(December 1942)
Ace Magazines,
1941 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Bimonthly
- On-sale Date
- 1942-10-16
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Periodical House Inc.
- Brand
-
An Ace Magazine
- Editing
- A. A. Wyn (editor)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4, page 455, registration number B566043.
The 4 Favorites Give Uncle Sam a Hand
public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- Lou Ferstadt (signed as Ferstadt) (see note)
- Pencils
- Lou Ferstadt (signed as Ferstadt) (see note)
- Inks
- Lou Ferstadt (signed as Ferstadt) (see note)
- Letters
- Lou Ferstadt (signed as Ferstadt) (see note)
- Genre
- superhero
- Synopsis
- Public service announcement to buy War Bonds and to salvage old paper, metal and rubber.
Indexer Notes
Ferstadt was, according to Jerry Bails' Who's Who, a studio run by Lou Ferstadt. This could be either his work or any of his assistants.
On inside front cover.
The Corpses That Wouldn't Stay Dead
Lash Lightning / comic story / 16 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lash Lightning; Lightning Girl; Dr. Diablo (villain)
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Harvey Kurtzman ? credit because a tombstone in the first panel has the initials "H.K." on it. Jerry Bails' Who's Who has Harvey Kurtzman as working on Lash Lightning in 1943.
[Master of the Roto-Dynamo]
Magno and Davey / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Magno; Davey; The Clown (villain)
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Unknown Soldier / comic story / 13 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- On a crowded Coney Island Beach...
- Genre
- superhero; war
- Characters
- Unknown Soldier; General Hakura (villain)
[no title indexed]
Captain Courageous / comic story / 11 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As Flood waters roar in the Mississippi...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Courageous
[no title indexed]
Captain Gallant and His Mini-Sub / comic story / 9 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Captain Gallant's Mini-Sub is anchored...
- Characters
- Captain Gallant
[Giving the Captain his Lunch]
Murphy's Mess Boy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Lou Ferstadt (signed as Looey); Harvey Kurtzman (signed as Kurtzman)
- Pencils
- Lou Ferstadt (signed as Looey); Harvey Kurtzman (signed as Kurtzman)
- Inks
- Lou Ferstadt (signed as Looey); Harvey Kurtzman (signed as Kurtzman)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
On inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Magno; Lash Lightning; Unknown Soldier; Captain Courageous -
1.
The 4 Favorites Give Uncle Sam a Hand
-
2.
The Corpses That Wouldn't Stay Dead
Lash Lightning -
3.
[Master of the Roto-Dynamo]
Magno and Davey -
4.
Pay Dirt Gamble
Jess Cattlee -
5.
["On a crowded Coney Island Beach..."]
Unknown Soldier -
6.
["As Flood waters roar in the Mississippi..."]
Captain Courageous -
7.
["Captain Gallant's Mini-Sub is anchored..."]
Captain Gallant and His Mini-Sub -
8.
[Giving the Captain his Lunch]
Murphy's Mess Boy
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Bill Devine
- Del Gruber
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Michael Hoskin
- Chris Launder
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Lawrence Earl Thompson
- Jim Van Dore
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