Dynamic Comics (1941 Chesler) comic books

Cover by Charles Sultan. Stories and art by Charles Sultan and others. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. A soldier who sacrifices himself on the battlefield is resurrected by the otherworldly Father Patriot, and becomes Allied superhero Major Victory. Axis wizard the Yellow Spot kills an American scientist, but not before he can activate his greatest creation, the superhero Dynamic Man. A DA and his younger brother step outside the law to battle crime as Black Cobra and the Cobra Kid. Major Victory; That's Odd!; Dynamic Man; Stamp-O-Grams; Lucky Coyne; One in a Million; Hale the Magician; The Black Cobra; Is It True?; Calling All Cars; Sticklers; K-9; Smoke; Sgt. Bell, R.A.F. Demon. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Charles Sultan. Untitled story, art by Al Plastino; A masked man orders a tribe of nomads to kidnap children for him. "Tell It to the... Marines"; Five one-panel gags. "The Mystery of the Human Skulls," art by Al Plastino; Patriotic leaders are being killed and their skulls sent in their place. "Midnight Present" text story; While in London a woman gives Major Victory a baby and tells him to deliver it to her sister. Untitled Dynamic Boy story; A special fluid saves Kent's life and gives him superpowers, which he uses to fight crime. "The Mystery of the Inlaid Box"; Kent's friend George has an inlaid box his father sent him before he died. Untitled K-9 story; A crook steals Dr. Waren's invisibility solution and robs and kills with impunity. "Co-Operate With Your Fire Dept." starring Jack Potts; A dog is interested in the fire hydrant Jack is painting on the wall. Untitled story, art by J. Cavallo; Lucky takes the case of finding a kidnapped painter. "Ticking Treasure" text story; Jimmie is saving money from his job so he can get his mother's clock fixed. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Lady Satan is born out of an act of war when the Nazis bomb a ship she was on, killing everyone on board, including her fiance, and she swears revenge upon them; Her first assignment is to get the plans for a Nazi sub-detector into the hands of English military Major X-9. "Stamp-O-Grams" article featuring Wallace Beery and Abraham Lincoln. Untitled story, art by Al Plastino; The Green Knight fights a vampire. Untitled story; Sergeant Bell and his fellow pilots have to defend their airfield at all costs from Nazi attacks. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Charles Sultan. One-page Patron Saint of Ireland story. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; People go through a small town spreading the red plague. Tell It to the Marines cartoon page. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Major Victory stops some saboteurs trying to blow up a dam. "Camp Out For Health"; Jack is painting a poster when it starts to rain. Untitled story, art by Ernie Hart; K-9's master is killed by the Black Terror. "Victory Boys" text story; Little Maxie spits in a Nazi commanders face and is sent to a Nazi orphanage. Untitled story, pencils by George Tuska; Lady Satan learns of a plan to disguise a Nazi as DeGaulle and kill Churchill and Roosevelt. Untitled one-page Tenderfoot Mary story; Mary tries cooking a meal. Untitled story, art by Bill Madden; Dynamic Boy goes after a gang who steals drugs from doctors and sells them to addicts. V-Man text story; George wonders where the Nazis have taken Mako. Untitled Lucky Coyne story; Someone is killing people in Jonathan Mansion. Stamp-O-Grams featuring Sherlock Holmes, Benjamin Franklin, and Lanny Ross. Untitled Green Knight story, art by Raphael Astarita; The Blackhawk gang is robbing people. The Nighthawk text story; The Green Skull tries to steal a bunch of planes for the Nazis. Untitled Sgt. Bell of the RAF story; Sgt. Bell must help a ship in the sub lanes. Untitled one-page Tenderfoot Joe story; Joe orders milk in a bar and is challenged to a fight. Chief Red Cloud bio. 68 pgs., full color. NOTE: issues #4-#7 do not exist Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Charles Sultan and Fred Schwab. Issues #4 - #7 were not called Dynamic Comics, but may have been part of another series. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Axis wizard the Yellow Spot kills an American scientist, but not before he can activate his greatest creation, the superhero Dynamic Man, who quickly finds the Spot's weakness. A strange force gives playboy Ray Cardell X-ray vision and powerful eyebeams, which he uses to battle crime as Master Key. Voice-throwing superhero The Echo investigates claims of a murderous monster stalking the moors, aided by his sister Cora and his scientist brother named "Dr. Doom." Freaky faces cover by Gus Ricca. Yankee Boy; Lil Arthur; Dynamic Man; The Record Quarter Mile; Lucky Coyne: The Case of the Screaming Idiots; Boss of the Ranch; Introducing the Master Key; Stamp-O-Grams; The Echo; Yankee Doodle Jones: The Case of the Strangling Hair; The Forbidden Fruit; Dan Hastings. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories and art by Dick Ryan, Fred Schwab and Ken Battefield. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Dynamic Man faces the Sea Horror, an ancient ghost with a suspicious interest in Nazis and an even more suspicious link to Baron Von Zeil. When ordinary men suddenly lose their minds, Mr. E and his magical imps track down a mad scientist working in a sanitarium. The Echo faces a mad scientist who wants to transform women into deadly attack cats - but who can control cats? Blazing-guns cover by legendary Captain Marvel Jr. artist Mac Raboy. Yankee Boy; Pokey Forgets to Remember; Dynamic Man; Smoke!; Lucky Coyne; Tenderfoot Joe; Master Key; One in a Million; The Echo; Mr. E; Sticklers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Charles Sultan, Gus Ricca, Joe Beck and George Tuska. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Guided by ancient gods, Mr. E discovers spies trying to sabotage a steel foundry and derail the American response to WWII. Voice-throwing hero The Echo stumbles on a graveyard of doomed ships, and the mysterious Old John knows a little too much about them. In a pre-Code adventure, Flash Gordon-like Dan Hastings battles the sinister Dr. Strange (no relation to the Marvel hero), who sends giant insects to attack helpless children. Dynamic Man: The Sleep King; The Night Hawk; Lucky Coyne; Yankee Boy: Midnight Murder; Ima Sleuth; Dan Hastings; The Echo; Mr. E. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Otto Eppers, Joe Beck and Fred Schwab. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Transformed by science, Ricky McQuade, younger brother of Dynamic Man, becomes Dynamic Boy. Mr. E hears a dying man's words and learns that a series of tenement fires are actually arson. Dan Hastings battles the underground kingdom of Sub-Earth when their forces steal America's vital radium supplies. Dynamic Man; Jest for Fun; Lucky Coyne; Yankee Boy; The Dead Man Plays; Ima Sleuth; Dan Hastings; Li'l Arthur; The Echo; The Sting of Death; Mr. E. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gus Ricca. Untitled Dynamic Man story; People go through a small town spreading the red plague. "Dorrence Hangs Tonight for Double Murder," art by Charles Sultan; Mr. E asks for King Kolah's help to find the real killer before Dorrence is killed for the crime. "Cold Cash for Casualties"; A news photographer is arranging accidents to photograph. "The Return of Dr. Strange" text story; Dr. Strange transforms into a monstrous creature to revenge on Dan Hastings. Untitled story, pencils by Joe Beck, inks by Otto Eppers; A ghost is haunting the Milkweed Mansion. Untitled Dan Hastings story; The warden of Earth prison is behind a radium-stealing plot. Untitled Insurance Ike story, art by Jack Cole; Ike is fretting that business is terrible. "The Park Prowler"; A man and his trained panther stalk the park for women to kill. "Midnight Present" text story; While in London a woman gives Major Victory a baby and tells him to deliver it to her sister. "The Mystery of the Evil Eye"; Helen has inherited a mansion haunted by a ghost. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gus Ricca. Untitled story, art by Al Plastino; A masked man orders a tribe of nomads to kidnap children for him. Untitled story starring Mr. E, art by Charles Sultan. Untitled Ima Slooth story, pencils by Joe Beck, inks by Otto Eppers. "The Mystery of the Inlaid Box" text story; Kent's friend George has an inlaid box his father sent him before he died. Untitled story, art by W. J. Madden; A special fluid saves Kent's life and gives him superpowers, which he uses to fight crime. Untitled Dan Hastings story, art by George Tuska. Untitled The Echo story, art by Rafael Astarita. Untitled Lucky Coyne story, art by J. Cavallo; Lucky takes the case of finding a kidnapped painter. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Sultan. Stories and art by Otto Eppers, Joe Beck, Ruben Moreira and Raphael Astarita. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Reporter/detective Lucky Coyne, whose gimmick is a Two-Face-like coin, investigates a series of mysterious murders in Jonathan Mansion. Mounties track the deadly Kurulak brothers through the Canadian north, in a "true" adventure of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. When his assistants are abducted while investigating a delusional old woman, The Echo checks the house and discovers hooded vampires. Plus a one-page humor strip featuring "Private Chesler" (the same last name as the publisher, Harry Chesler). Dynamic Man; Laughing at Life; Lucky Coyne: Loser's Luck; Yankee Boy: Odor of Guilt; Manhunters --Guardians of the Law; Ima Sleuth; Jungletown Showboat; The Echo; Private Chesler; Mr. E. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ruben Moreira. Untiled story, art by Ruben Moreira; Dynamic Man and Dynamic Boy break up a crooked boxing ring. Untitled story, art by Paul Gattuso; Killer Proust tries to evade the law via having plastic surgery, but the Echo takes him down. "Indisposed," art by Fred Schwab; An overly polite theater usher annoys Joe. Untitled Ima Slooth story, pencils by Joe Beck, inks by Otto Eppers; When the zoo's prize chimpanzee escapes, the FBI sends an agent to investigate but Ima takes his place, hoping to earn a job with the bureau. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; A Japanese spy being held in an internment camp passes some microfilm, hidden in his glass eye, to a contact on the outside, but Mr. E and his gnomes prevent it from reaching Japan. Laughing at Life gag cartoons, pencils by Joe Beck, inks by Otto Eppers. Untitled Lucky Coyne story; One of Lucky's fellow reporters is killed, which is just the first of the murders that tie in to a morphine racket. "Death in Disguise" text story; Jed Endicott comes out west to claim the ranch he has inherited from his uncle, and foils an attempt by a crooked judge to get the property away from him. "Greed-Maddened Prince of Rahjap"; Sky Chief breaks up an international syndicate dealing in stolen jewels. "Dynamite Dukes"; Just out of prison, boxer Johnny Pastor has a bout with the guy who framed him. Untitled Jungletown Show Boat story, pencils by Joe Beck, inks by Otto Eppers; When their canoe capsizes, Bingo and Suzy are rescued by the showboat and get to see the matinee show for free. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Ken Fitch, Otto Eppers, Joe Beck, Ruben Moreira, Paul Gattuso, Gus Ricca and George Tuska. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. The Echo and his allies, his sister Cora and his scientist brother "Dr. Doom," battle a snake cult in a small town. Mystery man Mr. E must save a key witness before a trial. Yankee Boy battles the druglord named Reefer King, who is slipping marijuana into harmless cigarettes. Dynamic Man: The Tangerine Terror; The Echo; Ima Sleuth; Homicide Handicap; Yankee Boy: Sorry--No Cigarettes Today; Basketball Blues; Mr. E. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Beck. Stories and art by Otto Eppers, Joe Beck, Paul Gattuso, and George Tuska. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. The Echo rescues a girl abducted by drug dealers, in a story whose splash panel was featured as an illustration in Dr. Fredric Wertham's anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent. Mr. E gets involved when a couple schemes to kill a returning veteran for the insurance money, but he turns up alive the next day. A gangland murder seems to be a case of mistaken identity, but Dynamic Man tracks the killers to a long-lost treasure ship at the bottom of the bay. Dynamic Man; The Echo; Ima Sleuth; Vulture Bait; Yankee Boy; Seeds of Suspicion; Mr. E. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Rafael Astarita, Gus Ricca, Newt Alfred, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, Paul Gattuso, and George Tuska. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. It appears that voice-throwing hero The Echo has turned to crime, but it's actually the work of the Mysterious Mimic. Flash Gordon-like Dan Hastings battles space invaders who want to abduct Earth's women to become wives in their fascist interstellar empire. Dynamic Man, a football coach in his civilian life, must choose between coaching his football team to victory or rescuing Dynamic Boy from criminals. Plus a comics biography of Benjamin Franklin. Dynamic Man; The Echo; Ima Sleuth; He Who Serves Progress Serves the World; Yankee Boy; Touchdown Test; Dan Hastings; Handy Andy; Storm Patrol; Mr. E. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Tony Cataldo, Joey Cavallo, Ralph Mayo, Paul Gattuso, and George Tuska. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Voice-throwing hero the Echo investigates when death strikes an Arizona ghost town in the form of the sinister Dr. Fate (no relation to the DC hero). Flash Gordon-like Dan Hastings battles a mad scientist who has stolen the formula for an "electron" that can destroy cities. Dynamic Man and Dynamic Boy investigate a con man who throws fake charity benefits for kids' camps. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Glow in the Dark Necktie ("Girls Can't Resist!"). Dynamic Man; The Echo; Ima Sleuth; Sgt. Bell of the RAF; Laughs; Catch That Rat; Yankee Boy; Hand Blocked For Murder; Dan Hastings; It's A Rule; Mr. E. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Tony Cataldo, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, Ralph Mayo, Paul Gattuso, and Fred Schwab. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. The Echo and his associates investigate after a millionaire mysteriously drowns at the waterfront. A Mountie tracks a cold-hearted killer through the frozen wastes of British Columbia. Flash Gordon-like Dan Hastings must protect Earth from an interstellar armada. Dynamic Man: The Mad Master of the Doomsday Express; The Echo; Ima Sleuth; Manhunters--Crime on the Run; Jest a Moment; Monument to Death; Yankee Boy; Cover Up for Murder; Dan Hastings; Out Where the West Begins; Mr. E. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Tony Cataldo, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, Ralph Mayo, Paul Gattuso, and Charles Sultan. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Dynamic Man and Dynamic Boy investigate when someone targets top athletes at the Winter Games. Mr. E sets his magical imps to learn why shifty characters are hanging around a toy bazaar. A disabled vet working at a gas station helps police capture a criminal. Flash Gordon-like Dan Hastings battles King Chugoo and the frogmen of Venus. Plus fun facts about baseball. Cool dinosaur cover by Paul Gattuso. Dynamic Man; The Echo; Ima Sleuth; Manhunters--Crime on the Run; Knockout Drops; Death Doze; Yankee Boy; Killer's Trap; Dan Hastings; It's a Fact; Mr. E. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Tony Cataldo, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, Ralph Mayo, Paul Gattuso, and Fred Schwab. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Dynamic Man and Dynamic Boy are captured by mad scientists who want the secrets of their powers. Voice-throwing hero The Echo gets wind of a rival ventriloquist who's running a scam on an auction house. Mr. E investigates when a man's nightmare of his wife's murder comes true. Dynamic Man; It's a Fact; Killer's Stand-In; The Echo; Ima Sleuth; Manhunters--Crime on the Run; Knockout Drops; It's the Truth; Yankee Boy; Jess Phoolin; Dan Hastings; Mr. E; Lovey Dovey. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Battefield. Stories and art by Joe Beck, Ralph Mayo, and Paul Gattuso. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Dynamic Man's powers don't protect him from a smooth-talking crook who frames him as an accomplice to murder. Young socialite Lauren Mason says "Yankee Doodle Dandy!" and transforms into Yankee Girl. In her only appearance, Yankee Girl uncovers a plot to murder the wealthy with their own housecats. In a story that is a sign of its times, Mr. E investigates the abduction of a scientist who can cure polio. New Jersey police are alerted to a crime by canaries and potted geraniums. Dynamic Man; It's a Fact; Finish of a Tough Guy; The Echo; Ima Sleuth; Crime on the Run; Invitation to Death; Six Shooter Surprise; Yankee Girl; Blood and Blarney; Put Me on a Marble Slab; It's a Rule; Mr. E. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, E. G. Letkeman, Fred Kelly and Ken Brickley. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Wealthy circus patrons receive poisonous souvenirs from a robbery-and-murder gang disgused as circus performers. This weird tale of a murder circus is the final adventure of the original dynamic duo, Dynamic Man and Dynamic Boy. A fun-facts history page features good-girl art of Queen Nefertiti. Master Key must stop Mr. Big from converting Fog Island's volcano into a natural atomic bomb. Also featuring a vintage ad for an "Authentic Dick Tracy Tommy Gun." Dynamic Man; Facts; The Northampton Bank Robbery; Skip Randall; Chuck Torance; Desert Grave; Alias Mr. Howard; Master Key; Inspector Fumble; How Clever Are You? 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.