(June 1941)

Quality Comics, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1941-04-04
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Brand
Quality Comic Group
Editing
S. M. Iger

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. 3.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Hercules / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lou Fine
Inks
Lou Fine
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Another sensational adventure of Hercules
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hercules [Joe Hercules]
Reprints

[Peril in the Park] (Table of Contents: 1)

Hercules / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
? (signed as Gregg Powers)
Pencils
Reed Crandall (signed as Gregg Powers)
Inks
Reed Crandall (signed as Gregg Powers)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Carpis (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introductions)

[One Hamburger with Trouble] (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty Bates / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Powell ? (signed as Stanley Charlot)
Pencils
Al Bryant (signed as Stanley Charlot)
Inks
Al Bryant (signed as Stanley Charlot)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; crime
Characters
Mike Renella (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introductions)

[An Odorless Perfume] (Table of Contents: 3)

Dan Tootin / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Cole
Pencils
Jack Cole
Inks
Jack Cole
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; science fiction

[The Medical Supply Smugglers] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Strange Twins / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger (signed as S. M. Regi)
Pencils
Alex Blum (signed as S. M. Regi)
Inks
Alex Blum (signed as S. M. Regi)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure

Lion Boy Is in Love (Table of Contents: 5)

Lion Boy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
? (signed as Merton Holmes)
Pencils
Henry Kiefer (signed as Merton Holmes)
Inks
Henry Kiefer (signed as Merton Holmes)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Mary Blake (guest-star); Jim (introduction); Otto (villain, introduction); his partner (villain, introduction)

[Baron Revals] (Table of Contents: 6)

Bob and Swab / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Klaus Nordling (signed as K. Nordling)
Pencils
Klaus Nordling (signed as K. Nordling)
Inks
Klaus Nordling (signed as K. Nordling)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Baron Revals (villain, introduction)

[Grotoff's Underground Underworld] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Red Bee / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Toni Blum ? (signed as B. H. Apiary)
Pencils
Witmer Williams (signed as B. H. Apiary)
Inks
Witmer Williams (signed as B. H. Apiary)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (Assistant District Attorney); Grotoff (villain, introduction); Grotoff's gang (villains, introduction for all)

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

Tommy Tinkle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Arthur Beeman (signed as Arthur Beeman)
Pencils
Arthur Beeman (signed as Arthur Beeman)
Inks
Arthur Beeman (signed as Arthur Beeman)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is a heck of a job on a day...
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural

[The Secret Pact] (Table of Contents: 9)

Neon the Unknown / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger (signed as Tagor Maroy)
Pencils
Alex Blum (signed as Tagor Maroy)
Inks
Alex Blum (signed as Tagor Maroy)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Neon [Tom Corbet]; Tchebitsky (villain, introduction); Otto Schickler (villain)
Synopsis
Back in the Balkans, Neon prevents Shickler from invading the nation of Slovia and encourages its people to work towards establishing a democratic government.

Indexer Notes

Shickler was Neon's only recurring villain.

[Dark Side of the Moon] (Table of Contents: 10)

Blaze Barton / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Maurice Gutwirth ? (signed as Maurice Gutwirth)
Pencils
Maurice Gutwirth (signed as Maurice Gutwirth)
Inks
Maurice Gutwirth (signed as Maurice Gutwirth)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction; western-frontier

Murder in the Sun (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Toni Blum [as Tony Boone]
Letters
typeset

[Assignment: Paris] (Table of Contents: 12)

G-5 Super Agent / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
? (signed as Carey Weyte)
Pencils
George Appel (signed as Carey Weyte)
Inks
George Appel (signed as Carey Weyte)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy
Characters
The Nazis (villains)

[The Phantom Peacemakers] (Table of Contents: 13)

The Old Witch / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
? (signed as Pierre Winter)
Pencils
George Appel (signed as Pierre Winter)
Inks
George Appel (signed as Pierre Winter)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense

[Sabotage at Acme Aircraft] (Table of Contents: 14)

Don Glory / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
? (signed as Lincoln Ross)
Pencils
Al Bryant (signed as Lincoln Ross)
Inks
Al Bryant (signed as Lincoln Ross)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
sports; adventure
Characters
A gang of saboteurs (villains, introductions, one death)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Another sensational adventure of Hercules"]
    Hercules
  2. 1. [Peril in the Park]
    Hercules
  3. 2. [One Hamburger with Trouble]
    Betty Bates
  4. 3. [An Odorless Perfume]
    Dan Tootin
  5. 4. [The Medical Supply Smugglers]
    The Strange Twins
  6. 5. Lion Boy Is in Love
    Lion Boy
  7. 6. [Baron Revals]
    Bob and Swab
  8. 7. [Grotoff's Underground Underworld]
    The Red Bee
  9. 8. ["This is a heck of a job on a day..."]
    Tommy Tinkle
  10. 9. [The Secret Pact]
    Neon the Unknown
  11. 10. [Dark Side of the Moon]
    Blaze Barton
  12. 11. Murder in the Sun
  13. 12. [Assignment: Paris]
    G-5 Super Agent
  14. 13. [The Phantom Peacemakers]
    The Old Witch
  15. 14. [Sabotage at Acme Aircraft]
    Don Glory
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore