Why do we have a NEED LIST? It is because we seek the last bits of information on a certain character to further our goal of gathering all the information on comic-book superheroes from around the world between the years 1936 all the way to 1960.Of course we can't afford to buy every book we shall list here, but with this list we hope YOU, the viewers, can help us locate these books and gather the needed information on these last remaining characters. Our MASTER ALPHA LIST contains almost 1100 entries. While we have a great deal of information on most of these characters, we still need to locate a few items to complete the list. Thus we created the NEED LIST. This is Part One of a three part listing of what characters we still need information on, and what books they appeared in. If you can help locate this information, then you will be helping us in our great cause, to preserve that part of 20th century popular culture known as comic books. So please take a look, excuse the format, and see what you can do to help us out. If you have any of these books or know a store or person who does, please let know. We feel that it is vital that we gather this information, so feel free to contact us anytime. Thanks and see you in the funny papers!

Richard

FOX FEATURE

BIRDMAN  Weird Comics #'s 1, 2, 3 & 4.

DYNAMITE THOR  Blue Beetle Comics #'s 6, 7 & 8.
Weird Comics #'s 6 & 7.

ELECTRO II  Jo-Jo Comics # 2

EAGLE I  Science Comics #'s 1,2,3,& 4 (costume and MO change after this
issue)

JAGUAR (as listed in Overstreet Price guide)....All Great Comics No
Issue Number,2nd One-Shot 1944 issue.[Fox Giant] William H. Wise Pub.

JAGUARMAN (Keltner list Jaguar and Jaguarman as same character, maybe!)
Zoot Comics # 2

JOE SPOOK  Eagle Comics #'s 3 & 4

ILLUSO  Rocket Kelly Comics No Issue Number....precedes series 1944
issue.

LUNAR The Moon MAN  Wonderworld Comics #'s 28,29,30,31,32,33

MISS X  Mystery Men Comics #'s 19,20, & 21

PURPLE TIGRESS  All Good Comics No Issue Number...1944 issue...[R.W.
Voigt Publisher]-{Fox Giant}
Jo-Jo Comics # 7A

RAPIER  Weird Comics # 20

RAVEN   Blue Beetle Comics # 25

RED KNIGHT  Blue Beetle Comics # 18

RED ROBBINS  All Your Comics No Issue Numbers...1944 & 1946 issues.[
R.W. Voigt for Pub. on 1944 issue]-{Fox Giants}
Book Of ALL Comics No Issue Number 1944 issue...[William H. Wise]-{Fox
Giant}
Book Of Comics No Issue Number 1945 issue....[William H. Wise Pub]-{Fox
Giant}
All Top Comics No Issue Number.....1944 issue.[William H. Wise
Pub.]-{Fox Giant}

RICK EVANS  Green Mask Comics Vol # 1-Issue # 11...Vol # 2 Issue #'s
2,4,5 & 6...
All Good Comics No Issue Number, 1944 issue.[R.W. Voigt Pub]-{Fox Giant}
Zoot Comics # 8.
All Great Comics 2nd one shot 1945 issue. [Chicago Nite Life news Inc.
Pub.] -{Fox Giant}

TITAN  All Top Comics No Issue Number 1944 issue....[William H. Wise
Pub.]-{Fox Giant}
All Good Comics No Issue Number, 1944 issue....[R.W. Voigt Pub.]-{Fox
Giant}
All Your Comics No Issue Number, 1944 issue....[R.W. Voigt Pub.]-Fox
Giant}
The Book of Comics No Issue Number, 1944 issue.[R.W. Voigt Pub.] -{Fox
Giant}
Jo-Jo Comics # 4.

TUMBLER  Green Mask Comics Vol. # 1 Issue #'s 7 & 8.

All publishing companies noted...except those published directly by Fox
Feature Publications...Fox Giants appear from 1944,1945,& 1946
on....Keep in mind that Fox was a company notorious for costume
variations among/between characters. We have a "Known Characters" costume
variation, and if you'd like that, I can send you that too! Again, any
questions just ask!

Here is a company that the late Howard Keltner never covered in his
master index of superhero comics. Ajax/Farrell, owned by Robert
Farrell, who use to work for Victor Fox among others, and in association
with a few "partners" (thus the Ajax), launched himself into the comic
book biz in early 1952 and closed his doors in August of 1956.Between
these years Farrell published every conceivable genre possible, except
super heroes, until December/January of 1954-55,and continued for a short
while with several titles ceasing the super hero game in August of
1955.... Often regarded as bottom of the barrel type publisher (no doubt
from his competitors), Farrell none the less was one of the last
independent companies to try super heroes at a time when only DC was
having any success with its mainstays....If anyone wants a compete
list/Time Line of the Ajax/Farrell Super Hero books, just let me
know.....
this is what we still need....

BLACK COBRA
(Note* Supposed reprints of early Black Cobra stories from Star/Novelty
Press books, per Overstreet, which they subsequently changed and said only
issue # 1 was, cover depicts hero, whats on the inside is the question)
Black Cobra Comics #'s 1,2,& 3 (11/54, 01/55,& 03/55)

COSMO (Partner to ROCKETMAN) Rocketman Comics # 1 (06/1952)

The HUMAN CROSS 
Terrific Comics (Formerly Horrific, turns into Wonderboy Comics #'s 17 &
18) issue # 14,(12/1954),no number 15,not in # 16.

ROCKETMAN
Rocketman Comics # 1 (06/1952)
Samson Comics #13 (06/55) [Same Character? this is the question here]
Strange Fantasy Comics # 4 (late 1952,early 1953?) [Is this the same
character as the 1952 Rocketman? is the question here]
 
SAMSON
(Note* Same story as Black Cobra.... again only issue # 1 is suppose to
be a reprint of old Fox Samson stories, cover depicts hero on inside is
the question here)
Samson Comics #'s 12,13, & 14 (04/55,06/55, & 08/55)

The TORPEDO (MAN?)
Black Cobra Comics # 3 (03/1955)

RURAL HOME/ENWIL were one of the first World War II new comic book
companies...entered the super hero biz in June of 1944,when paper
restrictions were easing.... and went out of the super hero show in March
of 1945.... publishing several different titles, none lasting more than a
few issues.... Rural Home did publish 4 quarterlies in 1946 of stuff
packaged a year earlier.... probably to pay off printing and dist. bills.
as these bore the Publishing titles from Croyden and earlier in the year
from Lindsey L. Baird Inc., and also had an association with Elliot
Publishing Co., the repackager of Double Comics and Double-Up Comics
(another subject entirely!), so here are the stuff we still need from
Rural Home/Enwil.

BALDY BEAN (Captain Wizards partner)
Meteor Comics # 1 {in costume only}
(Lindsey L. Baird Inc. Publishing)

BLACK RAIDER 
Mask Comics # 2

Captain Valiant (Know costume need text info)
Variety Comics #'s 1,2, & 3 (Croyen Pub.)

CAPTIVE PRINCE
Cannonball Comics # 1

The COLLECTOR/The SHROUD
Mask Comics # 2

KISMET Man of Fate (know costume, need text info)
Bomber Comics (also has Wonderboy in all issues) #'s 1,2,3,& 4 (Elliot
Pub.)

RED RIOT
Red Circle Comics #'s 1,2,& 3

THUNDERBRAND
Cannonball Comics #'s 1 & 2

TOREADOR
Blue Circle Comics #'s 1,2,3,4,& 5

SPARK PUBLICATIONS

Started by the creator of the GREEN LAMA...in December of 1944,Spark
Pub. would soon be out of biz by June of 1946.
SPARK only published 3 titles...and here are the characters we still
need info on....

The FLAME (Female, partner to SHAMAN) Golden Lad Comics # 5 (only
appearance)

MAGGA The Magnificent (know visual info)
Atoman Comics # 2 (only appearance)

SHAMAN (partner to the FLAME)
Golden Lad Comics # 5 (only appearance)

SWIFT ARROW (the question here is,...is this character a contemporary
western hero, like DC's Vigilante or Fawcett's Golden Arrow, or one of the
old west Lone Ranger era type heroes?)
Golden Lad Comics #'s 1,2,3, & 4 (not in # 5)

DELL PUBLISHING COMPANY

GREG GILDAY  (costumed hero)
War Comics #'s 2,3, & 4
Key Ring Comics 1st issue (issues not numbered)

JOAN SKYHAWK (Greg's costumed partner)
War Comics #'s 3 & 4

The WHISTLER
War Stories Comics # 5

RADIOR
Key Ring Comics 2nd issue (issues not numbered)

E.R. ROSS ENTERPRISES

MISS SHADY
Hi-Lite Comics # 1

MONSIEUR L' EPPE
Hi-Lite Comics # 1

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Great Publications. Any relation to Novack is unknown, however, Great Pub.
is some how connected to William H. Wise and through that, the
Better/Standard (Nedor/Pines) group of books, how Great is connected is
unknown at this time. Only 2 books published independently by Great Pub.
(See Better/Standard need list).

DEVILDOGS  3
Great Comics #'s 1 & 2

FIRE EATER
Choice Comics #'s 1 & 2

The Great ZARRO (have image)
Great Comics #'s 1,2,& 3

MADAM STRANGE
Great Comics #'s 1,2,& 3

SECRET CIRCLE
Choice Comics #'s 1 & 2

ZOMBA the Jungle Fighter
Choice Comics #'s 1 & 2

(Note* Rovin's Atlas the Mighty, is not the same character as in Choice
Comics #1... costume and origin do not fit actual story, probably an
I.W./Super Comics inventory story used with new or redone artwork,
published in the early 1960's.)

DC INC.

The GUARDIAN ANGEL (Hop Harrigan)
All American Comics #'s 25,26,27,& 28

MYSTO The Magician Detective
Detective Comics #'s 203,204,205,206, 207,208,209,210,211,& 212

WINGMAN Of Europe
Batman Comics # 65

Lev Gleason's COMIC HOUSE- HILLMAN Periodicals - United Features Syndicate (U.S.F.)

COMIC HOUSE <Lev Gleason>

CAPTAIN FEARLESS
Silver Streak Comics #'s 1,2,& 23

GREEN DRAGON
Dime Comics # 1

JACK Of SPADES [have visual]
TOPS Comics # 2001 (Consolidated Book aka Lev Gleason)

MR. MIDNIGHT [have text info]
Silver Streak Comics #'s 1 & 2

PIONEER "Champion Of America"
Daredevil Comics # 2

SPIRITMAN
Silver Streak Comics # 1

THUN-DOR
Silver Streak Comics #'s 13 & 14

The WASP [have text info]
Silver Streak Comics #'s 1 & 2

ZONGAR The Miracle Man
Silver Streak Comics # 7

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HILLMAN PERIODICALS

BOMBER BURNS
Victory Comics #'s 1,2,3,& 4

CONQUEROR [have visual]
Victory Comics #'s 1,2,3,& 4

The CRUSADER
Victory Comics #'s 1,2,3,& 4

The DEFENDER
Rocket Comics #'s 2 & 3

(Red Roberts) The ELECTRO MAN [have visual]
Rocket Comics #'s 1,2,& 3

IRON LADY
Airboy Comics Vol # $ - Issue # 1
Clue Comics Vol # 2 - Issue #'s 1 & 3

MASKED ANGEL
Miracle Comics # 1

PHANTOM RANGER
Rocket Comics #'s 1,2,& 3

The SCORPION
Miracle Comics #'s 1,2,3,& 4

RACKMAN
Clue Comics # 12

STEEL SHARK
Rocket Comics #'s 1,2,& 3

ULTRA VIOLET {Costumed Heroine}
My Date Comics # 3 <No I'm not Kidding!>

VIELD PROPHET [Have visual]
Miracle Comics # 4

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UNITED FEATURES SYNDICATE (U.S.F.)

LITTLE GIANT [have visual]
O 'K Comics #'s 1 & 2

MR. MIST
O 'K Comics # 2

PHANTOM KNIGHT
O 'K Comics #'s 1 & 2

QUALITY COMICS GROUP & HARRY "A" CHESLER

QUALITY "NEED LIST"

ACE Of SPACE
Feature Comics #'s 38,39,40,41

BIRDMAN
Uncle Sam Comics Quarterly # 1

CYCLONE
National Comics #'s 1,2,3,& 4

DESTINY
Police Comics #'s 16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,
27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,& 36

The Destroying DEMON
Feature Comics #'s 39 & 40

The DRAGON
DollMan Comics Quarterly # 2

MARGO The Magician
Uncle Sam Comics Quarterly # 2

The SCARLET SEAL
Smash Comics #'s 16,17,18,19,20,21,22, 23,24

The VOICE
Feature Comics #'s 32,33,34,35,36,& 37

The WHISTLER
National Comics #'s 48.49,50,51,52,53,& 54

WINGS WENDELL of M.I. {Costumed hero, but no alter ego}
Smash Comics #'s 24,25,& 26

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HARRY "A" CHESLER

ARSONIC
Spotlight Comics #'s 1,2,& 3

BARRY KUDA
Red Seal Comics # 16
Spotlight Comics #'s 1,2,& 3
Yankee Comics #'s 2,3,& 4

BLACK SATAN
Yankee Comics # 1

CAPTAIN GLORY
Kayo Comics # 12
Punch Comics #'s 1,2,18,& 19

DESPERADO (The Gay ?)
Red Seal Comics #'s 14,15,16,17,18,20, 21,& 22
Skyrocket Comics # 1
Punch Comics # 13,14,15,16,17,18,19,& 22

DR. VAMPIRE
Skyrocket Comics # 1

DYNAMIC BOY I (not the same character as Dynamic Mans partner, Dynamic
Boy {# III}, also by Chesler, neither is it the same as DYNAMIC BOY II
[see entry below], also by Chesler)
Yankee Comics #'s 2 & 3

DYNAMIC BOY II (Not the same character as Dynamic Man's partner, Dynamic
Boy {III},also by Chesler, neither is it the same character as DYNAMIC
BOY I, also by Chesler, [see Dynamic Boy I entry above])
Major Victory Comics # 2
Yankee Comics # 11

The ECHO
Yankee Comics #'s 1,2,3,& 4
Dynamic Comics #'s 8,9,10,11,12,13,14, 15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,& 23

GREEN KNIGHT
Bullseye Comics # 1
Dynamic Comics #'s 1 & 2
Kayo Comics  # 12

HALE The Magician
Dynamic Comics #1
Punch Comics #'s 1,2,9,12,& 22
Snap Comics #9

JOHNNY REBEL
Bullseye Comics # 1
Yankee Comics #'s 2,3,& 4

LANCE (Green Knights partner)
Kayo Comics # 12
Dynamic Comics #'s 1 & 2

MOTHER HUBBARD
Bullseye Comics # 1
Scoop Comics #'s 1,2,& 3
Spotlight Comics # 3

ROCKET BOY
Major Victory Comics # 3
Punch Comics # 12
Scoop Comics #'s 2 & 3

SCARLET SENTRY
Yankee Comics # 1

The SKYROCKET
Skyrocket Comics # 1

SPIDER WOMAN
Major Victory Comics # 1

YANKEE BOY I (Yes Chesler had 2 of them too! Characters are ot related)
Yankee Comics #'s 2,3, & 4

YANKEE BOY II (2nd Chesler character to carry this name)
Dynamic Comics #'s 8,9,10,11,12,16,17, 18,19,20,21,22, & 23

Of Note that CHESLER was also involved with the Company STAR/4 STAR
PUBLICATIONS, which relates to Novelty Press, which we will cover next
time around, see ya...Bye...Richard
 

As promised, here is the follow up to the CHESLER list. L.B. Cole in
conjunction with Harry "A", put out one comic book, "Captain Flight
Comics" which ran for several issues. L.B. Cole also bought up the rights
from Curtis Newspaper Syndicate for their comic book line under the
NOVELTY PRESS banner, which there is more of below....


Need List for...4 STAR/Star Publications

CAPTAIN FLIGHT [Have visual info]
Captain Flight Comics #'s 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,& 11

DASH The Avenger 
Captain Flight Comics No Issue Number recognized as issue # 1

RED ROVER [Have visual info]
Captain Flight Comics #'s 5,6,7,8,9,10, & 11 (costume change in issue #
11)

ROCK RAYMOND
Captain Flight Comics #'s 4,5,7,& 10

TALO, Mental Wizard
Captain Flight Comics # 3

TORPEDO MAN
Captain Flight Comics # 8 & 11
 
NOVELTY PRESS

In the late 1940's L.B. Cole, famous cover designer, bought up the rights
to Novelty Press as Curtis Newspaper Syndicate had the company up for
liquidation, due to the hostile market. Cole mostly added new covers and
reprinted the interiors from previous issues. However, prior to Coles
ownership Novelty Press was a middle sized concern with only a few
titles.

Here is the Need List...

CALLING 2 R 
Target Comics Vol.# 1 Issue #'s 1 through 12,to Vol.# 2 issue #'s 1,2, &
3

The  SKIPPER
Target Comics Vol.# 2 Issue # 1 (on cover at least, may be in subsequent
issues, Keltner doesn't even have him listed! See cover for Gerber Vol #
2 for visual)

The TWISTER [Have Black & White visual]
Blue Bolt Comics Vol.# 2-Issue #'s 1,2, 3, 4,5,6,& 7

CHARLTON Publishing....started in the early 1950's.And the tried their
hand at a few original characters. Here is the Need List for Charlton....

MISS MUSCLES
Mr. Muscles Comics #'s 22 & 23

MR. MUSCLES [Have visual info]
Mr. Muscles Comics #'s 22 & 23

NATURE BOY [Have visual info]
Nature Boy Comics #'s 3,4,& 5

NATURE GIRL
Nature Boy Comics # 4 (?) & 5 (?)

That’s all for now, up next is Ace Pub., Fiction House & Better/Standard
(Nedor/Pines),until then....bye...Richard

Here is the NEED LIST for ACE Pub.....

BLACK ACE
Super Mystery Comics Vol.# 3 # 1
Four Favorites Comics # 2

CAPTAIN VICTORY
Our Flag Comics # 1

DICKEY (Lone Warrior's partner)
Banner Comics #'s 3,4, & 5
Captain Courageous Comics # 6

DR. NEMESIS,RX
Lightning Comics #'s 6 to Vol # 3 # 1
Super Mystery Comics Vol # 3 #'s 3,4,& 6
and Vol # 4 # 1

LONE WARRIOR
Banner Comics #'s 3,4,& 5
Captain Courageous Comics # 6

MR. RISK [Have visual info]
Super Mystery Comics Vol.# 3 issue # 2,3
,4,5,& 6/ Vol# 4 # 1 to 6/ Vol# 5 # 1 to 6/ Vol# 6 # 1 to 5
Our Flag Comics # 5
Four Favorites Comics #'s 6,9, & 10

MR. WHISKERS
Four Favorites #'s 3 & 4

The UNKNOWN
Four Favorites #'s 21,22,23,24,25,26,27, 28,& 29

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BETTER/STANDARD (NEDOR-PINES)

COMMANDO CUBS
America's Best Comics #'s 27 & 28
Thrilling Comics #'s 36 to 52,and 55 to 60, plus 63 & 65

The GHOST
America's Best Comics # 7
Thrilling Comics #'s 3 to 40,42,43,44,and 46 to 52
Black Terror Comics # 7

LONE EAGLE
America's Best Comics # 5
Thrilling Comics #'s3 to 20,22 to 31,33,34, &35,plus # 40 to 45

The MAGNET
Mystery Comics #'s 1,2,3, & 4
The Complete Books of Comics and Funnies 1944 issue (no number)

MAJOR MARS [Have visual info]
Exciting Comics # 1 {only appearance}

MEKANO
Wonder Comics # 1 {only appearance}

MYSTICO The Wonderman [have visual]
Startling Comics #'s 1 to 9,and 11 to 17

RED MASK [have visual info]
Best Comics #'s 1 to 4

The RIO KID
Thrilling Comics #"s 2 to 21,23,25,26,28, & 29
Fighting Yank Comics # 1

The SPHINX
Exciting Comics #'s 2 to 14

THEESON
Exciting Comics #'s 2 to 8

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FICTION HOUSE NEED LIST...........

AMAZONA, The Mighty Woman
Planet Comics # 3 {only appearance}

CAPTAIN FLIGHT [have visual info]
Fight Comics #'s 16 to 19

COMMANDO RAIDER
Ranger Comics #'s 13 to 20

RANGER GIRL
Rangers of Freedom Comics #'s 1 to 14

RANGERS Of FREEDOM [have visual]
Rangers of Freedom Comics #'s 1 to 4

RIP REGAN, The POWERMAN [have visual]
Fight Comics #'s 3 to 14

SABRE, Spy Fighter
Fight Comics #'s 1 to 16

TIGERMAN [have text info only]
Ranger Comics #'s 28 to 46