Nickel Comics #1 (1940) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Jack Binder; inks: Jack Binder	Bulletman
1	The Origin of Bulletman	comic story	11	script: Bill Parker; pencils: John Smalle; inks: John Smalle	Bulletman [Jim Barr] (introduction, origin); Dan Barr (introduction, death in flashback, Jim's father); Sgt. Kent (introduction); Susan Kent (introduction, his daughter); Blackmask [Stephen Doone] (villain, introduction); Thorndyke (introduction); Rod Lonigan (introduction)
2	The Coming of the Jungle Twins	comic story	10	script: Bill Parker; pencils: Sven Elven; inks: Sven Elven	The Jungle Twins [Bill Dale, Steve Dale] (introduction, origin); Dr. Wilbur Dale (introduction, father, death); Mrs. Dale (introduction, mother, death); Dagoo (introduction); Ali-Bekr (villain, introduction)
3	The Pacing Ghost	text story	1	letters: typeset
4	Baron Gath	comic story	10		Warlock the Wizard (introduction); Baron Gath (villain, introduction, death); a vampire (introduction)

Collection	Year
Men of Mystery Comics #41	2003	On eBay ›
Men of Mystery Comics #80	2009	On eBay ›
Bulletman: The Nickel Comics Files	2016	On eBay ›
The Golden Age of Comic Books #[nn] ISBN 0-345-25535-6-695	1977	On eBay ›

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