T.N.T.

This is T.N.T.'s one and only appearance. Take from it all the info you're going to get on the character. :P

from
AMAZING MAN COMICS #21 (March 1941)
story by ?; art by Dan Gormley


One smart cookie: He goes from splitting the atom to harnessing it's power in a gun in just 3 hours!!
Or not?: He drives around town until he finds an "interesting" looking mansion and happens to get lucky!


A lot of machine guns pointing out of the walls. And not one gets used...?

What luck!: They just happened to have a prehistoric creature at the ready in case their kidnapping plot was foiled! Which begs the question: If they have the resources to have acquired such a creature...why do they need to kidnap children?
And is it just me, or is that the most well-lit "black void" you've ever seen?



Treve N. Thorndike concealed his identity behind a distinctive uniform, which just happened to include a belt buckle with his initials on it... Not so smart.
He probably wouldn't have been a fugitive from justice for long!

JAGUAR MAN -- The Tale of the Tattooed Egg!

Jaguar Man is one of my new favorite characters. And this is his only appearance! :(

There were two one-shot issues of ALL GREAT COMICS. One was "published" by William H. Wise & Co., Inc. in 1944, and one "published" by Chicago Nite Life News Inc. in 1945. Both ran 132 pages, selling for 25¢. They both also starred Fox Feature Syndicate characters, so I'm guessing they were actually produced by Fox.

Anyway, Fox did publish a second Jaguar Man story (in ZOOT COMICS #2 [Summer 1946]), alas it was a somewhat different character. In ALL GREAT COMICS, Jaguar Man's real name was Steve Lane and he had a pet jaguar named Ebony, while the ZOOT Jaguar Man was known as Murray Mane with a pet jaguar named Ja-Go. Don't ask me, I dunno, I've never seen it, I've just read about it. Interestingly, both tales are credited to "Jack Lane."

As for why the logo of the story reads simply "Jaguar"... I don't know that either.

from
ALL GREAT COMICS 1945 Edition
story and art by ? [as Jack Lane]
from Golden Age Comics Downloads

ELECTRIC RAY - The Saboteur Eliminator!

In this one story you get: the first appearance of Electric Ray; the secret origin of Electric Ray; and the last appearance of Electric Ray!! What more could you ask for?

Electric Ray debuted in AMAZING MAN COMICS #26 (Jan 1942), which also happened to be the final issue of the series. It was also pretty close to one of the last comics that Centaur Publications published at all. Poor guy never even got to get into tights. :-(

from
AMAZING MAN COMICS #26 (January 1942)
story and art by Martin Filchock
from Golden Age Comics Downloads

The golden-age BLACK PANTHER!

There's not really much to say about the first Black Panther. This is his one and only appearance. Everything we'll ever know about him comes from here.

from
STARS AND STRIPES COMICS #3 (July 1941)
story and art by ?

The MARKSMAN - A Powerful Force Against Crime!

The Marksman's father, chief of the Secret Service, trained him from childhood to be a powerful force against crime and evil!!
He has the eyesight of an eagle and a pair of wonderful hands -- whether he shoots a gun or an arrow -- whether he throws a ball or a knife... HE NEVER MISSES!!

He wasn't much of a hit, though. This is his one and only appearance.

[a pair of wonderful hands!! ]

from
AMAZING MAN COMICS #23 (August 1941)
story by Abel Seidman; art by John Styga







Fun with Dialogue Out of Context!

AMAZONA: The Mighty Woman!

Although she seems as she may have been inspired by Wonder Woman, Amazona actually predates the Amazon princess by over a year-and-a-half. Wonder what kind of comics Dr. Marston liked to read...? ;-)
Here's the one-and-only appearance of Amazona...The Mighty Woman!!

from
PLANET COMICS #3 (May 1940)
written by (as Wilson Locke)?; art by Alex Blum?, Dan Zolnerowich?