Startling Comics
#v2#3 (6)
(April 1941)
Pines,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-01-23
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Better Publications
- Editing
- Ned Pines (editor)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 2.
[The Tremor Machine]
Captain Future / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At the offices of a large stone-quarrying company--
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Future [Andrew Bryant]; Danny Mora (villain, introduction, death); Smokey (villain, introduction); their gang (villains, introduction for all); Mr. Robbins; Bill
- Synopsis
- Mora's gang goes on a crime spree after stealing a device that causes earthquakes.
- Keywords
- seismoclast
[no title indexed]
Don Davis / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's the Monarch Air Plant!
- Genre
- spy
- Characters
- Don Davis; Carl Grigsby (villain, introduction, death); a spy ring (villains, introduction); Helen Prince
[no title indexed]
G-Man Dalton / comic story / 7.85 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At the War Department in Washington---
- Genre
- spy
- Characters
- G-Man Bob Dalton; Col. Toros (introduction); Knause (villain, introduction); Clark
[The Element of Fear]
Mystico / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At the laboratory of Dr. Symmes--psychic research worker...
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Mystico; Dr. Symmes (introduction, death); Dr. Rall (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- A scientist invents a new element called Lemuron, which, when charged with electrons generated in human brain cells by fear, can take terrible shape!
- Keywords
- Lemuron
[no title indexed]
Ace Buckley / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Max Plaisted (signed)
- Inks
- Max Plaisted (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In our time-machine, Toni Stark and I hurtled back seven centuries...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- RAce Buckley; ichard the Lion-Hearted (guest-star); Toni Stark; Angelo
- Synopsis
- Ace and Toni journey back in time to the year 1192 A.D. to the city of Jaffa.
- Keywords
- Acre; Jaffa; time travel
The Smart Cat
Herbie Johnson / text story / 1 page
- Script
- Donald Bayne Hobart (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (illustration)
- Inks
- ? (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Herbie Johnson had always wanted a dog, and so when his family got a little black and yellow tortoise-shell cat he was disappointed.
- Genre
- children; crime
- Characters
- Herbie Johnson; Jackie (cat); Officer Kelly; Martin
- Synopsis
- Herbie, wanting a dog, instead gets a cat and learns that cats are not all that bad; especially, when his cat helps to find a robber.
[no title indexed]
activity / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Howard Ferguson (signed)
- Inks
- Howard Ferguson (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How many miles?
- Characters
- Elmer; Joe
Indexer Notes
Earn monetary prizes by answering five puzzles in the Startling Comics Contest.
[no title indexed]
Biff Powers / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At the U.S. War Department... It's three months since Dr. Knight left on his African expedition...
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Kassel (villain, introduction, death); Biff Powers; Tom Carson; Marcia Beale; Weki; Dr. Knight
- Synopsis
- Biff is sent to Africa to search for an explorer who has gone missing.
- Keywords
- Africa; paranium; safari
[no title indexed]
Masked Rider / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Riding the Texas range... the Masked Rider spots a cattle roundup!
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Hill (villain, introduction): Masked Rider ["Bronc" Randall]; Anson; Peg Wilton; Bud Upton
- Keywords
- Hill Ranch; Upton Ranch
Results of Contest No. 3
text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here are the names of the lucky winners...
Indexer Notes
Listing of the winners of Startling Comics Contest No. 3.
[no title indexed]
Detective Sgt. Burke / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The "Daily Express" police reporter picks up a lead!
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Yager (villain, introduction); Dugan (villain, introduction); Detective-Sergeant Burke; Inspector Johnson
- Keywords
- George Washington Bridge; Sing Sing
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Captain Future -
1.
["An amazing offer to Startling Comics readers"]
-
2.
[The Tremor Machine]
Captain Future -
3.
["It's the Monarch Air Plant!"]
Don Davis -
4.
["At the War Department in Washington---"]
G-Man Dalton -
5.
[no title indexed]
-
6.
[The Element of Fear]
Mystico -
7.
["In our time-machine, Toni Stark and I hurtled back seven centuries..."]
Ace Buckley -
8.
The Smart Cat
Herbie Johnson -
9.
["How many miles?"]
-
10.
["At the U.S. War Department... It's three months since Dr. Knight left on his African expedition..."]
Biff Powers -
11.
["Riding the Texas range... the Masked Rider spots a cattle roundup!"]
Masked Rider -
12.
Results of Contest No. 3
-
13.
["The "Daily Express" police reporter picks up a lead!"]
Detective Sgt. Burke
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- Keith Chandler
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- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Dan Kocher
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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