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Home Better/Nedor/Standard/Pines Publications Black Terror Black Terror 001 (paper)
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The first Black Terror, 1942!
Several stories featuring the Black Terror and Tim. Also the Crime Crushers and Bobo the Hobo.
Plus three text stories.
A bcholmes scan.
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For the DCM 3rd Birthday Event!
Finally a scan of #1!
Scanned and edits by bcholems
Volume: #1, Issue: #1 (1)
Published: [February 1943], Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Ned Pines [as N. L. Pines]
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Copyright information was found in the Library of Congress online archive for this issue. The copyright date is listed as December 22nd 1942. There was no cover date month on this issue. Comics by this publisher with December copyright dates would usually be labeled with a February cover date. Some info verified using a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/)
 Comic Contents:
Cover (1 page)
Featuring: The Black Terror
Genre: Superhero
Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton] Tim [Tim Roland] Jean Starr

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) Thrills -- Excitement -- Action --
Genre: Superhero
Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton] The Liberator [Dr. Nelson Drew]

Comic Story (14 pages)
Featuring: The Black Terror
Synopsis: The Terror Twins attend an airshow, alert for possible sabotage, not knowing that Nazi agent Trupp is going to strike and then try to eliminate the duo.
Credits: Script: Richard Hughes ? | Pencils: Elmer Wexler ? | Inks: Elmer Wexler ?
Genre: Superhero
Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton] Tim [Tim Roland] Jean Starr Ed White (city Engineer) Hermann Göring (villain) Josef Goebbels (villain) Trupp (villain, Nazi Agent In Amedrica) Trupp's Thugs (villains)

Comic Story (14 pages)
Featuring: The Black Terror
Synopsis: Jean and the mayor head to Germany to rescue American newspapermen being held by the Gestapo and end up prisoners themselves.
Credits: Script: Richard Hughes ? | Pencils: Elmer Wexler ? | Inks: Elmer Wexler ?
Genre: Superhero
Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton] Tim [Tim Roland] Jean Starr Un-named Mayor Heinrich Himmler (villain) The Nazis (villains, Some Die)

Text Story (1 page) Money on Ice
Featuring: Herbie Johnson
Synopsis: Herbie was displaying his ice skating abilities when his grandfather warned him to be on the lookout for two robbers that had been operating in their area. When the two thieves made an appearance, Herbie's quick thinking saved his grandfather and their money.
Credits: Script: Donald Bayne Hobart (credited) | Pencils: ? (spot illustrations) | Inks: ? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset
Characters: Herbie Johnson Mr. Johnson (Herbie's Grandfather) Bill (villain, Robber) Joe (villain, Robber)

Comic Story (13 pages)
Featuring: The Black Terror
Synopsis: The Terror Twins face the evil Dr. Metz who can inoculate Japanese soldiers causing them to appear Caucasian.
Credits: Script: Richard Hughes ?
Genre: Superhero
Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton] Tim [Tim Roland] Jean Starr Dr. Metz (villain, Introduction) The Nazis (villains) The Japanese (villains)

Text Story (1 page) Arthur's Salvage
Synopsis: Arthur discovers the presence of two Nazi agents, dynamite in hand, ready to blow up the locks of the Panama Canal.
Credits: Script: Kerry McRoberts (credited) | Pencils: ? (spot illustrations) | Inks: ? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Arthur Dillon (son The Commanding General Of Panama Canal Zone) General Dillon Gus (villain) Fritz (villain)

Comic Story (17 pages) Introducing the Crime Crushers
Featuring: The Crime Crushers
Synopsis: Fresh from their college graduation, Steve and Ploppie open an agency known as "The We Do It Boys," and after some insignificant jobs, are hired by John Merrit to play a practical joke on his brother, Henry, with disastrous results.
Credits: Script: Richard Hughes [as Richard E. Hughes] (signed) | Pencils: Al Camy [as Camy!] (signed) | Inks: Al Camy [as Camy!] (signed)
Genre: Adventure
Characters: The Crime Crushers [Steve Barry (introduction) Ploopie Carr (introduction)] John Merrit (Gayle's Guardian) Henry Merrit (President Of The Merrit Bank, John's Brother, Death) Dr. Rana (villain) Gale Andrews (villain)

Text Story (1 page) Kidnap Clue
Synopsis: Richard is held for a $100,000 ransom by a pair of kidnappers
Credits: Script: Russell Stanton (credited) | Pencils: ? (spot illustrations) | Inks: ? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset
Characters: Richard Gaines Harold Gaines (Richard's Father) Red Dixon (villain, Kidnapper) Spike Duval (villain, Red's Partner)

Comic Story (3 pages)
Featuring: Bobo the Hobo
Synopsis: Rusty and Shrimpy are on their way to see Susie Gerrish, Rusty's heart throb twenty years prior, and Shrimpy wants to know why Rusty didn't marry her. He soon finds out.
Credits: Script: Rusty Meredith ? | Pencils: Rusty Meredith (signed) | Inks: Rusty Meredith (signed)
Genre: Humor
Characters: Rusty Shrimpy Susie Gerrish Susie's Husband

Advertisement (1 page) Do You Want Success Like This in Radio
Credits: Pencils: ? (spot illustrations); photos | Inks: ? (spot illustrations); photos
Characters: J. E. Smith (President, Photo) Hollis F. Hayes (photo) James E. Ryan (photo) Walter B. Murray (pilot, American Airlines, Photo) Milton I. Leiby, Jr. (photo) Arlie J. Froehner (photo) William Cermak (photo)

Advertisement (1 page)
Credits: Letters: typeset

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