Cover: Dick Giordano & Vince Alascia

Super Weird Heroes #[nn]

Nov 2016 · IDW · 39.99 USD

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About this Collection

This collection gathers a selection of delightfully bizarre but genuine characters from the Golden Age of comics, spotlighting oddities like the patriotic Green Turtle, the comedic Funnyman, and the mysterious Torgo. It also includes appearances by creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, alongside lesser-known figures such as Doc Gimmick and Sardonic Lazar, all presented with historical context and commentary. The volume celebrates the weird, wonderful, and often forgotten corners of comic book history, curated from IDW's Super Weird Heroes series.

In "Secrets of Super-Strength," the people of Centerville face a financial crisis until a mysterious visitor from Jupiter, Ikzip, arrives with a tempting offer: display his rocket in exchange for temporary financial relief. Written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by John Buscema, this 2016 IDW issue sees the town's hopes rise—until Ikzip demands a shocking price. With the city’s youth endangered by his Hypnojive, Nature Boy steps in to stop the alien’s plan. Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia.

Contains 36 stories

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12 pp · superhero

Atlas [Jim Randall]Mr. HufnagelLinda ThompsonAndy ThompsonDuke CazziniAtlas

Secrets of Super-Strength

1 pp · non-fiction

Atlas

Mummy's Mummy

8 pp · superhero

the Black Cobra [Jim Hornsby]the Cobra Kid [Bob Hornsby]District Attorney HornsbyMr. Abernathy

Statue of Doom!

8 pp · superhero · pencils ? [as Alec Hope] · inks ? [as Alec Hope]

Bronze ManRand Ronald Smith, JrBuzz SmithBull Gamgos

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1 pp · superhero

"G -- goodbye, Bulletman!"

10 pp · superhero

BulletmanBulletgirlMonsieur LeStarsMadame CrystalMrs. Worthing

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8 pp · superhero

Captain Fearless [John Fearless]John Fearless the First (ghostly spirit)Major Caldwell (cameo, death)Captain Austin [Herr Manfred] (villain, Valant's commanding officer, a spy)Rader (villain, enemy spy)unnamed enemy spies (villains)

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5 pp · superhero

Captain Hadacol [John Wright]"Red" ReddieRed's unnamed friendsThe Gray Gang (villains)

The Vanishing Boy!

15 pp · superhero

Captain Truth [Ken Elliott] (introduction)Mr. Blane (landlord)JoeyMary (Joey's mother)Arthur [aka Slug Warner] (villain, Joey's father, reforms)Blackie (villain, gang leader)Blackie's gang [Slug Warner"Handsome" Harry] (villains, black market racketeers)

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8 pp · superhero

The Catman [David Merryweather]The Kitten [Katie Conn]Tony Berko (villain)Berko's mob (villains)

Origin of the Dart

8 pp · superhero · script ? [as Jerry Abus] (credited)

The Dart [Caius Martius Wheeler] (introduction, origin)Ace Barlow (introduction, adoptee of Caius)General Sulla (leader of the Roman Army, flashback)Marius (villain, flashback)Lucius (villain, flashback)Ricarno (villain)Ricarno's gang [Kid Frostothers unnamed] (villains)

The Demons of Death

7 pp · adventure

The Deacon [Dean Denton]Mickey MatthewsCaldron (banker, cameo, death)"Mad Monk" Rasputin Jr. (hypnotist, cameo)Satan [Pierre LaMarte] (villain, banker)Satan's followers (villains, members of the bank's Board of Directors)

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7 pp · jungle

FantomahThe Doctor (villain, introduction, death)Mac (villain, introduction, death)group of four Gorgon Gorillas (villains, restored to normal)

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7 pp · superhero

The Fire-Man [Jim] [aka Mr. Smith]Police ChiefNancy Smith (Police Chief's secretary, aide to the Fire-Man)a living torch (death)Professor Books (villain, death)Smitty [Book's chauffeur] (villain, death)

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0.25 pp · superhero

Sardonic Lazar (villain, inventor of the Crime-Car, introduction)Lazar's gang (villains, introduction for all)

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1 pp · superhero

The Kute Knockout!

4 pp · superhero

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9 pp · superhero

Burma BoyWun TooRa-TingChanChinese guerrillas (some die)Japanese army [General KimonakLieutenant Tasuto (phony Green Turtle, death)others unnamed] (villains)

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4 pp · superhero

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9 pp · superhero

Hydroman [Bob Blake]Rainbow Boy [Jack Watson]lighthouse keeperCoast Guard captainDiamond Smugglers [Leftyrest unnamed] (villains)

Case of the Rioting Trees!

12 pp · adventure; humor

Jeep (introduction, origin)Peep (introduction, origin)Eugene the Jeepunnamed Army Colonel (introduction, cameo)unnamed Army Sergeant (introduction, cameo)unnamed City Mayor (introduction, cameo)Dr. Van Duyvil (villain, scientist, introduction)Duyvil's assistants (villains, introduction for both)

The Origin of Kangaroo Man

7 pp · adventure

Kangaroo Man [Jack Brian] (introduction)Bingo (his kangaroo, introduction)Professor Stanford (of Tech Institute, introduction)unnamed enemy agents (villains, introduction for all)

Kismet Man of Fate

1.75 pp

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8 pp · superhero

KismetJeanunnamed wife of General von HaddenGeneral von Hadden (villain)the Nazis [Karlothers unnamed] (villains)

The Gypsy Murder

5 pp · superhero

Madam Fatal [Richard Stanton]Jim GravesGypsy Band [DemoFelipeMaria (Demo's daughter)others unnamed]Bastani (villain, introduction)Goro (villain, introduction)Madame De Farge (villain, introduction, death)

The Weather Kings

5 pp · superhero · script Norton Kingsley (credited)

The MothThe Weather Kings (villains, all die)

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8 pp · adventure

Mr. E (introduction)King Kolah (a god, introduction)"Messengers of Justice" (three blackbirds that appeared in answer to prayers to Kolah and could turn into a human figures, introduction for all)Miss Terry (introduction)Dorrence (introduction)Dorrence's mother (introduction)Ricci (villain, introduction)Ricci's gang [Slinkyrest unnamed] (villains, introduction for all, some die)

Nature Boy vs. the Jiver from Jupiter

7 pp · superhero

Nature Boy [David Crandall]Mayor BensonIkzipKing Sol (Ruler of the Sun)King Neptune (Nature Boy's adoptive father)

Nightshade -- Nemisis of Gangdom

7 pp · fantasy; superhero

Nightshade [Howard Hall] (wealthy scientist, introduction and origin)Princess Anna (of Balkania, introduction)Anna's child (Balkania Crown Prince, introduction)Balkania's Consul (introduction)Prince Dumka (of Balkania, introduction)Ivar Kotescu (villain, introduction)Kotescu's gang [Joerest unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)

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9 pp · superhero

Phantasmo [Phil Anson] (introduction, origin)Whizzer McGee (hotel bell hop, introduction)the High Lama (Phantasmo's teacher)Professor GraylingTomislav (villain, foreign spy)Ian (villain, foreign spy)

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9 pp · superhero

Rainbow Boy [Jack Watson] (star of the Wizard Kids Radio Quiz program)Whitey WynkoopMrs. Wynkoop (Whitey's mother)Joe (train engineer)Nick Gilioni (villain, racketeer)Gilioni's mob (villains)

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8 pp · fantasy

Sergeant SpookJerryHarris (City Council member, opponent of the Mayor)Mayor Griggs (villain)Lang (villain, city Ward member)

The Spider Widow Meets the Spider Man!

5 pp · superhero

The Spider Widow [Dianne Grayson]The Raven [Tony Grey]John Keller (Dianne's Uncle)The Spider Man (villain, a Nazi saboteur, introduction)Herman (villain, mechanical spider)

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8 pp · detective-mystery; superhero

The Voice [Tim Brant]Curly RandProfessor Bert Wilsonunnamed Kommandant (villain)Kommandant's men (villains)

Adventure of the Crime School

7 pp · superhero

Yellowjacket [Vince Harley]Topaz (villain, master criminal)Bugs Dugan (villain)Fingers Fips (villain)

A Racket in Dolls

9 pp · superhero

Zippo [Joe Blair]Lynx (villain)Slug (villain)Bill (villain)