So... I was on my way to meet up with Steelgrip Starkey when i got distracted by Skyrocket Steele. You might not know either of those guys, but i suspect most of you know Bill Everett, the creator of Sub-Mariner (among others).
His Skyrocket Steele first appeared on the cover of Amazing Mystery Funnies #1...
Oddly enough, despite the cover he did not appear inside. It was in the next issue that he made his debut...
The tale continued in issue #3...
...and then it gets tricky. I thought i had the next part in issue #4. Nope. There were two #3s!
Silly me, i thought there was only One.
So, i'm off on a hunt now. And not just for the other 3, but also for the debut chapter for this guy -
Whether i can find one better than my crappy copy or not, we'll be meeting up with Tippy Taylor soon. I assure you it beats the hells out of the new Fantasy Island.
While i'm hunting, here's a slightly deranged little strip to enjoy, Adam The Atom-Smasher...
As far as i know, that's just what he did and we never saw him again.
But we'll be back to see more of those other guys.
His Skyrocket Steele first appeared on the cover of Amazing Mystery Funnies #1...
Oddly enough, despite the cover he did not appear inside. It was in the next issue that he made his debut...
The tale continued in issue #3...
...and then it gets tricky. I thought i had the next part in issue #4. Nope. There were two #3s!
Silly me, i thought there was only One.
So, i'm off on a hunt now. And not just for the other 3, but also for the debut chapter for this guy -
Whether i can find one better than my crappy copy or not, we'll be meeting up with Tippy Taylor soon. I assure you it beats the hells out of the new Fantasy Island.
While i'm hunting, here's a slightly deranged little strip to enjoy, Adam The Atom-Smasher...
As far as i know, that's just what he did and we never saw him again.
But we'll be back to see more of those other guys.
page art by Bill Everett, Grieg Chapian, and Fred Schwab for Amazing Mystery Funnies #s 2, 3, & 17-19 (1937, 1938, 1940)
