Golden Age Superhero Anthology – Key Highlights
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Cover Artist: Gill Fox
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Publisher: Quality
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Publication Date: Not specified
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Genre: Superhero, adventure, mystery, and wartime stories
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Pages: 68 pages, full color
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Original Cover Price: $0.10
🔥 Key Significance
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Features artwork by an impressive roster of Golden Age creators, including Reed Crandall, Frank Borth, Al Bryant, Paul Gustavson, Rafael Astarita, and Art Pinajian.
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Includes a diverse selection of superhero, detective, crime-fighting, and wartime adventures.
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Several stories directly address World War II themes, featuring Nazi spies, sabotage, and Japanese adversaries.
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The cover artwork is by Gill Fox, a notable Golden Age comic book artist.
📖 Story Highlights
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The Scientist Slaves of Yvette DeMortire – Art by Reed Crandall. A group of prominent scientists gathers to witness the first demonstration of the Hydrocatharsis Ray. The demonstration takes a terrifying turn when its creator suddenly turns the ray on them.
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To Return from the Dead – Starring Zero, Ghost Detective. Script by Toni Blum, art by Al Bryant.
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Kidnapping on the Midnight Express – Script and art by Frank Borth. The Spider Widow and Raven find themselves aboard the same train bound for the mountains when it is struck by the Nazis. Both emerge in costume, but retreat together when the U.S. Army arrives.
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Mickey Finn – Untitled story, written and illustrated by Lank Leonard.
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Escape of the Nazi Seamen – Starring Fargo Kid, art by Alex Koda.
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Sabotage in Seattle – Script and art by Phil Martin. Swing Sisson takes on Nazi spies.
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Fortress of Spies – Art by Art Pinajian. Sgt. Jim Reynolds battles the Japanese.
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The Chinese Doll – Starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson.
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The Wagi-Wagi Incident – Art by Rafael Astarita.
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The Nazi Gold Theft – Starring Spin Shaw, art by Witmer Williams (credited as Clark Williams).
📌 Additional Details
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Cover Art: Gill Fox.
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Interior Artwork: Features contributions from numerous Golden Age artists.
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Format: 68 pages, full color.
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Original Cover Price: 10 cents.
A packed Golden Age anthology blending costumed heroes, mystery, crime, and wartime intrigue, with a particularly strong lineup of classic artists and World War II-era storytelling.
