The Black Terror

The Black Terror, a flagship title from Pines that ran 27 issues from 1942 to 1949, follows druggist Bob Benton and his sidekick Tim as they fight crime in a patriotic costume, powered by a special formula. Writers Charles S. Strong, Donald Bayne Hobart, and Bob Stanwood, alongside artists Ed Moritz, Ralph Mayo, and Ruben Moreira, defined the series' pulpy, wartime energy. A key example of the costumed hero boom during the Golden Age, it stands as a spirited, long-running entry from a major independent publisher of the era.