Big Shot Comics #13

(May 1941)

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

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The Skyman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Paul Dean] (signed)

Pencils

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Inks

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Heroic figure of the airways of America......

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Skyman [Allen Turner]; Fawn Carroll; U.S. Army Major; Commander Innes; submarine commander (villain); submarine crew members (villains, one dies)

Synopsis

Skyman saves Fawn and an army major from being blown up in their launch by a torpedo. He is told that mysterious submarines have been preying on the U.S. Merchant Marine the past two months, and no ship is sunk; they just disappear in mid-ocean.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #94 ([October] 2014) [In black and white]

Keywords

Atomatic; Fusileer; Fusileer belt; Paraly-Ray; Stasimatic; The Wing

Indexer Notes

Vin Sullivan sometimes used the penname "Paul Dean."

Masthead also reads "America's National Hero!"

The Fusileer is a weapon of Skyman's that uses a combination of cosmic, cathode and polar rays.

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Captain Devildog of the U.S. Marines / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Fred Guardineer (credited)

Inks

Fred Guardineer (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Fred Guardineer

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Captain Hank Steele, known to his fellow Marines......

Genre

war

Characters

Captain Devildog [Captain Hank Steele] (a Marine, introduction); Kelly (mechanic); un-named Colonel; Chester Powell (inventor); Pari (villain, girl bandit); jungle natives (villains)

Synopsis

The colonel and Captain Devildog are informed that inventor Powell has been captured by a notorious girl bandit who seeks the man's special two-way radio. Through Powell's invention, Steele communicates as the wooden god Deli to convince the natives and Pari to release the inventor.

Keywords

Deli (a wooden god); Pasir Panjang Mountains; Singapore

Indexer Notes

Art and lettering credits from Craig Delich.

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Mike the Mascot / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Fred Schwab ?

Pencils

Fred Schwab ?

Inks

Fred Schwab ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh hum!! Time to get up!!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mike the Mascot; Cosmo the Trained Rabbit (death)

Synopsis

Mike wakes up one morning feeling strange, then notices a flower, sniffs it, and suddenly gets Spring fever.

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich.

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Joe Palooka / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ham Fisher

Pencils

Ham Fisher

Inks

Ham Fisher

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Knobby believes Weidebottom......

Genre

drama; sports

Characters

Joe Palooka [also as Mike Bean]; Knobby Walsh (Joe's manager); Weidebottom; un-named Sports Editor in Kansas City; Panther Scott (boxer); Donahue; Duke Dropper (boxer); Johnny (villain, promoter); Synder (villain, a promoter)

Synopsis

Knobby believes that Weidebottom accepted money from a gambler to have Joe lose to Duke Dropper in an exhibition fight. When Joe's promoter attempts to get a rematch, Duke refuses. So Knobby comes up with a sure-fire scheme to get that match.

Reprints

• from Joe Palooka daily (The McNaught Syndicate)

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Spy-Chief / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox ?

Pencils

Mart Bailey (signed)

Inks

Mart Bailey (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Against the insidious and stealthy inroads........

Genre

spy

Characters

Spy-Chief [Jeff Cardiff]; Rex (Jeff's dog, introduction); Lars (Jeff's friend); foreign spies (villains)

Synopsis

Jeff and his friend see Jeff's dog in action. Jeff believes that Rex can be effectively used to trail spies. Lars has created a new type of rifle and believes that spies are after it. However, once the spies succeed in taking the rifle, Jeff uses Rex to trail them and round them up.

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Craig Delich.

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Jibby Jones / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Creig Flessel

Inks

Creig Flessel

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey - Jibby - come over in th' lot......

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Jibby Jones; Jane Jones (Jibby's sister); Mr. Jones (Jibby and Jane's father); Mrs. Jones (Jibby and Jane's mother); Butch; Stinky

Synopsis

Butch reminds Jibby that the big baseball game against the Indians is today, but when Butch fails to show up to play, Jibby decides to put Jane in the outfield for the Indians.

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Craig Delich; the art matches Flessel's style.

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Charlie Chan / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Alfred Andriola

Inks

Alfred Andriola

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Kirk, Gina and Charlie.......

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Charlie Chan; Kirk Barrow; Gina Lane; J. C. Kornweller (movie producer); Berzelius Keno (villain); Keno's men [Tommy; other un-named] (villains, crooks); local natives [Molu; others un-named] (villains)

Synopsis

Charlie, Kirk and Gina are on their way to Kornweller's cabin by airplane but are not aware that several crooks are at the controls.

Reprints

• from Charlie Chan daily (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Craig Delich. The Who's Who indicates that Andriola drew this feature from 1940-49 for Columbia.

Continued next issue.

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Short Stories / comic story / 0.1 page (report information)

Script

H. J. Tuthill

Pencils

H. J. Tuthill

Inks

H. J. Tuthill

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You, Gladiola, are a lonely little widow...

Genre

humor

Characters

Gladiola; Rudolph Hotshots

Synopsis

Rudy gets married and thinks that he is the boss in the house.

Reprints

• from The Bungle Family Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of "The Bungle Family" Sunday page.

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The Bungle Family / comic story / 0.9 page (report information)

Script

H. J. Tuthill (credited)

Pencils

H. J. Tuthill (credited)

Inks

H. J. Tuthill (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Rain!...Have to buy an umbrella.

Genre

humor

Characters

George Bungle; Mrs. Jo Bungle

Synopsis

Mr. Bungle is carrying home a huge armload of packages when rain starts, so he buys an umbrella at a store. But when he gets ready to leave the rain has stopped, so he leaves the umbrella closed with disastrous results.

Reprints

• from The Bungle Family Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is "Short Stories", by the same creator.

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Rocky Ryan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox ?

Pencils

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Inks

Ogden Whitney (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

On the trail of the white whale........

Genre

adventure

Characters

Rocky Ryan; Doe Ames; island natives [Hekai; Korula (native Chief); Malu (native Chief's son); rest un-named]; Doc

Synopsis

After quelling a mutiny, Rocky continues his quest for the white whale that spawns near the bed of valuable pearls. Landing ashore, he seeks natives to act as pearl divers, but all refuse until they see Rocky himself dive.

Indexer Notes

Script from Craig Delich.

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"Good Deed" Dotty / comic story / 0.1 page (report information)

Script

J. P. McEvoy

Pencils

John Striebel

Inks

John Striebel

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh......That poor doggy...

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Dotty; a dog

Synopsis

Seeing a dog with a bandaged leg trying to kick at his fleas, Dotty gets a back scratcher and helps the dog out.

Reprints

• from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of the "Dixie Dugan" Sunday page.

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Dixie Dugan / comic story / 0.9 page (report information)

Script

J. P. McEvoy (credited)

Pencils

John Striebel (credited as J. H. Striebel)

Inks

John Striebel (credited as J. H. Striebel)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I can't understand Imogene...

Genre

humor

Characters

Dixie Dugan (career girl); Mickie (Dixie's friend); Imogene (Dixie's niece)

Reprints

• from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is "Good Deed" Dotty, by the same creators.

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"Good Deed" Dotty / comic story / 0.1 page (report information)

Script

J. P. McEvoy

Pencils

John Striebel

Inks

John Striebel

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll fix him...

Genre

humor

Characters

Dotty; classroom teacher; boy prankster

Synopsis

Dotty has a rather unique way of dealing with a boy prankster in class who likes to trip kids walking down the aisle.

Reprints

• from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier to the "Dixie Dugan" Sunday page.

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Dixie Dugan / comic story / 0.9 page (report information)

Script

J. P. McEvoy (credited)

Pencils

John Striebel (credited as J. H. Striebel)

Inks

John Striebel (credited as J. H. Striebel)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yes - Imogene might get into lots of mischief...

Genre

humor

Characters

Dixie Dugan (career girl); Mickie (Dixie's friend); Imogene (Dixie's niece)

Synopsis

Imogene and her playmate interrupt Dixie's bridge game, and their apologies are not really heartfelt.

Reprints

• from Dixie Dugan Sunday (The McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier is "Good Deed" Dotty, by the same creators.

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Marvelo, Monarch of Magicians / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Fred Guardineer (credited)

Inks

Fred Guardineer (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Fred Guardineer

First Line of Dialogue or Text

If anyone can do it, Marvello can!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Marvelo; Zee (Marvello's assistant); Dr. Crenby (Geologist); Reilly (villain); Leberts (villain)

Synopsis

Marvelo is approached by two men who relate to him a story from 1783 in which a French frigate carrying gold to the New World foundered on the rocks. They know the exact location of the ship but desire Marvelo's assistance in order to help them recover the gold.

Keywords

Cape Breton Island

The Rocking Chair Riddle (Table of Contents: 17)

Marvelo, Monarch of Magicians / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Fred Guardineer (spot illustrations)

Inks

Fred Guardineer (spot illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Marvelo; Zee; Mr. Jenkins (Marvelo's friend at museum); thief (villain)

Synopsis

Marvelo receives a frantic call from Mr. Jenkins at the Natural History Museum who reports a rather unusual crime: the theft of a rocking chair from the Colonial American exhibit. Jenkins is puzzled because the chair is practically worthless and asks for Marvelo's help catching the culprit and uncovering the reason for the theft.

Keywords

Museum of Natural History

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The Face / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox (signed as Michael Blake)

Pencils

Mart Bailey

Inks

Mart Bailey

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Face is the mysterious.....

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Face [Tony Trent] (radio commentator); Jinny Gildernest; Dr. Franck (villain, society doctor, sandstone collector); Franck's henchmen (villains)

Synopsis

The Face swipes the Sandstone Buddha from a pair of crooks, then seeks out a Dr. Franck to learn more about the object. Thinking that there is more to the doctor's explanation, Tony decides to examine the object himself and makes a startling discovery.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #95 (2014)

Keywords

Gildernest Diamonds; Station WBSC

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Mortimer the Monk / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Fred Schwab ?

Pencils

Fred Schwab ?

Inks

Fred Schwab ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sliding down a banister...

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mortimer (a monkey); Mortimer's owner

Synopsis

Mortimer accidently breaks a valuable vase while sliding down a banister and repairs it with startling results from its owner.

Indexer Notes

Script and art credits by Craig Delich. The Who's Who indicates that Schwab was the writer-artist on this feature at this time.

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

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)