Slam-Bang Comics was a short-lived anthology comic book from Fawcett that lasted a mere seven issues, from March through September 1940. It featured adventure tales and action characters, including a few long forgotten superheroes.
- Zoro, the Mystery Man. Not to be confused with the "bold renegade who marks a Z with his blade," although this Zoro carries a sword in a golden sheath. He looks like a dandy, with a red bolero jacket, a wide golden sash, a bow tie, and a debonaire mustache. He is "steel-strong of body and diamond -keen of brain." He is dedicated to defending the down-trodden and bring evil-doers to justice. And he has a pet cheetah, evidently named Cheetah.
- Diamond Jack, a magician who possesses an all-powerful diamond ring, which he uses to defeat a green dragon in the lost civilization of Tarya. the Trayans have eternal life and their beautiful queen barely wears a revealing top to her va-va-voom outfit. When Diamond Jack defets the green dragon, the entire civilization turns to dust. C'est la vie eternelle!
- Jim Dolan, hard -hitting editor of Daring Detective Magazine, goes undercover in a prison to catch a killer.
- Lucky Lawton is a fast-shootin' cowboy who travels with his dog, Pal. In this episode, Lucky rides into the midst of a "fuming" range war.
- Hurricane Hanson, the captain of the Surprise, an allied raider disguised as a tanker (which given what we've learned during the current Administration, might be a war crime) "comes face-to-face with the deadly Kazilian high-seas menace."
- The Foreman's Revenge, a two-page text story. Jim Rockwell (not the television detective) is a furnace man at the Illinois Steel Company's main plant. He crosses swords with the plant's venal foreman, Stanislaus Wojinsky.
- Mark Swift, a young student, travels with his teacher, Rodney Keant.through the centuries in the Time Traveler, a marvelous history-spanning machine. they end u meeting Napoleon Bonaparte...and danger!
- The War Bird is Captain Sharp, an allied war ace. Here, he fights his arch-enemy, the Baron Bruht, in a deadly air battle.
- Lee Granger, Jungle King. Is there anything else that needs to be said? Well, no. Except that Eric, Granger's lion buddy, understands and can speak English, and reveals a nasty plot to kill a girl reporter. This one may have been written by Manly Wade Wellman (although the character was created by Bill Parker) and may have been drawn by Jack Binder -- emphasis on the word may.
Of them all, Lee Granger appears the most enduring, appearing in eleven issues of Golden age comic books, but all the characters are no pat of the dust of history.
Nonetheless, an interesting compilation. Enjoy.
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=97922&comicpage=&b=i
No comments:
Post a Comment