Prize Comics #v2#10 [22]

(July 1942)

What You Can Do To Win the War (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dick Briefer (signed)

Inks:

Dick Briefer (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

suggestions for what boys and girls can do to contribute to America's war efforts.

Indexer Notes

black and white, with indicia, on inside front cover.

Circus Chaos (Table of Contents)

Yank and Doodle / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Norris (signed)

Pencils:

Paul Norris (signed)

Inks:

Paul Norris (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Paul Norris (signed)

Content Information

Characters:

Yank and Doodle [Yank [Dick Walters]; Doodle [Rick Walters]]

Synopsis:

Dick and Rick attend a circus with their father, and must intervene as Yank and Doodle to foil a murder attempt by a criminal ring, intent on taking over the circus. The boys' father suspects his sons' secret identities.

["An entire city in the deathly grip of a gang of invisible criminals'] (Table of Contents)

Dr. Frost / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ben Thompson (signed)

Inks:

Ben Thompson (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Crime

Characters:

Dr. Frost; Professor Gunther (intro); Craig Lehr (villain, intro)

Synopsis:

A wave of bank robberies has police stumped, as no one has seen the crooks. Dr. Frost stumbles upon Professor Gunther, a scientist who has invented a ray gun which turns people temporarily invisible. He learns that Gunther's assistant Lehr has stolen the gun to turn commit the crimes. Frost must turn invisible himself to catch the villains.

["The Nazis are up to their tricks again!"] (Table of Contents)

Ted O'Neil / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

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Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

War

Characters:

Ted O'Neil

Synopsis:

The Nazis have kidnapped the Turkish Aga's son, and framed the British for the crime in a bid to win Turkey to the German's side. It's up to British intelligence and the R.A.F. to recover the boy and expose the Nazis.

The Black Owl Outwits The Fox (Table of Contents)

Black Owl / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Binder

Inks:

Jack Binder

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

The Black Owl [Doug Danville]; The Fox (villain, intro); Terry Dane

Synopsis:

The Fox wages a campaign of espionage and murder. The Black Owl must use his wits to track the Fox down and end his reign of terror. Under the Fox's mask, the Black Owl finds a Japanese spy.

[Three Wishes From Dr. Devil] (Table of Contents)

Frankenstein / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dick Briefer

Pencils:

Dick Briefer

Inks:

Dick Briefer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Frankenstein; Bulldog [Denny Dunsan]; Dr. Devil (villain)

Synopsis:

After his defeat by the Black Owl, Doctor Devil seeks revenge against humanity, and selects the perfect agent for his scheme, Frankenstein. Dr. Devil grants Frankenstein three wishes. For the first wish, Frankenstein summons Bulldog Denny in order to finish off his nemesis. Frankenstein soon learns that he has been tricked, and turns on Dr. Devil. The story ends with Frankenstein wounded, plunging in the fiery domain of Doctor Devil.

Indexer Notes

Doctor Devil story continues from The Black Owl feature in Prize Comics v#2 #3.

["-and then the Auntie Bear said to the Nephew Bear"] (Table of Contents)

General and the Corporal / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ken Browne

Pencils:

Ken Browne

Inks:

Ken Browne

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Humor

["Young Will Smith promises to avenge his father's death'] (Table of Contents)

Green Lama / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ken Crossen [as Richard Foster]

Pencils:

Jack Binder

Inks:

Jack Binder

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Green Lama [Jethro Dumont]

Moonface (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Crest Wood]

Pencils:

? (illustration) [as S.H.]

Inks:

? (illustration) [as S.H.]

Colors:

? (illustration)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Adventure

Indexer Notes

text story with two spot illustrations.

["The S.S. Malibu noses into a port on the Australian coast"] (Table of Contents)

Spike Mason / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? [as Reade Conrad]

Inks:

? [as Reade Conrad]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Adventure

Characters:

Spike Mason; Ford (Spike's friend)

Synopsis:

Spike's buddy Ford takes an unauthorized shore leave, and gets lured into a trap, set by a beautiful agent working on the behalf of Japanese spies. The woman regrets her actions, and tips Spike off as to the where-abouts of his friend.

The Adventure With the Loop! (Table of Contents)

Power Nelson / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Norris [as Roy Paul]

Pencils:

Paul Norris [as Roy Paul]

Inks:

Paul Norris [as Roy Paul]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero