Cat-Man Comics #v3#2 (12)
(July 1942)

Holyoke, 1942 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Holyoke Publishing Co. Inc.
Editing
Charles Quinlan Sr. [as Charles M. Quinlan]

Issue Notes

Some credits from Jim Vadeboncouer Jr.

Editor credit on Page 48.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Cat-Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Quinlan Sr. (signed)
Inks
Charles Quinlan Sr. (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Cat-Man [David Merrywether]; The Kitten [Katie Conn]; the Deacon

Indexer Notes

Signed in the bottom-right corner, which also appears to cut off the name “Quinlan”. Previous indexer suggested C. R. Schaare.

[The Blue Beetle] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Cat-Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Quinlan Jr. ?
Pencils
Charles Quinlan Sr. (signed as Charles M. Quinlan)
Inks
Charles Quinlan Sr. (signed as Charles M. Quinlan)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Along the lonely Rio Grande, Pvt. Gregg of the U.S. Cavalry, quietly rides his post!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Cat-Man [Lt. David Merrywether]; The Kitten [Katie Conn]; Private Gregg; Private Smith; Sergeant Brown; Private Benson; Mako Saki (villain); un-named Japanese (villain); un-named Nazi Captain (villain); Otto (villain)
Synopsis
After the disappearance of Private Benson, Lt. Merrywether and Sgt. Brown follow a suspicious couple and discover they are disguised Japanese who are working with Nazi soldiers to transport explosives through a cleverly disguised tunnel in order to sabotage U.S. war efforts.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script and artist credits suggested by the Who's Who whereby Quinlan Jr often assisted his father by writing scripts.

The Mysterious Sanitarium (Table of Contents: 3)

The Deacon / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Moritz
Inks
Ed Moritz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Deacon; Mickey; Doctor Crane (villain); Mr. Worth
Synopsis
The Deacon and Mickey investigate a plague of hysterical laughter that requires those affected to be sent to a sanitarium.

Killer at Large (Table of Contents: 4)

The Rag-Man / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Allen Ulmer (signed as Allen Ulmer)
Inks
Allen Ulmer (signed as Allen Ulmer)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Rag-Man; Tiny; Bull Hogan (villain)
Synopsis
Bull Hogan escapes from Bedlam Prison.

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

Volton the Human Generator / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sol Brodsky (signed as Sol Brodsky)
Inks
Sol Brodsky (signed as Sol Brodsky)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Big time racketeers muscled into the peaceful town of Bayleeville --
Genre
superhero
Characters
Volton; Sheriff Pop Baylee; Jim Grady (villain)
Synopsis
When a new defense plant opens in Bayleeville, Jim Grady shows up to fleece the workers of their new earnings.
Keywords
Bayleeville

Indexer Notes

Final Golden Age appearance. Decades after the character entered the public domain, Marvel Comics created their own version of Volton, introducing him in INVADERS (Marvel, 1993 series) #1-4.

Frank Fairplay's Vacation (Table of Contents: 6)

Frank Fairplay / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Horace Wallace (credited) (house name)
Pencils
Ed Murphy
Inks
Ed Murphy
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Frank FairPlay; Tom; Will; June Benton; Mrs Benton; Mr Benton
Synopsis
Frank, while on vacation by a lake, rescues a women who is having difficulty after having fallen out of her boat into the lake.

Indexer Notes

text with illustration.

The Dungeon of Doom (Table of Contents: 7)

Blackout / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Moritz ?
Inks
Ed Moritz ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Blackout; Happy; Anna Kovik; Schwabach (villain)
Synopsis
Schwabach returns from the dead and once again captures Anna Kovick.

The Road Show Mystery (Table of Contents: 8)

Little Leaders / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Quinlan Jr. ?
Pencils
Charles Quinlan Sr. (signed as Chas. M. Quinlan)
Inks
Charles Quinlan Sr. (signed as Chas. M. Quinlan)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Katie Conn; Mickey

Indexer Notes

Script accreditation based on the Who’s Who entry stating that Quinlan Jr often assisted his father by writing the scripts.
The final panel includes a statement from the editor (Chas Quinlan) that given The US’ entry into the war, Cat-Man and Captain Aero comics will only ever publish realistic stories rather than the fantastical stories other publishers are producing, this could explain Volton’s cessation with this issue.

The Jewel Robbery (Table of Contents: 9)

Cora the Chorine / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Saul Rosen (credited as Private Saul Rosen)
Pencils
Saul Rosen (credited as Private Saul Rosen)
Inks
Saul Rosen (credited as Private Saul Rosen)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Cora; Mike
Synopsis
While trying to stop a mugging, Cora is accidentally taken by the police as an accomplice.

[A Chilling Eerie Mystery Story] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

U-Boat in the Atlantic (Table of Contents: 11)

Phantom Falcon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Allen Ulmer
Inks
Allen Ulmer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
aviation; war
Characters
Phantom Falcon [Chuck Benson]
Synopsis
When a German U-Boat sinks an English supply ship, the Phantom Falcon decides to join in the search for the submarine.

[One Man Navy Lt. John D. Bulkey] (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ed Murphy (signed as Eddie Murphy)
Pencils
Ed Murphy (signed as Eddie Murphy)
Inks
Ed Murphy (signed as Eddie Murphy)
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Murphy (signed as Eddie Murphy)

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

A short bio of Lt. John D. Bulkley.

The Voice (Table of Contents: 13)

The Hood / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alan Mandel (signed as Alan Mandel)
Inks
Alan Mandel (signed as Alan Mandel)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Hood [Craig Williams]; The Voice (villain)
Synopsis
Missing FBI agents show up months later, dead.

[Captain Aero Comics] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Cat-Man
  2. 1. [The Blue Beetle]
  3. 2. ["Along the lonely Rio Grande, Pvt. Gregg of the U.S. Cavalry, quietly rides his post!"]
    Cat-Man
  4. 3. The Mysterious Sanitarium
    The Deacon
  5. 4. Killer at Large
    The Rag-Man
  6. 5. ["Big time racketeers muscled into the peaceful town of Bayleeville --"]
    Volton the Human Generator
  7. 6. Frank Fairplay's Vacation
    Frank Fairplay
  8. 7. The Dungeon of Doom
    Blackout
  9. 8. The Road Show Mystery
    Little Leaders
  10. 9. The Jewel Robbery
    Cora the Chorine
  11. 10. [A Chilling Eerie Mystery Story]
  12. 11. U-Boat in the Atlantic
    Phantom Falcon
  13. 12. [One Man Navy Lt. John D. Bulkey]
  14. 13. The Voice
    The Hood
  15. 14. [Captain Aero Comics]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Henry Andrews
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • John Censullo
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Bob Hughes
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Tom Zsolt