Pure Excitement Comics is maintained by Bill Nolan.

Vol. 1 No. 8
April 1999

In This Issue:

Contents Page

Pyroman

Black Terror

Doc Strange

American Eagle

Other issues!


Next Month:

The first
PEC Special!


Bill Nolan's
Other Pages:

The Gallery of Golden Age Heroes!
A closer look at some great Golden Age characters!

Prescription
for Excitement!
A look at
classic "in-house"
comic book ads.

Home Page

Custom Action
Figure Page

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Related Links:

The Cheeks The Toy Wonder Home Page
A fantastic place for fans of Silver Age comics to explore!

The Good Guys and Gals of the Golden Age Art Gallery
A great "who's who" of Golden Age heroes.

MicroComics
Offering affordable Golden Age comics on microfiche.

Comcs on CD-ROM
Offering Golden Age covers and stories on affordable CD-ROMS. Highly recommended!

Mikel Midnight Golden Age Directory
A great on-line resource for Golden Age fans. Great links.

AC Comics
Publisher of Golden Age Men of Mystery and more.

Well, that certainly was a little bit longer than the average issue of Pure Excitement Comics! All of the back issues are still available online -- but at several diverse locations. Head back to the main page for links to all of the other issues!
Now, let's check out the letters I received in response to last issue...and be sure to check out a special survey after the letters!

When I was young, I purchased a paperback called "All In Color For a Dime." I'm sure you know about it; it's been reissued. I can remember reading about those old heroes like Man O' Metal and the Target and wondering if I would ever read about any of them. And now through Pure Excitement Comics I can--easily and free of charge.
I just wanted to thank you for the fine work you are doing for older fans and sudents of pop culture (I am both). I especially enjoy the text pages that go into the background and publishing history of the features. It' s helping me a lot with some research I'm doing on comics.
Thanks again and keep 'em flying.

Anthony Bernardo

Thanks for the kind words, Anthony! I happy to see that people are appreciating my little web site for exactly the reasons I started it. I plan to keep this thing going as long as I can, at least until I run out of great stories to showcase. I'm glad you like the text pieces. I don't think it would be fair to submit my readers to some of these characters with at least a little bit of background. And the publishing history allows readers to hunt down other stories featuring these characters if they have the resources.

Hey Bill. Thanks for another great issue. Pure Excitement indeed! I'm a big fan of patriotic heroes, so the Liberator has always been near the top of my list of Nedor characters (I just can't quite get past the ugly brown boots and bland artwork). The Vulcan story was fun too. I'm also enjoying the Gallery, although I was shocked that you didn't mention Shock Gibson's first costume. The helmet alone deserves its own entry. But enough of this gushing! The main reason I wrote this was to let you know that I'm planning to put a coverless copy of Hyper Mystery Comics #2 on eBay. Since you share my love of obscure Golden Age heroes, I thought I'd give you first crack at one of the most obscure (and silly). Let me know when you have a chance.

Paris Bauer

I hope you enjoyed this in-depth look at Nedor this issue, Paris. I have to admit I am unfamiliar with Shock Gibson's first costume; I am always willing to update my Gallery of Golden Age Heroes if someone submits additional information. The entries are based on what I can get from the stories I have featuring the characters. Also, thanks for the heads-up on the Hyper Mystery. If anyone else wants to offer me low-grade or coverless comics at a cheap price, email me. Incomplete books are okay with me, as long as they feature at least one complete costumed hero story. Just a warning, my wife and I are building a house this year, so I don't have a ton of money to pay for comics right now (the cheaper the better!).

Hi, Bill,
Thanks for printing my letter. And I enjoyed your new issue, though the rank jingoism of "The Liberator" is certainly dated (I hope). I continue to look forward to your zine every month, and have turned a bunch of people around here onto it. Thanks for the link back to my page as well. Hope all is well for you. Take care,

John Dalton

John, Thanks for reading and thanks for promoting my site with your friends. I appreciate all the new readers I get.
I agree with you about the jingoism in the Liberator story, but I hope it was still enjoyable when placed in its proper historical context. I don't want to offend anyone with my story selection, I often just reprint whatever is easiest. And in case anyone missed it last issue, here's a link for John's web site. Check it out!

Hello Bill,
Just finished reading # 7 and it's a blast. The Vulcan story was great,although I somehow forgot about the "lighter than air" concept & the obvious abestos weakness, silly me (I'm embarrased),that will teach me to sell/trade my old books before I get ALL the info out of them. I hope to solve that problem when the new computer (with scanners) arrives in April (tax return money). Dynamic Man had a different look later on when "Fuji" drew him. But still the story was ok. The Liberator got his costume from one of his students who was on his way to a masquerade party, he "liberated" the outfit from him! Talk about the "yellow peril"! It seems outdated these days (and I hope some of the American-Asian populace don't needlessly get up in arms over it) and it was quite normal to see that sort of thing going on during the war years. Fox Features had no such excuse in their portrayal of Africans and African-Americans, such as the hideous VOODOO MAN strip found in their books. Oh well small minds I suppose. Anyways once again you have done a superb job keep it coming, even I learn from your work you do here and on your other sites. Talk to you later,bye for now.

RICHARD BOUCHER

Great to hear from you again, Richard. Thanks for the additional info on the characters from last issue. In case anybody doesn't know, Richard is one of the forces behind a great web site, The Good Guys and Gals of the Golden Age Art Gallery a site all fans of Pure Excitement Comics should definitely check out. In regards to the "Yellow Peril" aspect of the Liberator story, its something that can't really be avoided too easily when reprinting World War II era comics. While offensive from a modern standpoint, the portrayal is understandable when you consider the time in which the stories were published. I agree with you, however, about the portrayal of African-Americans in some stories. I don't plan on featuring a Voodoo Man story in these pages any time soon, but I have read one or two somewhere (on CD-ROM maybe) and I wasn't too impressed.

Well, that's it for the letters this issue, now its time for that survey I mentioned way back at the top of the page! Next month I am planning to present the first Pure Excitement Comics Special. The special will contain more stories from characters already featured in previous issues of PEC. I'm taking a survey of what features my readers liked the best and would like input on what you want to see in the Special. Of course, I can only feature characters I have additional stories for, so here's a list to choose from:
1. Magno & Davey
2. The Target
3. The Face
4. Man O' Metal
5. Ms. Masque
6. The Music Master
7. American Eagle
8. Vulcan
9. Liberator
10. Rainbow Boy
11. Hyrdo-Man
12. Pyroman
13. Black Terror
14. Doc Strange
So, pick a few from the list and send me an email. And be sure to look for the Pure Excitement Comics Special No. 1 on April 15 or so.

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