Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) comic books 1943-1945

Cover by R. Webster. Stories and art by Stephen Douglas, Frank Rentfrow, L.J. McCabe, Ben Thompson, Don Dixon, Harry G. Peter, Russell Keaton and Bill Everett. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Heat-activated hero Man o' Metal, with powers similar to the later Spidey villain Molten Man, goes to work as a private investigator; The Music Master gains power from musical sounds and uses music as a weapon, as well as a means of transport; Rainbow Boy battles a gang of murderous mail thieves. Rainbow Boy, Music Master and Man o' Metal were all listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Hydroman; The Music Master; Rainbow Boy; Daredevils of Destiny; Man O' Metal; Hold Flight Five!; Flyin' Jenny. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by R. Webster. Stories and art by Stephen Douglas, E. Demby, Alan Mandel, Dan Barry, Charles Bruno, Harry G. Peter, Ben Thompson and Bill Everett. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Hydroman and Rainbow Boy battle The Red Scorpion; A true war story featuring early art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry; Man O' Metal investigates the murder of a millionaire. Also featuring a Rainbow Boy story promoting War Bonds, a WWII fundraising effort. Rainbow Boy, Music Master and Man o' Metal were all listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Outstanding Hero of the War; Hydroman; The Music Master; Rainbow Boy; 18 Karat Heroes; Man O' Metal; He Learned It Well; Flyin' Jenny. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by R. Webster. Stories and art by Stephen Douglas, Sy Mandell, Hy Barry, Alan Mandel, Ben Thompson, Harry G. Peter, Russell Keaton and Bill Everett. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Hydroman hunts an invisible murderer, the Phantom; Ace pilot Flyin' Jenny competes in an air race and battles criminals; Music Master and Downbeat get involved with a mysterious woman and a plot by foreign spies. Rainbow Boy, Music Master and Man o' Metal were all listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Hydroman; The Music Master; Rainbow Boy; Flying Fortress; Man O' Metal; Clark C. Kegelman; Cookin' With Gas; Flyin' Jenny. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Stephen Douglas, Dan Barry, H.C. Kiefer, Ben Thompson, Harry G. Peter, Russell Keaton and Bill Everett. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Hydroman and Rainbow Boy join forces to battle an alien invasion; The Music Master discovers Axis spies are behind a phony charity for the war effort; Flyin' Jenny must find Cyril before the sharks get him, but a hurricane forces her to land. Rainbow Boy, Music Master and Man o' Metal were all listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Hydroman; The Music Master; Rainbow Boy; You Can't Sink Us; Man O' Metal; Three's No Crowd; Flyin' Jenny. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Stephen Douglas, Alexander Kostuk, H.C. Kiefer, Harry G. Peter, Russell Keaton and Bill Everett. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Man o' Metal investigates when a movie star is targeted by deadly accidents on the set; Hydroman tracks Nazi spies to a strange house by the sea; A foghorn provides Music Master with the power he needs to halt a sabotaged ship. Brutal but vibrant cover by H.C. Kiefer. Rainbow Boy, Music Master and Man o' Metal were all listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Hydroman; The Music Master; Rainbow Boy; The Sea Is Deep; Man O' Metal; You Can't Kill Him; Flyin' Jenny. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Alexander Kostuk, K. Menzer, Jimmy Thompson, H.C. Kiefer, Harry G. Peter, Chas. G. Loeb, Russell Keaton and Stephen Douglas. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Thugs steal valuable rare manuscripts from a bookstore where Man o' Metal happens to be shopping; Hydroman tracks the followers of the beautiful but deadly Spider Woman; Music Master discovers the secret behind the monster called the Caligantzares. Music Master and Man o' Metal were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Hydroman; The Music Master; Destruction Via Parachute; Man O' Metal; Dead Men Tell Tales; Lucky Seven; Flyin' Jenny. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Alexander Kostuk, K. Menzer, Jimmy Thompson, H.C. Kiefer, Harry G. Peter, Chas. G. Loeb, Russell Keaton and Stephen Douglas. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. The supervillain the Major starts a fire to cover a bank robbery, but Man o' Metal isn't fooled; Flyin' Jenny sinks a boat to prevent spies from stealing an experimental plane; Music Master and Downbeat investigate a murder with many suspects. Music Master and Man o' Metal were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Hydroman; The Music Master; One Door from Death; Man O' Metal; He Got a Mouthful; Flyin' Jenny. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Jimmy Thompson, H.C. Kiefer, Harry G. Peter, Charles G. Loeb, Frank Wead, Russell Keaton and Stephen Douglas. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Man O' Metal investigates strange hauntings in a coal mine and discovers diamonds; A PSA for wartime scrap-metal drives featuring The Music Master; Music Master learns the Nazis are testing a secret sonic weapon. Music Master and Man o' Metal were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Hydroman; The Music Master; Warrior in Underwear; Man O' Metal; I Faced a One-Man Firing Squad; Destination: Death; Flyin' Jenny. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Seymour Pearlstein, Ben Thompson, Frank Wead, Russell Keaton and Stephen Douglas. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Man o' Metal is captured by an ancient Aztec death-cult; A PSA for wartime scrap-paper drives featuring The Music Master; Hydroman discovers a network of caves beneath New York that criminals are using to topple skyscrapers. Music Master and Man o' Metal were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Hydroman; The Music Master; Smack Snares Sub; Man O' Metal; Sweet Revenge; Flyin' Jenny. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Allen Ulmer, Harry G. Peter, Frank Wead, Russell Keaton and Stephen Douglas. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Hydroman and Rainbow Boy track down the Phantom Pirate who is attacking ships on the eastern seaboard; A PSA for wartime scrap-metal drives featuring Hydroman; Music Master battles The Lama Who Had No Face. Music Master and Man o' Metal were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes; this was the final appearance of Rainbow Boy until his revival in the 2000s. True Stories of War Heroes; Hydroman; The Music Master; He Changed Their Plans; Man O' Metal; Ammunition for Victory; Flyin' Jenny. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Newt Alfred. Stories and art by Allen Ulmer, Ed Murphy, Frank Wead, Russell Keaton and Stephen Douglas. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Man o' Metal visits a dude ranch and encounters modern-day rustlers; Rivals want to get rid of Flyin' Jenny and replace her with a male test pilot; Music Master tackles an impostor who has his same music-based powers. Music Master and Man o' Metal were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Hydroman; The Music Master; Warrior Without a Gun; Man O' Metal; A Heroic Helmsman; Flyin' Jenny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Alfonso Greene, Ed Murphy, Frank Wead, Russell Keaton and Stephen Douglas. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Man o' Metal investigates trouble in Oil Country; Hydroman advocates saving paper, in a PSA for wartime scrap drives; Flyin' Jenny competes with Spinner to win a Navy contract. Man o' Metal was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Hydroman; Waste Paper Goes to War!; Man O' Metal; I'm Sorry I Invented the Pocket!; Flyin' Jenny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Harvey K. Fuller. Stories and art by Frank Wead, Russell Keaton and Stephen Douglas. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. The final appearance of heat-activated hero Man o' Metal; Flyin' Jenny test-flies a WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) plane; Music Master tackles The Mad Fiddler. Music Master and Man o' Metal were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Hydroman; The Music Master; In the Face of Fire; Man O' Metal; The Alchemist's Curse; Flyin' Jenny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ed Murphy, C. W. Winter, Frank Wead, Russell Keaton and Stephen Douglas. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Vitaman (who resembles the restaurant mascot Big Boy) gains super-strength when he takes B vitamins; Flyin' Jenny and Spinner compete in Navy trials; Music Master pursues a stolen necklace. Music Master was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Vitaman; The Music Master; Cafeteria Lunch; Hydroman; Where Others Fail; Flyin' Jenny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Harvey K. Fuller. Stories and art by Alphonso Greene, Alex Toth, Charles Bange, Woody Gelman, C. W. Winter, Frank Wead, Russell Keaton and Stephen Douglas. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. A war story featuring early art by comics legend Alex Toth; Flyin' Jenny's rivals frame her for sabotage to disqualify her from the Navy trials; A shooting at a violin concert leads Music Master and Downbeat to an international crime ring. Evocative painted cover by Harvey K. Fuller. Music Master was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Vitaman; The Music Master; Red Cross in England; Kid From Brooklyn; Where Others Fail; Flyin' Jenny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harvey K. Fuller. Stories and art by Don Rico, Wade Dent, Harvey K. Fuller, Charles Bange, Woody Gelman, C. W. Winter, Frank Wead, Russell Keaton and Stephen Douglas. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Flyin' Jenny gets the goods on Blackdart and Spinner in her final adventure in Heroic Comics; A true tale about weather forecasting during World War II features future President Dwight Eisenhower; In the Music Master's last appearance, he faces a sinister juggler who distracts people while his gang commits crimes. Music Master was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Vitaman; The Music Master; Death Looked Over His Shoulder; Kid From Brooklyn; What do You Know About Weather; Flyin' Jenny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Harvey K. Fuller. Stories and art by H. G. Peter, Ed Murphy, Wade Dent, Alex Toth, Woody Gelman, C. W. Winter, and George Carlson. As the original superhero fad loses traction, Heroic Comics switches to true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A war story featuring early art by comics legend Alex Toth; An educational guide to maps and cartography; A puzzle story by beloved "Jingle Jangle Tales" cartoonist George Carlson. True Stories of War Heroes; Yankee King; What Do You Know About Maps; Kid From Brooklyn; The Focus Cat; Vitaman; Johnny Elf Reads Big News. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Harvey K. Fuller. Stories and art by Harvey K. Fuller, Charles Bange, Woody Gelman, C. W. Winter, and Alex Toth. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. War stories featuring early art by comics legend Alex Toth; An educational guide to physics and leverage; The Kid From Brooklyn becomes a boxer, but crooked promoters want him to throw a fight. True Stories of War Heroes; The Kid's Got Nerve; What Do You Know About Leverage; Kid From Brooklyn; Race Against Death; Vitaman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.