Blackstone, Master Magician

Blackstone the Magician Detective Fights Crime (Fall, 1947)

Blackstone, Master Magician was a 1946 American comic book series, created by Afro-American comics artist Elmer Cecil Stoner. Despite a short run it did inspire a popular radio detective drama series from 1948 until 1950.

History

The first issue of Blackstone, Master Magician was published in March-April 1946 with art work by Elmer Cecil Stoner and text by Walter B. Gibson. It was published by Vital Publications and featured the adventures of a magician, Blackstone, who also investigates crime mysteries. His name and visual appearance were based on real-life magician Harry Blackstone, Sr..

The comic only lasted three issues. ^[1]

List of issues

Super Magician Comics (#7, Nov. 1944, Street & Smith)
Blackstone Master Magician Comics (#1 Mar./Apr. 1946, #2, May/Jun. 1946, #3, Jul./Aug. 1946, Vital Publications)
Blackstone the Magician Detective Fights Crime (#1, Fall 1947, EC Comics)
Blackstone the Magician (#2-4, May - Sep. 1948, EC Comics)

Radio adaptation

Between October 1948 and March 1950 the series was adapted for radio, starring Ed Jerome as the titular character and Fran Carlon as his assistant, Rhoda Brent.

References

↑ "Blackstone, Master Magician Comics (Volume)". Comic Vine. 1946-01-01. Retrieved 2015-11-11.

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