Pirates Comics #4

(September-October 1950)

Glows in the Dark (Table of Contents)

Montrose Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Lucky Skull Ring and Lucky Pirate Ring, and other mail order items.

Long Ben the Pirate (Table of Contents)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Art Peddy (signed)

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Art Peddy (signed)

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Content Information

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Period

Characters:

Long Ben [John Avery] (pirate)

Synopsis:

Young John Avery ran away from home to sea and later became a pirate captain.

["It was a time when the gilded war galleys..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Oleck

Pencils:

Mike Suchorsky

Inks:

Mike Suchorsky

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Characters:

Alpha; Gaius

Synopsis:

Alpha, an ex-Roman slave, along with his loyal followers on the Golden Eagle captures a Roman galley.

Indexer Notes

Suchorsky is credited to "Alpha the Slave" by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and also "The Sea Witch" and "Frogman" for Hillman, and comparing the art in these stories, this is his work. His fine drawings can be recognized by the faces with many lines, rounded lower lips and ears. Oleck is also credited to this feature by Bails.

The Pirates of Tripoli (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ships of the young nation of the United States are being raided by pirates from Tripoli in North Africa.

Tale of a Buccaneer (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Characters:

Jean Jaques Nau (sailor); Captain Baleu; Don Ramon Velasquez; Teddy Dale

Synopsis:

Jean Nau is shanghaied and ends up as a buccaneer on the island of Hispaniola.

Regin and the Pirate Rovers (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Lawrence Dressler

Inks:

Lawrence Dressler

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Characters:

Regin; Gerta

Synopsis:

Viking raiders invade a castle where a wedding feast is taking place and take away the bride-to-be.

Indexer Notes

Dressler drew Howard Pyle's "Men of Iron" and Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Master of Ballantrae" for Classics Illustrated, and some westerns for Hillman.

It's Easy to Learn Dancing! (Table of Contents)

Pioneer Publications Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Sixteen amazing dance courses.

The Comics that Always Win the Pennant!! (Table of Contents)

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

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Content Information

Synopsis:

The comics are all in the Hillman All-Star Line-Up.

Lockjaw the Pirate Parrot (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Dave Berg (signed)

Inks:

Dave Berg (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

Humor; Period

Characters:

Lockjaw (parrot); Captain Hook; Biceps (pirate)

Synopsis:

Only Lockjaw knows where Captain Kidd's treasure is hidden, and the pirates will have him to talk.

Mail Order Guide (Table of Contents)

Stravon Publishers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

It's easy to hypnotize... when you know how. Mail coupon today.

["Philip Ashton was an English boy..."] (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

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Pencils:

Allen Ulmer

Inks:

Allen Ulmer

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Characters:

Philip Ashton; Don Romulo (villain); The Sack (pirate)

Synopsis:

Don Romulo will try to get ransom money for releasing the leading pirate known as The Sack.

Indexer Notes

Ulmer is credited to this feature in Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Send Now Fun for All! (Table of Contents)

Novelty Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Cable car and motor car and other toys by mail order.

Gigantic Nationwide Sale (Table of Contents)

Rocket Wholesale Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Buy direct and save on guaranteed jewelry.

Let's Go, Pal! (Table of Contents)

Jowett Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Characters:

George Jowett; Larry Campbell; Rex Ferris

Synopsis:

Let Jowett prove he can make an All-Round He-Man out of you fast.

Mystery Novels Free (Table of Contents)

Dollar Mystery Guild / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

You get all four Mystery Novels worth $10 for free.