Pirates Comics #v1#3

(July-August 1950)

The Shetland Pirates (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

John Prentice

Inks

John Prentice

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The Shetland Isles were notorious for piracy around 1605.

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Sir William Monson; Cormac

Synopsis

Sir William Monson is sent to find the Shetland Pirates.

Reprints

• in Pirates Comics (Streamline, 1950 series) #1 (1950 ?) [1st panel splash used as cover]

Keywords

pirate

Indexer Notes

Prentice can be spotted by his faces and hands. He had several stories for Hillman.

'Based on a True Story'

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

Alpha the Slave Pirate / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Oleck ?

Pencils

Mike Suchorsky

Inks

Mike Suchorsky

Colors

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When the Roman Empire was at it's peak

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Alpha; Demos; Quadratus; Nero (Roman Emporer)

Synopsis

Alpha and Demos are captured by the Romans and forced to fight as gladiators.

Keywords

pirate

Indexer Notes

Suchorsky verified these art credits in Alter Ego #27 (August, 2003) interview with Hames Ware and Jim Vadeboncouer, Jr.

Script credit suggested by Bails' Who's Who.

Blueskin the Pirate (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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It was a fight to the death...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Blueskin the Pirate [Levi West]; Hueng Tse; Hiram

Synopsis

Blueskin the Pirate has been raiding merchant ships but steals his crew's share of the treasure.

Reprints

• in Pirates Comic (Streamline, 1950 ? series) ([1950])
• in Hooded Horseman (Streamline, 1953 series) #1 ([1955])

Keywords

pirate

Yardarm Jack (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Coast Guard Lieutenant Roy Curtis' handsome, clean-cut features...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Coast Guard Lieutenant Roy Curtis; Bos'n Yates

Glaf of Battle (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

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Glaf was a Finestrand Viking...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Glaf; Chieftan Vors; Jom; Thord; Olaf

Synopsis

Glaf seeks revenge against the pirates that killed his father.

Reprints

• in Pirates Comic (Streamline, 1950 ? series) ([1950])
• in Pirates Comics (Streamline, 1950 series) #1 (1950 ?) [Glaf of Battle: Pages 6-9 only]

Keywords

pirate

Indexer Notes

'Based on a TRUE Story'

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

Pork-Chop the Pirate / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dave Berg (signed as Davy Berg)

Pencils

Dave Berg (signed as Davy Berg)

Inks

Dave Berg (signed as Davy Berg)

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There's only one way to do this...

Genre

humor

Characters

Pork-Chop the Pirate

Synopsis

Pork-Chop makes one of his crew walk the plank.

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

Philip Ashton Boy Pirate Fighter of the Old World / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Allen Ulmer

Inks

Allen Ulmer

Colors

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It was the time of Columbus

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Philip Ashton; Don Ivizco; Abir El Hammet; El Sac

Synopsis

Young Philip Ashton stops the pirate El Sac.

Keywords

pirate

Indexer Notes

Same artwork as the other stories in this series by Allen Ulmer.