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Issue Details

Issue	#2
Published	June 1983
Cover Price	$2.00
Pages	36
Editing	Bill Black
Notes	Anthology series featuring new characters, revivals from Bill Black's 1970's comics, and material left-over from CHARLTON BULLSEYE.

Cover Details - "Starring The MESSENGER"

Characters	The Shade; Tara; The Messenger; Frank Taveras
Genre	Super-hero
Pencils	Jerry Ordway
Inks	Jerry Ordway
Notes	Anthology series featuring new characters, revivals from Bill Black's 1970's comics, and material left-over from CHARLTON BULLSEYE.

1 page The Shade; Messenger; Tara illustration "Americomics"

Characters	The Shade; Messenger; Tara
Pencils	Bill Black
Inks	Bill Black
Colors	Bill Black
Letters	Bill Black

9 page The Shade story "TERROR BY NIGHT!!"

Characters	Police Commissioner Lawrence; Roger Brant (The Shade); Bob Benton (The Terror / formerly The Black Terror)
Synopsis	The Terror comes out of retirement to track down the killers of his wife Julie, and his violent actions brand him a criminal.
Genre	Occult; Super-hero
Script	Martin L. Greim
Pencils	Rik Levins
Inks	Willie Blyberg
Letters	Willie Blyberg
Notes	Redo of an unpublished story by Martin L. Greim, Bill Black & Steve Vance. The Black Terror 1st appeared in EXCITING COMICS #9 (Nedor, May 1941). See Wikipedia listing for more info on the various revivals of the character over the years.

1 page The Blue Beetle promo (ad from the publisher) "The Blue Beetle!"

Characters	Blue Beetle (Ted Kord); The Bug (vehicle)
Genre	Super-hero
Pencils	Rik Levins
Inks	Bill Black
Colors	Bill Black
Letters	Bill Black
Notes	Ad / AMERICOMICS #3; picture was used on back cover.

16 page The Messenger story "MESSENGER"

Characters	Jason Van Wynne / Jason Godwin (The Messenger); Louis Vincino; Tricia Dayne; Frank Traveras; Rich; Jenny; Roy Traveras; Mr. Marks (CIA)
Genre	Super-hero
Script	Jerry Ordway
Pencils	Jerry Ordway
Inks	Jerry Ordway
Colors	Rebekah Black
Letters	Jerry Ordway

4 page Tara story "TARA ON JUNGLE ISLAND"

Characters	Tara Fremont; Janis Lawson; Roxy; Chet; Dr. Rivits (villain)
Genre	Jungle
Script	Bill Black
Pencils	David Matthews
Inks	Bill Black
Colors	Rebekah Black
Letters	Bill Black
Notes	Tara previously appeared in various Bill Black comics of the 1970's, including TARA ON THE DARK CONTINENT (Paragon, 1979).

1 page The Terror illustration "The Terror"

Genre	Super-hero
Pencils	Willie Blyberg
Inks	Willie Blyberg

1 page The Shade illustration "The Shade"

Pencils	June Brigman
Inks	Roy Richardson
Notes	Back cover.