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Home Eastern Color Printing Company Heroic Comics Heroic 001 (diff ver)(c2c) -JVJ
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Heroic 001 (diff ver)(c2c) -JVJ

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from a book in the JVJ collection
Classic origin of 'Hydroman' by Bill Everett; 'Purple Zombie' and 'Mann of India' by Tarpe Mills.
Issue: #1
Published: August 1940, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: On sale date from promotional house advertisement found on the inside cover of Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 series) #71 (June 1940).
 Comic Contents:
Cover (1 page)
Credits: Letters: ?; typeset
Genre: Superhero
Characters: Hydroman [Bob Blake] Joyce Church The Great One
Comic Story (6 pages)
Synopsis: During an experiment with a new, revolutionary chemical, chemist Harry Thurston's left hand is turned into a water spout. Bob Blake is called in and another accident turns his entire body into a water spout. Fortunately, a counter-active chemical is used on both and they are restored. Blake decides to take injections of the chemical and become Hydroman, who must then combat a horde of alien invaders led by The Great One.
Genre: Superhero
Characters: Hydroman [Bob Blake] (introduction, Origin) Harry Thurston (Blake's Friend, Chemist) Joyce Church (friend Of Thurston) Tom Kinsman (Thurston's Partner) Wong (villain) The Fat One (villain, Death) The Great One (villain) Soo Lee (villain)
Comic Story (1 page)
Synopsis: The boys wonder about wireless communication.
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: Pinhead Duffy Jimmie Dugan
Comic Story (4 pages)
Synopsis: Jenny gets a new plane for the air race.
Genre: Adventure Aviation War
Characters: Flyin' Jenny Dare Mrs. Rockbilt Bertram Rockbilt Marty (a Guard)
Comic Story (4 pages)
Featuring: The Purple Zombie
Synopsis: Doctor Malinsky creates a zombie to be the first of an army for foreign agents.
Genre: Adventure
Characters: The Purple Zombie (introduction Origin) Kimberly Hale Doctor Malinsky Otto Von Heim
Comic Story (4 pages)
Featuring: Sergeant Stony Craig and His U. S. Marines
Synopsis: Slugger is arrested for climbing a tree.
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Sergeant Stony Craig Klondike Devlin Captain Blade Captain Cutter, Slugger Wise Fink Hillbilly Joe
Comic Story (4 pages)
Synopsis: Dinky investigates a scream that came over the phone.
Genre: Humor
Characters: Dinky Dinkerton Phillip "Sniffy" Anbust Flossie
Comic Story (4 pages)
Featuring: Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire
Synopsis: Don and friends are picked up by his father, but a new enemy appears.
Genre: Adventure Science Fiction
Characters: Don Dixon Princess Wanda Dr. Lugoff Mr. Dixon The Destroyer
Comic Story (4 pages)
Featuring: Mann of India
Synopsis: American reporter Chick Mann uncovers a weapons cache under the Temple of Kali.
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Chickering Mann (introduction) Kalla Khan (villain)
Comic Story (4 pages)
Featuring: Bill and Davey
Synopsis: Bill is hired by Patricia to be her mate on her yacht.
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Bill Bilson Davey Patricia Mallory Stabb Steven Slink
Comic Story (2 pages)
Featuring: Daredevils of Destiny
Synopsis: Richard Somers fights a duel.
Genre: Adventure Biography
Characters: Richard Somers Stephen Decatur McKenzie
Comic Story (4 pages) The Affair at Karosz
Synopsis: Minister Lorenz suspects there is a plot afoot.
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Gordon Fife (introduction) Prince Nicky (introduction) Carol Lorenz Mimi Ali Lehmann Mannheim
Comic Story (2 pages)
Featuring: Movie Hooey
Synopsis: A man is mistaken for a rich man's son and kidnapped.
Genre: Humor
Characters: Duke
Comic Story (2 pages)
Featuring: Tad of the Tanbark!
Synopsis: Tad, Speed and Almira survive the plunge to find themselves in more danger.
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Tad Speed (Tad's Father) Almira
  The data in the above section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database™ under a Creative Commons Attribution License.


Home Eastern Color Printing Company Heroic Comics Heroic 001 (diff ver)(c2c) -JVJ
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