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MONSTER, CRITTER AND CREATURE ROUND-UP 002

MONSTER, CRITTER AND CREATURE ROUND-UP 002

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It’s time for more monsters! And also critters and creatures! Prehistoric Gorilla: This carnivorous cave-dwelling ape lives in a hidden valley in Africa and has a pretty sweet deal going with the local pterodactyls, whereby they bring him things to eat and he seemingly doesn’t have to do anything. This arrangement does eventually backfire after the pterodactyls grab KaƤnga’s mate Ann and the justifiably miffed jungle lord follows them and slays the gorilla. (Jungle Comics 017, 1941) A few bonus dinosaurs…

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MEDIA IN COMICS 013

MEDIA IN COMICS 013

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Today in Media in Comics, we’re all about the Movies: Movie star Dawn O’Dare returns to her home town of Holtville to premiere her new picture Love Me Forever! but the whole affair is almost undone when her understudy attempts to impersonate her and make off with the theatrical take, only to in turn be foiled by local copy boy Hap Hazard. (Lightning Comics v2 004, 1941) Angry Waves, a sea epic, features a found footage action scene as one of the…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 999: FANG RYAN

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 999: FANG RYAN

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(Lightning Comics v1 005, 1941) We meet Fang Ryan after he grabs a payroll from the recently-deceased messenger who was in the process of delivering it. He then escapes despite the fact that Police Detective Danny “the Raven” Dartin is on the scene to engage him in thrilling gunplay, but drops his signature weapon, a stick with a couple of snake fangs on one end. It’s a neat gimmick: the stick has a reservoir full of poison inside of it,…

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MINOR SUPER-HERO ROUND-UP 103

MINOR SUPER-HERO ROUND-UP 103

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Soon there will be more minor super-heroes than there are humans for them to protect. the Sentinel: In 1783, on the Boston Common, the newly-minted Spirit of America charges a cannon with the “powders of patriotism” in anticipation that someday a champion will be needed to defend the new nation from destruction. Finally, in 1941 (the Civil War not, apparently, being enough of a reason), the cannon fires on its own and releases the Sentinel, mystic champion of the American…

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REAL PERSON ROUND-UP 028

REAL PERSON ROUND-UP 028

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Mostly a case of the Usual Suspects today here in the Real Person Round-Up, I’m afraid. Adolf Hitler: The bulk of the comic this panel comes from is MIA as far as people without hundreds of dollars of Buy Golden Age Comics money are concerned, and this is the only real look we get of this slightly off-brand Hitler and Goering. I might not have bothered to include them here devoid of other context except for… … the splash page…

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NOTES: AUGUST 2026

NOTES: AUGUST 2026

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the Looming Spectre of Death: An impressive Grim Reaper complete with bloody scythe and optional army helmet looms over an Alaskan town in this Liberty Scouts Guards tale. (Man of War Comics 001, 1941) Cops Shooting at Fleeing Suspects: It’s a good thing that these cops don’t quite manage to murder the Raven for aggressively running away from them like this, because they all know his alter ego Danny Dartin and it’s the one time they would actually feel bad…

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REAL PERSON ROUND-UP 027

REAL PERSON ROUND-UP 027

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Real people? In comic books? Now I’ve seen everything. Abu Khan: I sincerely cannot tell if this Black Knight foe is supposed to be Abu Sa’id Bahadur Khan, last ruler of the Mongol Ilkhanate, or if they just pulled a couple of syllables out of the air and added “Khan” to the end and called it a day. On the one hand, the real Abu Khan never tried to invade Egypt, as the Black Knight is trying to prevent him…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 980: THE WERE-WOLF

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 980: THE WERE-WOLF

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(Four Favorites 001, 1941) Lash Lightning is one of those characters who is so very powerful that he outclasses all regular human opposition, barring some extraordinary circumstance. That’s why a movie-style, immune-to-all-harm werewolf is a perfect foil for him! The story of the Were-Wolf begins c.1921 (or possibly 1911 – accounts vary!), when Sumter Military Academy student Adolph Krimetz, sick of being bullied and nicknamed “Wolf” because of his unusual appearance, attacks a fellow student and accidentally kills him. Fearing…

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MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 979: PROFESSOR OCTOPUS

MINOR SUPER-VILLAIN 979: PROFESSOR OCTOPUS

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(Four Favorites 001, 1941) Professor Octopus was honestly due for a trip to the next Problematic Update, but that is a place for characters who I feel should be acknowledged but who I don’t want to talk about too much. Who could resist talking about a guy like Professor Octopus, even if he is a weird sinister Asian spy caricature? Prof Octopus comes to the attention of Magno when his men round up Magno’s sidekick Davey for defending a too-inquisitive…

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MINOR SUPER-HERO ROUND-UP 098

MINOR SUPER-HERO ROUND-UP 098

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We’ve got no time for major super-heroes around here. We’re too busy with the minor ones. the Black Ace: The Black Ace, aka Captain McRae, is yet another American pilot serving in the RAF in advance of the US entrance into WWII. As such, he is not only a highly accomplished pilot and bombardier but fully versed in the arts of prison escape, hand-to-hand combat, impersonating German soldiers and leaping from plane to plane in mid-flight. (Four Favorites 002, 1941)…

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