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Cover: Bill Everett
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Amazing Man Comics #5

Sep 1938 · Comic Corporation of America · 0.10 USD
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“Origin of Amazing-Man”
★ 1st appearance — John Aman

This 1939 Centaur publication, with every line of its cover drawn and inked by Bill Everett, presents a striking early superhero in a dynamic, confident pose that sets the tone for Golden Age adventure. At a dime a copy, Amazing Man Comics #5 promises readers the origin story of its titled hero — a rare treat for anyone fascinated by the roots of the genre. Everett's bold, assured artwork makes this an compelling snapshot of comics at the dawn of their golden era.

writer, artist, inker, letterer Bill Everett · cover Bill Everett

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writer, artist, inker, letterer Bill Everett
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After being raised for 25 years by the Council of Seven in Tibet, Aman is tested and sent out into the world. Of the council members, Nika exhorts him to do good and gifts him with invisibility, while the Great Question plots to bend Aman to his will. In America, Aman learns of a series of train wrecks and confronts the man behind the disasters.

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