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The Man in Black#1
Cover: Bob Powell

The Man in Black #1

Jan 1990 · Lorne-Harvey · 2.00 USD
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"Man in Black" #1 (1990) introduces a chilling tale of life, death, and the price of resurrection, all drawn in stark, haunting detail by Bob Powell, who handles writing, art, and inks. When pilot Martha Gilmore survives a crash in Tibet only to be revived by scientists who've mastered death, her fiancé Len Martin becomes their next experiment—until the mysterious Man in Black intervenes. Cover by Bob Powell, this 2.00 USD comic from 1990 delivers a pulse-pounding, grounded mystery that begins with a single, unforgettable choice.

Contains 7 stories
Man in Black
1 pp · Fantasy
Brush Strokes
5 pp · Fantasy
Untitled Horror-Suspense story
7.5 pp · Horror-Suspense

In the frozen reaches of Tibet, pilot Martha Gilmore survives a crash only to be revived twice by a secretive scientific experiment—each time returning with a growing unease. When the same process is attempted on her fiancé, Len Martin, the Man in Black intervenes, setting off a chain of events that leaves Len changed and the scientists dead. With her lover returned from the brink, Martha must confront the cost of resurrection and the shadow that now follows them both.

Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
The Tale of the King of Swing
6 pp · Humor
Death on the Moon
7 pp · Science Fiction
Second Chance
2 pp · Science Fiction

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CGC 9.8 · 1 in census $65
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Full credits

writer, artist, inker Bob Powell
cover pencils, inks Bob Powell

Reprints

↩ Reprints Speed Comics #43 (1946), Green Hornet Comics #34 (1947), Green Hornet Comics #38 (1948), Man in Black #1 (1957)

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