Nick Nelson (Space Patrol member, introduction); Kodi (Nick's Martian assistant, introduction); Owen Kosterman (villain, space bandit, introduction, death); The Spider Men (villains, all die)

Synopsis

Nick Nelson and Kodi pursue "notorious space bandit" Owen Kosterman to the jungles of Venus, and encounter a couple of couple of cannibalistic spider men.

Reprints

from Amazing Mystery Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) #v2#12 (December 1939)

Keywords

Venus

Space Patrol / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script: Basil Wolverton (credited, signed)
Pencils: Basil Wolverton (credited, signed)
Inks: Basil Wolverton (credited, signed)
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

After running down many outlaws in the Venusian region...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Nick Nelson; Kodi

Synopsis

Nelson is ordered to Mercury to uncover a gang of space pirated.

Reprints

from Amazing Mystery Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) #19 (April 1940)

Indexer Notes

Wolverton signs in the final panel.

Space Patrol / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script: Basil Wolverton (credited)
Pencils: Basil Wolverton (credited)
Inks: Basil Wolverton (credited)
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Calling all patrol ships near Jupiter's south pole!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Nick Nelson; Kodi; Raxun; Haggur (villain)

Synopsis

Nelson and Kodi of the Space Patrol are dispatched to Jupiter in response to a call from Raxun, a tribal chieftan. His people gather rare Jurta berries and extract from them the powerful and costly Jurta drug. But recently sixty berry harvesters have been murdered and their crop stolen. The lawmen expose a gang of balloon men from the Jovian jungles.

Reprints

from Amazing Mystery Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) #21 (June 1940)

Space Patrol / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script: Basil Wolverton (credited)
Pencils: Basil Wolverton (credited)
Inks: Basil Wolverton (credited)
Colors: ?
Letters: Basil Wolverton

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Patrolling the area near the moon...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Nick Nelson; Kodi; Jol

Synopsis

Flying close to the Moon, Nick and Kodi spot Jol's Gambling Palace, which is usually anchored near Venus. Crossing over and boarding the vessel, Nick spies two Martian space bandits, wanted for murder, a Saturnian drug smuggler, a Mercurian thief, and other unsavory characters. Jol escapes, but Kodi radios for additional Space Patrol cruisers to arrest the criminals.

Reprints

from Amazing Mystery Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) #22 (July 1940)

Space Patrol / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script: Basil Wolverton (credited)
Pencils: Basil Wolverton (credited)
Inks: Basil Wolverton (credited)
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Because of a sudden accumulation of slag...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Nick Nelson; Kodi

Synopsis

Nick and Kodi are obliged to land on Mars to effect a minor repair to their rocketship. A gigantic creature attacks them and the ship is destroyed. After a series of adventures they rocket out of the atmosphere wearing spacesuits, and are picked up by a passenger ship.

Reprints

from Amazing Mystery Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) #23 (August 1940)

Space Patrol / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

from Amazing Mystery Funnies (Centaur, 1938 series) #24 (September 1940)

text article / 31 pages (report information)

Script: Greg Sadowski (credited)
Pencils: Basil Wolverton; ? (photographs)
Inks: Basil Wolverton; ? (photographs)
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset

Genre: biography

Rockman, Underground Secret Agent / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script: Basil Wolverton
Pencils: Basil Wolverton; Charles Nicholas ? (splash)
Inks: Basil Wolverton; Charles Nicholas ? (splash)
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Rockman; J. J. Gollings (introduction, death); Roffler (villain, introduction, death)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Gollings, construction engineer, agrees to build a tunnel from Roffler's basement for the sum of $5000, not realizing that above it will be built a giant airfield, whose airplanes will be used to destroy a factory.

Reprints

from U. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] (Marvel, 1941 series) #1 (August 1941)

Rockman, Underground Secret Agent / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script: Basil Wolverton
Pencils: Basil Wolverton (signed)
Inks: Basil Wolverton (signed)
Colors: ?
Letters: Basil Wolverton ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Rockman; Zombo (villain, introduction, death)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Rockman must stop the evil genius of a hypnotist named Zombo, a master of men's minds, who has devised a special submarine that he plans to use to sink all ships (especially American) venturing through a channel near his secret island in order to contaol a nation's wealth.

Reprints

from U. S. A. Comics [USA Comics; U.S.A. Comics] (Marvel, 1941 series) #2 (November 1941)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Basil Wolverton
Pencils: Basil Wolverton
Inks: Basil Wolverton
Letters: Basil Wolverton

Genre: science fiction

Meteor Martin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: Basil Wolverton (signed)
Pencils: Basil Wolverton (signed)
Inks: Basil Wolverton (signed)
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Meteor Martin, ace pilot of the Moon Patrol, is on duty in his space-ship...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Meteor Martin (introduction); Rana; Groob

Reprints

from Amazing Man Comics (Centaur, 1939 series) #25 (December 1941)

Meteor Martin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script: Basil Wolverton (signed)
Pencils: Basil Wolverton (signed)
Inks: Basil Wolverton (signed)
Colors: ?
Letters: Basil Wolverton (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Meteor Martin, Space Patrol pilot...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Meteor Martin; Rana; Romrak; Groob (villain); Groob's gang (villains); insect monster; unnamed weird beings

Reprints

from Amazing Man Comics (Centaur, 1939 series) #26 (January 1942)

Indexer Notes

Story ends on a cliff-hanger.

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Series Information

Table of Contents

0. [no title indexed]
1. [Title Page and Credits]
2. Contents
3. Coming of Age 1909-1936
4. Introducing Woozy Woofer
5. ["Son, if we were experimenting by sending our space machine to Mars..."]
6. ["Well - what's this?"]
Mickey Mouse
7. Pioneer of a New Medium 1936-1939
8. ["Ah! Just my meat!"]
9. Steve Grover of the Stratosphere Patrol
10. ["Our shift is about over, Steve."]
Spacehawks
11. ["Fools! It is futile to resist me!"]
Spacehawks
12. ["Greer must be ready to operate!"]
Spacehawks
13. ["Something is guiding the ship!"]
Spacehawks
14. ["Boy! Will I be a hero when my gal Rosebud finds out I've captured Spider McStrangle the arch fiend!"]
Disk-Eyes the Detective
15. ["The court will now come to order!"]
Disk-Eyes the Detective
16. ["The scent or smell of food does not intensify hunger."]
17. [no title indexed]
Spacehawk
18. Funnies Incorporated 1938-1940
19. Meet the Surgical Flash Doctor Slash
Disk-Eyes the Detective
20. Vultures of the Void
21. Milt Archer
22. Meteor Murphy
23. Meteor Morgan
24. ["While cruising near the planet Venus..."]
Space Patrol
25. ["After running down many outlaws in the Venusian region..."]
Space Patrol
26. ["Calling all patrol ships near Jupiter's south pole!"]
Space Patrol
27. ["Patrolling the area near the moon..."]
Space Patrol
28. ["Because of a sudden accumulation of slag..."]
Space Patrol
29. The Cannibal Monster of the Pygmy Planet
Space Patrol
30. Down to Earth 1940-1941
31. The Tunnel That Led to Death
Rockman, Underground Secret Agent
32. The Killers of the Sea
Rockman, Underground Secret Agent
33. The Strange Adventures of Meteor Martin
34. ["Meteor Martin, ace pilot of the Moon Patrol, is on duty in his space-ship..."]
Meteor Martin
35. Meteor Martin and the Monsters of Gorikon
Meteor Martin

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The Life and Comics of Basil Wolverton #1 - Creeping Death from Neptune (1909-1941) (December 2014)

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[Title Page and Credits] (Table of Contents: 1)

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Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Coming of Age 1909-1936 (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 35 pages (report information)

Introducing Woozy Woofer (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 22 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Pioneer of a New Medium 1936-1939 (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 24 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Steve Grover of the Stratosphere Patrol (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Spacehawks / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Spacehawks / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Spacehawks / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Spacehawks / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Disk-Eyes the Detective / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Disk-Eyes the Detective / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Spacehawk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Funnies Incorporated 1938-1940 (Table of Contents: 18)

text article / 23 pages (report information)

Meet the Surgical Flash Doctor Slash (Table of Contents: 19)

Disk-Eyes the Detective / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Vultures of the Void (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Milt Archer (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Meteor Murphy (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Meteor Morgan (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Space Patrol / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Space Patrol / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Space Patrol / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Space Patrol / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Space Patrol / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

The Cannibal Monster of the Pygmy Planet (Table of Contents: 29)

Space Patrol / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Down to Earth 1940-1941 (Table of Contents: 30)

text article / 31 pages (report information)

The Tunnel That Led to Death (Table of Contents: 31)

Rockman, Underground Secret Agent / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

The Killers of the Sea (Table of Contents: 32)

Rockman, Underground Secret Agent / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

The Strange Adventures of Meteor Martin (Table of Contents: 33)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Meteor Martin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Meteor Martin and the Monsters of Gorikon (Table of Contents: 35)

Meteor Martin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

The Life and Comics of Basil Wolverton #1 - Creeping Death from Neptune (1909-1941)

(December 2014)