T. H. U. N. D. E. R. Agents Archives, Volume 4: DC Archive Edition (Thunder)

Skeates, Steve; Stallman, Manny; Reese, Ralph; and Others from the DC Comics Staff

ISBN 10: 1401201520 / ISBN 13: 9781401201524

Published by DC Comics, New York, NY, 2005

About this Item

First edition/first printing (stated). Originally published in magazine form in T. H. U. N. D. E. R. Agents #11, NoMan #1 & 2, and Dynamo #3. Book is in fine (unread) condition with a fine unclipped dustjacket protected in a Brodart wrapper. An Attractive Copy! Please feel free to ask me for pictures or more information, Thanks.

Seller Inventory # 006690

Bibliographic Details

• Title: T. H. U. N. D. E. R. Agents Archives, Volume 4: DC Archive Edition (Thunder)
• Publisher: DC Comics, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1401201520
• ISBN 13: 9781401201524
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Illustrator: Gil Kane; (Penciller) John Giunta; (Illustrator) Chick Stone; (Illustrator) Ogden Whitney; (Penciller) Wally Wood; (Penciller) Mike Sekowsky; (Illustrator) Manny Stallman; (Penciller) Paul Reinman; (Illustrator) George Tuska
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Comics/Superheroes

About this title

Synopsis

A secret team assembled by the United Nations, Dynamo and his Thunderbelt, the android Noman and his invisibility, and Menthor and his psionic helmet, combat tyranny throughout the world, and especially the villainous Warlord.

Reviews

Combining two fads of the mid-1960s-- the spy craze and the comic-book superhero revival--T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents depicted an outfit of superpowered James Bonds. Dynamo's belt conferred superstrength and invulnerability, Noman had a cloak of invisibility, and Lightning's costume enabled him to run superfast. The trendy concept wouldn't have amounted to much had not comics legend Wally Wood been enlisted to develop characters and recruit top-notch artists, initially including himself. By the time the contents of this volume of DC's deluxe reprinting of the comic were created, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents was running out of steam after only a year. Wood worked on just two of these 20 stories; second- and third-rate hands drew most of the others. The exception is a story written and drawn by the underservedly obscure Manny Stallman, whose singular style encompasses the broad panache of early comics and storytelling sophistication that still impresses today. Earlier series volumes are better, but even the relatively lackluster examples in this one demonstrate the lightweight fun that makes T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents fondly remembered to this day. Gordon Flagg
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