Thrilling Comics
#v4#2 (11)
(December 1940)
Pines,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 4
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-10-17
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Better Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Ned Pines (credited as N. L. Pines) (president)
Issue Notes
Some info verified using a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/)
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.
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]
Doc Strange / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Alex Schomburg (signed as
Schomburg) - Inks
- Alex Schomburg (signed as Schomburg)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doc Strange [Dr. Hugo Strange]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Nazis
in 
[no title indexed]
Doc Strange / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Spies strike in a deadly raid at the Navy Yard!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doc Strange [Dr. Hugo Strange]; Virginia Thompson; The Leader [Robert Marsh] (villain); Andrazzi tribesmen (villains); Bundists (villains)
Indexer Notes
Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch.
[no title indexed]
The Ghost / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Ghost receives a visitor!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Ghost [George Chance]; Professor Fenton (villain); Peter Alden (head of a military academy); Howard Darrell; Betty Morris; the ghost of a Yogi; Horace Alden; Andrew Alden
Indexer Notes
Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch.
[no title indexed]
Nickie Norton / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nickie gets a call from his chief!
- Genre
- spy; adventure
- Characters
- Nickie Norton; Lefty; Brill (villain, introduction, death); Trenn (spy, death)
Indexer Notes
Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch.
[no title indexed]
The Lone Eagle / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Major Volke, German aviation attache, confers...
- Genre
- aviation; war; adventure
- Characters
- The Lone Eagle; Major Volke (villain, introduction); Admiral Yonaki (introduction)
Indexer Notes
story posits a German inciting Japanese (who are NOT quite portrayed as villains here!) to strike at Pearl Harbor...over a YEAR before it occurred in real life!
[no title indexed]
Dan Duffy / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, Marcia--it's been awfully quiet lately!
- Genre
- sports; adventure
- Characters
- Dan Duffy; Marcia Lee; Professor Douglas; Jose Gonzales (villain, introduction); "Blink" Gordon
Indexer Notes
Platt signs - as 'Kin' - in the final panel.
[no title indexed]
Pigskin Pointers By Dan Duffy / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So you kids wants some more football pointers, eh?
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Dan Duffy
- Synopsis
- Dan Duffy teaches football fundamentals.
Jimmy Gets the Rustlers!
Jimmy Blue / text story / 0.9 page
- Script
- Sam Brant (credited) (house name)
- Pencils
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jimmy Blue brought his pony to a quick stop...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Jimmy Blue; Bill Small
Indexer Notes
Sam Brant was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch.
The balance of this page is taken up with an ad for Thrilling Western pulp magazine.
[The Koruba Diamond Case]
The Woman in Red / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- New York Museum authorities get an amazing offer!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Woman in Red [Peggy Allen]; Kroch (villain, introduction); V.R. Norden
Indexer Notes
Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch.
[no title indexed]
Tom Niles, Undersea Raider / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Drastic news reaches the British Intelligence!
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- Commander Tom Niles; Nazis (villains); Admiral Hawkes
[no title indexed]
The Rio Kid / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Howdy Teter and his gang head for the sheriff's office at Gila Gulch...
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- The Rio Kid; Howdy Teter (villain, introduction); Sheriff Evans (death); Marge Evans
Indexer Notes
Keith Chandler : Art was previously credited to John Daly, but is clearly by Ralph Cone.
Calling American Youth!
Chats with the Editor / letters page / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Promo for the "Thrilling Club".
Coupon for survey of features and registration to "CASH PRIZE CONTEST".
[no title indexed]
Marco Polo Jones / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Ray McGill
- Pencils
- Ray McGill (signed)
- Inks
- Ray McGill (signed)
- Colors
- Ray McGill
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boss--dis next picture we is gonna shoot requires some very artistic scenery!
- Genre
- humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Marco Polo Jones; Polly; Snowball; Dame Nature; The Pixies
- Keywords
- Racial stereotype.
Indexer Notes
McGill signs at the foot of both pages.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Doc Strange -
1.
["Spies strike in a deadly raid at the Navy Yard!"]
Doc Strange -
2.
["The Ghost receives a visitor!"]
The Ghost -
3.
["Nickie gets a call from his chief!"]
Nickie Norton -
4.
["Major Volke, German aviation attache, confers..."]
The Lone Eagle -
5.
["Gee, Marcia--it's been awfully quiet lately!"]
Dan Duffy -
6.
["So you kids wants some more football pointers, eh?"]
Pigskin Pointers By Dan Duffy -
7.
Jimmy Gets the Rustlers!
Jimmy Blue -
8.
[The Koruba Diamond Case]
The Woman in Red -
9.
["Drastic news reaches the British Intelligence!"]
Tom Niles, Undersea Raider -
10.
["Howdy Teter and his gang head for the sheriff's office at Gila Gulch..."]
The Rio Kid -
11.
Calling American Youth!
Chats with the Editor -
12.
["Boss--dis next picture we is gonna shoot requires some very artistic scenery!"]
Marco Polo Jones
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Del Gruber
- Merlin Haas
- Michael Hoskin
- Dan Kocher
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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