(March 1937)

Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comics Magazine Company Inc.
Editing
William Cook ? (editor)

Issue Notes

Data taken from Howard Keltner's Golden Age index and the existing GCD index.

The Case of the 4 Haircuts (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rodney Thomson (credited as Rodney Thompson) (signed as T)
Inks
Rodney Thomson (credited as Rodney Thompson) (signed as T)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credited on the Table of Contents.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Allison
Inks
Bill Allison
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Egan

Indexer Notes

Features the full figure of the person on the cover of Detective Picture Stories #1.

Fifty Dollar Ride (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Ellis Edwards (credited)
Pencils
Ellis Edwards (credited)
Inks
Ellis Edwards (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Characters
Toni Blossi (dead gangster); Joe Padroni
Synopsis
A kid agrees to drive a car to Chesterton, then discovers a dead gangster in the trunk. He informs the police and they prepare an ambush to catch the other gangsters.
Reprints
Keywords
Chesterton

Muss 'Em Up (Table of Contents: 4)

Hammer Donovan / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner (signed as Eisner) (credited as William Eisner)
Pencils
Will Eisner (signed as Eisner) (credited as William Eisner)
Inks
Will Eisner (signed as Eisner) (credited as William Eisner)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tony, here, is dead...
Genre
crime
Characters
Hammer Donovan; Captain Spencer; Fen Soo (Donovan's servant); Mike Moarelli (villain); Tony (villain, death); Curley [aka as Curly] (villain, death); Hophead Harry (villain)
Synopsis
Hammer Donovan is called back onto the Police force, with no legal limitations, to track down a notorious killer and his gang that have been bumping off cops, and whose identity and whereabouts are being protected by the underworld.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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

comics-form advertising / 0.33 page (report information)

Stand-In Girl (Table of Contents: 8)

Pat O'Day / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Buresch (credited as Joe E Buresch)
Pencils
Joe Buresch (credited as Joe E Buresch)
Inks
Joe Buresch (credited as Joe E Buresch)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Night life takes us to a cozy night club...
Genre
crime
Characters
Dot Brown; Tony; Whitey Powell; Mrs. Dexter; James P. Dexter; Billings; Pat O'Day
Synopsis
Dot is hired to replace a society girl, Jane Dexter.

Kidnapped (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Campbell (credited as Joe Campbell, Jr.)
Pencils
Joe Campbell (credited as Joe Campbell, Jr.)
Inks
Joe Campbell (credited as Joe Campbell, Jr.)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We've just got to win that game...
Genre
crime
Characters
Tom Collins (football player); Spike (gangster); Rose (gun moll)
Synopsis
Football player Tom Collins is kidnapped by Spike and Rose to affect the outcome of a match, but Tom feigns illness. When Spike and Rose try to drive him to a hospital Tom crashes their car, informs on them to a nearby policeman, then gets to the match in time to win the game.
Reprints
Keywords
Austin

Radio Car Patrol (Table of Contents: 10)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Rodney Thomson (credited as Rodney Thompson) (signed as Thomson)
Inks
Rodney Thomson (credited as Rodney Thompson) (signed as Thomson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Calling Car 44!
Genre
crime

Indexer Notes

Double page spread.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Kane & Abel Private Detectives / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
John Ewing (credited)
Pencils
John Wilson (credited, signed)
Inks
John Wilson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
OK! We'll be right over!
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Kane; Abel; Stuart (dies); Parker (butler); Evelyn Latimer (actress)
Synopsis
After millionaire Stuart is poisoned, Kane and Abel solve the crime, proving it was the man's nephew.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Strangely, the nephew who commits the murder never appears in the story.

The Case of the Four Haircuts (Table of Contents: 12)

Clem Bowers / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Victor Dowling (credited as Victor J. Dowling)
Pencils
Victor Dowling (credited as Victor J. Dowling)
Inks
Victor Dowling (credited as Victor J. Dowling)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's the old army game...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Clem Bowers; Donovan; Angelo; Willie; Lena; J. H. Worthington; Kreisler
Synopsis
A con man cheats a barber out of four haircuts.

Indexer Notes

On page five a news stand has a copy of 'Funny Pages' visible.

Sapphire Seas (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
C. W. Scott [as Captain C. W. Scott]
Pencils
Bill Allison (signed)
Inks
Bill Allison (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
With the fog that settled...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Lauenberg; Allen Starr; Eve Foster; Mr. Foster
Synopsis
Allen Starr is called in to investigate a shipboard murder.

Enemy Spy (Table of Contents: 14)

Inspector Darrin / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
E. F. Webster (credited, signed)
Pencils
E. F. Webster (credited, signed)
Inks
E. F. Webster (credited, signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Inspector Darrin tackled a dangerous job...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
John Darrin; Brixton; The Brain; Gorilla; Rat-Face
Synopsis
Inspector Darrin has to stop a plot by the mastermind known as the Brain.

The Will of Uncle Dan (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Curzon (signed)
Pencils
Matt Curzon (signed)
Inks
Matt Curzon (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How is he,doctor?
Genre
crime
Characters
Banning (gangster); Tom (heir); Mr. Clark (Tom's boss); Captain Bangs (policeman); Mary (wealthy woman); Dan Darling (dying man); Karp; Lefty
Synopsis
Cousins Banning and Tom head to the bedside of their dying uncle Dan. Banning tries to murder Tom so he can claim the full fortune but Tom survives the attempt, informs the police and arrives in time to keep his uncle from changing the will.
Reprints
Keywords
San Francisco

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Teen Age / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Buresch (credited as Joe E Buresch)
Pencils
Joe Buresch (credited as Joe E Buresch)
Inks
Joe Buresch (credited as Joe E Buresch)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can I drive with one hand?
Genre
humor; teen

Indexer Notes

Six one-panel cartoons about teenagers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Case of the 4 Haircuts
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  3. 2. Contents
  4. 3. Fifty Dollar Ride
  5. 4. Muss 'Em Up
    Hammer Donovan
  6. 5. ["Ride the double-action range for the best in western fiction"]
  7. 6. ["The 4 aces"]
  8. 7. ["Be popular... become an expert harmonica player"]
  9. 8. Stand-In Girl
    Pat O'Day
  10. 9. Kidnapped
  11. 10. Radio Car Patrol
  12. 11. ["OK! We'll be right over!"]
    Kane & Abel Private Detectives
  13. 12. The Case of the Four Haircuts
    Clem Bowers
  14. 13. Sapphire Seas
  15. 14. Enemy Spy
    Inspector Darrin
  16. 15. The Will of Uncle Dan
  17. 16. ["Can I drive with one hand?"]
    Teen Age
  18. 17. ["Big prizes"]
  19. 18. ["Brilliant with color"]
  20. 19. ["Factory to you"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Henry Andrews
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Bob Hughes
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore