Amazing Man Comics (1939) comic books 1939

Cover art by Bill Everett. Amazing Mystery Funnies ad. "Origin of Amazing-Man," script and art by Bill Everett (as W. B. Everett); After being raised for 25 years by the Council of Seven in Tibet, Aman is tested and sent out into the world; Of the council members, Nika exhorts him to do good and gifts him with invisibility, while the Great Question plots to bend Aman to his will. Untitled The Cat Man story, art by Tarpe Mills; Barton Stone finishes his 20-year jail sentence and seeks revenge on his former partners who let his wife die in poverty while he took the rap for all of their crimes; A year later, each partner is visited by a strange old lady with a cat who scratches them. "River Subs," art by Larry Riley; Rhodes is sent to investigate suspicious submarine sightings. Untitled story, art by Carl Burgos; The Iron Skull thwarts a scientist's plans to use robots to carry out crime, and mechanized spiders to terrorize the town and extort cash from the local government. Untitled Stranger Than Fiction story, script and art by Walter Galli. "The Tragic Note" text story by Matty Point, art by Frank Thomas. "The Congo War Drum" Part 1, script and art by Paul Gustavson; "Sandy" Thorne of the Congo patrol and his servant Labu go in search of the source of the Congo war drums, knowing they mean trouble. Untitled story, art by John F. Kolb; The mad scientist Barmell, who had already shrunk two people so small that they can fit in his hand, seeks to use Minimidget to kill his brother in order to inherit his fortune; Thwarted by his brother's will, he sends Minimidget out again and again to kill everyone who inherited his brother's fortune in his stead. "The Land Beneath the Sea," script and art by Frank Thomas; Divers Chuck and Jerry are swept through a crack in the sea floor to an underground land populated by strange creatures. "Mystery of the Kidnapped Heir," art by Dick Hayes; Ranger Slim Bradley has to rescue a captured millionaire's son while a forest fire rages. "Origin of Mighty Man," script and art by Martin Filchock; Sunny brings the Professor to the giant valley he found with the Professor's map; They're pursued by bandits, but the giant man they find in the valley rescues them and agrees to come with them into the outside world. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $5,300.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Two small pieces of tape on cover. Label #4036813002

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $3,400.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Five pieces of tape on cover, one piece on interior cover, and one piece on centerfold. One staple added. Label #19-1A167D0-003

Cover by Bill Everett.# ## Stories by Bill Everett, Lew Glanzman, Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, John F. Kolb, Frank Thomas, Tarpe Mills, and Martin Filchock. Super-hero and adventure tales featuring such characters as Amazing-Man, The Shark, Iron Skull, The Miniature Man, and Mighty Man. Ad for Keen Detective Funnies. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by A.L. Kirby, Bill Everett, Robert Louis Golden, Harold Hughes, Carl Burgos, John Giunta, Malcolm Kildale, John F. Kolb, David C. Cooke, Frank Thomas, Martin Filchock, and Lew Glanzman. Super-hero and adventure tales featuring such characters as Amazing-Man, The Iron Skull, The Magician from Mars, Miniature Man, Mighty Man, and The Shark. Ad for Amazing Mystery Funnies. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. "Uncle Joe's Christmas Treat: Free Gifts for All!" article; A questionnaire for readers to fill out about what they expect to get for Christmas. Untitled story, art by Bill Everett; Learning about war being declared in Europe, the Amazing Man changes into the Green Mist, heads for the airport, and takes his fighter plane across the Atlantic to fight German planes in France; Involved in an aerial dogfight, Aman is shot down and captured by the Germans, who send him to Concentration Camp 23365AC. "The Return of the Cat Man," art by Tarpe Mills; Disguised as an old lady, Cat-Man will catch Gypsy at his hotel hide out. "Chapter II," art by Harold Hughes; The King's men board and capture a passing steamer in the South Seas. Untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; Magno is organizing the crooks to wipe out Iron Skull. Untitled story, pencils by John Giunta, inks by Mike Mirando; The Magician from Mars saves a man jumping from a bridge and a cowboy at the rodeo. Untitled Minimidget the Supermidget story, art by John Kolb; The midgets are taken prisoner and brought to The Power on his stronghold at castle Rock. "Loco Lobo" text story by David C. Cooke. Chuck Hardy and his friends are starting on an expedition with Leer as guide, and he is ordered by Princess Istrid to kill them on the way. "The Football Mystery," script by Martin Filchock and Frank Filchock (story idea suggestion), art by Martin Filchock; Mighty Man plays football. Untitled story, art by Lew Glanzman; The Shark is an amazing under-sea creature serving justice, has webbed hands and feet, and the son of a mermaid and Neptune. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.