Leading Comics #17

(Winter 1945)

E Is for Elephant (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

inside front cover; listing of all current DC comics titles; includes cover art from Real Fact Comics (DC, 1946 series) #1

A Hot Platter of Voom Voom! (Table of Contents)

Nero Fox / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Ed Dunn ?

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Ed Dunn ?

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Content Information

Genre:

funny animals

Characters:

Nero Fox; Barkus

Synopsis:

Nero's saxophone playing nearly causes a war between Rome and Egypt.

Speedy Wheeler Wins a Bike and Saves the Day (Table of Contents)

Speedy Wheeler; Arnold, Schwinn & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Milt Youngren

Inks:

Milt Youngren ?

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Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Speedy Wheeler

Synopsis:

Speedy is told by his Dad that he can't afford to buy him a bike, but when his father leaves a briefcase with important papers in it at home, Speedy borrows a friend's bike and delivers them to his Dad....and receives a new bike in gratitude.

["Well, if you must know, I didn't eat my Wheaties!"] (Table of Contents)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Roland Coe (signed)

Inks:

Roland Coe

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Content Information

Genre:

sports

Bursting Balloons! (Table of Contents)

Pelican Pete / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Otto Feuer

Inks:

Otto Feuer

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Content Information

Genre:

funny animals

Characters:

Pelican Pete

Synopsis:

Pelican Pete saves a school of balloon fish from a mean swordfish.

Mystery Island! (Table of Contents)

Salty the Sailor / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre:

funny animals

Characters:

Salty the Sailor

Synopsis:

Salty has to figure out why four previous ships sailed to Mystery Island and never returned.

[Tee for Two] (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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Genre:

funny animals

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

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Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1945
Owner: World's Best Comics Co., H. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, G.F.Frank, all at 480 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N.Y., and A.I. Menin, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York 18, N.Y.

Backwoods Brawn! (Table of Contents)

Hugo Hornspred / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Ron Santi

Inks:

Ron Santi

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?; typeset

Content Information

Genre:

funny animals

Characters:

Hugo Hornspred; Farmer Greenstalk; Mrs. Greenstalk; Maw Hornspred; Paw Hornspred

Synopsis:

Hugo gets a job helping out at a farm, but his great strength causes more harm than good.

Fish Story (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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Genre:

funny animals

A Short Feature on Why Raccoons Wear Masks (Table of Contents)

Patrick Parrot's Unnatural History / text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Jack Miller [as Jesse Merlan]

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typeset

Content Information

Genre:

funny animals

Indexer Notes

Miller alias from Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books

The Disappearing Domicile! (Table of Contents)

Spylot Bones / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Otto Feuer

Inks:

Otto Feuer

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Content Information

Genre:

funny animals

Characters:

Spylot Bones; Dr. Spotsem; Sir Reggie Rownded

Synopsis:

Spylot must solve the mystery of a missing nobleman's house.

The Three Tin Suits! (Table of Contents)

King Oscar's Court / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Rube Grossman

Inks:

Rube Grossman

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Content Information

Genre:

funny animals

Characters:

King Oscar; Sir Scramselot; Sir Squayrehed; Queen Jennifer; King Kunning; Swirlin the Magician

Synopsis:

King Oscar and his knights face the wily King Kunning, who tries to trick them into wearing defective suits of armor so that they can be defeated by his Knights of the Pool Table.

How Thom McAn Captured the Fire-Bug (Table of Contents)

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

George Roussos ?

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George Roussos ?

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Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Thom McAn

Synopsis:

Thom McAn stops a pyromaniac with the help of his flying Bazooka Shoes.

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Thom McAn shoes

Captain Tootsie and the Return of Dr. Narsty (Table of Contents)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Rolls / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

C. C. Beck

Inks:

Pete Costanza

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Captain Tootsie; Rollo; Dr. Narsty; Cadwallader Van Tilden; Mys. Van Tilden

Synopsis:

Dr. Narsty, disguised as Pierre of Paris, plans to steal the Van Tilden jewels until Captain Tootsie intervenes.

Indexer Notes

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