#3 April 2002
Cover
Contents
Crimebuster
Daredevil/Little Wise Guys
The Barber's Turn in the Chair
Crimebuster Text
ZX-5
Letters/Cover Gallery
Back Cover
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-All scans by me. First posting.
-Crimebuster and ZX-5 from the Scott
Nichols collection. |
Hello and welcome to the third charming issue
of Crimebusters!!! Here you'll get a monthly dose of Golden Age goodness
with Crimebuster and Daredevil/The Little Wise Guys!!!
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Crimebuster
-Story
taken from Boy Comics #81
Lev Gleason Publications Inc. September 1952
-Writer- Charles
Biro
-Penciler- William
Overgard
-Inker- William
Overgard
-A.K.A.- Chuck Chandler
-Known Powers- None
-Other information- Learning
his father had been killed by the Nazi Iron Jaw, Chuck Chandler sets off
around the world to find him wearing his school hockey uniform and cape.
This would be his Crimebuster uniform until 1950 when a girl would refuse
to be seen with him in his ridiculous costume. From then on he dropped
the cape and kept only the sweater with blue dress pants. CB also kept
a pet monkey, Squeeks, who saved his life more than once!
-Known Appearances-
Boy Comics 3-119; Text stories in Daredevil Comics and Silver Streak Comics
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Daredevil/The Little Wise Guys
-Story
taken from Daredevil Comics #62
Lev Gleason Publications Inc. May 1950
-Writer-
Charles Biro
-Penciler- Al
Borth
-Inker- Al Borth
-A.K.A.- Bart Hill/Scarecrow,
Jock, Curly, and Pee-Wee
-Known Powers- None
-Other information- Orphaned
as a baby by his scheming uncle, young Bart Hill is raised in the Australian
Outback by a tribe of Aborigines. While still just a boy, Bart becomes
the leader of the tribe, and eventually learns of his past. He travels
to America where he defeats his uncle, and becomes Daredevil!
-Known Appearances-Daredevil:
Daredevil
Comics 1-67, 79, 80; Silver Streak Comics 6-17
The Little Wise Guys:
Daredevil Comics 13-134; Text stories of both in Boy Comics |
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The Barber's Turn in the Chair
-Story
taken from Real Clue Crime Stories vol.2 no.12
Hillman Periodicals Inc. February 1948
-Writer- Unknown
-Penciler- Unknown
-Inker- Unknown
-Known Appearances-
Real Clue Crime Stories vol.2 no.12 |
"Squeeks Gets the Dope"
A Crimebuster Text Story
-Story
taken from Daredevil Comics #59
Lev Gleason Publications Inc. February 1950
-Writer- Unknown |
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ZX-5
-Story
taken from Jumbo Comics #76
Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc. June 1945
-Writer- Unknown
-Penciler- Robert
Webb
-Inker- Robert
Webb
-Known Appearances-
Jumbo Comics 1-51, 53-140 |
Crimebusters
#3. Published monthly by Golden Years Publications, April 2002. All original
material presented here and site design is property of The Golden Years
and is not to be represented without permission from the site owner. All
represented material, comics, covers, etc. is believed to be in the public
domain
and reprinted for historical purposes. If you wish you may use stories
on your own site as long as you give me or the original scanner credit.
I would appreciate it however if you would let me know before representing
a story. Biographical information pulled from The
Grand Comics Database,
AC's Golden
Age Hero and Heroine Directory,Pure
Excitement Comics, and Jess
Nevins' Golden Age Hero Directory |
