Man in Black, The (1957 Harvey) comic books
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Issue #1
$45.00
View scans- Cover oxidation. Water damage.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
$45.00
View scan- 5" Cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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 #3
$25.00
View scan- Heavy water damage. 1 1/2" tear from bottom. Cover detached at one staple.
Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Cover by Bob Powell. The Man in Black tells strange stories, sometimes intervening in person, other times merely letting ironic fate unfold. Alexander the Great's encounter with a young boy leads to one of the world's great art treasures. A man is upset because he missed his flight out of Europe, on an airship called the Hindenburg. A child's toy becomes a key device in the aerial dogfights of World War I. The Genius; Smuggler; The Invention; The Plotters; Island Dreams; Fame; This Is How It Might Have Happened. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
