Triumph Comics #17

([circa November 1943])

[Canada's Greatest Comic Magazines] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Mystery of the Arctic Monster! (Table of Contents: 2)

Nelvana of the Northern Lights / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Adrian Dingle (signed)

Pencils

Adrian Dingle (signed)

Inks

Adrian Dingle (signed)

Letters

Adrian Dingle (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Spud" Jodwin sat in his office, reviewing the progress made by the construction gangs during his absence, he looks up as foreman Bill Speers enters.

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Spud Jodwin; Bill Speers; Jim Macintyre; One Peg Peters

Synopsis

Footprints of a half-man, half-animal are spotted around camp.

Reprints

• in Nelvana of the Northern Lights (CGA Comics, 2014 series) ([May] 2014)
which is reprinted
• in Nelvana of the Northern Lights (IDW, 2014 series) (October 2014)

Indexer Notes

Nelvana does not appear in this story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Knights of Korn / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Virgan (signed)

Pencils

Virgan (signed)

Inks

Virgan (signed)

Letters

Virgan (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This knight life is killing me Sir Loin

Genre

humour

Characters

Sir Cumference; Sir Loin

Synopsis

Sir Cumference and Sir Loin are trying to find Robin Hood.

Spy... Troubles!! (Table of Contents: 4)

"Hitler" Has... Troubles!! / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Virgan ?

Pencils

Virgan ?

Inks

Virgan ?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A report from der high command... spy imformation seems to be leaking out... your -- your fuehrership!! Gulp! Hiel...

Genre

humour

Characters

Adolf Hitler

Synopsis

Adolf is plagued by spies finding out his secrets.

Indexer Notes

Imformation is either a typo or a weird dialect spelling.

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

Tang / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

René Kulbach (signed as R.L. Kulbach)

Pencils

René Kulbach (signed as R.L. Kulbach)

Inks

René Kulbach (signed as R.L. Kulbach)

Letters

René Kulbach (signed as R.L. Kulbach)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My red brothers will be rewarded - plenty firewater and guns will be the reward.

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Norma Willis; Dave; Tang; Buddy Breckenridge; Hank Steel

Synopsis

Hank saves Norma.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Laff and Be Happy / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script

M. Peterson (signed as Peterson)

Pencils

M. Peterson (signed as Peterson)

Inks

M. Peterson (signed as Peterson)

Letters

M. Peterson (signed as Peterson)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You must beware my friend -- a short skinny woman will be constantly in your path -- she is very bad luck for you --

Genre

humour

Characters

Reginald; Monty; Oscar; Archie; Al; Joe; Bob; Harold; Butch; Hawkins

Indexer Notes

Eighteen one-panel cartoons.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Kernel Korn / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Brunt (signed)

Pencils

Harry Brunt (signed)

Inks

Harry Brunt (signed)

Letters

Harry Brunt (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Listening to Winston Churchill on the radio, reminds me of the days when I swayed the masses with my voice-

Genre

humour

Characters

Kernel Korn; Junior

Synopsis

The Kernel reminisces about his oratory skills.

Mind Master! (Table of Contents: 8)

Capt. Wonder / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Bachle (signed)

Pencils

Leo Bachle (signed)

Inks

Leo Bachle (signed)

Letters

Leo Bachle (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My humble thanks most illustrious Mr. Rod Dillinger..... for this excellent specimen for my humble experiments!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Rod Dillinger; Sin Lee; Stoop; Ted; Captain Wonder [Bob Victor]

Synopsis

Sin Lee has a formula to give a man superstrength.

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

Cornville Junction / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Keith (credited as "Alfalfa" Keith)

Pencils

Frank Keith (credited as "Alfalfa" Keith)

Inks

Frank Keith (credited as "Alfalfa" Keith)

Letters

Frank Keith (credited as "Alfalfa" Keith)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Zeb's in th' hospital, Hiram!

Genre

humour

Characters

Hiram

Synopsis

A farmer tells why Zeb is in the hospital.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Ace Barton / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Ross Saakel (credited)

Pencils

Ross Saakel (credited)

Inks

Ross Saakel (credited)

Letters

Ross Saakel (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

High above the dense African jungle, 'Ace' Barton and his English friends engage a squadron of German Messerschmits in a fierce dog-fight......

Genre

aviation; war

Characters

Ace Barton; Hinky; Major Cowan; John Allen; Lee Hackle; Lanky Warren; Bill Hudson; "Snoozer" Brown

Synopsis

Ace is assigned to a RCAF base in Burma to find out how the Japanese know all their movements.

Death to a Spy (Table of Contents: 11)

Speed Savage / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Ted Steele (signed)

Pencils

Ted Steele (signed)

Inks

Ted Steele (signed)

Letters

Ted Steele (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Take their guns! ..Der stupid fools who sought to trap me.. are now my prisoners!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Speed Savage [White Mask]; Von X; "Chips" Woodson; Major Watson; Captain Scott

Synopsis

Von X has got all the black ravens and the secret formula they contain.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Frank Keith (signed as Keith)

Pencils

Frank Keith (signed as Keith)

Inks

Frank Keith (signed as Keith)

Letters

Frank Keith (signed as Keith)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Don't pay no attention to thet racket Eli

Genre

humour

Characters

Eli

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[Here's a Smashing Bargain!] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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