Chat about anything else!

well they declared my job, since I am a state employee, an essential job, so I get to go into work instead of telecommuting so I'm not part of the Stay At Home order. Now I get to answer the phone one day a week and spend the other 4 trying to find makework to do. Numbers really doubled just yesterday, which shouldn't cause too big a panic since it just means that the incubation period is over and they are finally showing signs. A couple of weeks, maybe, and the numbers should flatten and then fall. We hope. Everyone stay safe and avoid the folks who are the ones this can be fatal to have - 65+ years of age, heart or lung conditions, diabetes, weak immune system.

BTW, everyone knows about Digital Comic Museum? They have tons of comics that are in public domain.

Here's the link - https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php

Not just American comics but others as well though not well represented. They are now starting to edge into the 1960s.

from one of my other groups. I didn't write this.

Back in July 2018, I posted a Girl From U.N.C.L.E. EPUB Collection that I'd put together from EPUBs found on Library Genesis.

For some reason, I never got around to posting the Man From U.N.C.L.E. EPUB Collection, so here it is:
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Collection {EPUB & PDF} (35.66 MB)
http://www.mediafire.com/file/knid0zncihz1jam/TMFU.zip/file

The Usual Disclaimer: These EPUBs are not my work, so I can't vouch for the proofreading. If there should be errors in spelling, punctuation, or any other anomalies, I apologize, but please do not blame me!

These are EPUB files (and 2 PDFs) contained in a folder within a .zip file. After downloading the .zip file, simply unzip it and extract the folder containing the files.

The folder contains EPUB versions of the lead novellas from all twenty-four issues of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Magazine (note that the EPUBs have only the MFU novellas, not the entire magazines), the twenty-three published paperback novels, the unpublished novel The Final Affair (in EPUB & PDF), the two Whitman juvenile novels by Brandon Keith, and the fan-produced PDF reference about the TV series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Bible.

Enjoy!

Your comments and feedback are always welcome.

Mike R

Our Man / Girl from UNCLE indexes

http://web.archive.org/web/20061128225817/http://personal.tmlp.com/alortie/indexes/UNCLE.htm

Art Lortie

Interesting map on the biggest causes of death in an Alternate US.

Yeah, gotta watch out for those Pesky Letter Gs and dropped phone signals...

Yep, and as I am from the state with the most common cause of death is the Dropped Letter "G", I worry.




Good Thing I've never been to Rhode Island, would hate to be killed by 'Houls.

Something I found on Pininterest.  Pretty small pic though so not sure how well it will show up.  Superheroes of the 1930s and when they first appeared.

List of superhero debuts
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The following is a list of the first known appearances of various superhero fictional characters and teams.

A superhero (also known as a "super hero" or "super-hero") is a fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do in the public interest."[1] Since the debut of Superman in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas — have dominated American comic books and crossed over into other media. A female superhero is sometimes called a "superheroine."

By most definitions, characters need not have actual superhuman powers to be deemed superheroes, although sometimes terms such as "costumed crimefighters"[2] are used to refer to those without such powers who have many other common traits of superheroes.

For a list of comic book supervillain debuts, see List of comic book supervillain debuts. wikipedia

1930s
Radio
Character / Team / Series Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance
The Shadow (as announcer voice) 1930 (July 31) Maxwell Grant (Walter B. Gibson) Detective Stories
Lone Ranger 1933 (January 30) George W. Trendle The Lone Ranger
Tonto 1933 (February 25) Fran Striker The Lone Ranger
The Green Hornet and Kato 1936 (January 31) George W. Trendle and Fran Striker The Green Hornet

Pulp fiction
Character / Team / Series Year Debuted Creator/s First Appearance
The Shadow (as character) 1931 (April) Maxwell Grant (Walter B. Gibson) "The Living Shadow" The Shadow Magazine #1
Conan the Barbarian 1932 (December) Robert E. Howard "The Phoenix on the Sword" Weird Tales
Doc Savage 1933 (March) Kenneth Robeson (Lester Dent) The Man of Bronze
Domino Lady 1936 (May) Lars Anderson Saucy Romantic Adventures
Moon Man 1936 (June) Frederick C. Davis Ten Detective Aces
Olga Mesmer August 1937 Watt Dell Spicy Mystery Stories
The Avenger 1939 (September) Kenneth Robeson (Paul Ernst) "Justice, Inc."The Avenger Magazine #1

Newspaper comics
Character / Team / Series Year Debuted Creator/s Series
Dick Tracy 1931 (October 4) Chester Gould Dick Tracy
Mandrake the Magician 1934 (June 11) Lee Falk Mandrake the Magician
The Phantom Magician[8] 1935 (April 15) Mel Graff [fr] The Adventures of Patsy[9]
The Phantom 1936 (February 17) Lee Falk The Phantom

Other media
Character / Team Year Debuted Creator/s Media
Ôgon Batto (the Golden Bat) 1930 Takeo Nagamatsu Kamishibai
(Japanese scroll show)
Hugo Danner 1930 Philip Wylie Gladiator (novel)
Notable non-superhero characters that influenced the superhero genre
Character / Team Year Debuted Creator/s Media
Dick Tracy 1931 (October 4) Chester Gould Newspaper Comic
Dan Dunn 1933 Norman Marsh Original Comic Book Character
Flash Gordon 1934 (January 7) Alex Raymond Newspaper Comic

Comic book
Character / Team Year Debuted Company Creator/s First Appearance
Doctor Occult (Richard Occult) 1935 (October) DC Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster New Fun Comics #6
Rose Psychic (Rose Spiritus) 1935 (October) DC Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster New Fun Comics #6
Dinky (later to become one of the two Cyclone Kids, sidekicks to Red Tornado) 1936 (August) Dell Sheldon Mayer Popular Comics # 7
The Clock 1936 (November) Comics Magazine Co George Brenner Funny Pages #6 or Funny Picture Stories #1
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle January 1937 (in Britain, 1938 in USA) Fiction House Will Eisner and S.M. "Jerry" Iger Wags #1
Superman (Clark Kent) 1938 (June) DC Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster Action Comics #1
Zatara 1938 (June) DC Fred Guardineer Action Comics #1
Americommando (Harold "Tex" Thompson) 1938 (June) DC Ken Fitch, Bernard Baily Action Comics #1
Fatman (Bob Daley) 1938 (July) DC Ken Fitch, Bernard Baily Action Comics #2
Arrow 1938 (September) Centaur Publications Paul Gustavson Funny Pages vol. 2 #10 (or #21)
Crimson Avenger (Lee Travis) 1938 (October) DC Jim Chambers Detective Comics #20
Wing (DC Comics) 1938 (October) DC Jim Chambers Detective Comics #20
Namor the Sub-Mariner 1939 (April) Marvel/Timely Bill Everett Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1
The Guardian Angel (Hop Harrigan) 1939 (April) DC Jon Blummer All-American Comics #1
Batman (Bruce Wayne) 1939 (May) DC Bob Kane, Bill Finger Detective Comics #27
Wonder Man (Fox) 1939 (May) Fox Publications Will Eisner Wonder Comics #1
Ma Hunkel and Sisty (later to become Red Tornado and one of her two sidekicks, the Cyclone Kids, respectively) 1939 (June) DC Sheldon Mayer All-American Comics # 3
The Flame (Gary Preston) 1939 (July) Fox Publications Will Eisner, Lou Fine Wonderworld Comics #3
Sandman (Wesley Dodds) 1939 (July) DC Gardner Fox, Bert Christman World's Fair Comics #1
Fantom of the Fair 1939 (July) Centaur Publications Paul Gustavson Amazing Mystery Funnies vol. 2, #7
Blue Beetle (Dan Garret) 1939 (August) Fox Publications Charles Nicholas Mystery Men Comics #1
Green Mask (Michael Shelby) 1939 (August) Fox Publications Walter Frehm Mystery Men Comics #1
Bozo the Iron Man 1939 (August) Quality Comics George Brenner Smash Comics #1
Invisible Hood 1939 (August) Quality Comics Art Pinajian Smash Comics #1
Amazing-Man (Centaur Publications) 1939 (September) Centaur Publications Bill Everett Amazing-Man Comics #5
The Human Torch (Jim Hammond, original) 1939 (October) Marvel/Timely Carl Burgos Marvel Comics #1
Angel (Thomas Halloway) 1939 (October) Marvel/Timely Paul Gustavson Marvel Comics #1
Shock Gibson 1939 (October) Brookwood Publications Maurice Scott Speed Comics #1
Magician from Mars (Jane 6EM35) 1939 (November) Centaur Publications John Giunta, Malcolm Kildale Amazing-Man Comics #7
Ultra-Man (Gary Concord, Jr.) 1939 (November) DC Jon L. Blummer All-American Comics #8
Stardust the Super Wizard 1939 (December) Fox Feature Syndicate Fletcher Hanks Fantastic Comics #1
Samson 1939 (December) Fox Feature Syndicate Will Eisner, Alex Blum Fantastic Comics #1
Doll Man 1939 (December) Quality Comics Will Eisner Feature Comics #27
Wizard (Archie Comics) 1939 (December) MLJ Comics/Archie Comics Will Harr, Edd Ashe Jr Top-Notch Comics #1

1940s

Newspaper comics
Character / Team / Series Year Debuted Creator/s Series
The Spirit 1940 (June 2) Will Eisner The Spirit
Lady Luck 1940 (June 2) Will Eisner, Chuck Mazoujian Lady Luck in The Spirit Section
Mr. Mystic 1940 (June 2) Will Eisner, Bob Powell Mr. Mystic in The Spirit Section
Invisible Scarlet O'Neil 1940 (June 3) Russell Stamm Invisible Scarlet O'Neil
Black Fury/Miss Fury 1941 (April 6) June Tarpé Mills Black Fury

Comic book
Character / Team Year Debuted Company Creator/s First Appearance
Flash (Jay Garrick) 1940 (January) DC Gardner Fox, Harry Lampert Flash Comics #1
Hawkman (Carter Hall) 1940 (January) DC Gardner Fox Flash Comics #1
Johnny Thunder 1940 (January) DC John W. Wentworth, Stan Asch Flash Comics #1
Whip (Rodney Gaynor) 1940 (January) DC John B. Wentworth, George Storm Flash Comics #1
The Shield (Archie) 1940 (January) MLJ/Archie Harry Shorten, Irv Novick Pep Comics #1
Comet (Archie Comics) 1940 (January) MLJ Comics/Archie Comics Jack Cole Pep Comics #1
Fiery Mask 1940 (January) Timely/Marvel Comics Joe Simon Daring Mystery Comics #1
Captain Marvel (DC Comics) 1940 (February) Fawcett Comics/DC C. C. Beck, Bill Parker (comics) Whiz Comics #2
Golden Arrow (comics) 1940 (February) Fawcett Comics Whiz Comics #2
Ibis the Invincible 1940 (February) Fawcett Comics Bob Kingett Whiz Comics #2
Spy Smasher 1940 (February) Fawcett Comics C.C. Beck, Bill Parker Whiz Comics #2
Electro (comics) 1940 (February) Marvel/Timely Steve Dahlman Marvel Mystery #4
Ferret 1940 (February) Marvel/Timely Comics Marvel Mystery Comics #4
Mister E (Timely Comics) 1940 (February) Timely/Marvel Joe Calcagno Daring Mystery Comics #2
Laughing Mask 1940 (February) Timely/Marvel Comics Daring Mystery Comics #2
Spectre (comics) (Jim Corrigan) 1940 (February) DC Jerry Siegel More Fun Comics #52
Fantomah 1940 (February) Fiction House Fletcher Hanks Jungle Comics #2
Doc Strange 1940 (February) Nedor Comics Richard E. Hughes, Alexander Kostuk Thrilling Comics #1
Dynamo 1940 (February) Fox Feature Syndicate Robert Webb Science Comics #1
Hourman (Rex Tyler) 1940 (March) DC Ken Fitch, Bernard Bailey Adventure Comics #48
The King (King Standish) 1940 (March) DC Gardner Fox, William Smith Flash Comics #3
Silver Streak 1940 (March) Lev Gleason Publications Joe Simon, Jack Binder Silver Streak Comics #3
Dynamic Man 1940 (March) Timely/Marvel Comics Daniel Peters Mystic Comics #1
Master Man (Fawcett Comics) 1940 (March) Fawcett Comics Master Comics #1
Woman in Red (comics) 1940 (March) Nedor Comics Richard E. Hughes, George Mandel Thrilling Comics #2
Robin (comics) (Dick Grayson, original) 1940 (April) DC Bob Kane, Bill Finger, Jerry Robinson Detective Comics #38
Catwoman (Selina Kyle) 1940 (April) DC Bob Kane, Bill Finger Batman #1
Black Pirate 1940 (April) DC Sheldon Moldoff Action Comics #23
Master Mind Excello 1940 (April) Timely/Marvel Mystic Comics #2
Breeze Barton 1940 (April) Timely/Marvel Comics Jack Binder Daring Mystery Comics #3
Phantom Reporter 1940 (April) Timely/Marvel Daring Mystery Comics #3
Ghost (Nedor Comics) 1940 (April) Nedor Comics Thrilling Comics #3
Black Owl 1940 (April) Prize Publications Prize Comics #2
Skyman (Columbia Comics) 1940 (May) Columbia Comics Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney Big Shot Comics #1
Bulletman and Bulletgirl 1940 (May) Fawcett Comics/DC Bill Parker (comics) Nickel Comics #1
Red Torpedo 1940 (May) Quality Comics Crack Comics #1
Madame Fatal 1940 (May) Quality Comics Art Pinajian Crack Comics #1
Black Condor 1940 (May) Quality Comics Will Eisner, Lou Fine Crack Comics #1
Alias The Spider 1940 (May) Quality Comics Paul Gustavson Crack Comics #1
Rusty Ryan 1940 (May) Quality Comics Paul Gustavson Feature Comics #32
Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson & Nabu) 1940 (May) DC Gardner Fox, Howard Sherman More Fun Comics #55
The Face (comics) 1940 (May) Columbia Comics Mart Bailey Big Shot Comics #1
Congo Bill 1940 (June) DC Whitney Ellsworth, George Papp More Fun Comics #56
Scarlet Avenger 1940 (June) Harry Shorten, Irv Novick Zip Comics #1
Thin Man 1940 (June) Timely/Marvel Comics Klaus Nordling Mystic Comics #4
Marvel Boy 1940 (June) Timely/Marvel Comics Joe Simon, Jack Kirby Daring Mystery Comics #6
Fox (comics) 1940 (June) MLJ Comics/Archie Comics Joe Blair, Irwin Hasen Blue Ribbon Comics #4
Blue Bolt 1940 (June) Novelty Press Joe Simon Blue Bolt Comics #1
Lash Lightning 1940 (June) Ace Comics Sure-Fire Comics #1
Raven (Ace Comics) 1940 (June) Ace Comics Sure-Fire Comics #1
Captain Future 1940 (June) Nedor Comics Kin Platt Startling Comics #1
Uncle Sam (comics) 1940 (July) Quality Comics/DC Will Eisner National Comics #1
Green Lantern (Alan Scott, original) 1940 (July) DC Martin Nodell, Bill Finger All-American Comics #16
The Red Bee 1940 (July) Quality Comics/DC Toni Blum, Charles Nicholas Hit Comics #1
Neon the Unknown 1940 (July) Quality Comics Jerry Iger Hit Comics #1
Merlin The Magician 1940 (July) Quality Comics National Comics #1
The Owl 1940 (July) Dell Comics Frank Thomas Crackajack Funnies #25
Magno 1940 (August) Quality Comics Paul Gustavson Smash Comics #13
Black Widow (Claire Voyant) 1940 (August) Timely/Marvel Comics George Kapitan, Harry Sahle Mystic Comics #4
Red Raven 1940 (August) Timely/Marvel Comics Joe Simon, Louis Cazeneuve Red Raven Comics #1
Mercury/Hurricane 1940 (August) Timely/Marvel Comics Martin A. Bursten, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon Red Raven Comics #1 as Mercury, Captain America Comics #1 as Hurricane
Airman (comics) 1940 (August) Centaur Publications George Kapitan, Harry Sahle Keen Detective Funnies #23
Hydroman 1940 (August) Eastern Color Printing Bill Everett Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #1
Toro (comics) 1940 (Fall) Timely/Marvel Comics Carl Burgos Human Torch Comics #2
Daredevil (Gleason Publications) 1940 (September) Gleason Publications Jack Binder (comics) Silver Streak #6
Cat-Man 1940 (September) Holyoke Publishing Irwin Hasen Crash Comic Adventures #4
The Ray 1940 (September) Quality Comics Lou Fine Smash Comics #14
Firefly (Archie Comics) 1940 (September) MLJ Comics/Archie Comics Harry Shorten, Bob Wood Top-Notch Comics #8
Atom (Al Pratt) 1940 (October) DC Ben Flinton, Bill O'Conner All-American Comics #19
Mr. Scarlet 1940 (Winter) Fawcett Comics France Herron, Jack Kirby Wow Comics #1
Black Hood 1940 (October) MLJ Comics/Archie Comics Harry Shorten Top-Notch Comics #9
Vision (Timely Comics) 1940 (November) Marvel/Timely Joe Simon, Jack Kirby Marvel Mystery Comics #13
Red Tornado (Ma Hunkel) 1940 (November) DC Sheldon Mayer All-American Comics #20
Quicksilver (Max Mercury) 1940 (November) Quality Comics/DC Jack Cole (artist), Chuck Mazoujian National Comics #5
Target and the Targeteers 1940 (November) Novelty Press Dick Hamilton Target Comics #10
Justice Society of America 1940 (Winter) DC Gardner Fox All Star Comics #3
Green Lama 1940 (December) Crestwood Publications Kendell Foster Crossen Prize Comics #1
Black Terror 1941 (January) Nedor Comics Richard E. Hughes, Don Gabrielson Exciting Comics #9
Midnight 1941 (January) Quality Comics Jack Cole Smash Comics #18
Professor Supermind and Son 1941 (February) Dell Comics Popular Comics #60
Minute-Man 1941 (February) Fawcett Comics Charlie Sultan Master Comics #11
Black Marvel (Daniel Lyons) 1941 (March) Marvel/Timely Al Gabriele and unknown writer Mystic Comics #5
Blazing Skull (Mark Todd) 1941 (March) Marvel/Timely Mystic Comics #5
The Terror 1941 (March) Marvel/Timely Mystic Comics #5
Captain America (Steve Rogers) 1941 (March) Marvel/Timely Joe Simon, Jack Kirby Captain America Comics #1
Bucky Barnes 1941 (March) Timely/Marvel Comics Jack Kirby, Joe Simon Captain American Comics #1
The Patriot (Jeffrey Mace) 1941 (Spring) Timely/Marvel Comics Ray Gill, George Mandel The Human Torch # 4
Blue Diamond 1941 (April) Timely/Marvel Comics Joe Simon, Jack Kirby Daring Mystery Comics #7
Thunderer 1941 (April) Timely/Marvel Comics Carl Burgos, John Compton Daring Mystery Comics #7
Silver Scorpion 1941 (April) Timely/Marvel Comics Harry Sahle Daring Mystery Comics #7
The Fin 1941 (April) Timely/Marvel Comics Bill Everett Daring Mystery Comics #7
Starman (Ted Knight) (Ted Knight) 1941 (April) DC Gardner Fox, Jack Burnley Adventure Comics #61
Doctor Mid-Nite (Charles McNider) 1941 (April) DC Charles Reizenstein, Stanley Aschmeier All-American Comics #25
Black Fury (John Perry) 1941 (April) Fox Feature Syndicate Dennis Neville, Mark Howell Fantastic Comics #17
Sargon the Sorcerer 1941 (May) DC John B. Wentworth, Howard Purcell All American Comics #26
Captain Battle 1941 (May) Lev Gleason Publications Silver Streak Comics #11
Captain Freedom 1941 (May) Harvey Comics Franklin Flagg Speed Comics #13
Jester 1941 (May) Quality Comics Paul Gustavson Smash Comics #22
Young Allies 1941 (Summer) Timely/Marvel Comics Jack Kirby, Joe Simon Young Allies Comics #1
Doiby Dickles 1941 (June) DC Bill Finger, Irwin Hasen All-American Comics #27
Twister 1941 (June) Novelty Press Paul Gustavson Blue Bolt Comics (vol. 2) #1
Hawkgirl (Shiera Sanders Hall) 1941 (July) DC Gardner Fox Evelyn Gaines All-Star Comics #5
Dynamic-Man 1941 (July) Dynamic Publications Dynamic Comics #1
Whizzer (Robert Frank) 1941 (August) Marvel/Timely Al Avison, Al Gabriele USA Comics #1
Jack Frost 1941 (August) Timely/Marvel Comics Stan Lee, Charles Wojtkoski U.S.A. Comics # 1
Rockman 1941 (August) Timely/Marvel Comics Charles Nicholas, Basil Wolverton U.S.A. Comics #1
Wildfire 1941 (August) Quality Comics Robert Turner, Jim Mooney Smash Comics #25
American Crusader 1941 (August) Nedor Comics Writer and artist unknown Thrilling Comics #19
Black Cat (Harvey Comics) 1941 (August) Harvey Comics Al Gabriele Pocket Comics #1
Blackhawk (DC Comics) 1941 (August) Quality Comics/DC Will Eisner, Chuck Cuidera Military Comics #1
Miss America (DC Comics) 1941 (August) Quality Comics/DC Military Comics #1
Blue Tracer 1941 (August) Quality Comics Military Comics #1
Mouthpiece 1941 (August) Quality Comics Fred Guardineer Police Comics #1
Firebrand 1941 (August) Quality Comics Jerry Iger, Reed Crandall Police Comics #1
711 (Quality Comics) 1941 (August) Quality Comics/DC George Brenner Police Comics #1
Human Bomb 1941 (August) Quality Comics/DC Paul Gustavson Police Comics #1
Plastic Man 1941 (August) Quality Comics/DC Jack Cole (artist) Police Comics #1
Phantom Lady 1941 (August) Quality Comics/DC Arthur Peddy Police Comics #1
Nelvana of the Northern Lights 1941 (August) Hillborough Studios (Canada) Adrian Dingle Triumph Comics #1
U.S. Jones 1941 (August) Fox Feature Syndicate Wonderworld Comics #28
Unknown Soldier 1941 (August) Ace Comics Our Flag Comics #1
Yank & Doodle 1941 (August) Prize Publications Paul Norris Prize Comics #13
Johnny Quick (Johnny Chambers) 1941 (September) DC Mort Weisinger, Chad Grothkopf More Fun Comics #71
Star-Spangled Kid (Sylvester Pemberton) 1941 (September) DC Jerry Siegel, Hal Sherman Action Comics #40
Stripesy (Pat Dugan) 1941 (September) DC Jerry Siegel, Hal Sherman Action Comics #40
Shining Knight 1941 (September) DC Creig Flessel Adventure Comics #66
Captain Flag 1941 (September) MLJ/Archie Joe Blair, Lin Streeter Blue Ribbon Comics #16
Fighting Yank 1941 (September) Nedor Comics Richard Hughes, Jon Blummer Startling Comics #10
Lieutenant Marvels 1941 (September) Fawcett Comics C.C. Beck Whiz Comics #21
Spider Queen 1941 (September) Fox Feature Syndicate Elsa Lesau The Eagle #2
Captain Courageous 1941 (September) Ace Comics Banner Comics #3
Destroyer 1941 (October) Timely/Marvel Comics Stan Lee Mystic Comics #6
Tarantula 1941 (October) DC Mort Weisinger Star-Spangled Comics #1
American Eagle 1941 (October) Standard Comics Richard E. Hughes, Kin Platt Exciting Comics #22
Pinky the Whiz Kid 1941 (Winter) Fawcett Comics Otto Binder, Jack Binder Wow Comics #4
Aquaman 1941 (November) DC Mort Weisinger, Paul Norris More Fun Comics #73
Vigilante 1941 (November) DC Mort Weisinger, Mort Meskin Action Comics #42
Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) and Speedy (comics) 1941 (November) DC Mort Weisinger, Greg Papp More Fun Comics #73
Sandy the Golden Boy 1941 (December) DC Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Adventure Comics #69
Seven Soldiers of Victory 1941 (December) DC Mort Weisinger Leading Comics #1
Wonder Woman (Diana Prince) 1941 (December) DC William Moulton Marston, H. G. Peter All Star Comics #8 / Sensation Comics #1
Liberator (Nedor) 1941 (December) Nedor Comics Writer and artist unknown Exciting Comics #15
Kitten 1941 (December) Holyoke Publishing Charles M. Quinlan Cat-Man Comics Vol 1 #10
Captain Marvel, Jr. 1941 (December) Fawcett Comics/DC Ed Herron, Mac Raboy Whiz Comics #25
Witness 1941 (December) Timely/Marvel Comics Stan Lee Mystic Comics #7
Wildcat (comics) 1942 (January) DC Bill Finger, Irwin Hasen Sensation Comics #1
Mister Terrific (comics)(Terry Sloane) 1942 (January) DC Chuck Reizenstein, Hal Sharp Sensation Comics #1
Gay Ghost 1942 (January) DC Gardner Fox, Howard Purcell Sensation Comics #1
Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys 1942 (January) DC Sensation Comics #1
Citizen V 1942 (January) Timely/Marvel Comics Daring Mystery Comics #8
V-Man 1942 (January) Fox Feature Syndicate V...Comics #1
Air Wave 1942 (February) DC Murray Boltinoff or Mort Weisinger, and Lee Harris (illustrator) Detective Comics #60
Stuff the Chinatown Kid 1942 (February) DC Mort Weisinger, Mort Meskin Action Comics #45
Johnny Canuck (as superhero) 1942 (February) [Canada] Leo Bachle Dime Comics #1
Dan the Dyna-Mite 1942 (Spring) DC Mort Weisinger World's Finest Comics #5
TNT (comics) 1942 (April) DC Mort Weisinger Star-Spangled Comics #7
Manhunter (comics) (Paul Kirk) 1942 (April) DC Jack Kirby, Joe Simon Adventure Comics #73
Manhunter (comics) (Dan Richards) 1942 (March) Quality Comics/DC Police Comics #8
Robotman (Robert Crane) 1942 (April) DC Jerry Siegel, Leo Nowak Star-Spangled Comics #7
Newsboy Legion 1942 (April) DC Joe Simon, Jack Kirby Star-Spangled Comics #7
The Guardian (Jim Harper) 1942 (April) DC Joe Simon, Jack Kirby Star-Spangled Comics #7
Blue Blade 1942 (Summer) Timely/Marvel Comics U.S.A. Comics #5
Commando Yank 1942 (July) Fawcett Comics/DC Wow Comics #6
Phantom Eagle 1942 (July) Fawcett Comics Wow Comics #6
Web (comics) 1942 (July) MLJ Comics/Archie Comics John Cassone Zip Comics #27
Genius Jones 1942 (August) DC Alfred Bester, Stan Kaye Adventure Comics #77
Captain Commando 1942 (August) S.M. "Jerry" Iger, Alex Blum Pep Comics #30
Liberty Belle (comics) 1942 (Winter) DC Don Cameron Boy Commandos #1
Airboy 1942 (November) Hillman Periodicals Charles Biro Air Fighters Comics #2
Kid Eternity 1942 (December) Quality Comics/DC Otto Binder, Sheldon Moldoff Hit Comics #25
Mary Marvel 1942 (December) Fawcett Comics/DC Otto Binder, Marc Swayze Captain Marvel Adventures #18
Pyroman 1942 (December) Nedor Comics Jack Binder Startling Comics # 18
Captain Triumph 1943 (January) Quality Comics Alfred Andriola Crack Comics #27
Captain Wonder 1943 (February) Timely/Marvel Comics Otto Binder, Frank Giacoia Kid Komics #1
Canada Jack 1943 (March) George Menendez Rae Canadian Heroes Vol. 1, #5
Uncle Marvel 1943 (October) Fawcett Comics Otto Binder, Marc Swayze Wow Comics #18
Miss America (Marvel Comics) 1943 (November) Marvel/Timely Otto Binder, Al Gabriele Marvel Mystery Comics #49
Magnet 1944 Nedor Comics Complete Book of Comics and Funnies #1
Grim Reaper (Nedor) 1944 (May) Nedor Comics Author unknown, artist Al Camy Fighting Yank #7
Lance Lewis, Space Detective 1944 (July) Nedor Comics Mystery Comics #3
The Bouncer 1944 (September) Fox Feature Syndicate Robert Kanigher, Louis Ferstadt The Bouncer
Yellowjacket 1944 (September) Charlton Comics Yellowjacket Comics #1
Superboy (Clark Kent) 1945 (January) DC Don Cameron, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster More Fun Comics #101
Scarab 1945 (July) Nedor Comics

Some original Nick Carter covers from his weekly pulp.

Just found an interesting YouTube channel called The History Guy. 10-15 minute long snippets of history of all sorts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmqy2dsCJcs

This one deals with the kidnapping attempt of Princess Anne, something I had never heard of before.

I'm still digging around his site. There's one on the history of the potato and another on the history of the fork as well as the history of Time Zones. You got 10-15 minutes to kill, ya might want to go give him a look.

Ran across a newish superhero RPG called the Sentinels. It was a Kickstarter about 3 years back. Apparently, it is based off a Superhero Card Game. Pretty cheap to get too.



https://sentinelsofthemultiverse.com/downloads
https://thetrove.net/Books/_Collections/Super%20Hero%20Games/Sentinel%20Comics%20RPG/index.html
https://store.greaterthangames.com/sentinel-comics-the-roleplaying-game-starter-kit.html?category_id=14
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/227693/Sentinel-Comics-The-Roleplaying-Game-Starter-Kit


Don't think it will fit our current gaming rules but there might be an idea or two for mechanics that we could use.

Happy Birthday tomorrow. Let's see if this works now. Our hard working GM>

Cheers! I think I bought the Sentinels game on Steam but never really gave it a decent try.

I was playing Talisman (the Games Workshop fantasy adventure board game) the other day and couldn't help but think a Superhero version would be good fun. It would be an ideal fit to the 60s/70s art style of Marvel, more cartoony than DC.

Anyway, let's see what I can get updated. Working tomorrow

Wow! Somebody in my pulp group sent this link to very old and classic Nick Carter covers. Take a look.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/hopkinsarchives/albums/72157628941475569

From my pulp group:



>From the collections of Texas Tech University comes this find:

https://swco-ir.tdl.org/handle/10605/395

All books written by Prentiss Ingraham, who was born in Mississippi in 1843. He joined the Confederate Army in 1861 and was wounded twice during his tour of duty. Ingraham served with Ross’s brigade of the Texas cavalry. In 1884 he met Buffalo Bill and worked as an advance agent for the Wild West Show. Ingraham wrote 600 dime novels, many of them about Buffalo Bill, purportedly based on actual events.

Among the titles on this site are:

Buffalo Bill and Red Dove, or, A Live good Indian
Buffalo Bill and the Klan of Kau, or, Old Porcupine's grand finish
Buffalo Bill and the Red Hand, or, The mystery of Spook Canon
Buffalo Bill and the cattle thieves, or, The missing brand
Buffalo Bill and the lone camper, or, The real "Wild West"
Buffalo Bill at close quarters, or, In a hail of lead
Buffalo Bill in harness, or, A Well fought battle
Buffalo Bill to the rescue, or, The perils of the trail
Buffalo Bill's Battle Axe, or, Victory to the Strong
Buffalo Bill's best bet, or, A sure thing well won
Buffalo Bill's bold play, or, The tiger of the hills
Buffalo Bill's brand, or, The man without honor
Buffalo Bill's bravo partner, or, The Man with a punch
Buffalo Bill's chivalry, or, The brothers of the bowstring
Buffalo Bill's clean sweep, or, The King of the prairie
Buffalo Bill's conquest, or, Frank and fearless
Buffalo Bill's death trail, or, The scout's gambler foe
Buffalo Bill's determination, or, A pledge redeemed
Buffalo Bill's double surprise, or, The brand of Cain
Buffalo Bill's iron grip, or, Plot and counterplot

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Hey its me slingshot hero and I use to play by email in the allstarsatwar rpg. I registered and what can I do now? What plot are we starting up?

Hi, we are getting ready to start a 1950s adventure, Aug 1953 to be exact.  We are going to be in a fictional city called Ruby City in California, somewhere on the coast
between LA and San Diego.

This is a basic entry level hero adventure.  450 points plus 50 points for writing up your background plus any disads you take.  We are using Blood of Heroes 2nd Edition also called Blood of Heroes Special edition.  This is the expanded rules that go beyond DC Super Heroes RPG 3rd edition.  You can easily find a free PDF of the game to download off a number of gaming sites.  That's how I got the rules.

Try this search:   blood of heroes Special edition RPG pdf

Come up with a character concept and flesh it out.  Get our GM, Paul, to approve it and you are ready to play.

Keep your attack and defense powers between 6 and 9.

This isn't the DC universe by the way.  Though superheroes have existed.  It's our own universe.

We are playing in 1953 as it is part of that dead time period between the golden age of heroes, who started appearing in late 1938 and mostly disappeared before 1953, and the silver age, which started in late 1956, where tons of new heroes once again started appearing.  The Korean War, for reference, just ended in July, 1953.  We are part of the handful of heroes who have appeared during this "dead" time.

Currently, we have two heroes ready to go.  Lightning Bullet, my character, who will provide our base and Captain Conduit, who uses lightning and flies.

This is the Age of the Red Scare!  Atomic War is moments away. Schlocky Sci-Fi movies.  Commies are everywhere!  Eisenhower is President.  Rock and Roll is just beginning and parents are horrified though it hasn't really taken off yet. Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets doesn't come out until 1955.  The Space Race hasn't really started yet.  Two of America's biggest spies, who were giving our secrets of atomic bombs to the Commies, were just executed.

Check out these OOC Chat forums for ideas in getting into the 1950s swing:  

LIGHTNING BULLET ISSUE ZERO!
1950s California
Lightning Bullet, a new hero
COMMIE VILLAINS
World War 2 and into the Cold War


I've added my character sheet here and a couple of pics so you can get an idea of characters and backgrounds.  The last paragraph of Lightning Bullet's description may help you in coming up with an origin, if you want to use it.  It would make it easier story-wise as to why you join the team.  But your choice.

Indigorose wrote:Hey its me slingshot hero and I use to play by email in the allstarsatwar rpg. I registered and what can I do now? What plot are we starting up?

Also, Paul our GM is in England so he is 4-6 hours ahead of us timewise, so his posting times will be different from ours.

I think you should also be able to start up a NEWTPOIC in the OOC forums, click the button and give it a title for your character. So why don't you stick your character idea in its own forum, like I did for Lightning Bullet, that way it doesn't get lost in the clutter while you develop it.

Indigorose wrote:Hey its me slingshot hero and I use to play by email in the allstarsatwar rpg. I registered and what can I do now? What plot are we starting up?

Hiya, welcome to the game! Not sure if you are familiar with the DC heroes RPG but it's not a huge issue if you aren't. We'll be starting up a new campaign set in the 1950s with low power/street level heroes.

Basically if you want to come up with an idea about a character - super powered? Skilled? Equipment based? Have a think and I'm sure David can help with ideas too. if you aren't familiar with the game...

The House Rules I run make the game easier/faster to resolve. We roll 2D12, doubles explode, 3 or less is an auto fail. Add the relevant ACTION attribute or power for an Acting Value total. The opposing character/situation rolls 2D12 plus the Opposing Attribute. Compare Acting value total vs Opposing Value total. This gives a bonus to Effect value (like Strength, or damage of weapon), so the more accurate you are, the more damage you cause. This is compared to the Resistance value (like toughness, or armour, or willpower or whatever) to see the Result.

Don't worry about the mechanics. I sort all that out. I will also guide you with regards options and always weigh in any doubt on the side of the player.

As David mentioned I am on GMT so somewhat ahead of you guys time wise hence a certain delay. Plus I've had a rough week at work and on catch up so I may be absent for a day or so but never usually longer (unless on holiday etc).

Any questions, fire away!

Cheers, Paul

Since we got heroes time traveling, I thought this article was pretty neat!


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Life & Tradition
Archaeologists Unearth Thousands of Medieval Coins in a Farmer’s Field in Hungary
By EMG Inspired Staff
June 25, 2021 Updated: June 25, 2021
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A hoard of medieval coins was recently discovered in Hungary during archaeological excavations in a field near Újlengyel village.

The excavation, impelled by digs in 2019 where 150 medieval coins were discovered at the location, yielded yet more treasure.

Using metal detectors, the archaeologists were fortunate to discover four gold coins and no less than 7,000 silver ones.
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The coins were discovered on a farm near Újlengyel village, in Pest County, and were stacked in a vessel buried about 3.28 feet underground. It appeared as though the vessel had already been broken open—probably by the farmer’s plow.

However, the farmer hadn’t been so lucky as to see them, and the valuables remained hidden under the earth until recently.

The excavations, which took two days to complete, were sponsored by the Ferenczy Museum Center and led by coin expert Balázs Nagy, resident numismatist at the museum. The museum later posted the find on their Facebook page.
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The total value of the find, when its owner was still alive, according to the archaeologists, would have been the equivalent to the value of a luxury car today; in those days, the coins would have been enough to purchase seven horses, according to the museum’s post.

So far, the find marks the largest collection of such coins to have been extracted in Pest County since excavations began.

The archaeologists believe the coins may have been buried by people fleeing invading troops from the Ottoman Empire, under ruler Suleiman the Magnificent, during his forceful incursion into Hungary in 1521.
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The coins are very rare today and also quite valuable.

Among the several coins discovered, the oldest is a silver denarius bearing the image of Roman Emperor Lucius Verus from the second century.

The newest of the coins dates back to King Louis II, who ruled Hungary from 1516–1527—leading the archaeologists to surmise that the coins might have been stashed there during, or perhaps shortly after, the said king’s reign.
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Of all the coins in the hoard, the most valuable was deemed to be the Vatican-issued denarius, which dates back to the reign of Pope Pius from 1458–1564, and is considered both extremely rare and valuable today.

The treasure hunters from the Ferenczy Museum Centre were lucky that the farmer’s plow did not push the vessel further underground, as often happens with farm machinery.

They are optimistic that more discoveries will be unearthed as their digging continues.

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