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Uncanny Tales#156
Cover: Paul Reinman

Uncanny Tales #156

Jan 1982 · Alan Class · 0.25 GBP
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In "The Mod Monster," Jerry Siegel and Paul Reinman deliver a delightfully bizarre twist on the Mighty Crusaders' battle against Doombala, as their clash inadvertently awakens Eterno the Tyrant—Atlantis’s long-frozen conqueror—only to see him undone by an utterly unexpected foe: a lowly Atlantean mosquito. With Paul Reinman’s dynamic pencils and inks bringing the absurdity to life, this 1982 Alan Class gem stands out as a quirky, forgotten gem from a lesser-known era of superhero storytelling.

Contains 4 stories
The Mod Monster
12 pp · Superhero
Black hoodPete Hannigan (flashback --dies in this story)Bulgy EyesElizabeth (flashback)Lt. Brodie (flashback)the ToadGerald Crandall"Schemer" Bashby

In "The Mod Monster," the Black Hood closes in on Bulgy Eyes, the man who killed Pete Hannigan, only to find the killer disguised as "Schemer" Bashby—leading to a tense cat-and-mouse game where identity and deception blur. With flashbacks to Elizabeth, Lt. Brodie, and the tragic past, the mystery deepens as the Black Hood confronts not just a criminal, but the twisted legacy of violence that still echoes.

Eterno the Tyrant
25 pp · Superhero
Mighty Crusaders [Fly-Man [Thomas Troy]the Comet [John Dickering]The Shield [Bill Higgins]Black Hood [Matthew Burland]Flygirl [Kim Brand]]DoombalaNightmare (Black Hood's robot horse)Eterno the TyrantLionelStonefaceMighty Midget (comic fan)Adhesive-Man (comic fan)The Living Coil [Harvey Corey] (comic fan)King Ogre (comic fan)The Purple Menace [Albert Brenner] (comic fan)Adhesive-ManThe Living CoilKing OgreThe Purple MenaceThe Hooded Mule (Cameo)

When the Mighty Crusaders clash with Doombala, their battle inadvertently awakens Eterno the Tyrant—ancient ruler of Atlantis, frozen in suspended animation for millennia. Now freed, Eterno seeks to corrupt the heroes, but his grand scheme unravels in an unexpected way when a tiny Atlantean mosquito delivers the final blow.

They Call Me...Space Pirate
5 pp · Science Fiction
Sandor

In "They Call Me...Space Pirate," the notorious Sandor lands on a seemingly primitive world, expecting an easy conquest—only to discover its inhabitants are not the helpless savages he assumed, but a hidden race of psychic elites far beyond his understanding. As his crew falls under their control, Sandor finds himself outmatched in a battle not of weapons, but of mind and will.

The Prisoner!
4 pp

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Full credits

artist, inker Paul Reinman
letterer Sam Rosen
cover pencils, inks Paul Reinman

Reprints

↩ Reprints Strange Stories of Suspense #5 (1955), Tales of the Mysterious Traveler #5 (1957), Strange Worlds #5 (1959), Fly Man #32 (1965), Mighty Comics #50 (1967)

Reprinted in Uncanny Tales #126 (1977), Uncanny Tales #66

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