive, but an inspired one; no one writes stories like Kiefer and his art is so odd that it is unforgettable. This one actually reminded me of an early golden age Spectre story, no specific Spectre story just the unrelenting punishment of evil in bizarre ways. Tabu is easily the highlight of this issue, not that the other stories weren't good, but Kiefer's genuinely bizarre artwork and storytelling style are hard to top. Buck Saunders was also entertaining and packed quite a bit of storytelling into a mere eight pages. Do you happen to know what year this is from; the horror elements are so strong that I can't help but wonder if this isn't from early 1951 or thereabout. Brass Knuckles, as always, was a hoot. Work was a bit easier today, knowing I had a treat waiting for me when I got home, and the first thing I did after I logged on was to read the current issue of 'All-Amazing.' Thanks,
Buck Saunders was from '45 actually, but it does remind me of Atomic Age material. I agree with comments on Space and Tabu. They were both well done, and the art really grabbed me. I can't wait to hear your thoughts on this issue! Steve, It's good to see that your site
has improved so much in just 2 short years! You should feel proud! To the
Issue at hand, Sci-Fi comes second after the super heroes type and Space
Smith was weird enough and enjoyable enough to delight me thoroughly! Tabu,
had he been a super hero in a costume with all those neat abilities, probably
would have interested me more, but still it was somewhat enjoyable to see
this story even though I am not really a fan of this genre. The Kid Gang
story was good, but the art I thought was better than the story itself,
especially the backgrounds were just great! Glad you included this story
here! Brass Knuckles is why Funny Books were called just that! Because
they're FUN! LOL!
Richard @ the Good Guys & Gals of the Golden Age http://goldenage.cjb.net Thanks! When I look back at my early books (which I will update soon), it's hard to believe how far I've come in a year, and, like you said, how far the site as a whole has come in two years! Before I go, I want to be sure to tell everyone some exciting news! Richard and Darrin of the Good Guys and Gals, will soon be starting an online reprint book of their own, Greats of the Golden Age! I'll let everyone know when it is ready! -Steve I WANT to hear from you! Tell me what you liked/disliked, loved/hated about this issue! If you have a request I can't promise that I can grant it but I'll see what I can do. Just e-mail me at Steve_Rogers_Captain_America@yahoo.com thanks! -Steve -Story taken from America's Best Comics #22 Visual Editions Inc. June 1947 -Writer- (Unknown) -Penciler- Ralph Mayo -Inker- Ralph Mayo -A.K.A.- Bob Benton and Tim Roland -Known Powers- Black Terror: Strength, invulnerability; Tim: None -Known Appearances- America's Best Comics 1-31; Black Terror 1-27; Exciting Comics 9-69 Spy Smasher
Green Turtle
Fighting Yank
Golden Arrow
Little Wise Guys
Supersnipe
Torchy
Hopalong Cassidy
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