Prize Comics #v2#1 (13)
(August 1941)

Prize, 1940 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1941-06-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Feature Publications Inc.
Editing
John Reece ?

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Black Owl / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Binder ?
Inks
Jack Binder ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What? Two Black Owls?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Owl; Frankenstein (inset); Green Lama (inset); Power Nelson (inset); Twist Turner (inset)
Reprints

[The Return of the Reaper] (Table of Contents: 1)

Black Owl / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Jack Binder
Inks
Jack Binder
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
The Black Owl [Doug Danville]; The Reaper (villain)

[The Submarine Pirates] (Table of Contents: 2)

Dr. Frost / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ben Thompson
Inks
Ben Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Dr. Frost

Surprise Attack (Table of Contents: 3)

Ted O'Neil / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Maurice Gutwirth
Inks
Maurice Gutwirth
Colors
?
Letters
?

America's Fighting Twins (Table of Contents: 4)

Yank and Doodle / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Norris (signed)
Inks
Paul Norris (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Yank and Doodle [Yank [Dick Walters] (introduction, origin); Doodle [Rick Walters] (introduction, origin); Walt Walters (introduction, their father, the future Black Owl II); Von Goohn (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

First Yank and Doodle story drawn by Norris.

The Frankenstein Monster Again Meets Bulldog Denny (Table of Contents: 5)

Frankenstein / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Briefer
Pencils
Dick Briefer
Inks
Dick Briefer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Frankenstein; Bulldog [Denny Dunsan]; Joan Knight (first appearance)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Green Lama / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ken Crossen [as Richard Foster]
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As an important decision is being reached. [sic]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lama [Jethro Dumont]; Baroness Von Elsa (first appearance; villain); Hugo (first appearance; villain); the Imp (first appearance); Dr. Meruc (first appearance)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the GCD entry for the reprint publication.

Jungle Death (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Edward Watkins
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Genre
jungle

Task No. 7 (Table of Contents: 8)

Twist Turner / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Irving Roir [as The Four Roth Bros.]; Al Ross [as The Four Roth Bros.]; Ben Roth [as The Four Roth Bros.]; Salo [as The Four Roth Bros.]
Pencils
Irving Roir [as The Four Roth Bros.]; Al Ross [as The Four Roth Bros.]; Ben Roth [as The Four Roth Bros.]; Salo [as The Four Roth Bros.]
Inks
Irving Roir [as The Four Roth Bros.]; Al Ross [as The Four Roth Bros.]; Ben Roth [as The Four Roth Bros.]; Salo [as The Four Roth Bros.]
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Twist Turner

[The Invasion of Greenland] (Table of Contents: 9)

Power Nelson / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Norris [as Roy Paul]
Inks
Paul Norris
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Power Nelson; Herr Gobbler (first appearance; villain)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["What? Two Black Owls?"]
    Black Owl
  2. 1. [The Return of the Reaper]
    Black Owl
  3. 2. [The Submarine Pirates]
    Dr. Frost
  4. 3. Surprise Attack
    Ted O'Neil
  5. 4. America's Fighting Twins
    Yank and Doodle
  6. 5. The Frankenstein Monster Again Meets Bulldog Denny
    Frankenstein
  7. 6. ["As an important decision is being reached. [sic]"]
    Green Lama
  8. 7. Jungle Death
  9. 8. Task No. 7
    Twist Turner
  10. 9. [The Invasion of Greenland]
    Power Nelson
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Claus Simonsen
  • Jim Van Dore