Triumph-Adventure Comics #5

(January 1942)

Dear Readers (Table of Contents)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Adrian Dingle ?

Pencils:

Adrian Dingle ?

Inks:

Adrian Dingle ?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Introduction to issue with an emphasis on how Canadian it is.

Indexer Notes

Illustration is unsigned, but appears to be by Dingle.

Clue Catchers (Table of Contents)

Chief and Chip Malloy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Pat C. (signed)

Pencils:

Adrian Dingle (signed)

Inks:

Adrian Dingle (signed)

Letters:

Adrian Dingle ?

Content Information

Genre:

Adventure; Detective

Characters:

Chief; Chip Malloy

Indexer Notes

Signed by Adrian Dingle on the last page.

Escape (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

T. Blankful ? (signed)

Inks:

T. Blankful ? (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Fact; Adventure

Characters:

Peter Bergenson

Synopsis:

A youthful Norwegian patriot escapes Nazis.

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 2. States that it will be concluded in the next issue of Triumph. Signature on story very difficult to read.

The Battle of the Arctic! (Table of Contents)

Nelvana of the Northern Lights / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Adrian Dingle (signed)

Pencils:

Adrian Dingle (signed)

Inks:

Adrian Dingle (signed)

Letters:

Adrian Dingle ?

Content Information

Genre:

Super-hero; Adventure

Characters:

Nelvana; Dr. Cornelius Rockingham; Corporal Keene

Synopsis:

Nelvana crashes some enemy Kablunet warplanes headed for Canada, then meets Corporal Keene for the first time to warn him that more might be coming. Corporal Keene arranges for the R.C.A.F. to intercept them and Nelvana takes him high above the fight to witness it from above.

Indexer Notes

Apparently the first meeting of Corporal Keene and Nelvana. Possibly Corporal Keene's first appearance.

Sir Archibald Wavell (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Adrian Dingle (signed)

Inks:

Adrian Dingle (signed)

Letters:

Adrian Dingle ?

Content Information

Characters:

Sir Archibald Wavell

Synopsis:

Portrait of Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander of the British Forces in India.

Derek of Bras D'Or (Table of Contents)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Glen Guest (credited)

Pencils:

A. L. Alexander (credited)

Inks:

A. L. Alexander (credited)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Adventure

["I asked the plumber..."] (Table of Contents)

The Mums... Maxie and Minny / comic story / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jon Darian (signed)

Pencils:

Jon Darian (signed)

Inks:

Jon Darian (signed)

Letters:

Jon Darian ?

Content Information

Genre:

Humor

Synopsis:

Short strip about bursting pipes.

John MacMillan Stevenson Patton (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1.33 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Adrian Dingle ?

Pencils:

Adrian Dingle (signed)

Inks:

Adrian Dingle (signed)

Letters:

Adrian Dingle ?

Content Information

Characters:

John MacMillan Stevenson Patton

Synopsis:

Portrait of Lieut. Patton who was awarded the George Cross.

Indexer Notes

Brief description of Patton's bravery at the bottom of one page, portrait on the next.

Spies of the Airways. (Table of Contents)

Spanner Preston / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Herbert Ohrt [as H. B. Ohrt]

Pencils:

Leon James (credited)

Inks:

Leon James (credited)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Adventure

Characters:

Spanner Preston; Peter Rolland

A Story of the Western Plains (Table of Contents)

Tang / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Herbert Ohrt (credited)

Pencils:

Rene Kulbach (signed)

Inks:

Rene Kulbach (signed)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Adventure

Characters:

Buddy Breckenridge; Juanita Breckenridge; Hermit; Tang

Synopsis:

Buddy and Juanita Breckenridge escape from their Indian captors and find their father's horse, Hermit. A bandit tries to steal the horse from them.

Indexer Notes

Appears to be the first story with Tang in it, as Buddy and Juanita find a foal and name it Tang.

["Xmass! What a day!"] (Table of Contents)

Out of the Woods / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Rene Kulbach (signed)

Pencils:

Rene Kulbach (signed)

Inks:

Rene Kulbach (signed)

Letters:

Rene Kulbach ?

Content Information

Genre:

Humor; Animal

Synopsis:

A bear tries to decide what to do for Xmas.

Indexer Notes

Xmas is spelled with two s's in first panel.

Vote For the Stories You Like Best (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ballot to vote for the best stories in the comic.

The Rapier (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Dexter (signed)

Inks:

Dexter (signed)

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for Top Flight Comics, stating that it will be on sale Saturday December 20th.

Indexer Notes

Artwork is signed simply Dexter. Unknown if that is a first or a last name. Appears on the back cover of the comic.