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the TWELVE 3

Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 2:43 pm
by Col_Fury
the Twelve #3
May, 2008

Appearances:
Black Widow(Claire Voyant), Blue Blade(Roy Chambers), Captain Wonder(Professor Steve Jordan), Dynamic Man(Curt Cowan), Electro… Marvel of the Age!(robot), Fiery Mask(Dr. Jack Castle), Laughing Mask(Dennis Burton), Master Mind Excello(Earl Everett), Mister E.(Victor Jay), Phantom Reporter(Dick Jones), Rockman, the Witness(?), Colonel Dexter, Laura Goldstein, Robert Goldstein, Satan?-BTS, Zombie Master-FB

Synopsis:
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The Twelve continue to see what they can make of themselves in their new position. Dynamic Man saves a plane, Captain Wonder spends time at his family’s grave, and Rockman continues to pound on the floor. The Phantom Reporter strikes up a conversation with the Black Widow as Mister E. Visit’s his still living relatives.
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Vince Jay spends time with his wife and son. It seems that this is Vince’s last memory of Robbie, and may be just before he leaves to fight in Europe as Mister E..
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The visit doesn’t go well, and Robert reveals the family changed their name back to Golstein.
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Vince Jay hangs out at the country club, then takes care of some criminals as Mister E..
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Vince sees his wife and collapses, the home nurse leaves them alone. That night the Phantom Reporter’s and Black Widow’s conversation is interrupted when the Daily Bugle offers the Phantom Reporter a job. Meanwhile, the Laughing Mask drinks and chats with the immobile Electro.
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The Laughing Mask attacks some mobsters.
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The Laughing Mask continues his chat with Electro.
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The Laughing Mask kills the mobsters he just attacked.
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The Laughing Mask walks off. Elsewhere, the Fiery Mask and the Witness hang out in an old police officer’s tavern and tell their stories to the customer’s.
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See below.
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After the Fiery Mask finishes his story, some customers leave, not believing it. A drive by shooting almost happens outside, but the Fiery Mask stops it, proving his story to be real. Meanwhile, Mister E. returns while the Phantom Reporter and Blue Blade chat about celebrities.
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Mister E. leaves his wife’s house.
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Mister E. says that he’s decided to stay with the Twelve and not burden his family. Elsewhere, the Black Widow claims the soul of Simon Dexter, at the behest of her master.

References:
All in one day, not long after last issue for the current stuff. Full moon over New York.

It’s revealed that Victor Jay had his name legally changed from Victor J. Goldstein, not that his family was happy about it. Both should be listed for him.

Some placement suggestions:

BLACK WIDOW/CLAIRE VOYANT
MARVELS 1
TWELVE 1
TWELVE 2-FB
*TWELVE 3

BLUE BLADE/ROY CHAMBERS
TWELVE 1 (1-21)
TWELVE 2-FB
*TWELVE 3
TWELVE 1 (22)-BTS
TWELVE 2-BTS

CAPTAIN WONDER/PROFESSOR STEVE JORDAN
[KID KOMICS 1]
[KID KOMICS 2]
TWELVE 2-FB-FB
TWELVE 1
TWELVE 2-FB
*TWELVE 3

DYNAMIC MAN/CURT COWAN
TWELVE 1
TWELVE 2-FB
*TWELVE 3

ELECTRO/PROFESSOR PHILO ZOG
MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS 4/5
MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS 5/5
MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS 6/5
MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS 7/5
MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS 8/5
TWELVE 1
TWELVE 2-FB
*TWELVE 3
(Zog is dead and does not make an appearance in this issue, his name is just there as a placeholder until we see what happens with the Electro robot)

LAUGHING MASK/DENNIS BURTON
DARING MYSTERY COMICS 2/6
DARING MYSTERY COMICS 3/3 (as the Purple Mask)
DARING MYSTERY COMICS 4 (as the Purple Mask)
*TWELVE 3 (13:3-13:4)-FB
*TWELVE 3 (14:3-14:5)-FB

TWELVE 1
TWELVE 2-FB
*TWELVE 3

MASTER MIND EXCELLO/EARL EVERETT
TWELVE 1
TWELVE 2-FB
*TWELVE 3

MISTER E./VICTOR J. GOLDSTEIN/”VICTOR JAY”
DARING MYSTERY COMICS 2/5
*TWELVE 3 (7:4-7:5)-FB
*TWELVE 3 (6:2)-FB

TWELVE 1
TWELVE 2-FB
*TWELVE 3 (1-9)
*TWELVE 3 (21:2)-FB
*TWELVE 3 (21:4)-FB
*TWELVE 3 (10-23)


PHANTOM REPORTER/DICK JONES
DARING MYSTERY COMICS 3/4
TWELVE 2-FB-FB
TWELVE 1 (1-21)
TWELVE 2-FB
*TWELVE 3
TWELVE 1 (22)
TWELVE 2

ROCKMAN
USA COMICS 1/4
USA COMICS 2/5
USA COMICS 3/5
USA COMICS 4/6
TWELVE 1
TWELVE 2-FB
*TWELVE 3

WITNESS/
TWELVE 1
TWELVE 2-FB
*TWELVE 3

And now, the origin of the Fiery Mask!

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Dr. Jack Castle hangs out with some police officers at the local tavern, Flannery’s.
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Dr. Castle fights zombies in the streets with the police.
DARING MYSTERY COMICS 1 (1-6:5)
A zombie is killed at the police station, and Dr. Castle is filled in on what’s going on. He sets about to investigate it and comes across a house that’s using more electricity than it should, so he knocks on the door and is greeted by another zombie. Inside they’re attacked by a giant half mechanical bird, then greeted by a giant scientist.(by giant, I mean ‘15 feet tall’ giant)
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The giant scientist, now named the Zombie Master, explains to Dr. Castle that he’s a fool. Moreover, he’ll be punished by being turned into a zombie.
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The scientist attempts to turn Dr. Castle into another zombie, but Castle taunts him. This pisses the giant scientist off, so he turns the machine all the way up.
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The machine begins to overheat.
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The machine explodes!. Glowing, Dr. Castle beats up the scientist and blows up the house.
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Dr. Castle stands amidst the rubble of the wreckage.
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Dr. Castle flies away. Now that he has powers, he decides to fight crime under the name the Fiery Mask!(because his face glows when he’s angry)

The giant scientist has a name now, and he appears in two series, so:

ZOMBIE MASTER/
DARING MYSTERY COMICS 1 (1-6:5)
TWELVE 3 (17:2-17:3)-FB
DARING MYSTERY COMICS 1 (6:6-7:3)
TWELVE 3 (17:4-18:2)-FB
DARING MYSTERY COMICS 1 (7:4-10)

FIERY MASK/DR. JACK CASTLE
*TWELVE 3 (16:3)-FB
*TWELVE 3 (16:5-17:1)-FB

DARING MYSTERY COMICS 1 (1-6:5)
*TWELVE 3 (17:2-17:3)-FB
DARING MYSTERY COMICS 1 (6:6-7:3)
*TWELVE 3 (17:4-18:2)-FB
DARING MYSTERY COMICS 1 (7:4-8)
*TWELVE 3 (18:3)-FB
DARING MYSTERY COMICS 1 (9-10)
[DARING MYSTERY COMICS 5]
[DARING MYSTERY COMICS 6]
HUMAN TORCH 2/6
TWELVE 1
TWELVE 2-FB
*TWELVE 3

Re: the TWELVE 3

Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 6:38 pm
by wolframbane
Good job with breaking up the events of Fiery Mask's origin there Daron!!

As for Mister E's real name, although it has been given as Vince Jay in TWELVE 1, and he was even called Vince by Dynamic Man in TWELVE 2, I believe this was just an error on the writer's behalf. In his first appearance in DARING MYSTERY COMICS 2/5, and well as his appearances in TWELVE 3 and later (even before he meets with his son), he is referred as as Victor Jay.

Re: the TWELVE 3

Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 8:33 pm
by Col_Fury
wolframbane wrote:In his first appearance in DARING MYSTERY COMICS 2/5, and well as his appearances in TWELVE 3 and later (even before he meets with his son), he is referred as as Victor Jay.
You're right, and I've made the change in my suggestion. Thanks!