Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1941-09-04
Editing: Joe Hardie (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Man of War Comics (Centaur, 1941 series) #1 Edit Cover
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Man of War / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
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?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Man of War [Clay Carter]
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, Paul Gustavson's son.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 4.

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Man of War / comic story / 10 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Man of War [Clay Carter] (introduction); Mars (a god, in spirit form); Wanda Hall (FBI agent, introduction); General Luko (villain, introduction, death); General Gurk (villain, death); Luko's Army (villains, introduction for all, all die)
Synopsis:
Man of War must tackle the armed forces from an underground Army base in Mexico, whose intent is to attack the city of Los Angeles by land.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Liberty Scouts Comics #3.

Script credit revised from Paul Gustavson, art credits revised from Paul to brother Nils, and lettering credit to ? by Craig Delich, per the Who's Who. The art is clearly not by Paul.

Man of War was created by the god, Mars, and appears and disappears on Earth in explosions. His powers can be taken away in the presence of lead.

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Vapo-Man / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Sam Gilman (signed as S. G.)
Inks:
Sam Gilman (signed as S. G.)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Secretary Musser on Mystery Flight!
Characters:
Vapo-Man [Bradford Cole]; Secretary Musser
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Liberty Scouts Comics #3.

Script and art credit revision (from Steve Gilman) by Craig Delich.

Gilman initials in the final panel.

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Dopey Danny Day / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dopey learns how to use his head!
Characters:
Dopey Danny Day
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

last app. in Liberty Scouts Comics #3

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Red Riley of the Harbor Police / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
Robert Turner (credited)
Pencils:
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inks:
Bob Lubbers (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here is a brand-new adventure of that hard-boiled...
Characters:
Red Riley; Marcia Mason; Hal Mason
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

last app. in Liberty Scouts Comics #3.

Lubbers also signs - as "B L" - on the final page.

Wild Ride
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text story / 2 pages

Script:
Robert Turner (credited)
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Two men with trench-coat collars turned up...
Characters:
Sam Garland (cabbie)
Reprints (1)

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The Sentinel / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Created by the spirit of America...
Characters:
The Sentinel
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Liberty Scouts Comics #3.

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Fire-Man / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A passenger plane skims over the tree tops...
Characters:
The Fire-Man [Jim]; Nancy (air stewardess)
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Liberty Scouts Comics #3.

Script and lettering credits, plus revised art credits (from Maurice Filchock) by Craig Delich.

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Dave Doolittle, the Dizzy Detective / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Art Helfant (signed)
Pencils:
Art Helfant (signed)
Inks:
Art Helfant (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:humor; detective-mystery
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What happened to me shouldn't happen to a dog!
Characters:
Dave Doolittle; Mister Walrusspuss
Reprints (1)

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The Liberty Guards / comic story / 14 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
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Inks:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sons of a wealthy patriot...
Characters:
The Liberty Guards [Smokey; Skipper; Strut]
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Liberty Scouts Comics #3.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Man of War
  2. ["You must invade...now!"]
    Man of War
  3. ["Secretary Musser on Mystery Flight!"]
    Vapo-Man
  4. ["Dopey learns how to use his head!"]
    Dopey Danny Day
  5. ["Here is a brand-new adventure of that hard-boiled..."]
    Red Riley of the Harbor Police
  6. Wild Ride
  7. ["Created by the spirit of America..."]
    The Sentinel
  8. ["A passenger plane skims over the tree tops..."]
    Fire-Man
  9. ["What happened to me shouldn't happen to a dog!"]
    Dave Doolittle, the Dizzy Detective
  10. ["Sons of a wealthy patriot..."]
    The Liberty Guards
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