(December 1941)

Archie, 1939 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1941-09-30 ?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Printer
Printed in the U. S. A.
Editing
Harry Shorten (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date calculated from on-sale dates of preceding issues and multiple house ads with "on sale about the 30th of every month" as printed in issues of Top Notch Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Flag / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lin Streeter (signed as Lin)
Inks
Lin Streeter (signed as Lin)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Flag [Tom Townsend]; Black Hand
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Due to the signature being in the very bottom left corner, many times it was cropped or partially cropped from the cover. The location is also prone to damage, further obscuring the signature.

[The Botanist of Death] (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Flag / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Blair
Pencils
Lin Streeter
Inks
Lin Streeter
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Flag [Tom Townsend]; The Mad Botanist (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis
A plant with tentacle-like vines kills an inventor in his laboratory.

Indexer Notes

Title taken from ad in JACKPOT COMICS #3.

[House of Wax] (Table of Contents: 2)

Rang-A-Tang / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Blair
Pencils
Ed Smalle
Inks
Ed Smalle
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
animal; detective-mystery
Characters
Rang-A-Tang (dog); Detective Hy Speed; Richy [The Amazing Boy]; Trigger Quick (boxer); Slick (villain, introduction, death); Bart (villain, introduction); another gangster (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
"Wax" figures act as pickpockets in a museum.

[Murder on a Gambling Ship] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Fox / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Blair
Pencils
Bob Montana (signed)
Inks
Bob Montana (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fox [Paul Patton] (photographer); Ruth Ransom (reporter); Judge Hurd (villain, introduction); a steward (villain, introduction, death); Ace Poletti (introduction, death); Phyllis Hurd (introduction)
Synopsis
Poletti, the owner of the off shore gambling ship is killed and thrown overboard.

[The Oil Tank Fires] (Table of Contents: 4)

Corporal Collins / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Shorten
Pencils
Carl Hubbell (signed)
Inks
Carl Hubbell (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war; military
Characters
Corporal Collins; Slapsie; Ratzer (villain); the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis
Oil is disappearing from guarded oil tanks in Iraq.

[Island Adventure] (Table of Contents: 5)

Ty-Gor / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Blair (signed)
Pencils
Bob Montana (signed)
Inks
Bob Montana (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Ty-Gor [Tyrone Gorman]; The Nazis (villains); a cannibal tribe (villains, introductions); Capt. Plug Nickel (introduction); Van Astor (introduction); Junior DeSnook (guest-star)
Synopsis
Ty-Gor and Junior are on a tropical island, where they discover a German U-boat.

[Doom in the Deep] (Table of Contents: 6)

Inferno / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Blair
Pencils
Irv Novick (signed as Novick)
Inks
Irv Novick (signed as Novick)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Inferno; Virginia Ames (F.B.I. Agent); Mac (diver, death); un-named District Attorney; Spooner (villain, introduction); Spooner's gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis
A diver is killed with cyanide fumes when removing an old, sunken hulk, and when Inferno begins his investigation, he learns that a payroll truck is on the bottom of the harbor where the divers are hard at work.

Indexer Notes

Inferno is pardoned for his past crimes.

Next appearance of Inferno [Frank Verrano] in Mighty Crusaders (1966) #4.

Signed "NOVICK" in splash panel.

This is the final appearance of the "Inferno [Archie]" feature.

[The Telltale Typewriter Ribbon] (Table of Contents: 7)

Loop Logan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Blair
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
aviation; war
Characters
Loop Logan (pilot); Clatra (boy servant); Lt. Kraft (villain, introduction); the Nazis (villains
Synopsis
A British staff car racing across the African desert is bombed by a German plane.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to Frank Volpe, but not him. It is the same unknown artist that made some Fran Frazer and Zambini stories. Notice very narrow and pointed ears, and large hands with crawly fingers.
This is the final appearance of the "Loop Logan" feature.

[The Evil Eye] (Table of Contents: 8)

Mr. Justice / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Blair
Pencils
Sam Cooper (signed)
Inks
Sam Cooper (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Justice [Royal Wrath]; Satan (villain); Ribo (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis
An inventor makes a deal with Satan to make his eyes see again, and to complete his great invention.

Indexer Notes

Title taken from ad in JACKPOT COMICS #3.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Flag
  2. 1. [The Botanist of Death]
    Captain Flag
  3. 2. [House of Wax]
    Rang-A-Tang
  4. 3. [Murder on a Gambling Ship]
    The Fox
  5. 4. [The Oil Tank Fires]
    Corporal Collins
  6. 5. [Island Adventure]
    Ty-Gor
  7. 6. [Doom in the Deep]
    Inferno
  8. 7. [The Telltale Typewriter Ribbon]
    Loop Logan
  9. 8. [The Evil Eye]
    Mr. Justice
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Steve Coates
  • Craig Delich
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold