([circa December 1942])

Bell Features, 1942 Series
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0.10 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Bell Features and Publishing Company Limited
Brand
Colonial Distributors Bell Features
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rex Baxter / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Edmond Good (signed)
Inks
Edmond Good (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Rex Baxter; Lerzal; Johnny Canuck; Scotty MacDonald; Wild Bill Wildman; Rex

[The Colossus of Rhodes] (Table of Contents: 1)

World Wonders / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mel Crawford (signed as CRAWFORD)
Inks
Mel Crawford (signed as CRAWFORD)
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Information on the Colossus of Rhodes, the Escurial, and the Great Bell of Moscow.

The Land That Time Forgot! (Table of Contents: 2)

Rex Baxter / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Good (signed)
Pencils
Edmond Good (signed)
Inks
Edmond Good (signed)
Letters
Edmond Good (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
-The captives, with their friend Zoltan are brought before the tyrant Lerzal to hear his startling announcement
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Rex Baxter; Gail Abbot; Zoltan; Lerzal
Synopsis
Lerzal plans to conquer the upper world and shows Rex and Gail the history of Xalanta.
Keywords
dinosaurs; flood

[Here's a Brand New Magazine!] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mickey Owens (signed)
Pencils
Mickey Owens (signed)
Inks
Mickey Owens (signed)
Letters
Mickey Owens (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
John dear, don't you think they're carrying this thing to far.
Genre
humour
Characters
John

Bringing Out Character in Cartoons (Table of Contents: 5)

Cartooning Corner / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

[Like Horses?] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Wild Bill / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Bachle (signed)
Pencils
Leo Bachle (signed)
Inks
Leo Bachle (signed)
Letters
Leo Bachle (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Having broken up a dangerous gang of bandits and put Dirk Latrol away for good, Wild Bill sets out on the trail once more...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Wild Bill Wildman; Rex; Jane Calamity; Mr. Travers; Mr. McAvoy; Princess Grey Swallow
Synopsis
Wild Bill leads some gold hunters into Indian territory.

[Active Comics] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[XXX] (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
John O'Henly (signed as J. O'H)
Pencils
John O'Henly (signed as J. O'H)
Inks
John O'Henly (signed as J. O'H)
Letters
John O'Henly (signed as J. O'H)

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Synopsis
A mouse discovers a leak in a booze barrel.

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

text story / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
John O'Henly ?
Pencils
John O'Henly ?
Inks
John O'Henly ?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There was a camp cook who was noted for making very fine rabbit stew.
Genre
humour
Characters
George

Indexer Notes

Two illustrated text stories.

Finish Drawing This Comic (Table of Contents: 11)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Manny Easson (signed as Easson)
Inks
Manny Easson (signed as Easson)
Letters
Manny Easson (signed as Easson)

Characters
Tom

[R. B. Bennett] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Johnny Canuck / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Bachle (signed)
Pencils
Leo Bachle (signed)
Inks
Leo Bachle (signed)
Letters
Leo Bachle (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As you see, the only chance for resistance...
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Johnny Canuck; Captain Kurtz; Holtz
Synopsis
Johnny goes behind enemy lines to destroy the German supply lines into Russia. However, Johnny is cut off from other Russian guerrilla fighters and must battle the Germans alone.
Reprints
Keywords
Kharkov; Russia

[Here's Good News For All Our Readers!] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

[Cleopatra's Needle] (Table of Contents: 15)

Would You Believe? / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mel Crawford (signed as CRAWFORD)
Inks
Mel Crawford (signed as CRAWFORD)
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Information on Cleopatra's Needle, the Great Salt Lake, and the George Washington Bridge.

U Boat Z4 (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Good (credited)
Pencils
Murray Karn (signed)
Inks
Murray Karn (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hitler's U-boat Z4 claimed one victim too many.... there's always a day of reckoning.
Genre
war
Characters
Mark; Bob Oakes
Synopsis
Mark swears revenge on the U-Boat that sunk his ship and killed most of the crew.

[Joke Comics] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Kenneth Scotty MacDonald / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Al Cooper (credited)
Pencils
Al Cooper (credited)
Inks
Al Cooper (credited)
Letters
Al Cooper (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Knocked out by the sheer speed of the dive
Genre
teen
Characters
Kenneth Scotty MacDonald; Tommy O'Hara
Synopsis
Scotty accepts an assignment to guide a sub into a Japanese harbor.
Reprints

[Dime Comics How Many Faces Winners] (Table of Contents: 19)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Manny Easson (signed as Easson)
Inks
Manny Easson (signed as Easson)
Letters
Manny Easson (signed as Easson)

The Discoverer of Radium (Table of Contents: 20)

Personalites / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mel Crawford (signed as CRAWFORD)
Inks
Mel Crawford (signed as CRAWFORD)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Madam Marie Sklodowska Curie
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Marie Curie

Indexer Notes

Information about Marie Curie.

[Increase Your Library at Amazingly Small Cost] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Rex Baxter
  2. 1. [The Colossus of Rhodes]
    World Wonders
  3. 2. The Land That Time Forgot!
    Rex Baxter
  4. 3. [Here's a Brand New Magazine!]
  5. 4. ["John dear, don't you think they're carrying this thing to far."]
  6. 5. Bringing Out Character in Cartoons
    Cartooning Corner
  7. 6. [Like Horses?]
  8. 7. ["Having broken up a dangerous gang of bandits and put Dirk Latrol away for good, Wild Bill sets out on the trail once more..."]
    Wild Bill
  9. 8. [Active Comics]
  10. 9. [XXX]
  11. 10. ["There was a camp cook who was noted for making very fine rabbit stew."]
  12. 11. Finish Drawing This Comic
  13. 12. [R. B. Bennett]
  14. 13. ["As you see, the only chance for resistance..."]
    Johnny Canuck
  15. 14. [Here's Good News For All Our Readers!]
  16. 15. [Cleopatra's Needle]
    Would You Believe?
  17. 16. U Boat Z4
  18. 17. [Joke Comics]
  19. 18. ["Knocked out by the sheer speed of the dive"]
    Kenneth Scotty MacDonald
  20. 19. [Dime Comics How Many Faces Winners]
  21. 20. The Discoverer of Radium
    Personalites
  22. 21. [Increase Your Library at Amazingly Small Cost]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Jim Van Dore