Another final interesting moment in August 1939 came from Amazing-Man Comics #5 (Centaur Publications) and the debut of “Amazing-Man”. The Amazing-Man was also know as Aman, also known as “The Green Mist”. He was raised and trained by seven Tibetan monks to a “superhuman degree of physical and mental ability”. His creators were probably Bill […]
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Bill Everett started in comic books with “Skyrocket” Steele, a Buck Rogers / Flash Gordon clone in Centaur Publications’ Amazing Mystery Comics Funnies #2 (August 1938). Everett would later go on to create Namor, the Sub-Mariner for Marvel / Timely Comics.
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Centaur Publications included a new strip in Funny Pages #21 (vol. 2 #10) July 1938 called The Arrow (no, not the TV show and nothing to do with DC’s Green Arrow, still three years away). The Arrow was a superhero that relied on archery as a gimmick and had a costume and a secret identity. […]
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In May 1936, Centaur Publications released Comic Magazine #2 containing a first in comic book history: a full 7-page comic book story. This was a departure from everything else being published in comic books at the time since it was also a self-contained story having a beginning, middle and end. It was by Tom Cooper, […]
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March 1936 brings three more companies into the comic book publishing game: Centaur Publications, United Features, David McKay. Centaur Publications was formed by two former employees of National Allied Publications, John Mahon and Bill Cook. Their flagship comic book is Comics Magazine #1, which includes a feature called “Dr. Mystic, Occult Detective”. The feature is […]
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