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E-Man (1977 Modern) comic books 1970-1985

  • Issue #1
    E-Man (1977 Modern) 1
    Published 1977 by Modern.

    Stories by Nicola Cuti. Art by Joe Staton and Tom Sutton. Cover by Joe Staton. Modern comics reprints the earliest adventures of the quirky, beloved superhero. A sentient energy being from space happens across the Earth just as the alien Brain is planning to destroy it. Transforming into something like a human, but not quite, the energy being accidentally becomes Earth's latest superhero, E-Man. In the backup story, superspies Link and Marko work for UNCLE-like C.H.E.S.S., with art by horror comics legend Tom Sutton. E-Man Part 1: The Beginning; E-Man Part 2: The Brain and the Bomb; The Knight: Operation: Rotten Apple! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #2
    E-Man (1977 Modern) 2
    Published 1977 by Modern.

    Stories by Nicola Cuti. Art by Joe Staton and Steve Ditko. Cover by Joe Staton. Modern comics reprints the earliest adventures of the quirky, beloved superhero. E-Man and his human girlfriend Nova befriend two young twins who, unknown to them, are The Entropy Twins, a genetically engineered alien superweapon. The backup story features Killjoy, a typical superhero for the period by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko: seeking simple justice in a morally complex world. The Entropy Twins; Killjoy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #3
    E-Man (1977 Modern) 3
    Published 1977 by Modern.

    Stories by Nicola Cuti. Art by Joe Staton and Wayne Howard. Cover by Joe Staton. Modern comics reprints the earliest adventures of the quirky, beloved superhero. E-Man, a being of pure energy, is in trouble when he faces the Battery, who feeds on energy. This issue introduces detective Michael Mauser, the popular supporting character later spun off into a series of his own. The backup story features time travelers Travis and Anacrom. The Energy Crisis!; The Dragon Killer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #4
    E-Man (1977 Modern) 4
    Published 1977 by Modern.

    Stories by Nicola Cuti. Art by Joe Staton and Wayne Howard. Cover by Joe Staton. Modern comics reprints the earliest adventures of the quirky, beloved superhero. In Egypt, E-Man and Nova find the map to a lost city and a time machine. They end up back in ancient Egypt, in disguise, helping extraterrestrials battle a plague, in a story featuring some good-girl art of Nova by Joe Staton. Killjoy faces S. S. S. Snake and Killer Ded, in a story by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. The City in the Sand; Killjoy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #9
    E-Man (1977 Modern) 9
    Published 1977 by Modern.

    Stories by Nicola Cuti. Art by Joe Staton and John Byrne. Cover by Joe Staton. Modern comics reprints the earliest adventures of the quirky, beloved superhero. E-Man and Nova discover that noted scientists are being mutated into big-brained megalomaniacs by a strange plant. In the backup story, a grateful witch transforms robot ROG-2000 into a human. Unfortunately, the human ROG looks like a gangster sought by hit men, in a story with early art from comics legend John Byrne. The Genius Plant; Rog 2000: The Wish. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #10
    E-Man (1977 Modern) 10
    Published 1977 by Modern.

    Stories by Nicola Cuti. Art by Joe Staton and John Byrne. Painted cover by Joe Staton. Modern comics reprints the earliest adventures of the quirky, beloved superhero. E-Man tells Nova the story of his first relationship on Earth, with the woman known as The Witch of Hog Wallow, and reveals why he doesn't wear a cape. This story features tributes to Al Capp's Li'l Abner comic strip; the backup story features early art from comics legend John Byrne. Only robot cabbie Rog-2000 can defeat The Sog, a monster from the sewers that wants to eat New York. The Witch of Hog Wallow; Rog 2000 vs The Sog. Final issue of the series; E-Man was revived by First Comics in 1983. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.