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I think this one was published in Wonderworld Comics # 5 reprint in the Blue Beetle # 1 (postnamed Vladim the voodo master in GCD). I still look the second and I suspect it is Death and the Devil from Wonderworld Comics # 4. Many Blue Beetle stories was published in France and I suspect many are from Blue Beetle # 1.

Hello Guys, I am a french collector and I already post on this forum. I published now a very confidential fanzine regarding french translation of super heros story. For my number 3 I need some help regarding fox issue. I already identified 3 of Yarko Story published in France in 1940 : The Old Hex House from Wonder Comics # 2 The Judge's Wife and the Smugglers from Wonderworld Comics # 4 The Blood Power from Wonderworld Comics # 6 All thank's to GCD. I work now on two new Yarko story. In the first, a man is bumped by a car but Yarko discover he is dead by a bullet. Just after he is invited by a man named Wladim in his castle and discover he is a black magic practionner. In the second, a man leave a cemetery and kill a car driver. He drive through London and leave the corpse to a bobby. The bobby call to Yarko. Meanwhile the mysterious guy go to limehouse and contact some thugs to kill Yarko. If any body recognize this two story (before june 1940) thank's to tell me from what Fox Comics the came from.

The Protectors from Malibu are clearly a attempt to continue the Centaur Line with the continuity (I have all the run) but with some adaptation due to legal issues. For example The Clock does no appear at the begining in the Protectors Line. But the President of the USA is Brian O'Brien and we discover later that he is The Clock (but now old). Malibu does not use the character (except in two panels) because DC is the legal owner at this time (buy with the Quality characters). The name of Masked Marvel does not appear in the Protectors Line but the Character exist. His name is Night Mask. As Brian O'Brien he is old but his son take over the alias. We saw also the great-daughter of one of the G-Men (Zl, Zx, Zy) which became Night Mask II (III in fact) after the death of the son of the original Night Mask. In fact, Malibu fear that Marvel sue about the name of Masked Marvel. For the same reason, Fantom of the Fair does not appear with is own name. In fact, Roy Thomas (old fan of GA comics) use a character with a similar name (Phantom of the Fair) and same outfits as the original in the issue #7 of Secret Origin for the retold of the origin of Sandman. And the character come back after in the new series of Sandman (in Vertigo Label). So, the original Centaur Fantom of the Fair appear in the Protectors Line as Gravestone (with a very updated background). One of the other copyright issue was consider as harmless by Malibu. Roy Thomas, again, use the name of Amazing Man for an All-Star Squadron character (a man with mymicry power and after magnetic power). But as the two characters are far away from each other and amazing Man is the well know character of Centaur Malibu risk to use the name (with it seems no problems). Otherwise, the Characters are very similars. Except The Eye, Gravestone, The Shark (with a new name Thresher) and The Ferret (now a Wolverine's like). Most of the Centaur line were revival (including Great Question as the only vilain from Centaur) plus Miss Fury, a GA character but not from Centaur (already revival by Malibu before the start of the Protectors Line). The Protectors Line was supposed to be only 6 issues mini-series. But at last there was 20 issues plus many spin-off and merge with others Malibu title (X-Mutants, Dinosaurs for Hire) and not all with good results. At the End The Protectors # 20 all the universe is blasted.

Thank you for your welcome and I'm happy that my english is understood. I collect French version of "continuity universe" from 1939 to now (Fox, MLJ, DC, Marvel, Fawcett, Tower, etc.). In general theses french comics are rare but with time not so hard to find. But some are very rare. For exemple all the issues of june 1940 are scarce because it is the time of the nazi invasion of France and people had other things in mind to care than keep comics. I have the L'aventure # 24 of 1940. It is very rare and his cost is roughly 400 €. Otherwise you could have issue for 5 to 25 €. Has I explained already I'm one of the shareholder of one of the biggest collector comic shops in Paris. Dans la Gueule du Loup Do not hesitate to write to the manager (he is fluent in english and had living in Califonie one year) and ask some issues. If you want, I could sum-up some informations about English comics in France.

Hello and thank you (merci beaucoup). It is clear that in the begining of the 40's french translators of comics was not at the top. It was mainly english teacher or some people (woman in many case) who had lived in english spoken country and know nothing about comics. We have many translation for all comics heros of this period. Regarding Sandman we have the original concept in France (my little daughter love it) but his translation is "Le marchand de sable" (the seller of sand). So, for The Sandman it is weird. So I think the translator rename him in fonction of his rôle in the story. Le Vengeur is not so bad with the subtitle "L'homme au sable" which is the litteral translation of Sandman. Et merci encore pour le message de bienvenue

Wonderful! I'm confused though. Acier is steel, right? Whom are they calling the Man of Steel? Starman? Masked Marvel (on a different cover)? Another character not shown on the covers (Superman himself maybe)? Thanks, Jack Batman looks good in red You are right, Acier is steel. In fact the story inside is the translation of Keen Detective Funnies V. 2 # 12 with Masked Marvel and L'homme d'acier is Masked Marvel.

If you are really interested I'm one of the shareholders of one of the bigest second hand collector comic shops in Paris. You could write by e-mail to see if they are any in stock. Dans la Gueule du Loup

In the same collection few DC Characters Leaflets

A new one with Masked Marvel

Thank you. For your pleasure All theses leaflets contain Centaur Story. The both name "Le Fantôme" are clearly cover from Fox characters (Quicksilver & The Flame). The Flame was published in France in newspaper for young readers. The last is a cover from Starman of DC of course.

[...] I love the ingenuity. Does the interior story correlate with this hybrid picture? I think (but I'm not sure) it is the translation of the story published in Keen Detective Funnies n° 18. The plot is an explorer (Dr Lincoln) go to find a golden city. An old employee (Kirk Jasper) of him is a crook and follow him. He help him at a moment and the explorer to find the city. When he try to kill him the masked marvel shoot the crook from the top of a mountain (he fly with a gadget plane through stratosphere with trouble).

Thank you and many thanks for the explanation

Thank you

Thank you. Some French speaking people here

All the french newspaper for young reader had been interrupt in 1940 due to the Nazi invasion of France. Part of France was still "free" and some publishers moved from Paris to Lyon or Nice. The publishing of Characters Centaur Line continu but with gap or lack. After the war, due to the shortage of paper publishers move from a newspaper for young reader format (where the story was published to a "be continued" method) to a complete story small magazine. Some are republishing of all story published in newspaper for young reader and other seems "new" one. A small collection of leaflet (8 pages) called "Collection Le Fantôme" published many super-heros story including Centaur Story in 1946. I post only Cover relating to Centaur Characters (but in fact some other issues published Centaur Story but with cover of Fox or DC characters As you can see, some are reprint of existing Centaur cover (the firts). Some are new one (Le Fantôme à l'exposition) by french artists and some are refurbishing of existing one from Centaur or others american publishers (the last is an update of Adventures Comics # 39).