Dedicated to
Super Griffin & Super Grace With all our love, —Mama & Papa
To obtain the material in this book, one would have to spend $105,280.00 according to the 46th edition of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. This book has been over six years in the making. The stories are the best examples for each super weird hero, chosen on the basis of their historical importance, artistic merit, and entertainment value. We encourage cosplayers to find inspiration in this book and to send us photos of their resulting costumes for us to share on social media. Spoiler alert: The Super Weird Heroes text may give away plot points. You might want to read the comics first. If you like this book, please blog; post on Facebook, Tumblr, Amazon, and Goodreads; podcast; and tweet about it! Join the Facebook group Super Weird Heroes! Become a fan of YOE Books on Facebook! Friend Craig Yoe on Facebook! We are, as always, deeply indebted to and grateful for our good friends Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. and Bud Plant for sharing their comics and expertise with us! Our heartfelt thanks to Bill Stewart for creating the stupendous Super Weird Heroes video. Watch it at YouTube.com/TheYoeTube. Super Weird Heroes logo design: Zavier Leslie Cabarga and Craig Yoe. Super thanks to: Ted Adams, Giovanna Anzaldi, David Burd, Bart Bush, Aaron Caplan, Robert Carter, Shaun Clancy, Comic Book Plus, Tillmann Courth, Jamie Coville, Randall Cyrenne, Eddie DeAngelini, Ivy Dennett Thorpe, Digital Comic Museum, Justin Eisinger, Huw Douglas Evans, Jennifer Freed, Greg Goldstein, Grand Comic Database, Paul Gravett, Jim Halperin, Heritage Auctions, Brian House, Jon Ingersoll, Denis & Stacey Kitchen, Jeffrey Lindsey, Mitch Maglio, Michelle Nolan, Ken Quattro, Roy Thomas’ Alter Ego, David Saunders, Dan Savino, Rebecca Sevrin, Gene Simmons, Soothsayr, Scott Taylor, Steven Thompson, Jeff Trexler, Yoc. YoeBooks.com Craig Yoe & Clizia Gussoni, Chief Executive Officers and Creative Directors • Jeff Trexler, Attorney • Mark Lerer, Peter Sanderson, and Steven Thompson, Proofreaders and Fact Checkers • Steven Thompson, Publicist. IDW Publishing Greg Goldstein, President & Publisher • Robbie Robbins, EVP & Sr. Art Director • Chris Ryall, Chief Creative Officer & Editor-in-Chief • Matthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial Officer • David Hedgecock, Associate Publisher • Laurie Windrow, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing • Lorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Services • Eric Moss, Sr. Director, Licensing & Business Development. Front endpapers: Wow Comic #6, April – June 1942; back endpapers: Meteor Comics #1, November 1945; Small title page: America’s Best Comics #27, August 1948. Please note: Some depictions of people and material thought acceptable for readers in times past has changed as our culture has become more enlightened. For historical purposes we present this material as it was originally published, but we advise readers to proceed with understanding, sensitivity, and caution. ISBN: 978-1-63140-858-8 21 20 19 18 1 2 3 4 August 2018. First printing. Super Weird Heroes is TM & © 2018 Gussoni-Yoe Studio, Inc. All Rights Reserved, including the digital remastering of the material not held by copyright owners. Yoe Books is a trademark of Gussoni-Yoe Studio, Inc. Yoe is a registered trademark of Gussoni-Yoe Studio, Inc. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 2765 Truxtun Road, San Diego, CA 92106. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.
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Prize Comics #34, September 1943. Art by H.C. Kiefer. Prize.
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