Lightning Comics

Ace Magazines’ Lightning Comics crackled through 10 issues from 1940 to 1942, a Golden Age anthology headlined by the costumed hero Lightning, with Abner Sundell scripting much of the series. The art team featured the energetic pencils of Jim Mooney, contributions from the C. C. Beck Shop, and Harry Sahle, giving the book a lively, pulpy feel. Though brief, it’s a snapshot of wartime superhero fervor and the assembly-line creativity that defined early comic book publishing.