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Cover: Alex Schomburg
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The Black Terror #22

Mar 1948 · Pines · 0.10 USD
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In "The Dream Maker," Bob spins a wild tale for the Fibber's Club about the Terror Twins being whisked thousands of years into the future by a nuclear physics scientist's time machine. After winning a 50-year trophy for his story, Bob reveals a surprising twist: a talking mechanical Black Terror doll from the future, capable of answering any question—just in time to leave the club stunned. Illustrated by Sheldon Moldoff and Ralph Mayo, with a striking cover by Alex Schomburg, this 1948 issue blends pulp sci-fi with classic superhero flair.

Contains 6 stories
The Dream Maker
10 pp · Superhero
The Black Terror [Bob Benton]Tim [Tim Roland]Mr. Felton (chair of the Fibber's Club)Dr. Fission (nuclear physics authority)Bo Briantus (scientist, becomes the Black Terror's Deputy in the year 9767)Krol Mul (villain, ruler of the year 9767)

In "The Dream Maker," Bob spins a wild tale for the Fibber's Club about the Terror Twins being whisked thousands of years into the future by a nuclear physicist’s time machine. The twist? After winning a 50-year trophy for his storytelling, Bob reveals a surprise: a talking mechanical Black Terror doll from the distant future, capable of answering any question—just as the Twins are still trying to figure out what it all means.

Violins for Villainy!
11 pp · Superhero
The Black Terror [Bob Benton]Tim [Tim Roland]James Spragg (wealthy patron of the arts)Jarvis (Spragg's butler)Harold Cosgrove (young violinist)Halloran (villain)Halloran's gang [Redothers un-named] (villains)

In "Violins for Villainy!" from The Black Terror #22 (1948), a wealthy patron hosts a music contest at Vocalian Hall to find a worthy heir for his prized Stradivarius violin—only for a gang of crooks to hijack the event by kidnapping a young violinist and disguising him as a contestant. With the prize in peril and the young performer trapped, the Terror Twins must unravel the deception before the crooks make off with the instrument and the spotlight.

From the Black Terror Scrapbook
0.75 pp · Non-Fiction
On the Record!
11 pp · Superhero
The Black Terror [Bob Benton]Tim [Tim Roland]Rocky [as Mabel, Mike Hallaran's girlfriend] (villain)Mike Hallaran (villain, death)Hallaran's partner (villain, death)Gunner Gatch (villain)Spudsy (villain)Mug (villain)

In "On the Record!" from The Black Terror #22 (1948), two strangers walk into a shop where Bob and Tim are working, unaware they’re about to set off a chain of events that could expose the secret identities of the Terror Twins—thanks to a recording that captures more than just music.

A Gun for the Professor!
9 pp · Crime
The Crime Professor [Lloyd Randall] (criminology professor, trouble-shooter for the FBI, introduction)Gail Windsor (daughter of FBI District Head)Federal Prison WardenDonoto (villain, prisoner)Flynn (villain, prisoner)Pete (villain, prisoner)

In "A Gun for the Professor!" from The Black Terror #22 (1948), Professor Randall leads his criminology class on a field trip to the State Prison for a baseball game—only to find themselves caught in the middle of a sudden, dangerous prison break. With tension mounting and the situation spiraling beyond the classroom, the professor and his students must navigate a crisis they never saw coming.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
two un-named brothers

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $164
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $1,901*
CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $1,327*
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $1,041
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $812
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $694*
CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $582*
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CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $504*
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $423*
CGC 5.0 · 3 in census $411
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $366*
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $366
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $266*
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $236*
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $191*
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Full credits

artist, inker Sheldon Moldoff
artist, inker Ralph Mayo
cover pencils, inks Alex Schomburg

Reprints

Reprinted in Black's Terror Tales #1 (2003), The Black Terror Men of Mystery Spotlight Special #1 (2008), Men of Mystery Comics #92 (2014), Black Terror Comics #22

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