#28 December 2002
Cover
Contents
Doc Strange
Sub-Zero
Crimebuster
The Reckoner and the Chipper
Spike Marlin
Letters/Cover Gallery
Back Cover
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-Sub-Zero and Spike Marlin scans
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-Doc Strange and Crimebuster scans
by Richard Croxton.
-The Reckoner and the Chipper scans
by Mark Stratton.
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Hello and welcome to the twenty-eighth (Doc) strange
issue of All-Amazing Comics!!! Here you'll get a monthly dose of Golden
Age goodness! Enjoy!
Cover by: Alex Schomburg with restoration
and coloring by me.
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Doc Strange
-Story
taken from Thrilling Comics #57
Better Publications Inc. December 1946
-Writer- Unknown
-Penciler- Ken
Battefield
-Inker- Unknown
-A.K.A.- Hugo Strange
-Known Powers- Flight,
strength, and invulnerability.
-Other Information:
Doc Strange started out as "Doctor Strange," with no special powers. This
he gained via "Alosun," a secret distillate of liquid sun atoms, along
with a costume, in Thrilling Comics #7, becoming "Doc Strange" as of #10.
His sidekick, Mike, came along in #24.
-Known Appearances- America's
Best Comics 1-23, 27; Thrilling Comics 1-64 |
Sub-Zero
-Story
taken from Blue Bolt vol.2 no.11
Novelty Press Inc. April 1942
-Writer- Unknown
-Penciler- John
Daly
-Inker- John
Daly
-A.K.A.- No other name
known.
-Known Powers- Ability
to create ice.
-Other Information:
A space ship with a crew of humanoid Venusians hit an astroid made of a
frozen mist which killed most of the crew. One managed to survive and made
his way to Earth, Salt Lake City in particular. There he was saved by a
group of scientists expirementing with gamma rays who tried to turn him
over to the government. The Venusian escaped and ended up saving the city
from a flood after learning how to control his new ice powers. The citizens
then accepted him and he turned his new abilities toward fighting crime
as Sub-Zero.
-Known Appearances-
Blue Bolt vol.1 no.1-vol.4 no.1, 3, 8 |
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Crimebuster
-Story
taken from Boy Comics #41
Lev Gleason Publications Inc. July 1948
-Writer- Charles
Biro
-Penciler- Mike
Roy
-Inker- John
Belfi
-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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The Reckoner and Chipper
-Story
taken from Cat-Man Comics #32
Continental Magazines Inc. August 1946
-Writer- Unknown
-Penciler- Unknown
-Inker- Unknown
-A.K.A.- Michael Shawn
and Chipper
-Known Powers- None
-Known Appearances-
Cat-Man Comics 25, 27-32; Terrific Comics 5-6 |
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Spike Marlin
-Story
taken from Speed Comics #10
Speed Publications. July 1940
-Writer- Unknown
-Penciler- Clark
Williams(?)
-Inker- Clark
Williams(?)
-Known Appearances-
Speed Comics 1-11 |
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#28. Published monthly by Golden Years Publications, December 2002. All
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All represented material, comics, covers, etc. is believed to be in the
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a story. Biographical information pulled from The Grand Comics Database,
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Jess Nevins' Golden Age Hero Directory. |
