(September 1941)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 68
- Indicia frequency:
- Monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- M. L. J. Magazines, Inc.
- Editing:
- Harry Shorten
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Was On-Going Series
[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)
Steel Sterling / cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Irv Novick (signed)
- Inks:
- Irv Novick (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Steel Sterling; The Rattler
[Mystery At El Rancho Domo] (Table of Contents)
Steel Sterling / comic story / 14 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Blair (signed)
- Pencils:
- Irv Novick (signed)
- Inks:
- Irv Novick (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police); Dora Cummings; Carmencita (villain, introduction); Miguel (villain, introduction); other spies (villains, introduction)
- Synopsis:
- The cruise ship carrying Doctor Cummings and his daughter, is torpedoed by an unidentified submarine.
[The Dog and the Dispatch] (Table of Contents)
Captain Valor / comic story / 8 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Blair?
- Pencils:
- Lin Streeter
- Inks:
- Lin Streeter
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- War
- Characters:
- Captain Valor; Slim (introduction); Slam (introduction); Sgt. Finnegan (introduction); Winston (dog)
- Synopsis:
- Captain Valor is recruiting new Marines.
Indexer Notes
Many faces in front view with pointed ears are Streeter's work.
[The Saloon Girl and the Train Robbers] (Table of Contents)
Nevada Jones / comic story / 6 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Frank Volp
- Inks:
- Frank Volp
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Western
- Characters:
- Nevada Jones; Little Joe (sidekick); Steve Lassiter (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introduction); Lulu (a saloon girl, introduction)
- Synopsis:
- An armored payroll truck is robbed by masked men, and the man behind it is a gambler.
Indexer Notes
Faces and very realistic horses identical to Volp's credited Loop Logan story in Blue Ribbon Comics #13, but the inking here seems a bit hastier than in the previous stories.
[Murder By Telephone] (Table of Contents)
Red Reagan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Blair
- Pencils:
- Paul Reinman (signed)
- Inks:
- Paul Reinman (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Detective
- Characters:
- Red Reagan (Police Detective); Bertie Randolph (assistent); Tobias Tennyson (villain, introduction); Scott (introduction, death); Jessup (introduction, death); Edith Jessup; Frank Whitcomb; Eloise Whitcomb; Dr. Eli Schwartz; James
- Synopsis:
- Reagan is called to the mansion of Tennyson to investigate two murders. Both are killed by electric shock.
[The Magic Picture Book] (Table of Contents)
Dicky in the Magic Forest / comic story / 8 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Louis Golden (signed)
- Pencils:
- Louis Golden (signed)
- Inks:
- Louis Golden (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Fantasy
- Characters:
- Dicky Farenwell; Jackie; Freckles (introduction); Another giant (villain, introduction, turned into a rabbit)
- Synopsis:
- Dicky finds a magic picture book in the Magic Forest.
[The Revenge of Captain Schlitz] (Table of Contents)
War Eagles / comic story / 6 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Blair
- Pencils:
- Ed Smalle (signed)
- Inks:
- Ed Smalle (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- War; Aviation
- Characters:
- Tim Shane (pilot); Tom Shane (pilot); Swen Olsen (gunner); Captain Eric Schlitz [formerly Eric Von Lickt] (villain); Nazis (villains)
- Synopsis:
- The German pilot, Captain Schlitz, challenges either of the Devil Twins to single combat at dawn.
[Meet Wilbur] (Table of Contents)
Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Harvey Willard (signed)
- Pencils:
- Lin Streeter (signed)
- Inks:
- Lin Streeter (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Teen
- Characters:
- Wilbur Wilkin (introduction); J. Frank Wilkin (introduction); Mrs. Wilkin (introduction); Virginia Wilkin (introduction)
- Synopsis:
- Wilbur is told by his father to control his temper.
[The Murdering Matador] (Table of Contents)
Zambini / comic story / 6 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Harry Shorten
- Pencils:
- Paul Reinman (signed)
- Inks:
- Paul Reinman (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Occult
- Characters:
- Zambini (magician); Arturo (villain, introduction, death); Juan Feliz (introduction); his fiancee (introduction)
- Synopsis:
- Zambini is in Mexico and witnesses a murder in the bull fighting arena.
Shield pin-up (Table of Contents)
The Shield / illustration / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Irv Novick
- Inks:
- Irv Novick
- Colors:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Shield
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
[Mystery At El Rancho Domo]
Steel Sterling -
2.
[The Dog and the Dispatch]
Captain Valor -
3.
[The Saloon Girl and the Train Robbers]
Nevada Jones -
4.
[Murder By Telephone]
Red Reagan -
5.
[The Magic Picture Book]
Dicky in the Magic Forest -
6.
[The Revenge of Captain Schlitz]
War Eagles -
7.
[Meet Wilbur]
Wilbur -
8.
[The Murdering Matador]
Zambini -
9.
Shield pin-up
The Shield
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- Katie
- Steinar Ådland
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Gene Reed
- Lou Mougin
- Gary L. Watson
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