tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489622848939498705.post6245029634160422152..comments2024-03-18T17:34:56.486-04:00Comments on Four-Color Shadows: Blackstone the Magician-Mike Sekowsky (?)-1948Bookstevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489622848939498705.post-71482531045211453062015-07-25T01:25:18.334-04:002015-07-25T01:25:18.334-04:00Before his EC and Timely titles, Blackstone was th...Before his EC and Timely titles, Blackstone was the star of Street & Smith's <b>Super-Magic Comics</b>, which became <b>Super-Magician Comics</b> as of the second issue.<br />It ran for several years until 1946, at which point Vital picked it up for three issues. EC did a single issue, then Timely took over, continuing the EC numbering for three more issues.<br />Kool trivia: Walter GIbson, creator of <b>The Shadow</b>, an accomplished magician in his own right, and a close friend of Blackstone, wrote <i>all</i> the Blackstone comic stories, no matter who the publisher was!<br />He also scripted the <b>Blackstone the Magic Detective</b> radio show, which served as the basis for the various comic book series!Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.com