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Issue Details

Issue #7
Published 1998
Cover Price 6.95 USD
Pages 52
Editing Bill Black

Cover Details

Characters Skyman; Rocketman; Rocketgirl; Phantom Lady
Genre Superhero
Pencils Bill Black
Inks Bill Black

1 page text article "The 7th Big Issue! Men of Mystery"

Characters Rocketman; Rocketgirl; Starr Flagg; Mr. Scarlet; Captain Flash
Genre Superhero
Script Bill Black ?
Pencils Bill Black
Inks Bill Black
Notes Text article containing information on each character (and their story) featured in this issue of Men of Mystery, a promo for the next issue, including a reprint of the cover and a small blurb advertising The Official Golden-Age Hero & Heroine Directory.

8 page Skyman story "An evil genius, spawned in Berlin looses a horrid plague..."

Characters Sky Man; Fawn Carroll; Gus; Mr. Dager
Synopsis When the city is attacked by giant dragon-flies Sky-Man is called in to help. He finds out that giant insects are being created to interrupt War production and it is up to him to stop them.
Genre Superhero
Script Gardner Fox [as Paul Dean]
Pencils Ogden Whitney (signed)
Inks Ogden Whitney (signed)
Editing Vincent Sullivan (original editor)
Reprinted from Big Shot (Columbia, 1942 series) #32 (February 1943) [originally in color]

6 page Rocketman story "Death rode the wings of night and only the moon..."

Characters Rocketman [Cal Martin]; Rocketgirl; Nick; Liz; Steve; Mr. Featherby; Cal Martin; Elias Butterworth
Synopsis Cal Martin (Rocketman) is hired to stop a ring of thugs that is blackmailing people by making them think that they have killed someone by running them over.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Ralph Mayo
Inks Ralph Mayo
Editing Harry "A" Chesler (original editor)
Reprinted from Punch Comics (Dynamic Publications [1940s], 1941 series) #19 (October 1946) [originally in color]

7 page Bulletman story "Annihilation in the Air"

Characters Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; Lieutenant Kent; Jim Barr; Susan Kent
Synopsis While watching a cross country air race Jim and Susan see one plane explode and another develop trouble. When they try to save the pilot as Bulletman and Bulletgirl they discover a plot by two pilots to win the race by killing all of their opponents.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Bill Ward
Inks Bill Ward
Editing Virginia Provisiero (original editor)
Reprinted from Master Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #99 (January 1949) [originally in color]

8 page The Heap story "Our strange tale here begins during World War I..."

Characters The Heap; Rickie Wood (first appearance); Von Emmelman (flashback)
Synopsis The Heap's origin is briefly retold and he meets Rickie Wood for the first time.
Script Bill Woolfolk ?
Pencils Carmine Infantino ?
Inks Carmine Infantino ?
Editing Ed Cronin (original editor)
Notes First Heap solo story; fifth appearance of Heap.
Reprinted from Airboy Comics (Hillman, 1945 series) #v3 #9 (October 1946) [original title: "[Enter: Rickie Wood]", originally in color]

5 page The Eagle story "A fusilade of gunfire from sub-machine guns echoes..."

Characters The Eagle [Captain Bill Powers]; Buddy; Grogan; "Gangy" Krone; Jimmy; Lem; General Meade; Captain Bill Powers
Synopsis When Grogan's mob is fingered for a hit they figure the best way to get away is to enlist in the army. Once there they make money by betting on boxing and gambling then move up to robbing a bank and a train before The Eagle and Buddy track them down.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Arturo Cazeneuve
Inks Arturo Cazeneuve
Editing Victor Fox (original editor)
Reprinted from Eagle, The (Fox, 1941 series) #2 (September 1941) [unknown which story, originally in color]

7 page Phantom Lady story "The Old Shell Game"

Characters Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Don Borden; Mimi Leeds; Sandra Knight; Horace Purdy; Mrs. Purdy; Jim Garr; Duchess of Heath (really Jim Garr)
Synopsis Don and Sandra get invited to a party at an old girl-friend of Don's. The Phantom Lady solves a mystery involving stolen jewels and a swimming pool.
Genre Superhero
Script Ruth Roche ?
Editing Ruth Roche (original editor); S. M. Iger (original art director)
Reprinted from Phantom Lady (Ajax; Farrell, 1954 series) #2 (February-March 1955) [originally in color]

1 page text article "New Format for Men of Mystery"

Genre Superhero
Script Bil Black
Letters typeset
Notes The announcement that Golden-Age Men of Mystery will now be monthly and each issue will have in-depth text articles on different super-heroes. A description of issue #10's focus on Mystery Men of the Movies is included, as is an explanation of the retro stories that will now be included. Synn Watch is advertised with a listing of some of the contents of the first issue. Other Golden-Age material not published by AC is also covered, including the Golden Age of Marvel Comics Trade Paperback, Wonder Woman: DC Archives Volume one and The Flash #134 (a new story featuring a golden-age character).

6 page Fighting Yank story "Chili Com Carne"

Characters Fighting Yank; Kid Quick; Chili Con Carnage [Rosito Bolivar]; Taco Borscht [Ivan Sloboff]; The Big Guy; Mayor Bustamonte Bolivar; Rosito Bolivar; Don Diego de la Lupe; Ivan Sloboff
Synopsis Fighting Yank and Kid Quick are assigned the job of stopping Chili Con Carnage for the Mexican government. When they spring their trap on her and her sidekick Taco Gorscht they find that things are not what they seem.
Genre Superhero
Script Bil Black
Pencils Bil Black
Inks Bil Black
Notes a new "retro" story

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "AC Comics Back Issues"

Script ? (promo copy)
Pencils Various
Inks Various
Notes Advertisement for a wide variety of AC back issues, along with contents for some of the issues and reprints of the covers to All Hero Retro Comics Annual #1, Femforce #101, Femforce: Origins Graphic Novel, Golden-Age Mystery Men #1 and an unidentified cover.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Here For Today, Tomorrow and Forever!"

Characters Cat-Man; Phantom Lady; Miss Victory; Stunt Man; Green Hornet; Femforce [She-Cat; Rio Rita; Blue Bulleteer; Miss Victory; Rad]
Genre Superhero
Script ? (promo copy)
Pencils Brad Gorby (painted); Brad Gorby
Inks Brad Gorby (painted); Mark Heike
Colors ? (painted cover)
Letters ? (various)
Notes Advertisement for two upcoming books with information on the contents and the covers for both books (The Official Golden-Age Hero & Heroine Directory and Femforce: Origins Graphic Novel).