Young King Cole
#v3#12
(July 1948)
Novelty / Premium / Curtis,
1945 Series
- Volume
- 3
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- The Premium Group of Comics
- Editing
- Robert D. Wheeler; Katharine Urban (story editor); Mel Cummin (art advisor)
[no title indexed]
Young King Cole / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Al McWilliams (signed as A. McWilliams)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Young King Cole
[no title indexed]
Young King Cole / comic story / 12 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When Young King Cole clashes with a gang of smugglers, the result is flareguns and fireworks!
- Genre
- detective-mystery; crime
- Characters
- Young King Cole; Iris Norland; Whip Steele; Burke Kelley; Ursus Graham; John Barton; Sloppy John
- Synopsis
- Deported criminals are smuggled back into the United States hidden in fish barrels.
Indexer Notes
The art is very similar to the McWilliams-signed cover and his signed story in Airboy (Hillman, 1945 series) #3.
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Milt Hammer
- Pencils
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Inks
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm your friend - I'll stick to you...
- Genre
- humor; children
Indexer Notes
No title or 'feature'
Time Will Tell
text story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Mike Ryan (police officer; becomes detective)
- Reprints
-
in Crime Fighting Detective (Star Publications, 1950 series) #14 (March 1951)
-
The Case of the Mute Mountain Lions
Dr. Drew the Zoo Man / comic story / 8 pages
- Characters
- Dr. Whisper Drew; Mikko (monkey); Snoupe (partner); Zan (partner); Larry Flint (crooked rancher); Lone Hawk
- Synopsis
- Dr. Drew has been sent for by the Cattlemen's Association to catch a band of mountain lions who have been killing cattle.
Indexer Notes
Art identical to the "Dr. Drew the Zoo Man" story in issue #v3 #10 of "Young King Cole" credited to Certa.
[no title indexed]
Heathcliff the Hobo / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Art Helfant
- Pencils
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Inks
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Say, can I get under that umbrella?
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Milt Hammer
- Pencils
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Inks
- Milt Hammer (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If you're so smart - how would you...
- Genre
- humor; children
Indexer Notes
no 'feature' or title
[no title indexed]
Toni Gayle / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A modeling job in Redstone Park, that treasury of natural wonders, leads Toni into perils that would have made even the hardest pioneer women blanch with fear!
- Characters
- Toni Gayle; Biff Muggson; Chick; Mary Lake; Hal Brown; Brock; Allen
- Synopsis
- An actress is killed for real when the TV show is on the air. It is a frame up to get hold of certain blackmail papers.
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Pete Riss is spotted by his tapering faces with eyes far apart.
Inker could be Valleau.
The Case of the Murdered Gangster
Larry Broderick, Detective / comic story / 8 pages
- Reprints
- in Crime Fighting Detective (Star Publications, 1950 series) #14 (March 1951)
-
[no title indexed]
Boitram the Boiglar / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Art Helfant
- Pencils
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Inks
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So!
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
This is the inside-back cover
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Young King Cole -
1.
[no title indexed]
Cole Clues -
2.
["When Young King Cole clashes with a gang of smugglers, the result is flareguns and fireworks!"]
Young King Cole -
3.
["I'm your friend - I'll stick to you..."]
-
4.
Plant Me Now and Dig Me Later!
Inspector Klooz -
5.
Time Will Tell
-
6.
The Case of the Mute Mountain Lions
Dr. Drew the Zoo Man -
7.
["Say, can I get under that umbrella?"]
Heathcliff the Hobo -
8.
["If you're so smart - how would you..."]
-
9.
["A modeling job in Redstone Park, that treasury of natural wonders, leads Toni into perils that would have made even the hardest pioneer women blanch with fear!"]
Toni Gayle -
10.
The Case of the Murdered Gangster
Larry Broderick, Detective -
11.
["So!"]
Boitram the Boiglar
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steinar Ådland
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Len Wolinsky
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