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Stephen was a police detective and son of the police chief of Great City. He donned a globular helmet made of one way Argus glass to fight crime at night and steal the ill-gotten gains of the corrupt. As the Moon Man, he also wore a black cloak and gloves. He stole money from criminals and distributed it to the needy. He also carried an automatic and was willing to kill criminals. He battled the Red Six, picking them off one by one. His supporting cast included Sue McEwen, the daughter of Lt. Gill McEwen, who fell in love with Stephen and eventually learned Moon Man’s identity; Lt. Gill McEwen, the Great City lawman most obsessed with bringing in the Moon Man; Peter Thatcher, Stephen’s father and chief of police in Great City; Angel (Ned Dargan), a reformed thug and former boxer who was put in charge of distributing the money that the Moon Man took from his criminal opponents. The first comic story featuring The Raven in Sure-Fire Comics was based on “The Sinister Sphere,” the first Moon Man story.

Alias Moon Man

Real Names/Alt Names Stephen Thatcher

Characteristics Hero, Detective, Outlaw Hero, Police, Pulp Characters, Lunarian, Modernism Era

Creators/Key Contributors Frederick Clyde Davis

First Appearance “The Sinister Sphere” in Ten Detective Aces (June 1, 1933)

First Publisher Ace Magazines [CB+] [DCM] [GCD]

Appearance List 38 stories in Ten Detective Aces: “The Sinister Sphere” (June 1933), “Blood on the Moon” (July 1933), “Moon Wizard” (Aug 1933), “The Silver Secret” (Sept 1933), “Black Lightning” (Oct 1933), “Night Nemesis” (Nov 1933), “Murder Moon” (Dec 1933), “Silver Death” (Jan 1934), “Mark of the Moon Man” (Feb 1934), “Crimson Shackles” (Mar 1934), “Blood Bargain” (Apr 1934), “The White Lash” (May 1934), “The Murder Master” (June 1934), “Moon Doom” (July 1934), “Calling ‘Car 13!’” (Aug 1934), “Fingers of Fear” (Sept 1934), “Corpse’s Alibi” (Oct 1934), “The Sinister Snatch” (Nov 1934), “Badge of Blood” (Dec 1934), “Ghoul’s Gamble” (Jan 1935), “The Silver Snare” (Feb 1935), “The Crimson Snare” (Mar 1935), “Satan’s Stepson” (Apr 1935), “The Silver Spectre” (May 1935), “The Dial of Doom” (June 1935), “The Masked Scourge” (Aug 1935), “The Master of Murder River” (Sept 1935), “Counterfeit Corpse” (Oct 1935), “Homicide Dividends” (Nov 1935), “Robe of Blood” (Dec 1935), “The Whispering Death” (Jan 1936), “Death’s Last Bargain” (Feb 1936), “Corpse’s Plunder” (Mar 1936), “Preview to Murder” (May 1936), “Ghoul’s Carnival” (July 1936), “Skeleton’s Snare” (Sept 1936), “Murder for a Pastime” (Nov 1936), “Whitejack Jury” (Jan 1937). Collection: The Moon Man (Pulp Classics #5) (1974) by Frederick C. Davis — chapbook includes “Fingers of Fear”. Comics (as “The Raven”): Sure-Fire Comics vol. 1 #1, 3, 4, Lightning Comics vol. 1 #5-6, vol. 2 #1-6, vol. 3 #1, Four Favorites #1-4.

Sample Read Ten Detective Aces [CB+] [LUM]

Description Stephen was a police detective and son of the police chief of Great City. He donned a globular helmet made of one way Argus glass to fight crime at night and steal the ill-gotten gains of the corrupt. As the Moon Man, he also wore a black cloak and gloves. He stole money from criminals and distributed it to the needy. He also carried an automatic and was willing to kill criminals. He battled the Red Six, picking them off one by one. His supporting cast included Sue McEwen, the daughter of Lt. Gill McEwen, who fell in love with Stephen and eventually learned Moon Man’s identity; Lt. Gill McEwen, the Great City lawman most obsessed with bringing in the Moon Man; Peter Thatcher, Stephen’s father and chief of police in Great City; Angel (Ned Dargan), a reformed thug and former boxer who was put in charge of distributing the money that the Moon Man took from his criminal opponents. The first comic story featuring The Raven in Sure-Fire Comics was based on “The Sinister Sphere,” the first Moon Man story.

Source Moon Man – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki

Ten Detective Aces (Feb 1935) | J. M. Wilcox