The Vanguard (1977) by Alex Toth

The return of The Fox to the DC universe has drawn attention to the great Alex Toth version of the character> that briefly ran for too few stories in the ill-fated Red Circle comic line back in the late 1970’s. I seem to remember that the following Vanguard story published in Sal Quartuccio’s ‘ground level’ (remember that term?) Hot Stuf was reworked by Toth from an unpublished Fox story.

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The Vanguard © Alex Toth from Hot Stuf #4, 1977
Art & Story by Alex Toth

We Were 20th Century Cavemen! (1959)

Cover by Bob Brown

The 1950’s was a great time for Sci-Fi movies featuring lost worlds (e.g., The Land Unknown, 1957), resurrected dinosaurs (e.g., The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, 1953), and scientists reverting to cavemen (e.g., Monster on The Campus, 1958).

In fact the Rhedosaurus from ’20,000 Fathoms’ turns up on page 6 and the helicopter from The Land Unknown brings in the troops on page 7 of this long forgotten tale.

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My Greatest Adventure #27 (Jan., 1959). © DC Comics
Art by Ruben Moreira

Aquaman in "The Court-Martial of Moby Dick II" (1955)

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Art by Ramona Fradon
Adventure Comics #213 (June, 1955) © DC Comics

Inheritance! from The Thing #14 (1954) by Steve Ditko

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The Thing #14 (1954). © Charlton Publishing
Art by Steve Ditko

Phantom Flyer (1945): 1st & Only Appearance

Following up yesterday’s “Black Venus post, we present from the same issue of Contact Comics the first and only appearance of “Phantom Flyer”.

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Phantom Flyer from Contact Comics #5 (March 1945); © Aviation Press

Black Venus from Contact Comics #5 (1945)

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Art by Nina Albright
From Contact Comics # 5 (March 1945) ; © Aviation Comics