Man in Black, The (1957 Harvey) comic books 1957
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Issue #1
$49.95
View scan- 5" Cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached.
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Cover art by Bob Powell. Untitled story, art by Bob Powell; Fate helps an old man split a diamond perfectly. "Brush Strokes," art by Bob Powell; Fate helps Paul Prenz finally paint a real piece of art, but he is unable to repeat the feat, and must return to commercial work. "The Hanging Thread," art by Bob Powell; Humans and immortals debate what is stronger: fate or love. "The Fly in the Ointment," art by Bob Powell; Fate tells how a common fly (helped by Fate, of course) once thwarted a king and his torturer in their pursuit of a beautiful woman. "Trouble In the Night" text story. "Going Back" text story. Untitled story, art by Bob Powell; The wife of gladiator Gracchus urges him to rebel against Crassius and his outright thievery of the people's money; Gracchus kills Crassius, then flees with Ledra to her Uncle's town, where they will be safe; Unknown to anyone, on August 24, 79 A.D., that town, Pompeii, was destroyed by an eruption of a volcano, and everyone died. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
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Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Cover by Bob Powell. Faceless occult avenger The Man in Black tells strange stories, sometimes intervening in person, other times merely letting ironic fate unfold. Greek gods Venus and Cupid ask the Man in Black to intervene in an auto racer's foretold crash for the benefit of the woman who loves him. An emergency flare, a misbehaving brat and a passing bear save a US President from an assassin's bullet. The M. in B. mediates a dispute between Fate and Venus over the life of a beret-wearing female revolutionary. Crack-Up; Menace on the Iron Horse; Betrayed; The Indestructible One; Triumph; Back to Yesterday; This Is How It Might Have Happened. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
