Crime Clinic #5

(Summer 1952)

50 Combat Action Plastic Toys (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Fighting Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

No Second Chance (Table of Contents: 2)

Crime Clinic / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Prentice

Inks

John Prentice

Colors

?

Letters

John Duffy

Genre

crime

Characters

Dr. Tom Rogers; Edgar Jay Adams; Stuart Manly

Synopsis

Edgar Jay Adams, newpaper publisher, doesn't hire Stuart Manly due to his being a parolled convict.

Indexer Notes

John Prentice is credited to both pencils and ink on "The Crime Clinic" by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and his excellent hands and long sober faces with rounded lips here, are like his Rip Kirby art.

Mission to the Moon (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Major Mars; Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

One Last Hope (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gerald McCann

Inks

Gerald McCann

Colors

?

Letters

John Duffy

Genre

crime

Characters

Robert Cranshaw; William Jayson Sykes

Synopsis

Board chairman Sykes originally denies parole for Robert Cranshaw, but after he is hit on the head and imagines himself in prison, he changes his mind.

Indexer Notes

McCann can be identified here by his old faces with long noses, pointed ears, small chin and very much flat black inking instead of Kinstler's many pen-lines. Notice also the peculiar pointed caps of police officers, which can be found in most of his stories in Hillman's "Frogman" comics. He drew the Classics Illustrated "The Conspiracy of Pontiac" and "Off on a Comet". This is the best reference to McCann. The original indexer credited the pencils and inks to "Everett Raymond Kinstler"

Double Dose! The Criminal Always Loses (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

Typeset

Genre

non-fiction; crime

Meet G.I. Joe (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

G.I. Joe / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Coolest, Cleanest... (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Modern Merchandise Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Two-Bit Hierloom (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Kramer

Inks

Frank Kramer

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

crime

Characters

Jake Dutton

Synopsis

Jake Dutton is released from jail but goes back to a life of stealing jewels, starting with the Bradley Pearls.

Indexer Notes

This is the same artist credited by Jim Vadaboncouer as the most probable artist for several stories in "Wild Boy" as "Frank Kramer," and his art has some similarities to both Kinstler and mostly McCann, with all his black inking and little action. The best reference is to look at his story "Perilous Journey" in Wild Boy #6. He is not as elaborate in inklines as Kinstler is. The original indexer credited the pencils and inks to "Everett Kinstler ?".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Law Laffs / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

165-27

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Stop pestering Mommy or I'll put you back in stir again.

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Four gag cartoons involving crime.

Indexer Notes

Bottom half of page is ad for book on Hypnosis.

How to Hypnotize (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Stravon Publishers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Lady Killer (Table of Contents: 11)

Crime Clinic / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Prentice

Inks

John Prentice

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

crime

Characters

Dr. Tom Rogers; Harvey Sheppard

Synopsis

Harvey Sheppard, the penitentiary librarian, is in jail for killing his wife but Dr. Rodgers thinks he may be acting a martyr and covering up for his wife's ex-lover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

It's a Crime! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Vic Martin (signed)

Pencils

Vic Martin (signed)

Inks

Vic Martin (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Vic Martin ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Identification? Will this do?

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Six gag panels about criminals.

Powerful (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Imperial Sales Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

An Amazing New Health Supporter Belt (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

The Chevalier / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Novelty Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)