(October 1940)

Quality Comics, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1940-08-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Brand
Quality Comic Group
Editing
S. M. Iger

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. 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Neon the Unknown / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lou Fine
Inks
Lou Fine
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Neon [Tom Corbet]
Keywords
tanks
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[The Future Society] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Red Bee / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
? (signed as B. H. Apiary)
Pencils
Charles Nicholas (signed as B. H. Apiary)
Inks
Charles Nicholas (signed as B. H. Apiary)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Red Bee (Assistant District Attorney); Vanger (introduction); Dr. Marah (villain); Lizak (villain)

[The Budapest Crime Syndicate] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Strange Twins / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger (signed as S. M. Regi)
Pencils
Alex Blum (signed as S. M. Regi)
Inks
Alex Blum (signed as S. M. Regi)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Rod Strange (villain); Doug Strange; Wing Low
Synopsis
Rod and Doug match wits over stolen jewels. This time in Budapest.

The Case of the Crooked Eights (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty Bates / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Powell (signed as Stanley Charlot)
Pencils
Bob Powell (signed as Stanley Charlot)
Inks
Bob Powell (signed as Stanley Charlot)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery; adventure; crime
Characters
Betty Bates (intro); Roland Lawson (villain); Harvey Barth (villain); Fred Conlin (intro)
Synopsis
Betty wins her case via a gun battle in the courtroom.

[Assignment: Tradheim] (Table of Contents: 4)

G-5 Super Agent / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? (signed as Cary Weyt)
Pencils
Charles Sultan (signed as Cary Weyt)
Inks
Charles Sultan (signed as Cary Weyt)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
X-5 Super Agent
Genre
spy
Characters
X-5; Von Setz (villain)

[The Modern Art Robbery] (Table of Contents: 5)

Jack and Jill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? (signed as Lowell Riggs)
Pencils
John Lindermayer ? (signed as Lowell Riggs)
Inks
John Lindermayer ? (signed as Lowell Riggs)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Jack Doe; Jill Doe; Squee (villain)

[The Overland Bus Mystery] (Table of Contents: 6)

Hercules / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? (signed as Gregg Powers)
Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich (signed as Gregg Powers)
Inks
Dan Zolnerowich (signed as Gregg Powers)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hercules; William Onslow (villain); Pike (villain) Blacky (villain)

Black Starred Skull (Table of Contents: 7)

The Old Witch / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
? (signed as Pierre Winter)
Pencils
John Celardo (signed as Pierre Winter)
Inks
John Celardo (signed as Pierre Winter)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
The Old Witch

[King of the Rockmen] (Table of Contents: 8)

Blaze Barton / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
? (signed as Roy Talon)
Pencils
Maurice Gutwirth ? (signed as Roy Talon)
Inks
Maurice Gutwirth ? (signed as Roy Talon)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction; western-frontier
Characters
Blaze Barton; Betty; The Rockmen (villains); their King (Intro)

Madman's Castle, or, The Living Ghost (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Toni Blum (Toni Boone)
Letters
Typeset

[Cockroach Detail] (Table of Contents: 10)

Bob and Swab / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Klaus Nordling (signed as K. Nordling)
Pencils
Klaus Nordling (signed as K. Nordling)
Inks
Klaus Nordling (signed as K. Nordling)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; humor

[Antigravitol] (Table of Contents: 11)

Tommy Tinkle / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sandy Klauz (signed)
Pencils
Sandy Klauz (signed)
Inks
Sandy Klauz (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Tommy Tinkle; Mary Lou; Sniff (Intro, villain)

[The Transatlantic Bridge] (Table of Contents: 12)

Neon the Unknown / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger (signed as Tagor Maroy)
Pencils
Alex Blum (signed as Tagor Maroy)
Inks
Alex Blum (signed as Tagor Maroy)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Neon the Unknown; President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Dictator of Kampfland (villain, introduction)
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Neon the Unknown
  2. 1. [The Future Society]
    The Red Bee
  3. 2. [The Budapest Crime Syndicate]
    The Strange Twins
  4. 3. The Case of the Crooked Eights
    Betty Bates
  5. 4. [Assignment: Tradheim]
    G-5 Super Agent
  6. 5. [The Modern Art Robbery]
    Jack and Jill
  7. 6. [The Overland Bus Mystery]
    Hercules
  8. 7. Black Starred Skull
    The Old Witch
  9. 8. [King of the Rockmen]
    Blaze Barton
  10. 9. Madman's Castle, or, The Living Ghost
  11. 10. [Cockroach Detail]
    Bob and Swab
  12. 11. [Antigravitol]
    Tommy Tinkle
  13. 12. [The Transatlantic Bridge]
    Neon the Unknown
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Del Gruber
  • Bob Hughes
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
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