DYNAMIC MAN battles the Yellow Spot!

The catastrophic conjury continues!!

This time around not only do we have a super hero battling supernatural forces...but it's also a first appearance and a secret origin all rolled into one!! How cool is that!?

Dynamic Man appeared in every issue of DYNAMIC COMICS #1-3, 8-24 (October 1941-March 1948) (There were no issues 4-7).

from
DYNAMIC COMICS #1 (October 1941)
story & art by ?
[cover to DYNAMIC COMICS #3 by Charles Sultan]

Doesn't the name The Yellow Spot just inspire terror!? I know I was shaking! Thank goodness Dynamic Man was able to rub him out!!

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The FIREFLY vs the Mummy!

The undead parade marches on!!

What is it with bugs and mummies? I don't know, but here we go again! We even get a beetle motif thrown in for good measure!!

The Firefly's real name was Harley Hudson. He was a research scientist who discovered that insects can lift masses greater than their own weight because of their "wonderful muscular coordination." He taught himself to master the muscular functions of his own body and found he was able to perform amazing feats. Seeing fireflies in the dark, he was inspired to become the Firefly so he could light up "the darkness that shrouds the underworld!"

The Firefly debuted in TOP-NOTCH COMICS #8 (September 1940) and remained with the title thru issue #27 (May 1942). He pretty much vanished into obscurity after that.

from
TOP-NOTCH COMICS #11 (January 1941)
story by Harry Shorten; art by Bob Wood

Friday Frightfest: MOTHER HUBBARD & DR FUNG!

Today I'm making it a double. Partially because neither story really meets the requirements, as they don't really feature a super hero. But they do both have supernatural/Halloween-y elements.

In our first tale we meet Mother Hubbard and she's a witch! That's some Halloween-y super-naturalism for ya! But she's still not technically a super hero, and although she is battling evil, it's not of the supernatural variety. But, c'mon, she's a witch! If that doesn't scream "Halloween" I sure don't know what does!

Mother Hubbard made 5 appearances: SCOOP COMICS #1-3 (November 1941-March 1942), BULLS EYE COMICS #11 (1944) and SPOTLIGHT COMICS #3 (March 1945). And having only ever seen this one story, I can't say that the latter appearances weren't reprints of the first three. But she's still a cool character, using the evil power of witchcraft for good and all...

from
BULLS EYE COMICS #11 (1944)
story and art by ?

Our second tale stars Dr. Fung, who's basically just a detective. Well okay, "Master Sleuth of the Orient." Still a detective. But in this tale he's dealing with a vampire!! Another great Halloween staple!!

Dr. Fung had a fairly lengthy career; debuting in WONDER COMICS #1 (May 1939) and surviving the name change to appear in every issue of the series concluding with WONDERWORLD COMICS #33 (January 1942)! He had 3 appearances outside WONDERWORLD, but they were all reprints, so pffft.

from
WONDERWORLD COMICS #4 (August 1939)
story and art by Bob Powell (as Arthur Dean)

ZAMBINI, The Miracle Man battles Satan!

The spookiness continues!!

Well, if you don't consider a magician to be a super hero, we may have a problem. But you'll get over it. I do think that they are, since they have special powers and fight evil. And, hey, Zatanna runs with the JLA!! So there!

Here we have Zambini, the Miracle Man, who first appeared in ZIP COMICS #1 (February 1940) and ran all the way through issue #35 (March 1943). I love his "magic speak." It's just so Ubbi Dubbi!

In this tale he battles his arch-enemy Satan! And what could be more Halloween-ish than the devil, eh?

from
ZIP COMICS #3 (April 1940)
story by Joe Blair; art by Ed Wexler

MAGNO & DAVEY and the Haunted Museum!

A haunting we will go!

Magno is a super hero with out a secret identity! Even when he's wearing street clothes, everyone just calls him Magno. Which is odd when you consider his career lasted almost 7 years, longer than most obscure, forgotten golden-age heroes. I guess no one just got around to giving him one.

Magno first appeared in SUPER-MYSTERY COMICS Vol. 1 #1 (July 1940) and stayed there until Vol. 6 #4 (Februray 1947). He was also featured in FOUR FAVORITES from issue #1 (September 1941) through #26 (November 1946). Davey debuted in SUPER-MYSTERY Vol. 1 #5 (December 1940) and stuck with Magno through the rest of his appearances.

from
FOUR FAVORITES #23 (May 1946)
story by ?; art by Rudy Palais



PARTING SHOT:


Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right
Just beat it!