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Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) comic books 1999

  • Issue #12
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 12

    Stories by Paul Gustavson, Will Eisner, Jack Cole and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Will Eisner, Jack Cole, Louis K. Fine and Bob Powell. Cover by Will Eisner. Quality artists of the Golden Age! It's the origin of the Human Bomb in a restoration/homage story! Plus the reprints: Espionage Starring Black X story "Devil's Island"; Death Patrol in an untitled story; Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural story; Dr. Fung in an untitled story; and Yarko the Great in an untitled story. Also: An interview with Blackhawk creator Chuck Cuidera, which continues next issue. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #13
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 13

    Stories by Jack Cole and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Dick Ayers, Mike Sekowksy, Carl Pfeufer and unknown. Cover by Dick Ayers. The Daredevil in "Presenting: The Claw," a restoration/homage story! Plus the reprints: The Avenger in "Death Has Three Faces"; Captain Flash in "Man Or Myth?"; Mr. Scarlet in "The Case of the Impregnable Vault"; and Rex King, Adventurer in an untitled story. Also: The second part of an interview with Blackhawk creator Chuck Cuidera, continued from last issue. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #14
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 14

    Reprints. Stories by unknown. Art by Phil Bard, Dick Giordano & Vince Alascia, Bill Ward and unknown. Cover by Charles Sultan. Minute Man...Makes "The Dictators Buy War Bonds!" Plus: Golden Arrow in "Cry for Revenge"; Bulletman and Bulletgirl in "The Curio Shop Murders"; Commando Yank in "...Danger at the Dyke"; and Ibis the Invincible in "The Ghost Ship"! Also: Captain Midnight & Spy Smasher pin-up by Don Newton & Bill Black. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #15
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 15

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Bill Black. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Jeff Gelb, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon and Roy Thomas. Art by Jack Kirby, Mike Machlan, Mort Meskin, Joe Simon, Jerry Ordway, Joe Sinnott and Greg Theakson. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett, Harvey, Charlton, Quality, Fiction House, and others in the Golden Age. A special issue focusing on little-known stories from seminal comics artists Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. The highlight is a recreation (with art by Mort Meskin and Bill Black) of a story originally intended for the unpublished Captain 3-D #2, along with its cover, which is the cover of this issue. Also featuring the Simon and Kirby characters Bullseye, Black Owl, and the Boys Ranch. Salute to Simon and Kirby!; Captain 3-D and Me; Captain 3-D; Menace of the Living Dolls; Creating and Re-creating Captain 3-D!; The Simon & Kirby 3-D Effort; What Happened to Captain 3-D No. 2?; Challenge of the Speed Demon; The Legacy of Captain 3-D!; Enter the Dimension Man; The Grass Green Connection; The Hour of the 3-D Man; Triple Threat! Bill Black's Three Dimensional Heroes; Bullseye; Who Is Bullseye?; Meet Fighting American; Whatta Ya Know, Joe?; Samson and Delilah at Boys' Ranch; Black Owl. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #16
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 16

    Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Ruth Roche and others. Art by Jack Binder, Ernie Schroeder, Harry Anderson and Harvey Kurtzman. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett, Harvey, Charlton, Quality, Fiction House, and others in the Golden Age. Airboy faces one of his most memorable enemies, Zzed; A rare superhero story from EC and MAD legend Harvey Kurtzman; A lost Phantom Lady story from the 1950s is published for the first time ever. Riddle of the Runaway Room; Airboy; Two Times Zero; Barn of the Doomed; Bulletman vs the Torpedo. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #17
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 17

    Cover by Joe Simon. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Bill Black, Jeff Gelb, David L. Miles, Jerry DeFuccio and Mark Heike. Art by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Frank Thomas, Jesse Santos, Tom Gill, Mart Bailey, Norman Mingo, George Gregg, and Robert Webb. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett, Harvey, Charlton, Quality, Fiction House, and others in the Golden Age. Jim Simon interviews his father, comics legend Joe Simon; A profile of classic Simon-Kirby character Stuntman; MAD editor Jerry DeFuccio discusses his little-known comic-strip superhero, The Owl. Curtain Call for Death; The New Champ of Split-Second Action; Simon Before Simon and Kirby; House of Madness; The Owl and Me; Alias the Owl; Cat-Man and the Kitten; Sheena. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #18
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 18

    Cover by Mac Raboy. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Joseph Greene; Ken Crossen (credited as Richard Foster), Bill Black, Will Eisner, Matthew H. Gore, and Dick Briefer. Art by Bob Fujitani, Al Plastino, Will Eisner, Ken Battefield, Denis McLoughlin, Al Dellinges, and Dick Briefer. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Charlton, Quality, and others in the 1930s-1950s. This issue focuses on some of the weirder heroes of comicdoms past. Yellowjacket faces off against a master criminal and his school for crooks; A spy adventure featuring Black X from the immortal Will Eisner; The first adventure of one of the 1950s weirdest heroes, Dick Briefers Frankenstein. The Green Lama; Toymaster of Crime; Weird Heroes Misfit Mystery Men... Without Masks!; Espionage Starring Black X; Yellowjacket; Son of Sinbad: Ransom of Shipwreck Shoals; Cat-Man and the Kitten; Sheena. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.