([circa November 1942])

Bell Features, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 CAD
Pages
68
On-sale Date
1942
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Bell Features and Publishing Company Limited
Brand
Colonial Distributors Bell Features
Editing
?

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Brain / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Murray Karn (signed)
Inks
Murray Karn (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
The Brain [Gordon Bell]; Active Jim; Thunderfist [Randy Steele]; Wayne Dixon; Captain Red Thortan

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mickey Owens (signed)
Pencils
Mickey Owens (signed)
Inks
Mickey Owens (signed)
Letters
Mickey Owens (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"I don't care how nice it looks...
Genre
humour
Characters
Adolf Hitler; Hermann Goring
Synopsis
Hitler complains about Goring wearing a Canadian War Savings stamp among his medals.

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

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

Dixon of the Mounted / comic story / 9 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
This filthy drug racket has got to be stopped...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Inspector Curtis; Wayne Dixon; Bob; Jed Barlow; Black Tom; Checkers
Synopsis
Dixon is assigned to find out and stop the person dealing marihuana to the Maohawk Indians.
Keywords
marijuana

Hits the News-Stands with the Terrific Power of a Commando Raid! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mickey Owens (signed)
Pencils
Mickey Owens (signed)
Inks
Mickey Owens (signed)
Letters
Mickey Owens (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No! He's not in the act!
Genre
humour
Synopsis
An impatient janitor begins sweeping the stage while actors are still performing.

Crack U.S. Fighters (Table of Contents: 5)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Lockheed P-38 "Lightning" is a twin-engined, single-seat, high-speed, long-range monoplane powered by two Allison engines of 1,090 H.P.
Genre
non-fiction; aviation

Indexer Notes

Drawings and text of the Lockheed P-38, Bell P-39, and the Mustang P-51.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don McKague (signed)
Pencils
Don McKague (signed)
Inks
Don McKague (signed)
Letters
Don McKague (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A gentleman to see you, sir!
Genre
humour
Characters
Miss Smith

Indexer Notes

Five one-panel cartoons, and one three-panel comic.

The Flight Parade (Table of Contents: 7)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Giffard introduces powered airship
Genre
non-fiction; aviation
Characters
Henri Giffard; Abraham Lincoln; T. S. C. Low
Synopsis
The introduction of the powered airship and the first airborne observer in war.

Indexer Notes

Two one-panel cartoons.

Communication Aeroplanes (Table of Contents: 8)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Fieseler F1 156K or the Storch has one 240 H.P. Argus motor.
Genre
non-fiction; aviation

Indexer Notes

Drawings and information on the Fieseler F1 156K, the Fairchild 24W-41, and the Vought Sikorsky VS-310.

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mickey Owens (signed)
Pencils
Mickey Owens (signed)
Inks
Mickey Owens (signed)
Letters
Mickey Owens (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aw c'om'on Butch...
Genre
humour
Characters
Butch
Synopsis
A policeman asks the crook he caught to lockpick the police phone for him.

All That the Name Implies... (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Active Jim's Monthly Message / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is the story of Tom Brown 16, of Toronto, the schoolboy hero of Dieppe...
Genre
non-fiction; teen; war
Characters
Active Jim; Tom Brown
Synopsis
Tom Brown fought in Dieppe, before they discovered he was too young to serve.

The Scarlet Zombie (Table of Contents: 12)

The Brain / 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
High above in downtown Toronto in a fashionable penthouse Gordon Bell (The Brain) finds a special delivery letter amongst his mail.
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Brain [Gordon Bell]; Betty Thompkins; Doctor Coffin; Napoleon [Scarlet Zombie]
Synopsis
Betty inherits her uncle's fortune, but threats are made against her.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Club News and Views / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?; typeset

Characters
Active Jim

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mickey Owens (signed)
Pencils
Mickey Owens (signed)
Inks
Mickey Owens (signed)
Letters
Mickey Owens (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
They must be the shock troops we've been reading about
Genre
humour

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

The Misadventures of Mild Will / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Ross Saakel (signed)
Pencils
Ross Saakel (signed)
Inks
Ross Saakel (signed)
Letters
Ross Saakel (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah'm telling' ya fer th' last time, Harry!
Genre
humour; western-frontier
Characters
Mild Will Childman; Harry; the Noodle [Jordan Chimes]; Ross Saakel
Synopsis
Will and Harry go prospecting in Indian country.

Indexer Notes

Parody of Wild Bill from Dime Comics.

Spin Your Fortune (Table of Contents: 16)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Aszt (credited)
Pencils
Murray Smith (signed)
Inks
Murray Smith (signed)
Letters
Murray Smith (signed)

The Biggest Value on the Newsstands! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Active Jim / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ross Saakel (signed as Ross K. Saakel)
Pencils
Ross Saakel (signed as Ross K. Saakel)
Inks
Ross Saakel (signed as Ross K. Saakel)
Letters
Ross Saakel (signed as Ross K. Saakel)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The sensational hockey game between Active and Elmhurst...
Genre
adventure; sport
Characters
Active Jim; Marty Norris; Archibald La Femme
Synopsis
Jim plays Elmhurst's hockey team to a tied game.
Keywords
hockey

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Strange But True / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Don McKague (signed)
Pencils
Don McKague (signed)
Inks
Don McKague (signed)
Letters
Don McKague (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The women of Rotorua...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Four factual cartoons.

These 6 Features Are All in Joke Comics (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mickey Owens (signed)
Pencils
Mickey Owens (signed)
Inks
Mickey Owens (signed)
Letters
Mickey Owens (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
C'mon, you big lug...
Genre
humour; children
Synopsis
A child has his dog lick all of his war savings stamps.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Capt. Red Thortan / comic story / 12 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
In their race towards Port Darwin...
Genre
war
Characters
Red Thortan; Micheal Starr; Harley; Col. Cooper; Orano
Synopsis
Japanese planes are attacking, but there isn't an island or ship for them to launch from.

Don't Delay Another Second! (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

Something New Has Been Added! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[Dizzy Don Detective] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Thunderfist / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Murray Karn (signed)
Pencils
Murray Karn (signed)
Inks
Murray Karn (signed)
Letters
Murray Karn (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A huge passenger plane is flying across the border into Canada.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Thunderfist [Randy Steele]; Beverley Holmes; Hanz
Synopsis
Nazis, in an underwater base in Lake Ontario, plan to blow up a conference of scientists.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mickey Owens (signed)
Pencils
Mickey Owens (signed)
Inks
Mickey Owens (signed)
Letters
Mickey Owens (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is a heck of a time to sound the air raid alarm!
Genre
humour; sport
Synopsis
A hockey player about to attack the net is frustrated to hear an air raid alarm go off.
Keywords
hockey

Quality Comic Group (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

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

Here's Something New in Plane Kits (Table of Contents: 30) (Expand) /

Identoplane Kit / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Brain
  2. 1. [""I don't care how nice it looks..."]
  3. 2. ["This filthy drug racket has got to be stopped..."]
    Dixon of the Mounted
  4. 3. Hits the News-Stands with the Terrific Power of a Commando Raid!
    Commando Comics
  5. 4. ["No! He's not in the act!"]
  6. 5. Crack U.S. Fighters
  7. 6. ["A gentleman to see you, sir!"]
  8. 7. The Flight Parade
  9. 8. Communication Aeroplanes
  10. 9. ["Aw c'om'on Butch..."]
  11. 10. All That the Name Implies...
    Terrific Comics
  12. 11. ["This is the story of Tom Brown 16, of Toronto, the schoolboy hero of Dieppe..."]
    Active Jim's Monthly Message
  13. 12. The Scarlet Zombie
    The Brain
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Club News and Views
  15. 14. ["They must be the shock troops we've been reading about"]
  16. 15. ["Ah'm telling' ya fer th' last time, Harry!"]
    The Misadventures of Mild Will
  17. 16. Spin Your Fortune
  18. 17. The Biggest Value on the Newsstands!
    Dime Comics
  19. 18. ["The sensational hockey game between Active and Elmhurst..."]
    Active Jim
  20. 19. ["The women of Rotorua..."]
    Strange But True
  21. 20. These 6 Features Are All in Joke Comics
    Joke Comics
  22. 21. ["C'mon, you big lug..."]
  23. 22. ["In their race towards Port Darwin..."]
    Capt. Red Thortan
  24. 23. Don't Delay Another Second!
    Active Club
  25. 24. Something New Has Been Added!
  26. 25. ["You'll find these brand new thrills in Wow Comics"]
  27. 26. [Dizzy Don Detective]
  28. 27. ["A huge passenger plane is flying across the border into Canada."]
    Thunderfist
  29. 28. ["This is a heck of a time to sound the air raid alarm!"]
  30. 29. Quality Comic Group
    Bell Features
  31. 30. Here's Something New in Plane Kits
    Identoplane Kit
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Keith Alan Morgan