(October-November 1954)

Mainline, 1954 Series
Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Mainline Publications Inc.
Editing
Joe Simon (editor); Jack Kirby (editor)

Muster Room (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
Jack Kirby
Letters
?

Genre
crime

Indexer Notes

Cover credits supplied by Greg Theakston, April 2008.

The Hoodlum (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Prentice
Inks
John Prentice
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

The Patsy! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob McCarthy
Inks
Bob McCarthy
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Characters
Hughie Luft

Indexer Notes

McCarty art per Harry Mendryk and Ger Apeldoorn per Simon and Kirby Blog: http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/3826

Previous indexer credited Bernard Baily on pencils.

The Strippers (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime

The Alibi Twins (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby (splash page); ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda ?

Genre
crime
Characters
Ted and Si Malloy

Indexer Notes

Splash panel has art by Jack Kirby but the rest of the story is by a different artist.

The Desk Sergeant (Table of Contents: 5)

It's Your Police Station / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Single page panel illustration of a police desk sergeant being confronted by a criminal whom the police just brought in.

Gambler's End (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alvin Hollingsworth
Inks
Alvin Hollingsworth
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Characters
Bo Rogers

The Lineup (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Police Trap (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

The Grouch (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Prentice
Inks
John Prentice
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Muster Room
  2. 1. The Hoodlum
  3. 2. The Patsy!
  4. 3. The Strippers
  5. 4. The Alibi Twins
  6. 5. The Desk Sergeant
    It's Your Police Station
  7. 6. Gambler's End
  8. 7. The Lineup
  9. 8. Police Trap
  10. 9. The Grouch
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Nick Caputo
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Claus Simonsen
  • Richard Smith
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)