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DAVY CROCKETT(?) in "Death Stalks the Alamo" (1951)
Wow. Even the most gullible kid readers back in 1951 must have had a hard time swallowing this one. Too bad they didn't set it fifty years later, and call the guy Davy's grandson. Then it might have...
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The Shadow by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA (2012)
cover art for Dynamite's "The Fire of Creation"
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THE SHADOW and the Robbery Ring! (1940)
This little adventure appeared in Shadow Comics #2, from back in 1940. Legend has it Walter Gibson wrote the script. The art appears to be by Vernon Green, who did the comic strip. Was this mini-tale...
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"TALES OF TOM MIX" - A New Series by Scott McCrae: MOUNTAIN KILLER
Mountain Killer is the first of five novels (so far) starring Tom Mix. It’s a good read. Scott McCrea’s prose is tight and smooth, and delivers a fair number of smiles. The plan for the series, the...
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DOC SAVAGE Makes his Comic Book Debut! (1940)
Yeah, Doc make the jump to the funnybooks in this first issue of Shadow Comics in 1940. Who drew it? Don't know, but let's hope he never did it again. Doc will return next week!
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The First Appearance of BLACK ADAM (1945)
So who the heck is this Black Adam dude we're seeing on the TV trailers? Here's the skinny, from B.A.'s first appearance. This is from Marvel Family #1, published back in Dec. 1945. Near as I can...
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SAVAGE MESA - A New Adventure of Tom Mix by Scott McCrea
Savage Mesa, the second novel (of five, so far) in Scott McCrea’s Tom Mix series, is a big departure from the first. While that one, Mountain Killer (reviewed HERE), was a western murder mystery,...
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Al Williamson, Angelo Torres & the Cheyenne Kid head for CUSTER'S LAST STAND...
These one-of-a-kind color guide pages come to us from deep in the archives of the fabled Mike Britt Collection. Thanks Mike! The saga of Custer's Demise was presented in three parts in Cheyenne Kid...
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THE SHADOW and the Salamanders! (1940)
A thrilling adventure from Shadow Comics #5, July 1940, presumably the work of Walter Gibson and Vernon Greene. More Shadow every Saturday!
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DOC SAVAGE and "The Smoke of Eternity" (1940)
This was Doc's last appearance in Shadow Comics before getting his own mag. When that folded - after 20 issues - he returned to his back-up slot with the Shadow. Doc will be back next week!
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Al Williamson, Angelo Torres & the Cheyenne Kid get closer to CUSTER'S LAST...
Here's the deal: Sometime in the ancient past, Steve Ditko (who did the cover for Cheyenne Kid #10, 1957) gifted these silver proofs to Mr. Mike Britt, collector extraordinaire. Mike courageously let...
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