(September 1940)
Centaur,
1938 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 1940-07-23
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Centaur Publications Inc.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.
[no title indexed]
Fantoman / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fantoman has left the fair after cleaning up all its rackets...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Limey; Steve Landbar; Betty; Fantoman
- Synopsis
- Steve and his fiance lead an expedition to Africa to capture a mastadon (sic). A killer takes the place of a seaman, on the orders of Bragg Ballio to stop Steve. Fantoman follows Steve to stop the killer.
- Keywords
- mastodon
Indexer Notes
Character is called Fantom of the Fair on the cover but is renamed Fantoman in the interior story.
Limey is not named until Fantoman #4 (Dec 1940).
In 1940, the Fantom strip was written by George Kapitan as well as Paul Gustavson and Frank Thomas. No extant evidence exists that is known as to who wrote this particular story.
Same applies to the artist of the story. Besides Gustavson, other known artists include Will Roland.
Chapter 8
Fantasy Isle / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Loomis (signed)
- Pencils
- George Loomis (signed)
- Inks
- George Loomis (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I feel in my bones...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tippy Taylor; The Witch
- Synopsis
- Tippy is captured by the witch who cast a spell over the enchanted city, and she sends him into the Realm of Nightmares. He wakes from the spell and mixes a potion that will change the witch into the exact opposite of her current self. Now filled with love and kindness, she restores the city to its former size and glory.
[no title indexed]
Inner Circle / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All set? Then we're off.
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- George Selkirk; Markham; Bentley; Ahmed; Ranee
[no title indexed]
Jon Linton / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Harry Campbell (signed)
- Pencils
- Harry Campbell (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Campbell (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Time: 2000 A.D.
- Genre
- science fiction; adventure
- Characters
- Jon Linton; Doctor Kane; Lisa Kane; Alpha 712
Drums of Doom
text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Suddenly...from everywhere...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Clark Gregory; Major Compton; Professor Curtis; Claire Curtis
Night of Terror
Larry Kane / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Steve Dahlman (credited); ?
- Pencils
- Steve Dahlman (credited)
- Inks
- Steve Dahlman (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Prepare to jump!
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Larry Kane; Sandra Marsh
The Cannibal Monster of the Pygmy Planet
Space Patrol / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Basil Wolverton (credited)
- Pencils
- Basil Wolverton (credited)
- Inks
- Basil Wolverton (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Having lost their ship on Mars...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Nick Nelson; Kodi; Rom Laro
- Reprints
in [no title indexed]
Lieutenant Lank / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Paul Lauretta (credited as Paul J. Lauretta) (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Lauretta (credited as Paul J. Lauretta) (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When war comes--night falls...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Lieutenant Lank; Queen Ursula; Josef
Indexer Notes
This is a similar or reworked feature to American Ace from Funnies, Inc in Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 http://www.comics.org/issue/529629/#1060172 and Marvel Mystery Comics #2-3 http://www.comics.org/issue/580/#10658 http://www.comics.org/issue/629/#11179
Next appearance in The Arrow #2
The Case of the Mysterious Monocle
Super Spy 7B-3X / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Burley (credited as R.A. Burley)
- Inks
- Ray Burley (credited as R.A. Burley)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We have tested outgoing letters...
- Genre
- spy
- Characters
- 7B-3X; General Wergu; N2-4A
[no title indexed]
Speed Centaur / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Malcolm Kildale (credited)
- Inks
- Malcolm Kildale (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reel's office in the Daily Views...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Speed Centaur; Reel McCoy
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Fantom of the Fair -
1.
["Fantoman has left the fair after cleaning up all its rackets..."]
Fantoman -
2.
Chapter 8
Fantasy Isle -
3.
["All set? Then we're off."]
Inner Circle -
4.
["Time: 2000 A.D."]
Jon Linton -
5.
Drums of Doom
-
6.
Night of Terror
Larry Kane -
7.
The Cannibal Monster of the Pygmy Planet
Space Patrol -
8.
["When war comes--night falls..."]
Lieutenant Lank -
9.
The Case of the Mysterious Monocle
Super Spy 7B-3X -
10.
["Reel's office in the Daily Views..."]
Speed Centaur
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