84 – Gary Concord, the Ultra-Man

A panel from the Ultra-Man story in All-American Comics #8, September 1939
A panel from the Ultra-Man story in All-American Comics #8, September 1939

Wow – we finally get to move on from August 1939 to September 1939! Gary Concord, the Ultra-man debuted in All-American Comics #8 and was created by “Don Shelby”, a pseudonym of Jon L. Blummer. He took some interesting elements of Buck Rogers, Doc Savage and Superman and rolled a new character set in the 22nd century. This first story tells the tale of Gary Concord Sr, a 20th century man dedicating his life to ending all war, as he relates his life story to his son, Gary Concord Jr.