([April 1942?])

Bell Features, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Commercial Signs of Canada
Brand
Colonial Distributors
Editing
Cyril Vaughan Bell (publisher)

The Brain Battles the Mummy (Table of Contents)

The Brain / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
The Brain [Gordon Bell]; Thunderfist [Randy Steele]; Captain Red Thortan; Wayne Dixon of the Mounted; The Mummy Man

Indexer Notes

Main picture on cover is of The Brain punching a mummy with a skull face.

Club News & Views (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset; ?

Characters
Active Jim
Synopsis
Letters and addresses of Active Comics Club Members.

Indexer Notes

Indicia on last page of comic, not here.

The Brain and the Mummy Man (Table of Contents: 2)

The Brain / comic story / 11 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
The Mummy Man a hideous fiend who gains supernatural powers in Egypt... comes to Canada as a merciless enemy to kill, rob and destroy all that Canada represents justice, peace and happiness.
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
The Brain [Gordon Bell]; The Mummy Man; Boris; Toro; Active Jim
Synopsis
The Brain psychically contacts the Mummy Man who then kidnaps a girl to lure him to a graveyard. The Brain falls into a grave, but then flies out. The Mummy Man runs away with the girl. The Brain rescues her and the Mummy Man and his gang are destroyed. The last panel introduces Active Jim.
Reprints

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

Active Jim / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So you're looking for Active Jim too...
Genre
adventure; humour
Characters
Active Jim; Joan Brian (his secretary)
Synopsis
Sort-of an ad for the Active Club. Coupon on last page says to send to "Bell Feature and Publishers".

Who is Wild Bill (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Leo Bachle; Bob Bachle
Pencils
Leo Bachle; Bob Bachle
Inks
Leo Bachle; Bob Bachle
Letters
Leo Bachle; Bob Bachle

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Wild Bill Wildman
Reprints
  • from Dime Comics (Bell Features, 1942 series) #3 [first page of Adventure of Wild Bill, with Indian saying "Chief say no wantum fight with white brothers."]

Pioneer Passengers (Table of Contents: 5)

The Flight Parade / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John O'Henly ?
Pencils
John O'Henly ?
Inks
John O'Henly ?
Letters
John O'Henly ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Maquis d'Arlanders was the first passenger of the air--
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Marquis d'Arlandes
Synopsis
Pioneer passengers. Balloon ride: The Marquis d'Arlandes.

Indexer Notes

d'Arlandes is also spelled d'Arlanders.

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

Capt. Red Thortan / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Al Cooper (signed)
Pencils
Al Cooper (signed)
Inks
Al Cooper (signed)
Letters
Al Cooper (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Great Scott! A tiger!.... Keep back Miss. Powell!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Captain Red Thortan; Carole Powell
Synopsis
(Continued from last issue) Red kills the tiger. He and Carole escape the pit. Red takes over a Japanese tank but ends up going over a cliff. (to be continued).

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

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

Script
John O'Henly (signed as J. O'H)
Pencils
John O'Henly (signed as J. O'H)
Inks
John O'Henly (signed as J. O'H)
Letters
John O'Henly (signed as J. O'H)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, I love a parade!

Indexer Notes

Promo for Joke Comics.

The Greatest Contest Ever In Comic Magazines (Table of Contents: 8)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Characters
Dart Daring; Lorraine Knight; Jeff Waring; Kay Allen; Whiz Wallace; Elaine Kenyon; Rex Baxter; Gail Abbot; Kenneth "Scotty" MacDonald; Johnny Canuck; Wild Bill Wildman; Thunderfist [Randy Steele]; Wayne Dixon; Lad; Red Thortan; The Brain [Gordon Bell]
Synopsis
Ad for a contest to write a letter saying what Bell Comic character you like and win a bike, a wristwatch or a fountain pen.

Look! Easily Built Models Sent By Mail (Table of Contents: 9)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Synopsis
Ad for Model airplanes from the Trans-Canada Mail Order Company.

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

Dixon of the Mounted / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Steele (signed as Theodore Steele)
Pencils
Ted Steele (signed as Theodore Steele)
Inks
Ted Steele (signed as Theodore Steele)
Letters
Ted Steele (signed as Theodore Steele)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dixon leaps to meet the fiend's murderous attack. He succeeds in checking the blow but
Genre
adventure
Characters
Wayne Dixon; Mad Griffin; Ruth Barton; Gat Burke; Lad
Synopsis
(Continued from last issue) Dixon is captured by the half-Devil who reveals that he steals furs from the Indians. Dixon unmasks him and finds Mad Griffin, a criminal maniac from the Yukon. Gat Burke, his associate, arrives by plane and captures Dixon. Lad, Dixon's dog, arrives as he is about to be destroyed by a bomb and Dixon and Ruth escape.

50 Free Prize Winners (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?; typeset

Synopsis
Winners from the "What Would You Do Contest" from Active Comics #1. Names and Addresses.

This Month's Message to Members (Table of Contents: 12)

Active Jim's Active Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Characters
Active Jim
Synopsis
Active Jim's monthly message to members of the Active Club. Includes code to use a special code-wheel on.

[Thunderfist vs. Giant Robot] (Table of Contents: 13)

Thunderfist / comic story / 13.5 pages (report information)

Script
Edmund Legault (signed)
Pencils
Murray Karn (signed as M. Karn)
Inks
Murray Karn (signed as M. Karn)
Letters
Murray Karn (signed as M. Karn)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
One quiet evening a whirling object not unlike that of a waterspout streaks out of the clouds.
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Thunderfist [Randy Steele]; Beverley Holmes
Synopsis
Thunderfist battles a giant robot and evil people on a rocket.

Tell Your Friends These (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
John O'Henly (signed as J. O'Henly)
Pencils
John O'Henly (signed as J. O'Henly)
Inks
John O'Henly (signed as J. O'Henly)
Letters
John O'Henly (signed as J. O'Henly)

Genre
humour
Characters
Jean; Mrs. Smith

Indexer Notes

Half page of jokes at the end of Thunderfist.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.66 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Read our other comic books too!
Characters
Dart Daring; Jeff Waring; Whiz Wallace
Reprints
  • from Wow Comics (Bell Features, 1941 series) #7 [cover]

What the Well Dressed Man Won't Wear (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 0.34 page (report information)

Script
John O'Henly (signed as J. O'Henly)
Pencils
John O'Henly (signed as J. O'Henly)
Inks
John O'Henly (signed as J. O'Henly)
Colors
?
Letters
John O'Henly (signed as J. O'Henly)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
1941
Genre
humour

Indexer Notes

This part of the page also includes the indicia for the comic, stating publication by "Commercial Signs of Canada". No date listed.

[Start 'Em Flying to Keep 'Em Flying!] (Table of Contents: 17)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Continued from ad inside issue.

Ad for model planes.

Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Brain Battles the Mummy
    The Brain
  2. 1. Club News & Views
  3. 2. The Brain and the Mummy Man
    The Brain
  4. 3. ["So you're looking for Active Jim too..."]
    Active Jim
  5. 4. Who is Wild Bill
    Wild Bill
  6. 5. Pioneer Passengers
    The Flight Parade
  7. 6. ["Great Scott! A tiger!.... Keep back Miss. Powell!"]
    Capt. Red Thortan
  8. 7. ["Oh, I love a parade!"]
  9. 8. The Greatest Contest Ever In Comic Magazines
  10. 9. Look! Easily Built Models Sent By Mail
  11. 10. ["Dixon leaps to meet the fiend's murderous attack. He succeeds in checking the blow but"]
    Dixon of the Mounted
  12. 11. 50 Free Prize Winners
  13. 12. This Month's Message to Members
    Active Jim's Active Club
  14. 13. [Thunderfist vs. Giant Robot]
    Thunderfist
  15. 14. Tell Your Friends These
  16. 15. ["Read our other comic books too!"]
  17. 16. What the Well Dressed Man Won't Wear
  18. 17. [Start 'Em Flying to Keep 'Em Flying!]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Matt Tauber
  • Jim Van Dore