What are the rarest and most important hero comic books of the Standard/Better/Nedor comic book line? We ask the experts.
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One of the earliest and most rare of all Standard/Better/Nedor comic books, Best Comics #4 featured the Adventures of the Red Mask.
While Standard/Better/Nedor's art director, Graham Ingels created standout covers there before being hired by Al Feldstein for EC Comics.
Joker co-creator Jerry Robinson teamed with Mort Meskin to create the little-known Black Terror villain named Lady Serpent in 1948.
It was hard to be unique in the WWII patriotic hero market, but American Eagle's origin gave him "the strength and bouyances of an eagle."
The American Crusader was created due to an atom smasher accident which rearranged his atomic structure, giving him limitless power.
The character Miss Masque took over Standard/Better/Nedor's Exciting Comics and America's Best Comics in the late Golden Age.
Startling Comics #20 features a classic Standard/Better/Nedor WWII-era cover by Jack Binder and a Pyroman story by Ken Battefield to match.
The Black Terror stops a bank robbery with force, and you can own it by bidding at Heritage Auctions today.
Doc Strange graces an awesome and classic cover for Thrilling Comics #4, taking bids at Heritage Auctions today.
Black Terror #22 is a hidden gem that includes a story from Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Frank Frazetta and a cover by Alex Schomburg.
Woman in Red artist co-creator George Mandel had become a novelist by the 1950s, and worked on a script draft of 1967 Bond film Casino Royale
The Man Called Nova #1 from 1976 is back under the spotlight, as Disney's plans for the MCU on Disney+ are getting delayed.
Standard/Better/Nedor joined the Golden Age tradition of featuring a publisher's best characters in one title with America's Best Comics.
Richard E. Hughes and Jon L. Brummer gave Standard/Better/Nedor character Fighting Yank a supernatural origin in Startling Comics #10.
Created by Richard E. Hughes and David Gabrielsen for 1941's Exciting Comics #9, the Black Terror became Ned Pines' most popular superhero.
After debuting a Captain Future pulp, publisher Ned Pines launched a completely different Captain Future in Startling Comics #1.
In late 1939, it appeared that pulp hero the Black Bat would be heading to comic books, and there's a glimpse of that in Exciting Comics #1.
Norman Rockwell's nephew Dick Rockwell had an extensive career in comic books that includes Fox Feature Syndicate's Women Outlaws #6.
Thrilling Comics #1 from Ned Pines' Better Publications debuted a Doc Savage-inspired character named Dr. Strange in the Golden Age.
Another stand-out issue of an iconic Pre-Code Horror series, The Thing #11 features a Lovecraftian tale of the Necronomicon and the Elder Gods
Tales Of Terror indeed, as a woman falls victim to the Death Flower, in a great pre-code horror story taking bids at Heritage Auctions.
The Walking Dead comic you might not know is taking bids at Heritage Auctions today. One of the cooler pre-code horror covers.
Best remembered for his legendary DC Comics work, Sheldon Moldoff also made formative contributions to Pre-Code Horror comic books.
Once upon a time, Dark Horse Comics tried to repackage their Star Wars and Indiana Jones comics for British newsagents. It didn't last long.
Alex Schomburg created around 40 airbrushed covers for Ned Pines's Standard/Better/Nedor titles during the period of 1947-1948.
Who else loves a great silly Superman cover like this one taking bids at Heritage Auctions today.We just love looking at these.
The Archie Comics franchise began to expand in earnest with titles that featured some of Riverdale's other most famous characters.
Superman's strange 1949 team-up with legendary writer/actor/director Orson Welles promoted the film Black Magic via War of the Worlds.
four issue sof Uncanny X-Men are up for auction from Heritage today, and one of them happens o be the first appearance of Bishop.