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  • Issue #1
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 1

    Reprints. Stories by unknown. Art by Mort Meskin & Jerry Robinson, Ernie Schroeder, Dick Ayers, Bob Powell, Bob Fujitani and unknown. Wraparound Cover by Bill Black. Featuring: The Black Terror in "The Eye of the Lady Serpent!"; The Heap in an untitled story; The Ghost Rider in "Magico Versus the Ghost Rider"; The Avenger in "The One-Man War!"; Mr. Scarlet in "The Watchmen"; and Phantom Lady in "Meanest Men in the World"! Plus: Phantom Lady illo by Matt Baker. Also: New 2-page text story "The Story Behind the Cover" by Bill Black, starring The Black Terror, Mr. Scarlet, Phantom Lady, The Avenger and The Heap. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #2
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 2

    Reprints. Stories by Carl Memley and unknown. Art by Dick Ayers & Ernie Bache, Dan Barry, Jerry Robinson & Mort Meskin, Ruben Moreira, Mike Sekowsky and unknown. Cover by Brad Gorby & Mark Heike. Featuring: The Ghost Rider in "The Return of Magico"; Commando Yank in "Riddle of the Arctic"; Fighting Yank in "The Crossroads of Crime!"; The Black Terror in "The Nameless Men!"; Captain Flash in "The Beasts from 1,000,000 B.C."; and Phantom Lady in "Ringside Racket!" Plus: New 3-page text story "Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall...Part One" by Roy Thomas, Brad Gorby & Mark Heike, starring Captain Flash, Phantom Lady,, Commando Yank and The Black Terror. 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #3
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 3

    Reprints. Stories by Gardner Fox, Carl Memley and unknown. Art by Bob Powell, Dick Ayers, Mike Sekowsky, Jack Kamen, Dan Barry and Mort Meskin. Cover by Bob Powell. Featuring: The Avenger in "The Robot Robber"; The Ghost Rider in "He Who Laughs"; Captain Flash in "Sky Web"; Phantom Lady in "The Case of the Robbing Robot"; Commando Yank in "Bat-Wings of Doom"; and Golden Lad in "The Menace of the Minstrel"! Plus: New 3-page text story "Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall...Part Two" by Roy Thomas, starring Captain Flash, Phantom Lady, Commando Yank and The Black Terror. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #4
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 4

    Reprints. Stories by unknown. Art by Mike Sekowsky, Carl Pfeufer & John Jordan, Lou Fine, Frank Fermonetti and unknown. Cover by Lou Fine. Featuring: Captain Flash in "The Black Knight"; Commando Yank in "Commando Yank Takes a Vacation"; The Flame in an untitled story; The Phantom Falcon in an untitled story; Phantom Lady in "Success Is No Accident"; and Marvelman in "The Pacifist"! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #5
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 5

    Reprints. Stories by Gardner Fox, Bob Powell and unknown. Art by Dick Ayers, Bob Powell, Jerry Robinson & Mort Meskin, Mike Sekowsky and unknown. Cover by Dick Ayers & Bill Black. Featuring: The Avenger in "The Red Hand of Terror"; Mr. Mystic in his origin tale; The Black Terror in "The Brute of the Bayou"; Captain Flash in "The Actor"; Miss Masque in "Death Stalks at Night"; and The Red Rocket in "The Wandering Evidence"! Plus: 2-page article "Remembering Dan Barry." Also: New 3-page text story "The Story Behind the Cover" by Bill Black, Dick Ayers and Mark Heike, starring Miss Masque and The Avenger. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #6
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 6

    Reprints. Stories by unknown. Art by Jerry Robinson & Mort Meskin, Matt Baker, Arturo Cazeneuve, Carl Pfeufer and George Tuska. Cover by Don Newton. Featuring: The Black Terror in "The Quiz Crime"; Phantom Lady in "Bullets for Ballots"; The Green Mask in "The Mystery of Barren Island"; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky in "The Root of Evil"; and Enchanted Dagger in "The Green Plague"! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #7
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 7

    Stories by Bill Black, Gardner Fox and unknown. Art by Bill Black, Ogden Whitney, Ralph Mayo, Bill Ward, Arturo Cazeneuve and unknown. Cover by Bill Black. In the new story "Chili Con Carnage," 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! Plus the reprints: Skyman in an untitled story; Rocketman in an untitled story; Bulletman in "Annihilation in the Air"; The Eagle in an untitled story; The Heap in his first solo story; and Phantom Lady in "The Old Shell Game"! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #8
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 8

    Reprints. Stories by Frank Thomas, Jack Cole and unknown. Art by Frank Thomas, Jack Cole, Mike Sekowsky, Al Plastino, Ogden Whitney, Bob Fujitani and unknown. Featuring: The Owl in an untitled story; Midnight in an untitled story; Captain Flash in "The Return of the Mirror Man"; Rocketman in an untitled story; Undercover Girl in "The Doom of Siva Dey"; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky in "The Formula for Death"; and Ibis the Invincible in "The Menace of the Horror Weeds"! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #9
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 9

    Stories by Bill Black and unknown. Art by Bill Black, Mark Heike, Bob Fujitani and unknown. In the new story "Watch Out for the Ooze," a creature called the Ooze sucks the life force from two people, so Yankee Girl follows it into the sewers to try to find out where it comes from! Plus the reprints: Mr. Scarlet and Pinky in "Will Power"; The Black Terror in "Dice of Death!"; and Pyroman in an untitled story. Also: 10-page article "Beware the Hangman" by Mark Heike on the comics history of the Hangman. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #10
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 10

    Stories by Bill Black and unknown. Art by Bill Black, Emil Gershwin, Dan Barry, Tony Cataldo and unknown. Cover by Mac Raboy. Special Comic Heroes in the Serials Issue! In the new story "Hitler's Mechanical Monster," the Black Commando finds out that the Nazis have smuggled a giant robot into the country. The robot is here to shoot down a transport plane and it is up to the Black Commando to stop it, while keeping the Nazis from figuring out that Dan Barton is not really a traitor to his country! Plus the reprints: Spy Smasher in an untitled story; Captain Midnight in "The Cross-Country Crime!"; and Rocketman in an untitled story. Also: Articles on the serials of Spy Smasher, Captain Midnight, Rocket Man, Black Commando, Captain America, and Batman and Robin. 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #11
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 11

    Reprints. Stories by unknown. Art by Bob Fujitani, Jerry Robinson & Mort Meskin, Sam Cooper and John Dixon. Cover by Bob Fujitani. It's the origin of Catman and Kitten and the story of how his mother's killer was brought to justice in "The Story of Rosetta!" Plus: The Black Terror in "The Model Crimes!"; Phantom Lady in the retitled "Satan's Seal"; and Catman and Kit in "The Electronic Monster!" 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • 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.

  • Issue #19A
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 19A

    Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black, Martin L. Grein and others. Art by Mort Meskin, Bernie Krigstein, George Evans, Ray Osrin, Martin L. Greim, Al Bradford, Carl Pfeufer, Leonard Frank, Norman Maurer, Ralph Mayo, and Wally Wood. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett, Harvey, Charlton, Quality, Fiction House, and others in the Golden Age, focusing on sci-fi stories and heroes. A classic Space Patrol adventure by EC legend Bernie Krigstein; A profile of Captain Midnight and his enemy Xog, ruler of Saturn; Kenton of the Star Patrol goes undercover as a convict in a prison mine on Saturn's moon Titan, with art by Wally Wood. Mysterymen in Space!; Space Patrol: Robber Baron of Deimos; Captain Video: The Dark Side of the Moon; Rocky Jones Space Ranger: The Forbidden Frequency; Who the Heck is Xog?; Rocky X of the Rocketeers!; Earth Raiders From Galaxy X; Kenton of the Star Patrol: The Alien Raiders. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #19B
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 19B

    Color Giant Supersonic Special Edition, limited to 700 copies. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black, Martin L. Grein and others. Art by Mort Meskin, Bernie Krigstein, George Evans, Ray Osrin, Martin L. Greim, Al Bradford, Carl Pfeufer, Leonard Frank, Norman Maurer, Ralph Mayo, and Wally Wood. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett, Harvey, Charlton, Quality, Fiction House, and others in the Golden Age, focusing on sci-fi stories and heroes. This special edition features 16 color pages reprinted from Thrilling Science #1. A classic Space Patrol adventure by EC legend Bernie Krigstein; A profile of Captain Midnight and his enemy Xog, ruler of Saturn; Kenton of the Star Patrol goes undercover as a convict in a prison mine on Saturn's moon Titan, with art by Wally Wood.  Mysterymen in Space!; Thrilling Science; Space Patrol: Robber Baron of Deimos; Captain Video: The Dark Side of the Moon; Rocky Jones Space Ranger: The Forbidden Frequency; Who the Heck is Xog?; Rocky X of the Rocketeers!; Earth Raiders From Galaxy X; Kenton of the Star Patrol: The Alien Raiders. 64 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $10.95.

  • Issue #20
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 20

    Cover by Matt Baker. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black, Ruth Roche, Mark Heike, Frank Borth, and Jack Cole. Art by Frank Borth, Rudy Palais, Al Plastino, Matt Baker and Jack Cole. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fox, Quality, and others in the Golden Age. A classic Phantom Lady adventure by legendary artist Matt Baker; An interview with Golden Age artist Frank Borth; The Death Patrol gets a short-lived new recruit during a civilian aid mission in France, with art by Plastic Man creator Jack Cole. The Subway Slayer; The Spider Widow and The Raven; PEACE…Its Wonderful; Dynamic Man; Death Patrol; Mystery of The Monkey Cult. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #21
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 21

    Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black, Paul Hammerlinck and Marc Swayze. Art by Marc Swayze, Paul Hammerlinck, Alex Blum, Carl Pfeufer and Jack Cole. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett and others in the Golden Age. The WWII-era superheroes of Fawcett Comics are the focus of this issue. A review of Fawcett's America's Greatest Comics series, with cover reprints; Marc Swayze reminisces about writing and drawing the Phantom Eagle; Ibis the Invincible battles the Moon Monsters. Marc Swayze; Spy Smasher and the Faker; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Win, Place, and Death; America's Greatest Comics; Marc Swayze, Golden Age Artist, on The Phantom Eagle; The Phantom Eagle and the Cave of the Vikings; Ibis the Invincible: Moon Monsters; Bulletman: The Killer-Diller Killers. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #22
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 22

    Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black, Charles Biro, Bill Woolfolk, Paul Gustavson and Will Eisner. Art by Mike Sekowsky, Alex Kotzky, Ed Martinott, John Jordan, Carl Pfeufer, Dan Zolnerowich and Paul Gustavson. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett, Quality, and others in the Golden Age. A spy adventure featuring Black X from the immortal Will Eisner; The Human Bomb hunts down Nazi war criminals in Argentina; Manhunter tracks the Voodoo Queen and her cronies to their cemetery lair. Captain Flash: The Fight of the Century; Manhunter; Crimebuster: Big Trap...Tender Bait; Don Winslow of the Navy Climbs Mount Everest; Espionage Starring Black X: The Legion of Living Bombs; The Human Bomb. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #23
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 23

    Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Mark G. Heike, Jack Cole, Martin Filchock, Ruben Moreira, S. M. Iger and Gardner Fox (credited as Paul Dean). Art by Ruben Moreira, Ogden Whitney, Reed Crandall, Martin Filchock, and Jack Cole. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett, Quality, and others in the Golden Age. Firebrand meets up with Joan at a Red Cross station in Cairo, but the Nazis arent far behind; An interview with Centaur Comics artist and industry pioneer Martin Filchock; Quicksilver is miraculously impervious to bullets while keeping crooks from rigging a boat race. G-2: Case No. 7; The Return of Mata Hari; The Skyman: The Red Signet; The Firebrand; Pioneer Comic Book Artist Martin Filchock; Fire-Man; Quicksilver. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #24
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 24

    Cover by Mike Sekowsky. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black and Gardner Fox. Art by Pierce Rice, Mike Sekowsky, Ken Battefield, Bob Powell, and Ruben Moreira. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett, Quality, and others in the Golden Age. Manhunter aids a suspended cop by investigating a weird murder; Captain Flash battles an alien invasion of the Earth; The little-known superhero called The Target. Manhunter: The Case of the Kidnapped Corpse; Captain Flash: The Invaders; The Target; Strong Man: Peril at Devil's Kitchen; Ibis the Invincible: The Twist in Time; Dynamic Man: The Tangerine Terror. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #25
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 25

    Cover by Chu Hing. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black, Alex Toth, Christopher Irving, Jeff Gelb, Ken Crossen and Walter Frame. Art by Mart Nodell, Irwin Hasen, Paul Reinman, Alex Toth and Gil Kane. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett, Quality, and others in the Golden Age. An all-green issue, featuring the Green Lama, Green Lantern, Green Hornet, Green Mask and Green Turtle. An interview with Green Lantern creator Martin Nodell; The long history of the Green Lantern(s); A man disguises himself as The Devil in order to intimidate Chinese merchants. Manhunter: The Case of the Kidnapped Corpse; Captain Flash: The Invaders; The Target; Strong Man: Peril at Devil's Kitchen; Ibis the Invincible: The Twist in Time; Dynamic Man: The Tangerine Terror. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #26
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 26

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    Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black, Ruth Roche, Len Dodson and Major T. E. Bowen. Art by John Dixon, Murphy Anderson, and Bob Lubbers. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett, Quality, and others in the Golden Age. In a rarely reprinted Australian story, Cat-Man and Kit find a strange swamp cult ruled by an old man with hypnotic powers while seeking Cat-Mans kidnapped fiancee; An old enemy realizes that Sandra Knight is actually The Phantom Lady; Star Pirate enlightens a senator about the terrible conditions on the planet Orion. Cat-Man and Kit: The Secret of the Swamp; Phantom Lady: An Eye for an Eye-Witness; Star Pirate; Captain Wings: An Invitation to Death. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #27
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 27

    Cover by Bill Black. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black, Jerry DeFuccio, Nick Cardy, Ruth Roche, W. Morgan Thomas, Charles Biro and Gardner Fox. Art by Reed Crandall, Nick Cardy, Matt Baker, S. R. Powell, Ralph Mayo, Mick Anglo and Dick Ayers. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett, Quality, and others in the Golden Age. Monsieur Gravedigger, a story commissioned for EC Comics that never saw print; Phantom Lady investigates a womans murder to free a notorious ladies man; The forces of evil want to kill Mr. Mystic, but first they must go through Shadowman. Monsieur Gravedigger; Lady Luck; Phantom Lady: A Shroud for the Bride; Mr. Mystic; Crimebuster: The Long Arm of Justice; Marvelman and the Electroctopus; The Avenger: The Fog Robbers. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #28
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 28

    Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black, Joseph Greene, and Charles Biro. Art by Mort Lawrence, Al Camy, Ken Battefield, Rafael Astarita, Lin Streeter, and Ralph Mayo. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Nedor/Better Publications and Lev Gleason Publications in the Golden Age. The Grim Reaper discovers why the Chameleon is trying to destroy the city of Eastport; Miss Masque seeks a killer dressed like a devil at a masquerade party; Golden Age Daredevils sidekicks the Little Wise Guys have a solo adventure. Black Terror: The Deadly Choice; Grim Reaper: The Master of Treachery; Fighting Yank: Black Wings of Death; Miss Masque: The Devil to Pay; Little Wise Guys: Hold That Lion. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #29
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 29

    Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Mark G. Heike and Robert Turner. Art by Jim Mooney, Alex Blum, and Pierce Rice. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fox, Ace, Quality, and others in the Golden Age. This issue focuses on longtime artist Jim Mooney. Wildfire takes on the Fire-Devil, who spreads terror in Pleasantville with an armored flame-thrower; Jim Mooneys first published story, featuring The Lynx, aka The Moth; An interview with Jim Mooney, featuring art from his long career. Wildfire; Flash Lightning; Interview with Jim Mooney; Samson and David; From the Moth to the Lynx; The Lynx with Blackie the Mystery Boy. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #30
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 30

    Cover by Bill Black and Mark Heike. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black and Otto Binder. Art by Phil Bard, C. C. Beck, Jack Binder, and Joe Kubert. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett and others in the Golden Age. The WWII-era superheroes of Fawcett Comics are once again the focus of this issue. Commando Yank must undertake a dangerous ritual involving the eye of a temple idol to give the British Army a leg up on the Japanese; A C.C. Beck self-portrait with Captain Marvel from the 1978 OrlandoCon program booklet; A man simulates suicide with a water pistol. The Temple of the One-Eyed Idol; The Upside Down Mystery; Conquering Con Man; The Deadly Islands; The Tunnel of Terror; All Wet. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #31
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 31

    Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black and Charles Biro. Art by Charles Biro, Hy Mankin, Jerry Robinson, Mort Meskin, Seymour Reit and Norman Maurer. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Standard/Nedor, Lev Gleason, Fiction House and Fawcett in the Golden Age. The final appearance of the Golden Age Daredevil; the Terror Twins smell a rat after a jockey dies while riding a horse; Auro, Lord of Jupiter, tries to convince Bixo to accept his new son-in-law. Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys: Speed and Space!; Bulletman: Case of the Vanishing Elephant; Black Terror: Handicap to Murder; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Crimebuster: The Son of a Scoundrel. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #32
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 32

    "Spotlighting the Ajax Heroes" issue. The Flame, The Black Rider, Mr. Scarlett, The Mercury Man, The Mysterious Traveler reprints. Art by Ken Battefield, Arturo Cazeneuve, Pierce Rice, Carl Pfeufer, Rocke Mastroserio, and Steve Ditko. Ajax Comics article by Bill Black. 48 pages, black and white. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #33
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 33

    Cover by Bill Black. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black and others. Art by Pierce Rice, Nina Albright, Louis Cazeneuve, C. R. Schaare, Seymour Reit and Bill Black. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fox Features, Holyoke and Fawcett in the Golden Age. A post-9/11 patriotic-themed issue, featuring all-American heroes from the Golden Age of comics. The Eagle and Buddy investigate the mysterious sinking of the Navy's new submarine, which was carrying a fortune in gold; Miss Victory tries to find out why carrier pigeons are disappearing; Red Cross (the fighter ace) sets out to find a downed pilot before the Japanese do. The Eagle; Miss Victory: Devils with Wings; The Dart and Ace; Flagman; Spy Smasher; Fighting Yank. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #34
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 34

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    Cover by Dick Briefer. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Dick Briefer, Joe Gill and Bob Wood. Art by Steve Ditko, Dick Briefer, Ben Brown, David Gantz, Fletcher Hanks, Bob Wood, Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fox Features, Stanmore and Prize in the Golden Age. A special focus on weird heroes of the Golden Age. Dick Briefers Frankenstein may have found true love; Stardust the Space Wizard, by the king of weird comics, Fletcher Hanks; Further weirdness with The Purple Claw, Jungle Jo and Lura, and The Ghost. Also featuring movie stills of Boris Karloff, The Wolf Man and Vincent Price. Stardust the Super Wizard; Monster of Frankenstein: The Beautiful Dead; Purple Claw: The Devil is a Dame!; Jungle Jo: The White Spirits!; Mysterious Traveler: Test of a Man; The Ghost Meets The Claw's Uncle; Spy Smasher; Fighting Yank. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #35
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 35

    Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Gardner Fox, Bill Parker, Bill Ward and Stan Lee. Art by Dick Ayers, Bob Lubbers, C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Bill Ward and Carl Burgos. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fox Features, Holyoke and Fawcett in the Golden Age. Russian agents seek an experimental airplane by kidnapping a scientists brother; Captain Wings is framed for treason by Col. Zoltam; A classic Stan Lee-Carl Burgos 3-pager from 1950. The Birth of the Avenger; Captain Wings: Operation Satan; Spy Smasher; Charlie Chan: Pawns of Peril; Young Marvelman: The Flyers of World War I; Torchy; When You Die. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #36
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 36

    Cover by Mike Sekowsky. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Mark G. Heike, and Ray Gill. Art by Mike Sekowsky, Kurt Schaffenberger, Edvard Moritz, Alan Mandel and Paul Gustavson. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett, Sterling, Curtis and others in the Golden Age. An article and story featuring the Panther, a little-known Australian super-hero; Captain Flash battles the underwater menace of the Sharkmen; The origin of The Twister. The Panther; Captain Flash: Sharkmen; Ibis: Death of the Cat; Miracle Man: Balak the Dominator; Tomboy: Crime Wave; Blue Bolt; Introducing the Twister. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #37
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 37

    Cover by Kevin Rasel and Paul Monsky. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black and Bill Schelly. Art by Mort Meskin, Mark Heike, Bob Fujitani, Grass Green, Bob Powell, Robert Webb and Don Lawrence. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Standard/Better/Nedor, Holyoke/Continental, Magazine Enterprises, Worth Pubs, and L. L. Miller in the Golden Age. The Fighting Yank intervenes when crooks target a vintage document signed by George Washington; Remembering underground and indie comix legend Richard "Grass" Green; Marvelman (the British one) sets a speed record. Fighting Yank: Fireworks On the Fourth; Cat-Man vs. Dr. Macabre; Grass Green; Strongman: The Deadly Hour; Black Cobra: Grenades for Glory; Human Meteor; Marvelman and the World Speed Record. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #38
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 38

    Cover by Emil Gershwin. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black and Paul Gustavson. Art by Paul Gustavson, Bill Ward, Carl Pfeufer, Emil Gershwin, Tom Hickey, Robert Webb and Jack Kirby. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett, Ajax and Quality in the Golden Age. A previously unpublished cover to Jack Kirby's 1950s title Captain 3-D; Commando Yank encounters corruption on the baseball diamond; Spy Smasher faces off against Nazi agent Iron Mask. Bulletman: The Dangerous Escape; Commando Yank: Death on the Diamond; Rusty Ryan; Spy Smasher: The Man in the Iron Mask; Black Cobra: Deadline for Danger; Lee Granger; Captain 3-D. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #39
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 39

    Cover by Hack Black and Bill Black. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black and others. Art by Don Lawrence, Bill Ward, Joe Certa, John Belfi, George Roussos, Ken Battefield and Ernie Schroeder. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Nedor, Fawcett, and Hillman in the Golden Age. A nuclear experiment traps Airboy in a weird alternate dimension; Pyroman battles dinosaurs; A Captain Marvel Jr. story from 1951 (featuring an invisibility plot) is revised for this issue as a Fighting Yank story. Fighting Yank Vanishes; Pyroman: Terror From the Past; Airboy; Spy Smasher Fills a Dead Man's Shoes; Bulletman: The Highwaymen of the Skies; Marvelman: Gargunza's Gas Works; DVD Lost Classics. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #40
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 40

    Cover by Will Meugniot. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black, Bill Parker and Charles Biro. Art by Jerry Robinson, Mort Meskin, George Tuska, Charles Tomsey, Ben Brown, Lew Gantz, Ralph Mayo and Pete Costanza. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Pines, Fawcett, Lev Gleason and others in the Golden Age. Black Terror helps a lonely lighthouse keeper and his daughter terrorized by smugglers; A rare solo story featuring Black Terrors sidekick Tim; The final Black Terror story of the Golden Age. Black Terror: Larceny in the Lighthouse; Black Terror: The Kid Plays a Lone Hand; Airboy; Spy Smasher; Bulletman: Leave Us Face It; Purple Claw: The Final Horror; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow's Lucky Blunder. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #41
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 41

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    Cover by Will Meugniot. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black and Jerry Siegel. Art by Jack Binder, Mac Raboy, Emil Gershwin, Dick Dillin, John Buscema, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett, Charlton and others in the Golden Age. Classic Fawcett covers of the 1940s; Reprints of Golden Age Jack Kirby covers to Black Magic and Adventure Comics; A Nature Boy story by Superman creator Jerry Siegel, illustrated by Conan and Marvel legend John Buscema. Bulletman: Check and Double Check; Men of Mystery Cover Gallery; Spy Smasher: The Stolen Battleship; Ibis the Invincible: The Invaders From the Rubber World; Nature Boy: The Dictator of Utopia; The Kirby Corner! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #42
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 42

    Cover by Will Meugniot. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black, Dick Briefer, Paul Gustavson, Robert Turner and Gardner Fox. Art by Howard Nostrand, Dick Briefer, Paul Gustavson, Jack Binder, Ross Andru and Bob Powell. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett, Novelty, Magazine Enterprises and others in the Golden Age. The mysterious Fantom of the Fair (one of the first post-Superman costumed heroes) investigates subterranean activity that threatens visitors to the 1939 New York World's Fair; Bulletman investigates when a newspapers erroneous obituaries start coming true; Superstitions and folk tales about ghosts from around the world. Bulletman: The Prophetic Press; Sky Lore; Blue Bolt: The Thing of Terror; Fantom of the Fair; K the Unknown; Facts on the Fantastic; Jet Powers: The Devil's Machine. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #43
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 43

    Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black and Gardner Fox. Art by Charles Sultan, Pierce Rice, Arthur Cazeneuve, Tony Cataldo, Raymond Thayer, Victor Pazmino and Bob Powell. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fox Features, Nedor/Standard, Magazine Enterprises and Centaur in the Golden Age. The origin of The Flames sidekick, Flame Girl; Bulletman and Bulletgirl face off against the Unholy Three; The origin of little-known 1940s hero TNT Todd. Bulletman: Return of the Unholy Three; Flame Girl; Dynamic Man: The Mad Master of the Doomsday Express; The Mask Returns; TNT Todd: The Amazing Story of One Man's Fight Against Evil!; Avenger: The Day the Earth Grew. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #44
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 44

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black and others. Art by Charles Sultan, Don Rico, Fred Guardineer, Harry G. Peter, Jack Ryan, Emil Gershwin, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Fawcett, Progressive Pubs, Holyoke, Eastern Color and Curtis Publications in the Golden Age. A 1940s Captain Freedom cover by Simon and Kirby; Hitler releases The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and Cat-Man must find a way to contain them; The Golden Age hero Man O Metal, whose powers are similar to Spidey villain Molten Man, in an adventure by Wonder Woman artist H. G. Peter. Captain Freedom; Bulletman: Susan Kent Gone!; Cat-Man and the Kitten; Dave Dean: Devil of the Deep; Man O' Metal; Lady Fairplay; The White Streak and the Red Seal. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #45
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 45

    Cover by Mac Raboy and Bob Rogers. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black, Charles Biro, Bob Powell and Otto Binder. Art by Ken Bald, Jerry Iger, Norman Maurer, Maurice Whitman, Bob Powell, Howard Nostrand and Steve Ditko. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Quality, Fox, Lev Gleason, Fiction House and Charlton in the Golden Age. Bulletman and Bulletgirl end their partnership; Wonder Boy battles Nazi saboteurs in a submarine; Jungle lord Kaanga faces off against the Phantom Queen. Bulletman; Wonder Boy; Nightbird: The Censor; Crimebuster: The Overconfident Con Man; Mysterious Traveler: Escape; Kaanga; Man in the Hood. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #46
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 46

    Cover by Reed Crandall. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black and others. Art by Reed Crandall, Al Bryant, Alex Blum, Sam Citron, Leonard Starr, and John Celardo. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Quality and Fiction House in the Golden Age. Stormy Foster, the Great Defender, steps in when a Chinese man is mistaken for Japanese during World War II; Jungle lord Kaanga tries to protect a family targeted for their valuable mine property; Little-known superheroes Neon the Unknown and The Jester. Stormy Foster; Neon the Unknown; Manhunter: Fence, Incorporated; Jester; Star Pirate; Quality Heroes!; Kaanga; Fiction House Heroes. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #47
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 47

    Cover by Mac Raboy. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black and Jack Kirby. Art by Alex Kotzky, Rudy Palais, Al Carreno, Bob Fujitani, and Jack Kirby. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Quality, Fawcett, Ace and others in the Golden Age. A Jack Kirby two-pager from Harveys Alarming Tales; Captain Truth battles light-bulb thieves, in one of the strangest tales of the Golden Age; The origin of Bulletgirl. Doll Man's Dilemma; Magno the Magnetic Man; Bulletman: The Origin of Bulletgirl; Logan's Next Life; Captain Truth: The Vanishing Boy! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #48
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 48

    Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black and Bill Woolfolk. Art by John Spranger, Frank Carin, Charles Sultan, Ernest Schroeder, Dick Ayers, Robert Webb, Mort Meskin and Jerry Robinson. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Quality, Standard/Nedor, Fiction House, Harry A Chesler, Hillman, Charlton and Fago in the Golden Age. Doll Man faces the unlikely villainy of Polka-Dot (no relation to Little Dot); The origin of the original shambling-mass hero, The Heap; The Black Terror faces off against colorful female vigilante Red Ann. Doll Man: Polka Dot On the Spot; Space Mouse: Believe It Or Not!; Yankee Doodle Jones; Heap; Fear; Sheena; Black Terror: The Revenge of Red Ann. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #49
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 49

    Cover by Mac Raboy. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black, Bob Powell and Robert Turner. Art by C. C. Beck, Bob Powell, Ted Galindo, Ray Osrin, Jack Binder, Jim Mooney, Mort Meskin and Bob Lubbers. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Quality, Fawcett, Charlton and Harvey in the Golden Age. A rare look at a Dime Action Book (similar to Big Little Books) adventure featuring Fawcett hero Minute Man; The only appearance of oddball female hero Atoma; Bulletman is joined by the flying canine Bulletdog. Minute Man: Mystery of the Spy Ring; Blue Beetle: Last Chance; Bulletman: Bulletdog Takes Over; Atoma; The Oddity of Atoma!; Wildfire; Captain Wings: Taps for the Sky Snake. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.

  • Issue #50
    Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) 50

    Cover by Bob Powell. Edited by Bill Black. Stories by Bill Black, Gardner Fox and Will Eisner. Art by Emil Gershwin, John Dixon, Charles Tomsey, Bob Powell, and Will Eisner. AC Comics reprints classic superhero stories that originally appeared in comics from Quality, Magazine Enterprises, and Fawcett in the Golden Age. 50th issue special: A spy adventure featuring Black X from the immortal Will Eisner; Australian hero Cat-Man fights to save his girlfriend and her scientist father from gangsters; Spy Smasher battles Nazis while stranded on a tropical island. Spy Smasher: Winds of Death; Cat-Man and Kit; Bulletman: The Death Jump; Espionage Starring the Black X; Men of Mystery Hits 50!; The Avenger: The Man From Mars. 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $6.95.