Bang-Up Comics #2

(March 1942)

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Lady Fairplay / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Ryan (signed)

Inks

Jack Ryan (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The incredible feats of Lady Fairplay during the past few weeks.....

Genre

adventure

Characters

Lady Fairplay [Mary Lee] (school teacher); Clem Jones (old man); Emmy Jones (old man's wife); the Loathers (villains); Loather's servant (villain)

Synopsis

Mary is out for a drive after classes were over when it starts to rain. As she puts up the convertible top on her car, she sees an old man reeking of alcohol who says that he has escaped from a nearby home run by the Loathers. When he tells her that there have been six mysterious deaths at the home due to various accidents, Mary decides that Lady Fairplay should look into the matter, discovering that the Loather's were arranging accidents on their clients to collect their insurance.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #100 (2016)

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Dick Star of the F.B.I. / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Leonard Dworkins ?

Inks

Leonard Dworkins ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You'll never find a clue in that fire, Dick

Genre

crime

Characters

Dick Star; Pinky

Indexer Notes

Pencil and inks credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who in American Comic Books.

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Jeff Barter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

J. Olson (signed as John Olson)

Inks

J. Olson (signed as John Olson)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hurry you guys - Here they come!

Genre

jungle

Characters

Jeff Barter; Ted Collins; Abu Rhang (slave trader)

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The Laff Parade / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Vin Sullivan (credited as Van Sull)

Inks

Vin Sullivan (credited as Van Sull)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tomorrow night it's my turn to sleep upstairs!

Genre

humor

Synopsis

5 one-panel gag cartoons.

Indexer Notes

Tentative art credit based on a comparison of Vin Sullivan art on "Potts the Butler" in Big Shot 10 with these cartoons.

Keith Chandler: This is definitely Sullivan's style.

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Rick Masters / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ken Ernst (signed)

Inks

Ken Ernst (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Rick and Skinny, his sidekick, have rescued Princess Iris of Hatvia from the invader forces under General Drack, Hatvian "Quisling!"

Genre

adventure

Characters

Rick Masters; Skinny; Princess Iris; General Drack

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Buzz Balmer / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Rick Yager (signed)

Inks

Rick Yager (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Remember me? "Buzz" Balmer?

Genre

adventure

Characters

"Buzz" Balmer; Professor Balmer; Hermann (Nazi spy); Adolf (Nazi spy); "Gun-Sight" Sullivan; Major Stanley

Keywords

Hitler; Mussolini

Indexer Notes

Yager signs in the penultimate panel.

Mystery in a Cemetary (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (2 spot illustrations)

Inks

? (2 spot illustrations)

Colors

? (2 spot illustrations)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Maybe you don't believe in ghosts...

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

In a burial vault in a Barbados cemetary, coffins are repeatedly jumbled with no explanation.

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Everything Happens to Homer / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Vin Sullivan (signed as Van Null)

Inks

Vin Sullivan (signed as Van Null)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look, Bill--I won the grand prize at the bank night in the movie!

Genre

humor

Characters

Homer; Bill

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler: This is definitely Sullivan's style.

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Fun for the Money / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Garrity (credited); ?

Pencils

Garrity (credited)

Inks

Garrity (credited)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Goody! Goody! Now we can locate that leaky pipe...

Genre

humor

Synopsis

5 one-panel gag cartoons.

Indexer Notes

Four unrelated gag panels, plus a four panel story involving a baby and a postman.

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Adventure, Incorporated / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Moore (credited)

Pencils

Ed Moore (credited)

Inks

Ed Moore (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Johnny Pierce and his partner, Bud White, have set up a company whose purpose it is to do any job, anywhere, and any time.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Johnny Pierce; Bud White

Indexer Notes

Bails credits Ed Moore with writing, pencilling and inking this strip.

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Cosmo Mann / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Leonard Dworkins ?

Inks

Leonard Dworkins ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Flying high over the city and heading out to sea...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Cosmo Mann; Archy; Commander Darke; Joan Stenson

Indexer Notes

Pencil and inks credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who in American Comic Books.

Keith Chandler : While the chisled features of the characters do resemble Dworkins' style (as well as that of Sam Hill, who signed the Cosmo Mann story in the first issue) the final panel has a signature which is definitely not Dworkins or Hill. Unfortunately it is printed black on dark blue and is not completely intelligible. It appears to read 'J ?Roy ?Ga...'