The mysterious Ace Periodicals character The Unknown narrated Four Favorites stories, then jumped to Hands of Fate as Fate himself yrs later.
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Mysterious publishing switches, a missing issue, and a spin-off all contribute to the twists and turns of the Captain Battle saga.
Crime Smashers was a 15 issue crime comics series that included art from Joe Kubert and Wally Wood, from a company owned by Harry Donenfeld.
Gangsters Can't Win was a title from the late-1940s crime comic book era which featured some classic covers and stories.
Regular Crimebuster foe Iron Jaw from Boy Comics, might be one of the most vicious supervillains of the war era.
D.S. Publishing's short foray into comic books includes an extensive line of crime comics like Exposed, which came to Wertham's attention.
After taking on the likes of The Claw and Hitler, the Golden Age Daredevil got down to avenging his dead parents by taking on all criminals.
The Flag's abilities included trailing stars & stripes while using his power of flight & an American Flag birthmark that warned him of danger
In his debut in Air Fighters Comics #2 from Hillman Periodicals, Airboy helped a monk in California build an advanced batwing fighter plane.
The star of Lightning Comics, Flash Lightning got his powers from an amulet given to him by an ancient Egyptian figure before Dr. Fate.
The short-lived title Seven Seas Comics was a turning point of sorts in the context of Matt Baker's career.
What would a 1950s crime comic by a group from the radio business be like? Turns out The Perfect Crime is a classic pre-Code crime series.
Subtitled "Weird and Strange" on covers, Superior Comics' "Mysteries" is as obscure as Pre-Code Horror gets -- and with lots of skulls.
In 1949, Timely/Marvel transitioned away from superheroes and did a head-first dive into comic book horror, and Marvel Tales was a key part.
Chesler's Major Victory Comics series from 1944-1945 is largely composed of reprints, with a notable exception: the debut of Spider-Woman.
A little known title from an incredibly obscure publisher, Lucky Comics has stand-out covers and stories from Henry Kiefer.
Hard Boiled Detective Ken Shannon became a Quality Comics star in the early 1950s featuring art by Jack Cole and Reed Crandall.
Crime comic title Justice Traps the Guilty was launched by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby in 1947, and continued for an impressive 92 issues.
James Robinson and Tony Harris defined Starman for a new DC era in 1994 while preserving the character's Golden Age roots.
Jose Gonzalez's painting of Vampi initially used for cover of Vampirella #19 went on to become one of the most iconic images of the character.
The history of emoticons has a lot of twists, turns and branches, but this set of 42 3D smileys was a significant development towards emojis.
Trudeau, Heritage, & Andrews McMeel Universal are donating 100% of the proceeds of this Doonesbury auction to the International Medical Corps
One of the most iconic images associated with The Spirit saga, Will Eisner channeled Lauren Bacall for the character Skinny Bones.
Simon Templar, better known as the Saint, has been a multimedia star over the decades, including a 12-issue comic book series from Avon.
Ahead of his first "real" appearance in More Fun Comics #52, the Spectre made a one-panel appearance in More Fun Comics #51.
An experiment by Fawcett Publications to publish a five-cent, bi-weekly comic book, Nickel Comics was also the debut of Bulletman.
A notorious figure in comic book and magazine publishing history, Myron Fass was a talented artist during the Pre-Code era.
Ace Magazines' Baffling Mysteries series during the Pre-Code Horror comic book era of the early 1950s had a spectacular run of covers.
Legendary artist L.B. Cole might have thought more about what made comic book covers sell on the newsstands than any other artist of his era.
Created by Otto Binder and Al Gabriele, the Golden Age Miss America debuted in Marvel Mystery Comics before getting her own title.