Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Jan 30, 2011, 2:55 pm
Whiz Wilson appeared in SURE FIRE COMICS v1#1-#3 (there were two #3s/June-Oct 1940) and continued in LIGHTNING COMICS v1#4-v2#4 (Dec 1940-Dec 1941). from LIGHTNING COMICS V2#4 (December 1941) story and art by unknown
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Jan 30, 2011, 2:43 pm
He might do. From the press release:The film will be directed by Zack Snyder, who stated, “In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time, and I am honored to be a part of his return to the big screen. I also join Warner Bros., Legendary and the ...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Jan 22, 2011, 6:40 pm
Back in October 2010 it was announced that David E. Kelley was working on a pilot for a new Wonder Woman series. In early January, it appeared that it wasn't going to happen. But now this past week it seems to be on again. I'm not sure how excited I am. I would love a Wonder Woman series. But the ...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Jan 20, 2011, 7:45 pm
Time once again for some shameless self-promotion! AMAZING GOLDEN AGE ADVENTURE FUNNIES #2 is now available! Featuring six tales from Weird Comics #14 (May 1941): The Dart & Ace! Sorceress of Zoom! The Eagle & Buddy! Doctor Mortal! Marga the Panther Woman! Blast Bennett!52 pages | full c...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Jan 16, 2011, 9:08 pm
A champion of justice whose weapons are a steel bow and blazing arrows which carry his seal...this is ALIAS The SPIDER...in reality, young Tom Hallaway! from CRACK COMICS #16 (September 1941) stroy and art by Paul Gustavson ALIAS The SPIDER around the web: Public Domain Super HeroesToonopedia...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Dec 15, 2010, 6:48 pm
Marvelo, Monarch of Magicians was...well, a magician! He had the power to do just about anything that the story required by shouting "Kalora!" Created by Fred Guardineer (who also created Zatara Master Magician for DC Comics and Tor the Magic Master for Quality, anyone else sense a pattern...?), Ma...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Dec 12, 2010, 7:25 pm
There's very little info online for Young Robinhood (often misspelled "Young Robin Hood"). Here's what Public Domian Super Heroes has:Billy Lackington, son of one New York City's wealthiest men, decides to use his archery skills to fight against the criminals who preyed on the poor. He used his fas...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Dec 1, 2010, 5:55 pm
Sergeant Spook (which apparently was his real name before he died) has a very short and simple secret origin...and it contains a message: Smoking is bad for your health! One night while working in the police crime laboratory, Sergeant Spook absent-mindedly laid his pipe next to a rack of chemicals. ...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Nov 28, 2010, 2:53 pm
Minimidget (and girlfriend/sidekick, Ritty) debuted in AMAZING MAN COMICS #5 (Sept 1939, which was the first issue of the series). He held his spot until the next to the last issue of the series, AMAZING MAN COMICS #25 (Dec 1941). He also appeared in all 5 issues of STARS & STRIPES COMICS (#2-6, M...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Nov 21, 2010, 4:31 pm
The Fighting Yank (Bruce Carter III) meets Baron Karl Mannfred Von Khill, Der Fuehrer's greatest secret agent!! from AMERICA'S BEST COMICS #14 (June 1945) story by Richard Hughes (?); art by ?
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Nov 20, 2010, 4:10 pm
Update: Zazzle is offering 40% off calendars! Use code 40CLNDRS2011 at checkout! Ends 11/30/2010. Amazing Golden Age Heroes 2011 Calendar The Story, The Drama, The Strife... Okay... Earlier this year I was thinking it would be cool to have a calendar of Golden Age heroes. I figured with all the pr...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Nov 17, 2010, 5:57 pm
Here's a 19-page epic to waste a minute on!! Magno, the master of magnetism and his young friend Davey, fight bravely as the Cobra, international inciter of evil, strikes at America!from SUPER-MYSTERY COMICS vol 2 #4 (October 1941) story by Bob Turner; art & cover by Jim Mooney
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Nov 14, 2010, 12:02 pm
While on a safari with his wife and infant son across the bleak steppes of Outer Mongolia, Richard Grey and his expedition were ambushed and murdered by Yakki Raiders, leaving young Richard, Jr. orphaned and alone. A nearby condor took little Dick under her wing and back to her nest. Growing up, yo...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Nov 10, 2010, 7:23 pm
Mr. Miracle appeared in CAPTAIN FEARLESS #1-2 (Aug-Sep 1941). And that's about it. There's no info online that I could really find. It's interesting to note that he gets knocked out twice (in six pages!), there may be a theme here... from HOLYOKE ONE-SHOT #5 (1944) (originally from CAPTAIN FEARLESS...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Nov 7, 2010, 2:18 pm
Gifted with strange, prophetic powers, Bob Paxton, alias The Oracle -- pits his strength and unusual mental abilities against crime and evil...Bob Paxton, a young engineer, was in British Guiana as a technician with the Army Air Force. While searching the jungle for a location for a secret air strip...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Nov 3, 2010, 6:04 pm
The Face debuted in BIG SHOT COMICS #1 (May 1940) and stuck with the title until the end (BIG SHOT #104). Although he gave up being the Face in issue #63 (Feb 1946) and continued his adventures as just Tony Trent. Along the way he appeared in 4 issues of his own, THE FACE #1 (1941) & 2 (1943) and ...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Oct 31, 2010, 6:47 pm
It's not Halloween with out a little Frankenstein!!! Frankenstein ("Although Frankenstein is the name of the monster's creator, the creation itself has become known as Frankenstein") finds himself in Hell and teams up with an old Black Owl villain, Doctor Devil!! He'll grant you three wishes if you...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Oct 27, 2010, 3:57 pm
In Tibet, Yarko and his sidekick Li Wan traverse blinding blizzards and thunderous avalanches through Devil's Pass to reach the Valley of the Moon. Upon their arrival, they find flowers that bleed human blood growing in molten lava-filled craters...and vampires!! Ah, the Golden Age... from WONDERWO...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Oct 24, 2010, 1:51 pm
Halloween Time at GAH continues!! And you can't have Halloween (ish-type) fun without witches!! Rodney Kent and his pupil, Mark Swift, journey backward in history to old Puritan-land, to find out whether New England witchcraft was legend or not! From Comic Vine:An orphan, Mark Swift lived in Green...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Oct 20, 2010, 6:15 pm
Woo Hoo! It's that time of year for some Halloween(ish-type) stories. LOL. Okay, they're just stories with vampires and stuff like that. But, whatever... When I first came back (a couple weeks ago), I decided that this time around I was only going to post original scans. Not that you couldn't ne...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Oct 17, 2010, 12:16 pm
Sorry for the shameless self-promotion, but I'm doing it anyway: There are lots of places where you can download or go online and read Golden Age comics (like here, for example). But some people, like me, like to hold comics in their hands and read them. And there are companies that do Golden Age ...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Oct 13, 2010, 4:50 pm
From The Golden Age Hero Directory: Hailing from the great arctic north, Doctor Frost can fire beams of cold from his hands and envelop himself in a sheath of ice so thick that it can withstand strong explosions. But he doesn't exclusively rely on his cold powers; he is a good scrapper in his own ri...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Oct 10, 2010, 10:43 pm
It's really hard to find information on The Masquerader online (his real name is Hank Smith!). GCD lists him as having 4 appearances (A-1 COMICS #3, 7, 8 & 10). It also says the genre is "crime drama." So he's probably only wearing a costume in this story because it's a costume party and not beca...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Sep 13, 2009, 10:36 pm
The next DC Universe Animated Original Movie, SUPERMAN/BATMAN PUBLIC ENEMIES comes out September 29th! Here's the official trailer: Not much to it. But Comic Book Resources has a two-minute clip from the movie! I stole if for ya: "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies" features a star-studded voice ca...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Sep 13, 2009, 10:36 pm
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Sep 12, 2009, 5:29 pm
A few weeks ago, Anonymous left a response to my Super: HERO underwear from aussieBum! post from last year where he says: "I would like to see Wolverine jockey shorts or briefs for men like myself to wear." Well, being anonymous and all, I have no idea what a man like himself might be, mean or wear....
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Sep 12, 2009, 5:29 pm
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Sep 10, 2009, 3:32 pm
Oh my gosh!! You have no idea how excited I am about this!!! To have Hippolyta as Wonder Woman anything!! I'd love an action figure. But this'll do for now. Although I'm not really sure how I'm going to be able to afford it. But February is still a few months away... DESIGNED BY AMANDA CONNE...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Sep 10, 2009, 3:32 pm
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Sep 9, 2009, 9:00 am
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Sep 9, 2009, 9:00 am
Nine! Nine! Nine! Nine! Let's sing the song of Nine! How many is Nine!? Nine #9's from 9 decades!!! BRINGING UP FATHER Series No. 9 ALL-AMERICAN COMICS 9 BATMAN 9 SUPERBOY 9 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA 9 BATMAN FAMILY 9 THE NEW TEEN TITANS 9 THE POWER OF SHAZAM 9 WONDER WOMAN 9 On the Web: 9...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Sep 7, 2009, 2:20 pm
ADVENTURE COMICS 360 SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES 238 WONDER WOMAN (v2) 73
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Sep 7, 2009, 2:20 pm
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Sep 7, 2009, 1:52 pm
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Sep 7, 2009, 1:52 pm
Well, the lime green wasn't supposed to last that long! LOL!! Here's our new look for awhile: Yeah, I'm back. Hopefully fairly regularly. We'll see how that works out...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Apr 16, 2009, 8:36 pm
Headlines: It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s a New Book for Superman Musical A new production of the cult musical It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman will premiere during the Dallas Theater Center’s 2009-2010 season. According to The Dallas Morning News, the Center’s artistic ...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Apr 12, 2009, 3:58 pm
So, I was trying to come up with a new Donna Troy themed header, so ComicsAllTooReal's Chris would get off my back (not really, cuz he bites well). And somehow I went off on some bizarre tangent and this came out of it: Don't even ask me, cuz I have no idea...Why is it: that in this day and age, wh...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Apr 11, 2009, 3:02 pm
Warner Brothers Animation revealed a new mural for the front of their building on April 7th. Head over to Toon Zone to check out the festivities!! Guess what my computer desktop looks like right now!!! ;-)
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Tony Z. posted an article on Comics N Things - Apr 11, 2009, 1:48 pm
Well, I tried to freshen up a little. Not sure I care for it. We'll see how long it lasts. You can see the previous looks by checking out the header gallery.
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
VULCAN appeared in SUPER-MYSTERY COMICS v1 #1-v3 #2 (July 1940-July 1942) and FOUR FAVORITES #1-3 (Sept 1941-Jan 1942). Vulcan was a descendant of the Roman god of fire, also known as Vulcan. He lived in a volcano. He had a fiery aura and could shoot flame, control flame and ... talk to and punch f...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
The Raven made 18 appearances during the golden age. He debuted in SURE FIRE COMICS v1 #1 (June 1940) and appeared in all 4 issues (there were two #3s). He kept his place when SURE FIRE became LIGHTNING COMICS and stayed there the entire run, v1 #4-v3 #1 (Dec 1940-June 1942). He also appeared in FO...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Strongman debuted in CRASH COMICS #1 (May 1940) and ended his career in the final issue, #5 (Nov 1940). That's his claim to fame. When it comes to golden-age heroes, there's either an abundance of info about them online, or next to nothing. Strongman falls in the latter category. And even when yo...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
This is T.N.T.'s one and only appearance. Take from it all the info you're going to get on the character. :P from AMAZING MAN COMICS #21 (March 1941) story by ?; art by Dan Gormley One smart cookie: He goes from splitting the atom to harnessing it's power in a gun in just 3 hours!! Or not?: He dri...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Zanzibar the Magician appeared in every issue of MYSTERY MEN COMICS (#1-31, Aug 1939-Feb 1942). He also dropped by for appearances in GREEN MASK #2 (Fall 1940), REX DEXTER OF MARS #1 (Fall 1940), BLUE BEETLE #5 (Jan/Feb 1941) and THE FLAME #5-6 (Jun-Aug 1941). Zanzibar was a magician. Not much dif...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Yank and Doodle appeared in PRIZE COMICS #13-68 (Aug 1941-Feb/Mar 1948). Twins Rick and Dick Walters weren't old enough to join the Army, so they decided to become superheroes. Apparently, they also had super-strength and invulnerability when they were near each other, but that doesn't seem to play ...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Oh goodness, I'm burned out. I set myself a goal to put up 26 stories, A-Z, during the month of February. That gave me 2 skip days in case I fell behind, which I used. I had no idea what a task it would be. And it was tasking. So now Golden Age Heroes is going on a small hiatus. Probably about a ...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Okay, so X isn't really a super-type hero, but you try finding a golden-age hero with an "x" in their name, let alone one that starts with an "x"! X of the Underground traipsed around MILITARY COMICS #8-13 (Mar-Nov 1942). X was a resistance fighter opposing the Axis powers in Paris during World War ...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
The Woman in Red made 31 appearances in THRILLING COMICS, from her first appearance in #2 (Mar 1940) through #46 (Feb 1945). She also appeared in AMERICA'S BEST COMICS #1-2 (Feb-Sept 1942). Depending on what your criteria is for being a superhero, Woman in Red was arguably the first female superhero...
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Tony Z. posted an article on Golden Age Heroes - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
U.S JONES appeared in WONDERWORLD COMICS #28-33 (Aug 1941-Jan 1942) and U.S. JONES #1-2 (Nov 1941-Jan 1942). Jones (who appears to have never been addressed by a first name in his civilian identity) had no super powers. He just wore a patriotic costume and fought for justice. He eventually became a...
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