(January 1941)

Archie, MLJ imprint, 1940 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
Monthly
Indicia Publisher:
M. L. J. Magazines, Inc.
Editing:
Abner Sundell
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Was On-Going Series

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Steel Sterling / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Charles Biro (signed)
Inks:
Charles Biro (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Steel Sterling

The Murder of John (Steel) Sterling (Table of Contents)

Steel Sterling / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Charles Biro?
Pencils:
Charles Biro
Inks:
Charles Biro
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Looney; Clancy McGinty (Police); Dora Cummings; Twisto [The Rubber Man] (villain); Hefto (villain, introduction, death); Inferno the Flame-Breather (introduction)
Synopsis:
John Sterling is hit deliberately by a moving truck and killed. At night he digs his way out of his grave.

[Into the Magic Forest] (Table of Contents)

Dicky In the Magic Forest / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Louis Golden (signed)
Pencils:
Louis Golden (signed)
Inks:
Louis Golden (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Fantasy
Characters:
Dicky (introduction); Mr. Wish (introduction); A witch (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
Dick braves the Magic Forest in search of its priceless possessions.

[Murder In the Northwest Logging Camp] (Table of Contents)

Nevada Jones / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Frank Volp
Inks:
Frank Volp
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western
Characters:
Nevada Jones; Little Joe (sidekick); Boss Cassidy (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis:
Nevada and Joe has arrived at the Great Falls lumber camp to help solve the brutal murders.

Indexer Notes

Faces and very realistic horses identical to Volp's credited Loop Logan story in Blue Ribbon Comics #13.


[Death By Radio] (Table of Contents)

Red Reagan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Blair
Pencils:
Irv Novick (signed)
Inks:
Irv Novick (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Detective
Characters:
Red Reagan (introduction); Bertie Randolph (introduction); Prof. Fischer (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis:
Professor Fischer kills two of his assistants by high velocity radio transmission waves which disintegrates the brain.

[Battle In the Mediterranean] (Table of Contents)

War Eagles / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Blair
Pencils:
Ed Smalle, Jr. (signed)
Inks:
Ed Smalle, Jr. (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
War; Aviation
Characters:
Tim Shane (pilot); Tom Shane (pilot); The Nazis (villains)
Synopsis:
On air patrol in the Mediterranian, Tom and Tim sinks an Italian aircraft carrier captured from the French.
Very accurate aircrafts in this series.

The Last Indian Uprising (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
Western; Fact
Synopsis:
The uprising of the Ute tribe in 1915.

[The Book Bombs] (Table of Contents)

Captain Valor / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Abner Sundell
Pencils:
Mort Meskin
Inks:
Mort Meskin
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Adventure
Characters:
Captain Valor; Neek-Olaus (villain); Tania (villain); Mama Claus (villain, introduction, Nicholas's wife); Dallas (villain, introduction); the Baron (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
Valor and his friends are in pursuit of Tania and the Russian Neek-Olaus, who have stolen the treasure of Wang Fu.

[The Return of Mr. Nimbus] (Table of Contents)

Scarlet Avenger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Abner Sundell
Pencils:
Mort Meskin (signed)
Inks:
Mort Meskin (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
The Scarlet Avenger (Jim Kendall); Inez Courtney (Operative No.1); Mr. Nimbus (villain)
Synopsis:
Dr. Nimbus kidnaps Inez to make her tell who the Scarlet Avenger is.

[The Priest of the Chin Hills] (Table of Contents)

Zambini the Miracle Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Blair (signed)
Pencils:
Lin Streeter (signed)
Inks:
Lin Streeter (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Occult
Characters:
Zambini (magician); Lord Stuart (General Governor of Burma); Pasha Khut [Sgt. Cameron] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
A black magician has kidnapped the only living descendant of the ancient rulers of Burma, and unless he is returned, it means revolution.

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Murder of John (Steel) Sterling
    Steel Sterling
  2. 2. [Into the Magic Forest]
    Dicky In the Magic Forest
  3. 3. [Murder In the Northwest Logging Camp]
    Nevada Jones
  4. 4. [Death By Radio]
    Red Reagan
  5. 5. [Battle In the Mediterranean]
    War Eagles
  6. 6. The Last Indian Uprising
  7. 7. [The Book Bombs]
    Captain Valor
  8. 8. [The Return of Mr. Nimbus]
    Scarlet Avenger
  9. 9. [The Priest of the Chin Hills]
    Zambini the Miracle Man
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