Fantastic Comics
#23
(November 1941)
Fox,
1939 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-08-08
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fox Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Fox Feature Comic FP
- Editing
- Victor Fox (editor)
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. 4.
[no title indexed]
Samson and David / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tearing Lisa from the plane, Samson plunged his mighty fist into the heart of the motor!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Samson; David; Lila
[no title indexed]
Samson and David / comic story / 14 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Like a meteor from the sky, an army bomber---deserted by pilot and mechanic--crashes in flames in the heart of an army ammunition dump!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Final appearance (also is in BIG THREE #6, published the same month)
[no title indexed]
The Gladiator / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One a.m.... just as Iona Hall, celebrated European art critic, prepared herself...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Gladiator [Dan Kenneth] (first appearance; origin)
Indexer Notes
Next (and final) appearance in BLUE BEETLE #11
[no title indexed]
Bonnie O'Toole / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bonnie, bringing in a valuable diamond necklace from Hartford...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- last appearance
[no title indexed]
The Black Fury and Chuck / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At a crowded intersection of city streets, in broad daylight...
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
next app. in V... COMICS #1
Periscope Hunt
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Nathaniel Nitkin (credited as N. N. Nathaniel)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure; aviation
- Characters
- Ace Hawkins
Indexer Notes
Illustrated
[no title indexed]
Yank Wilson / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Saboteurs strike again... the watchman of a huge explosives plant...
- Genre
- adventure; war; spy
Indexer Notes
next app. in V... COMICS #2
[no title indexed]
Queen of Evil / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the drugged atmosphere of her exotic New York apartment, Nagana...
- Genre
- crime
Indexer Notes
next app. in V... COMICS #1
[no title indexed]
Banshee / comic story / 7.5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the library of Royal Dean, wealthy realtor, a hulking figure...
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
next app. in V... COMICS #1
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Tearing Lisa from the plane, Samson plunged his mighty fist into the heart of the motor!"]
Samson and David -
1.
["Like a meteor from the sky, an army bomber---deserted by pilot and mechanic--crashes in flames in the heart of an army ammunition dump!"]
Samson and David -
2.
["One a.m.... just as Iona Hall, celebrated European art critic, prepared herself..."]
The Gladiator -
3.
["Bonnie, bringing in a valuable diamond necklace from Hartford..."]
Bonnie O'Toole -
4.
["At a crowded intersection of city streets, in broad daylight..."]
The Black Fury and Chuck -
5.
Periscope Hunt
-
6.
["The Saboteurs strike again... the watchman of a huge explosives plant..."]
Yank Wilson -
7.
["In the drugged atmosphere of her exotic New York apartment, Nagana..."]
Queen of Evil -
8.
["In the library of Royal Dean, wealthy realtor, a hulking figure..."]
Banshee
This issue was modified by, among others
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Clint Maxwell
- Jim Van Dore
- Len Wolinsky
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