Appearing in "Ancient History"
Featured Characters:
- Hubert Hogarth Robillard (First Appearance)
- Wabash Publications/Big Bang Publications (First Appearance)
- Garrison Robillard (First Appearance)
Other Characters:
- Shoreline Press (First Appearance)
- Sears-Roebuck & Co. (First Appearance)
- H.H. Robillard & Sons (First Appearance)
- Ma Bell (First Appearance)
- Chicago Gazette (First Appearance)
- Gazette Features Syndicate (First Appearance)
- Shadow-Knight (First Appearance)
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (First Appearance)
- Robert E. Howard (First Appearance)
- Street & Smith Publishing (First Appearance)
- National News (First Appearance)
- Laurel and Hardy
- W.C. Fields
- Sherlock Holmes
- Chester Gould
- Dick Tracy
- Skip Tracer
- Tom King
- A.C. Baker & Company
- Sherlock Jones
- Seadog Sam
- Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate
- George Edwards
- Presto the Great
- Mandrake the Magician
- Flash Gordon
- Buck Rogers
Locations:
- United States of America
- Chicago
- New York City
- Milwaukee
- Des Moines
- St. Louis
- Indianapolis
Synopsis for "Ancient History"
Fictional history of the origins of Big Bang Publications.
Appearing in "The Ultimate Human Being"
Featured Characters:
- James Ziegler
- Jonathan Schuler
- Ultiman (Earth-B)
- Ultiman (Earth-A)
Other Characters:
- Buck Rogers
- Doc Savage
- Edgar Rice Burroughs
- John Carter of Mars
- George Edwards
- Garrison Robillard
- Mrs. Ziegler
- Mrs. Schuler
- Buzz Mason, Interplanetary G-Man
- Presto the Great
- Splash Tompkins
- Gazette Feature Syndicate
- Jack Simmons
- Joe Kingler
- Power-Man
- Nazis
- Katzenjammer Kids
- Captain & The Kids
- Rudolph Dirks
- Boy's Life
- Lori Lake
- Dexter Cortex
- Bombshell
- Mr. Mixitup
- Charlie McCarthy
- The Time Pirates
- Carl Kelly
- Buster Crabbe
- Marshall Field
- Knight Watchman
- All-American Distribution
- National News
- Dirk Lively
- Brick Bradford
- Doris Day
- Ultraboy
- Ultra-Girl
- Pantheon of Heroes
- Brain Boy
- TeleGirl
- Lamp Lass
- Laughing Boy
- Weather Girl
- Devil Boy
- Don Juan
- Pantheon of Doom
- Doomsayer
- Blue Ox
- Germ
- Lodestone
- Quinn-Martin Productions
- Raymond Burr
- Perry Mason
- Gulf & Western
- Paramount films
- Prince Valiant
- Gasoline Alley
- Nick Nolte
- Willow the Witch
- OmniWoman
- Arlene Arliss
Locations:
- Indiana
- Indianapolis
- Fort Wayne
- Chicago
- Big Bang office
- Chicago Public Library
- New York City
- Washington, D.C.
- Empire City
- Rocky Mountains
Synopsis for "The Ultimate Human Being"
Fictional history of Ultiman.
Appearing in "And To All A Good Knight"
Featured Characters:
- Garrison Robillard
- Knight Watchman
- Kid Galahad/Galahad
Other Characters:
- Ultiman
- Frank Spaulding
- The Shadow
- The Spider
- The Phantom Detective
- King Features Syndicate
- Lee Falk
- Ma Randall
- Theodore Randall
- Big-Bang Comics
- Mr. Mask/DeathMask
- King-Kong Studios
- Tom King
- Joe Kong
- Skip Tracer
- Dick Tracy
- Chester Gould
- Prince Valiant
- Mark Twain
- George Edwards
- Jimmy Ziegler
- Jon Schuler
- Shadow Knight
- Tarzan
- Scarface Capone
- Pretty Boy Floyd
- John Dillinger
- Ma Doppel
- The Doppel Gang
- Red Herring
- Little Giant
- Paper Doll
- The Flamingo
- Sherlock Holmes
- Professor Moriarty
- Charles Dickens
- Fagin
- Black Bat
- Scarlet Pimpernel
- Zorro
- RKO Pictures
- Joe Kong's parents
- Grandfather Clock
- Cheshire Cat
- Junior Watchmen of America
- Johnny Weissmuller
- Lon Chaney, Jr.
- Orson Welles
- Victor Mature
- Gorgeous George
- Bob Stone
- Bruiser
- Dark Angel
- Bounty Hunter
- Ben-Hur
- Spartacus
- King Arthur
- Pinkerton Detective Agency
- Maggie Flynn
- FBI
- Whiz Kids
- Moray
- Cyclone
- Atomic Sub
- The Blitz
- Guinivere/Gwen
- Sergio Leone
- Clint Eastwood
- Burt Reynolds
- Ronny Howard
- Richard Lester
- Quizmaster
- The Creep
- Red Ted
- George King
- Queenie
Locations:
- Midway City
- The Watchtower
- Chicago
- Tribune Tower
- Madison Square Gardens
- Lake Michigan
- Dungeon
- Japan
- Italy
- France
- Dimension X
Vehicles:
- Iron-Horse
- Watchwagon
- Flying Shield
Synopsis for "And To All A Good Knight"
Fictional history of the Knight Watchman.
Appearing in "To Serve And Protect: From Supercop To Superpatriot"
Featured Characters:
- The Badge/Supreme Allied Commando
- Trooper/The Badge
- Bobby
- Jack Simmons
- Joe Kingler
Other Characters:
- The Badge (Death)
- F.B.I.
- J. Edgar Hoover
- Badge Unit
- OSS
- Nazis
- Adolf Hitler
- Ultiman
- Knight Watchman
- Vita-Man
- Dr. Stellar
- Robo-Hood
- Doctor Cadaver
- Yellow Peril
- The Devil
- Heilspawn/Devilspawn
- Allied Forces
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Blue Blazes
- Sparky
- Shoeshine Squadron
- Hitler Youth
- Hitler replica
- Himmler replica
- Goebbels replica
- Rommel replica
- Red Owl
- Blue Ribbon Comics
- Daily Globe
- Alex Raymond
- George McManus
- Thomas Nast
- Big Bang Comics
- Garrison Robillard
- Snowman
- Joseph Stalin
- James Bond
- Man from U.N.C.L.E.
- B.A.D.G.E.
- Aquarius
- Timeless Comics
- Red Scare
- White Amerikkkan
- Round Table of America
- Knights of Justice
Locations:
- New York City
- Van Beuren animation studio
- Chicago
- Pacific Ocean
- Pearl Harbor
- Germany
- France
- Earth-B
Synopsis for "To Serve And Protect: From Supercop To Superpatriot"
Fictional history of The Badge and other patriotic characters.
Appearing in "Alakazapped: Maid of Magic"
Featured Characters:
- Thunder Girl
- Boom-Boom the Thunder Cat
- Margaret Lloyd
Other Characters:
- Mother Nature
- Uncle Sam
- Konga, Queen of the Troglodytes
- Big-Bang
- Garrison Robillard
- Ultiman
- Knight Watchman
- Whiz Kids
- Moray
- Cyclone
- Kid Galahad
- Dr. Binana
- Professor Eureka
- Sinister Snake
- The Devil
- Adam
- Eve
- Columbia Pictures
- Jean Rogers
- Sandra Kuhn
- Cleopatra (Transforms into Noel Neill)
- MGM
- Hugh Harmon
- Rudy Ising
- Disney
- Jim Ziegler
- Jon Schuler
- Round Table of America
- Knights of Justice
- Molly Wilson (Earth-A)
- Earth-B Molly Wilson's parents
Locations:
- Garden of Eden
- Annals of Time and Space
- Africa
Synopsis for "Alakazapped: Maid of Magic"
Fictional history of Thunder Girl.
Appearing in "Life After Death: The Master of the Macabre"
Featured Characters:
- Dr. Weird
- Texas Trio
- Howard Keltner
- Buddy Saunders
- Larry Herndon
- Richard Green
Other Characters:
- Wildman
- Spastic Man
- Big-Bang
- Andy Hardy
- Henry Aldrich
- Jerry Bails
- Ultiman
- Knight Watchman
- Dr. Frederick Wertham
- Morlok
- Becky
- Becky's brother
- Lord Vlad Dracula
- H.P. Lovecraft
- George R.R. Martin
- Alan Lee Weiss
- Angel Medina
- Dave Zimmerman
- Jim Starlin
- Frank Brunner
- The Devil
- Ms. Eerie
- Reva Keltner
Locations:
- 2031
- Hell
Synopsis for "Life After Death: The Master of the Macabre"
Semi-fictional history of Dr. Weird.
Notes
This issue includes a forward by Jim Steranko.
Trivia
- This issue is dedicated to Jim Steranko.
- Wabash Publications' titles included Gangster, Deductive, Police Blotter, Bang, and Battle-Axe.
- Big Bang Publications' listed titles included Deductive Comics (the Dick Tracy knock-off Skip Tracer debuted in issue #13) and Hi-Octane Comics (where the Mandrake the Magician knock-off Presto the Great debuted).
- Ultiman's "creators" James Ziegler and Jonathan Schuler are based on Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.
- Jack Simmons and Joe Kingler are based on Joe Simon and Jack Kirby.
- Ultiman "debuted" in Hi-Octane Comics #1 in 1938.
- Ultiman and Knight Watchman joined forces in World's Best Friends (based on World's Finest).
- Nick Nolte portrayed Ultiman in the 1976 film Ultiman, The Motion Picture.
- Knight Watchman's "creators" are Tom King and Joe Kong.
- Knight Watchman "debuted" in Deductive Comics #25 in 1939.
- Knight Watchman's origin was revealed in Deductive Comics #36.
- Kid Galahad "debuted" in Deductive Comics #33.
- Midway City is revealed to be a fictional version of Chicago.
- Knight Watchman and Ultiman shared a comic series in "World's Best Friends."
- Kid Galahad received his own series in "Fair-Play Comics."
- Knight Watchman was portrayed by Johnny Weissmuller in four B-films, starting in 1948, being produced by Sam Katzman.
- Victor Mature was considered to replace Weissmuller as Knight Watchman in a proposed fifth film.
- Lon Chaney, Jr. and Orson Welles portrayed Mr. Mask and Grandfather Clock, respectively.
- In 1972, Galahad replaced the aging Knight Watchman as the lead feature in Deductive Comics and in the Round Table of America.
- In 1969, a Knight Watchman film starring Clint Eastwood was directed by Sergio Leone. Eastwood was replaced by Burt Reynolds in the sequel "The Knight and His Squire", which also introduced Ronny Howard as Kid Galahad. The third film was directed by Richard Lester.
- The Badge "debuted" in Red-Hot Comics #1, as did Vita-Man, Dr. Stellar, and Robo-Hood.
- Trooper and Bobby debuted in Red-Hot Comics #3.
- Agent of B.A.D.G.E. was created in response to the spy boom of James Bond and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
- Thunder Girl "debuted" in Wham Comics #1 and was created by Margaret Lloyd.
- In 1942, Wham Comics received a spinoff, Thunder Girl Adventures.
- The Columbia Pictures serial Adventures of Thunder Girl helped Thunder Girl comic sales rise.
- Sandra Kuhn (originally supposed to be Jean Rogers) portrayed Thunder Girl in Adventures of Thunder Girl.
- Dr. Weird made his Big-Bang "debut" in Really Keen Comics #57 in the 1940's.
- After Really Keen Comics was cancelled in 1959, Dr. Weird became a back-up feature in Red Hot Comics.