Nickel Comics #1 is an issue of the series Nickel Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1940.
Synopsis for "The Origin of Bulletman!"
Scientific criminologist Jim Barr discovers a germ-destroying serum which transforms him into a hard-muscled steel-strong giant, and builds up his brain, then he develops an artificial-gravity helmet, and then puts on some jodphurs and adopts the secret identity of Bulletman, the Robin Hood of Crime. He can fly, for real; he can change direction in mid-air (in mid-1940 this is something that Superman can not yet do), AND he got his super strength from a drug of his own devising.
Meanwhile Blackmask the local super criminal is ordering an abduction, of Jim's girlfriend's dad, Sergeant Kent, which Bulletman finds out about and thwarts, exposing in the process Blackmask's scheme to infiltrate the Police Department with brainwashed turncoat cops. Blackmask is still at large and unidentified at story's end.
Appearing in "The Origin of Bulletman!"
Featured Characters:
- Bulletman (James Barr) (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Daniel Barr (Single appearance; dies)
- Sergeant Kent (First appearance)
- Susan Kent (First appearance)
Villains:
- Blackmask (First appearance)
- Ken Thorndyke (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Rod Lonnigan (Single appearance)
- Ken Thorndyke (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Unknown
Items:
- Gravity Regulator Helmet (First appearance)
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "The Coming of the Jungle Twins"
Appearing in "The Coming of the Jungle Twins"
Featured Characters:
- Jungle Twins (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Doctor Dale (Single appearance)
- Mrs. Dale (Single appearance)
Villains:
- Ali-Bekr (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Dagoo (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Unknown
Items:
- Unknown
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Baron Gath"
Appearing in "Baron Gath"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- None
Villains:
- Baron Gath (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Unknown
Locations:
- Unknown
Items:
- Unknown
Vehicles:
- None
Notes
- Nickel Comics was originally published by Fawcett Publications. Nickel Comics #1 is known for introducing the characters of Bulletman and Bulletgirl, both of whom later become the properties of DC Comics.
- This issue shipped on May 17th, 1940.
- Includes a one-page text story entitled "The Pacing Ghost".
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