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Super Magic Comics #1 (Street & Smith, 1941)
Harry Blackstone Sr (1885-1965) was one of the most famous and successful magicians of his or any era At the age of 13, Blackstone was inspired by seeing legendary magician Harry Kellar perform in Chicago in 1898.  Blackstone's career spanned more than four decades, during which he toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada[...]
Super Magician Comics V3#7 (Street & Smith, 1944)
Shadow creator Walter Gibson likely wrote most of the Blackstone stories in Super-Magician Comics from 1941 until Gibson's 1946 exit from Street & Smith over a contract dispute.  A magician himself, Gibson leaned into his love of all things magic in the title.  In what might be the only fictional comic book plot based around[...]
Super Magic Comics #1 (Street & Smith, 1941)
Harry Blackstone Sr (1885-1965) was one of the most famous and successful magicians of his or any era At the age of 13, Blackstone was inspired by seeing legendary magician Harry Kellar perform in Chicago in 1898.  Blackstone's career spanned more than four decades, during which he toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada[...]
Blackstone, the Magician #3 (Timely, 1948)
Harry Blackstone Sr (1885-1965) was one of the most famous and successful magicians of his or any era His career spanned more than four decades, during which he toured extensively throughout the United States and Canada Blackstone was known for his grandiose stage shows, which often featured elaborate illusions and large-scale productions He helped to[...]
Valiant Entertainment Signs Deal For Adult Novel Line
Valiant Entertainment has signed a deal for a line of debut adult novels featuring the Valiant characters they still own in a partnership with Blackstone Publishing With characters such as Shadowman, Eternal Warrior and Livewire appearing in prose for the first time Blackstone is best known as a publisher of audio books, based in Ashland, Oregon with[...]