The FIRST SuperHero Archer Returns!

Before Green Arrow!
Before Hawkeye!
Before Alias the Spider!
There was...The Arrow!
First appearing in Funny Pages V2N10, The Arrow was US Intelligence Agent Ralph Payne, who feeling constrained by government rules and regulations, decided to use his archery skills to deal with lawbreakers who otherwise would get away with crimes!
He wore either a red or blue hooded costume without a mask (which color depended on what worked better with the cover's color scheme) , though the artists would hide his face with shadows or angle him so his face wouldn't show to the reader.
Atomic Kommie Comics™ has returned him to the pop culture scene in a new line of collectibles featuring three of his best covers both from Funny Pages (including his first cover appearance) and his own short-lived title.
Head over to Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™ to see him and all the other characters who Alex Ross has revived for a modern-day audience in the amazing Project SuperPowers comic! (In fact issue #5 cover-features both The Arrow and The Target & Targeteers together! Hmmm, an archer and three guys with bulls-eyes on their chests! Sounds like one of those Marvel comics when heroes run into each other and..."When Titans Clash!")
As we always say, BUY Project SuperPowers! It's well worth your hard-earned cash!
And, if you happen to pick up an item or two from Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™ , so much the better! ;-)

The Target; the hero who WANTS you to shoot at him!

Created by Dick Briefer (who also created the Monster of Frankenstein series from Prize Comics) The Target was a scientist who created a suit of flexible bulletproof metal and used it to fight evil. His sidekicks, the Targeteers were his alter-ego's business partners, as well. They wore costumes of the same design, but in different primary (red, yellow, blue) colors. All three each had a giant bulls-eye design on their chests, which tended to draw enemy gunfire in amazing amounts. (It's never explained how the metal also absorbed the kinetic energy of the bullets that hit the trio. An isotope of Vibranium, perhaps?)
Interestingly, he didn't make his debut until issue #10 of Target Comics. (The previous issues featured a hero called The White Streak, who faded shortly after The Target made the scene.)
Atomic Kommie Comics™ now offers four classic covers as part of our Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics™ line of collectibles, including the 1st appearance & final appearance covers!
Note: As part of Alex Ross' new Project SuperPowers series, the Target & Targeteers will be cover-featured on #5 along with The Arrow.
Don't forget to buy it, and EVERY issue of Project SuperPowers! It's one of the best series on the market today!

DareDevil vs The Claw...the ORIGINAL Versions!

Just in time for Free Comic Book Day 2008, we at Atomic Kommie Comics present the two fantastic Golden Age covers by Jack Cole (Plastic Man) that inspired Alex Ross' startling NEW cover for the FREE edition of Project SuperPowers featuring the Death-Defying 'Devil vs The Claw! (top)
We've digitally-restored and re-mastered Silver Streak Comics #7 & #8 on a plethora of goodies ranging from shirts to blank sketchbooks to mugs to...well, just go to Classic DareDevil vs Claw (#7) or Classic Claw vs DareDevil (#8) to see the complete range of products.

Of course, the complete line of Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics collectibles based on the classic Fox Features, Nedor/Better/Standard, Ace, Prize, and Centaur characters like Black Terror, Green Lama, Fighting Yank, The Flame, and Samson (among many others) are still available here.
BUY Project SuperPowers! It's FANTASTIC!
And DON'T miss FCBD at your local comic shop on May 3rd, 2008!

Dynamic Man & Dynamic Boy!!!

We discovered in Project SuperPowers #1 that Dynamic Man, who like the original Human Torch is an android/robot, was no longer a hero!
We at Atomic Kommie Comics also discovered that we had inadvertently left him out of our initial assortment of Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics!
Our bad!
Never let it be said that we don't own up to our mistakes, and move to correct them in record time!
We dug thru our collection of Golden Age books and came up with... Dynamic Man & Dynamic Boy in three different designs including their 1st cover appearance!
Enjoy, people!

NEW: "Lost" Heroes of the Golden Age LogoWear!

Along with classic covers from the Golden Age of Comics, Atomic Kommie Comics is now offering (due to a number of requests) the logos that adorned the comics as stand-alone images on our collectibles in our Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics line.
If you go to LogoWear you'll see the current batch of goodies including The Black Terror, The Fighting Yank, The Green Lama, Amazing-Man, and The Face. Anthology titles like Exciting Comics, Startling Comics, Keen Detective Funnies, etal, will also be coming shortly, along with many more heroes like The Flame, The Owl, Frankenstein, etc.

Note: these are not the new, trademarked logos for the Project SuperPowers versions of the public domain characters, but the original logos from the 1940s-50s! Personally, we hope Dynamite will do some tie in products with art by Ross, Sadowski, etc. (I'll be one of the first in line to buy them when they do! Hell, you should see the amount of Alex Ross stuff I have in my collection!) ;-)
BUY Project SuperPowers #0 (out now), and if you're looking for some kool kollectibles featuring the classic heroes, stop by here!

The Next Issue Project is HERE (Finally)! And it's GREAT!

What if, after 50 years, the next issue of your favorite comic finally came out?
Well, if you've been waiting since 1941 for Fantastic Comics #24, it finally hit the stands today!

Very KOOL!
Uses the larger page size and anthology format of Golden Age books. (Of course, then is was 64 pages for 10 cents, not $5.99, but this is 2008, not 1941!)
Nice variety of styles in illustration and production, ranging from primitive flat color to modern computer color.
Have a look at the page to the right. Panel 2 shows the sort of simple-but-effective color-for-emphasis stuff that was commonplace before everyone went photoshop-happy and coloring overwhelmed line-art! And it works as a dramatic visual, and as storytelling!
This is a comic book!
It's not a graphic novel!
This is what enthralled your grandparents and parents when they were kids!
And it enthralled me. ;-)

But that's not the only news...
Now, you can kick back and read Fantastic Comics #24 with a cup of cocoa in a Fantastic Comics #23 mug, while wearing a 1st Appearance Samson (Fantastic Comics #1) Long Sleeve Dark T-Shirt or compose a review of the book on your blog using the Classic Samson MousePad.

Just go to Fantastic Comics/Samson Collectibles which features limited-edition t-shirts, messenger bags, mugs, blank sketchbooks, and other kool kollectibles featuring cover art shot right from the original 1940s comics (not 2nd generation color copies or tiny photos in reference books), digitally restored and remastered.
Covers include:
1st Appearance of Samson (Fantastic Comics #1 Lou Fine Art)
Classic Samson (Samson #6)
Fantastic Comics #3 (Lou Fine art)
Fantastic Comics #4 (Lou Fine art)
Fantastic Comics #23 (The final issue up 'til now!)
(You may wonder why we don't have the other characters from Fantastic Comics available. Unlike other anthology series where characters alternated cover appearances, Samson was the sole cover feature for the entire 23-issue run of the book)

We also have some cool Crack Comics characters (since they did rotate cover appearances) on collectibles including:
Captain Triumph Collectibles
1st Appearance of Captain Triumph (Crack Comics #27)
Captain Triumph Breaks Out!
Captain Triumph & SideKick? (a clown???)
Crack Comics #62 (The final issue until now!)
The Clock Collectibles
Crack Comics #1
Crack Comics #5
Crack Comics #17

So, to sum up...
BUY The Next Issue Project: Fantastic Comics #24 NOW!
Then, come take a look at our goodies at Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics, where we have stuff based on the original versions of the characters that inspired not only Erik Larsen, but Alex Ross and his new Project SuperPowers series! It's a different, but equally-valid modern take on the Golden Age characters.

We need your help...

Steve Sadowski, penciller of Project SuperPowers posted a list of characters suggested by Alex Ross for use in the series. (Regrettably, Steve is leaving the series after doing an incredible job on #0!)
While not all of them were in #0, it's obviously Alex's intention to use them at some point in the story.
Here's the list with the characters that we at Atomic Kommie Comics have already immortalized in The Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics Series linked in.
Lady Satan
The Eagle and Buddy
Fearless Flint
Power Man
Magno and Davey
Man o' Metal
Boy King and Giant
Rainbow Boy
Air Man
Radior
Man of War (We have both the issues to scan, but the art for #1 is of such poor quality that, unless requested otherwise, we aren't considering using it. We have used #2.)
The Flame
Flame Girl
Blue Beetle (Scarab/Big Blue) and Sparky
Samson and David
V-Man and the V-Boys
The Green Mask and Domino
U.S. Jones
Blue Bolt
Sub Zero Man
Captain Battle and Captain Battle Jr.
DareDevil
The Black Owl
Yank and Doodle
Sparkman
Doc Strange
The Dart and Ace
American Crusader
American Eagle
Skyman
Mr Face
Marvelo
Captain Courageous
The Super-American
Black Terror and Tim
Amazing Man
The Arrow
Vulcan
PyroMan
The Liberator
"Flash" Lightning and Lightning Girl
The Raven
Unknown Soldier
The Sword
The Flag
Green Lama
Cyclone
Grim Reaper
Yellowjacket
Black Venus
The Hood
RocketMan and RocketGirl aka Zip-Jets
HydroMan
Fighting Yank
Silver Streak
Captain Future
The Woman in Red
The Target and the Targeteers
Cat Man and Kitten
The Owl
StrongMan
Major Victory
Dynamic Man and Dynamic Boy
The Green Giant
Phantasmo
The Claw
Here's where we need your help.
Besides the characters we've already utilized, which ones do you want to see as shirts, mugs, tote bags, etc.
By buying our collectibles, you've shown us which ones you want more of, and we've responded. Some characters have as many as five different cover images (including a number of 1st-appearance covers) available.
Of the remaining characters, which ones would you want to see as collectibles?
Let us know. If you want them, we'll produce them!
We have most of the books to scan from on hand. (If you have a particular favorite, we'll do it if we have the issue available.)
And one of the great things about our system is that we can do very limited runs at no additional cost!
So tell us what you want!
And (I can't emphasize this enough) BUY Project SuperPowers!

MORE "Lost" Heroes FOUND!

With Project SuperPowers a certified hit (If you haven't already picked it up, go BUY IT NOW!) and The Next Issue Project about to hit the stores, Atomic Kommie Comics has expanded our lineup of Golden Age heroes whose classic covers now adorn collectibles from T-Shirts to messenger bags to mugs, etc. in our Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics line!
America's Best Comics
Big 3
Air Man
Black Terror (including a "1st appearance" cover image!)
Boy King (including a "1st appearance" cover image!)
Captain Triumph (including a "1st appearance" cover image!)
Cat-Man
The Claw
The Clock
The Face aka "Mr Face"
Fantom of the Fair
Fighting Yank (including a "1st appearance" cover image!)
The Flame
Golden Boy (including a "1st appearance" cover image!)
Green Lama (including a "1st cover appearance" cover image!)
HydroMan & Rainbow Boy (including a "1st appearance" cover image!)
Miss Masque "Masquerade" (including a "1st cover appearance" image!)
Monster of Frankenstein "F-Troop"
The Owl
Samson, who's in BOTH Project SuperPowers & The Next Issue Project! (including a "1st appearance" cover image!)
Silver Streak (including a "1st cover appearance" image!)
Sky Wizard
V-Man (one of the souls who make up "The American Spirit")
Zip-Jet/RocketMan & RocketGirl
Plus: a Solo Heroes section with characters who have only one cover image available at this point, including The Arrow, Amazing Man, Black Cobra, DareDevil (the 1940s original aka "the Death-Defying 'Devil"), Detective Eye, Doc Strange, Green Giant, Green Mask, PyroMan, & SkyMan. (But we're constantly adding new images as we acquire or borrow more Golden Age comics!)
And: Lost Heroes LogoWear with our retro-style logo!

And BUY Project SuperPowers & The Next Issue Project!

You, too, can be FIGHTING YANK! (or at least wear his uniform shirt)!

We at Atomic Kommie Comics are really blown away by Alex Ross' Project SuperPowers!
(What can I say, I'm a serious fanboy!)
In fact, besides the retro cover art we offer at Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics, we've started a line of "hero insignia" shirts which will come in handy come convention season in making uniforms for the costume contest!
First up is Fighting Yank, with a bold 48-star flag unfurling proudly on the chest (Remember, Hawaii & Alaska didn't become states until the late 1950s!) and a tiny official Lost Heroes logo on the back collar area (where it won't be seen under your cape!).
Available as a sweatshirt or long-sleeve t-shirt, depending on how much padding you feel you need to achieve the "heroic" look you want. Tricorn hat not included. Sorry.
And, we the usual assortment of other kool kollectibles like MousePads, Messenger Bags, Magnets, etc.
Coming soon: more Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics hero insignia shirts including Black Terror, Miss Masque, Targeteers, etc.
Plus: Comic Book Logo shirts 'n stuff using the original cover logos for Black Terror, Green Lama, Flame, etc, as well as the titles like America's Best Comics, Startling Comics, Exciting Comics, Silver Streak, etc. most of them started in before graduating to their own books!

Heroes of the Golden Age Return...

I'm ecstatic to finally see Alex Ross' Project SuperPowers!
It's everything I hoped in a Golden Age revival; respectful to the original material, but willing to tread new ground. Beautiful covers, nice inside art (though I hear the artist will, unfortunately, be leaving soon.), clever writing.
Two words: BUY IT!

And, if after reading Project SuperPowers #0 (Available now! BUY IT!), you have a craving for kool kollectibles based on the ORIGINAL 1940s versions of the characters, pop over to Atomic Kommie Comics: Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics where their classic cover art has been digitally-restored and remastered onto goodies ranging from messenger bags to t-shirts to mousepads to blank sketchbooks to Lord-Knows-What-Else. It's NOT Alex Ross, but it IS some of the best comics art ever from greats like Mac Raboy, Lou Fine, Reed Crandall, and Alex Schomburg, among others! Plus: multiple cover images for a number of characters including Black Terror, Fighting Yank, The Face (Mr. Face), Miss Masque (Masquerade), Samson, The Flame, Green Lama, The Owl,and Frankenstein (F-Troop)

One more time: BUY PROJECT SUPERPOWERS!

Lost Heroes of the Golden Age---FOUND!

The Amazing Alex Ross has reimagined a group of long-gone heroes (and a few villains) from various defunct companies in a new series set in a new continuity--SuperPowers!
Buy the book! It's one of the best things he's ever done!
We've found a new line of goodies (tees, messenger bags, mousepads, magnets, sketchpads,etc.) based on the original appearances of the characters he's resurrected...
The Arrow
AirMan
Amazing-Man
America's Best Comics (one of the first hero anthology titles)
The Black Terror
The Black Terror 2
Captain Battle
Cat-Man
Cat-Man 2
The Claw
DareDevil (now the "Death-Defying Devil")
Detective Eye
Doc Strange
The Face (Now known as "Mr Face")
The Face 2
Fantom of the Fair
Fantom of the Fair 2
Fighting Yank
Fighting Yank 2
The Flame
The Flame 2
Green Giant (jolly, he ain't)
The Green Lama
Green Mask
Miss Masque (now known as "Masquerade")
Monster of Frankenstein (the basis for the F-Troop)
The Owl
The Owl 2
PyroMan
Skyman
Zip-Jet, the Rocketman
and The Lost Heroes of the Golden Age
Note that these products use the original 1940s-1950s comics covers, NOT Alex Ross' artwork.
For that, you should BUY SuperPowers! (did I say that already?)