Feature Comics #36

(September 1940)

[Python the Brain Thief] (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner [as William Erwin Maxwell] (signed)

Pencils:

Will Eisner; Lou Fine

Inks:

Lou Fine

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Professor Roberts; Python (villain, introduction, death); Prof. Kreeper (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis:

The Doll Man must use all of his cunning and wits to prevent the Python from stealing his brain!

[The Anti-Cancer Serum] (Table of Contents)

Rance Keane / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

William A. Smith

Pencils:

William A. Smith (Will Arthur)

Inks:

William A. Smith

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Rance Keane; Lola Pritchard; Prof. English (first appearance; villain)

"I'm goin' right in an' put th' bite on the boss-" (Table of Contents)

Big Top / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Devlin

Inks:

John Devlin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Writer revision from John Devlin to ? by Craig Delich 2013-4-6. According to the Who's Who, Devlin did not write this feature.

[Captured By the Amazons] (Table of Contents)

Samar / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as John Charles]

Pencils:

Chuck Mazoujian ?

Inks:

Chuck Mazoujian ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Samar; Lazana (first appearance; villain); Lazana's Amazons (first appearance; villains)

[The Narcotics Ring] (Table of Contents)

Reynolds of the Mounted / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Art Pinajian

Pencils:

Art Pinajian

Inks:

Art Pinajian

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Red Baylor (first appearance; villain); Spike (first appearance; villain); Madge Carr (first appearance; villain); other members of a narcotics ring (first appearance; villain)

[The Mail Plane Spies] (Table of Contents)

Spin Shaw / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Powell

Pencils:

Bob Powell

Inks:

Bob Powell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Anne Antos (first appearance); V: Heinrich Muller (first appearance; villain; death); Greg Rucker (first appearance; villain; death); Joe (first appearance; villain; death); another pilot (first appearance; villain; death); Pedro (first appearance; villain); Pinky (first appearance; villain); Slim (first appearance; villain); Shorty (first appearance; villain)

["Okay then-If 'm worthess you won't care what's gonna happen to me!"] (Table of Contents)

Lala Palooza / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Devlin

Inks:

John Devlin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Lala Palooza

Indexer Notes

Writer revision from John Devlin to ? by Craig Delich 2013-4-6. According to the Who's Who, Devlin never wrote this strip.

[The Twin Kidnappers] (Table of Contents)

Rusty Ryan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Gustavson

Pencils:

Paul Gustavson

Inks:

Paul Gustavson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; children; spy

Characters:

Rusty Ryan; Roger (first appearance); Smiley (first appearance; Roger's father); Two identical twins (first appearance; villains)

[Captives of Captain Frosk] (Table of Contents)

Dusty Dane / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vernon Henkel

Pencils:

Vernon Henkel

Inks:

Vernon Henkel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Dusty Dane (first appearance); Mike Cardigan (first appearance); Captain Frosk (first appearance; villain; death)

[Ban on Chewing Gum] (Table of Contents)

Poison Ivy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gill Fox

Pencils:

Gill Fox

Inks:

Gill Fox

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Poison Ivy; McNasty and his gang (first appearanc;e villains)

Murder Tunes In (Table of Contents)

Voice / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Asch

Pencils:

Stan Asch

Inks:

Stan Asch

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

The Voice [Mr. Elixir]; John Burke (first appearance; villain)

Spook Ship (Table of Contents)

Perry Scott / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert M. Hyatt

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Perry Scott

The Mystery Motor (Table of Contents)

Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Campbell

Pencils:

Harry Campbell

Inks:

Harry Campbell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; spy

Characters:

Captain Bruce Blackburn; Weatherbee (first appearance)

Indexer Notes

The Who's Who lists Harry Francis Campbell as writer of this strip from 1940-42 and Henry Weston Taylor as the artist for the same period. However, evidence exists that Campbell did the art on some issues.

["Poor Hubert-- He couldn't find anyone else to play catch with!"] (Table of Contents)

Have a Laugh / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Reed

Pencils:

Ed Reed

Inks:

Ed Reed

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ed Reed

Content Information

Genre:

humor

"Can your Uncle Phil really swim as good as he says he can, Mickey? (Table of Contents)

Mickey Finn / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Lank Leonard

Pencils:

Lank Leonard

Inks:

Lank Leonard

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

[The Ghost's Vengeance] (Table of Contents)

Zero / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan Zolnerowich

Inks:

Dan Zolnerowich

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Zero; Stephen Fiske (first appearance; villain; death; a ghost); Jim Darwell (first appearance; flashback); Nell Farrel Darwell (first appearance; flashback; death); Jane Darwell (first appearance)