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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published 1996
Cover Price 6.95 USD
Pages 52
Editing Bill Black
Notes Numbering continued from Golden-Age Mystery Men.

Cover Details

Characters The Black Terror; Commando Yank; Phantom Lady; Captain Flash
Genre Superhero
Pencils Brad Gorby
Inks Mark Heike
Colors Bill Black ?
Notes Numbering continued from Golden-Age Mystery Men.

1 page text article "Men of Mystery"

Characters Commando Yank; Captain Flash
Genre Superhero
Script Bill Black
Pencils Dan Barry; Mike Sekowsky
Inks Dan Barry; ?
Letters Typeset
Notes Text article containing information on each character featured in this issue of Men of Mystery, the dedication of this issue to Jeff Gelb, an illustration of Commando Yank from his story in Wow Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #61 (December 1947) and an illustration of Captain Flash (head only) from Captain Flash (Sterling, 1954 series) #3 (May 1955).

8 page Commando Yank story "Riddle of the Arctic"

Characters Chase Yale [Commando Yank]; Red Hawk; Pierre Grisette; Commando Yank
Synopsis Chase Yale gets a letter from Red Hawk asking for help. When Chase gets there he finds that the fish have stopped running and everyone in the village is going to lose their boats to Pierre Grisette, who loaned them money they can't repay if they don't catch any fish. Even worse, Red Hawk's people will starve. It turns out that Pierre has trapped the fish upstream with some whales that are feeding on them. He makes the whales sick by feeding them mustard and making them vomit up precious ambergris. Commando Yank stops him, releases the fish trapped and Red Hawk keeps the ambergris so that he can sell it and keep his people from starving.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Dan Barry
Inks Dan Barry
Editing Roy Ald (original editor)
Reprinted from Wow Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #61 (December 1947)

10 page Fighting Yank story "The Crossroads of Crime!"

Characters Fighting Yank [Bruce Carter III]; Larry Adams; Babs; Spike; Harmon; Bruce Carter (ghost?); Mrs. Jones
Synopsis While driving the getaway car after a bank robbery Larry Adams hits Babs. He stops to help her and falls in love with her while she is in the hospital. While he is trying to figure out how they can have a future together his gang captures the Fighting Yank and this forces Larry to make his decision.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jerry Robinson (signed)
Inks Mort Meskin (signed)
Editing Ned Pines (original editor)
Reprinted from Fighting Yank, The (Standard, 1942 series) #25 (July 1948) [originally in color]

8 page The Black Terror story "The Nameless Men!"

Characters The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim; Dr. Terry Bruce; Maura; Grimes; Bob Benton; Barlow Saunt
Synopsis Dr. Terry Bruce is helping two men get insurance money by falsifying death certificates. When his girl friend is kidnapped to keep him from talking The Black Terror comes in to help.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Ruben Moreira
Inks Ruben Moreira
Editing Ned Pines (original editor)
Reprinted from Black Terror, The (Standard, 1942 series) #25 (December 1948) [originally in color]

6 page The Ghost Rider story "The Return of Magico?"

Characters The Ghost Rider; Magico; Specter
Synopsis While Magico is in jail waiting for his trial a tornado hits the town. While the Ghost Rider and the guards are busy saving townspeople Magico manages to escape when the tornado hits the jail. He assumes that everyone will think he was killed so he uses one of his many disguises to set up another fake crime to lure the Ghost Rider into a trap.
Genre Occult; Western
Script Carl Memley
Pencils Dick Ayers
Inks Ernie Bache
Reprinted from Red Mask (Magazine Enterprises, 1954 series) #48 [originally in color]

3 page Captain Flash, Phantom Lady, Commando Yank, The Black Terror text story "Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall ... part one"

Characters Captain Flash; Phantom Lady; Commando Yank; The Black Terror; Mirror Man
Synopsis Keith Spencer just manages to turn into Captain Flash before he is pulled through his mirror by Mirror Man. On the other side he comes upon three other superheroes (Phantom Lady, Commando Yank and the Black Terror) fighting a dinosaur.
Genre Superhero
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils Brad Gorby
Inks Mark Heike
Letters typeset
Notes The story of the cover, continued in the next issue.

7 page Phantom Lady story "Ringside Racket!"

Characters Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Don Borden; Slim McKay; Sandra Knight; Tex Bronko
Synopsis While out on a date Sandra Knight (Phantom Lady) and Don Borden come upon two men beating up the middleweight champ Slim McKay. He explains that they wanted him to throw his next fight and he refused. Phantom Lady decides that it is time to shut down this gang of thugs.
Genre Superhero
Script Ruth Roche ?
Editing Ruth Roche (original editor)
Notes Only the last two pages are in color.
Reprinted from Phantom Lady (Ajax; Farrell) #5 [#1] (December 1954-January 1955) [originally in color]

6 page Captain Flash story "The Beasts from 1,000,000 Million B.C."

Characters Captain Flash [Professor Keith Spencer]; Dr. Magnum; Ricky; Professor Keith Spencer; Ewa; Di-Ku; Bana
Synopsis When the quality of the uranium being supplied to the Atom City Laboratory begins to deteriorate Captain Flash and Ricky go to the source to see what the problem is. While there Ricky is poisoned and Captain Flash has to go find the antidote. While searching for it he knocks down an ice cliff and unleashes three dinosaurs frozen inside.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Editing Martin Smith (original editor)
Notes Inks credits originally given to Mike Sekowsky in error (per Tony Isabella, March 30, 2006).
Reprinted from Captain Flash (Sterling, 1954 series) #3 (May 1955)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Golden-Age Greats"

Characters Catman; Kitten; Miss Victory; The Hood; Green Lama; Reddevil; Jet Girl; Phantom Lady; The Flame; The Black Terror; Tim; Spy Smasher; Bulletman; Minute Man; Mr. Scarlet; Iron Jaw; Crimebuster; Cat-Man; Kitten; Rocketman; Jet Girl
Script ? (promo copy)
Pencils Bill Black; Bill Black (from Matt Baker illustration); Lou Fine; Bill Black (from Mac Raboy illustration); Brad Gorby; L.B. Cole; ?
Inks Mark Heike; Bill Black (from Matt Baker illustration); Lou Fine; Bill Black (from Mac Raboy illustration); Bill Black; L.B. Cole; ?
Notes Advertisement for the first 9 issues of Golden-Age Greats and other golden-age comics from AC. Includes a small reprint of the cover to Golden-Age Greats Volumes #1-5, Cat-Man Ashcan #1 and Rocketman Ashcan #1.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The AC Comics Line Up!"

Characters Black Terror; Commando Yank; Phantom Lady; Captain Flash; Cat-Man; Kitten; Claw; Frankenstein; The Avenger; Singapore Sal; Ibis the Invincible; Daredevil; Firebeam; She-Cat; Synn; Blue Bulleteer; Rocketman; Jetgirl
Script ? (promo copy)
Pencils Brad Gorby; Brad Gorby; Various; Brad Gorby; ? (photo); Brad Gorby
Inks Mark Heike; Brad Gorby; Various; Mark Heike; ? (photo); Brad Gorby
Notes Advertisement for six upcoming AC comics, using a reprint of the covers to promote them. The comics advertised are Golden-Age Men of Mystery #2, Cat-Man Ashcan #2, Golden-Age Greats #10, Femforce #97, Blue Bulleteer #1 and Rocketman Ashcan #2.