Prize Comics #v3#9 (33)
(August 1943)

Prize, 1940 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-06-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Feature Publications Inc.
Editing
John Reece ?

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 3.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Yank and Doodle / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich ?; Jack Binder ?
Inks
Dan Zolnerowich ?; Jack Binder ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Swing into action with Yank and Doodle, "America's Fighting Twins" as they smash through...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Yank and Doodle [Yank [Dick Walters]; Doodle [Rick Walters]]

Indexer Notes

Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. index card attached to online scanned version suggests Dan Zolnerowich as cover artist.

Case of the Missing Corpse!! (Table of Contents: 1)

Yank and Doodle / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Norris
Inks
Paul Norris
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Yank [Dick Walters]; Doodle [Rick Walters]; Dr. Riddel (villain)
Synopsis
The duo must track down and stop the vicious murder for profit scheme of the limping man: Dr. Riddel, Central City's master criminal.
Keywords
Central City

Indexer Notes

According to author Richard Arndt, who conducted interviews with Paul Norris Jr. on June 9, 2016, this story was the last to be drawn (featuring Yank and Doodle) by his father, Paul Norris. This interview is found in Alter Ego (TwoMorrows, 1999 series) #168 (March 2021). So art credits previously listed, Dan Zolnerowich (pencils) and Ann Brewster (inks ?), revised to Norris art by Craig Delich.

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

Ted O'Neil / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Menzer ?
Inks
Kurt Menzer ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Commandos! A word that strikes terror...
Genre
war

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

General and the Corporal / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ken Browne
Pencils
Ken Browne
Inks
Ken Browne
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, that woodland back of the old camp ground...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Buck Sanders / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernie Krigstein
Inks
Bernie Krigstein
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
School days, school days!
Genre
adventure

Frankenstein Is Captured! (Table of Contents: 5)

Frankenstein / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Briefer
Pencils
Dick Briefer
Inks
Dick Briefer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense; superhero
Characters
Frankenstein; Professor Carrol (first appearance)
Synopsis
Frankenstein is tried and reformed.

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

The Green Lama / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ken Crossen
Pencils
Frank Frollo ?
Inks
Frank Frollo ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When armed bandits stoop to robbing a dime-store...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lama [Jethro Dumont]

Sheep Man (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Crest Wood
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Dr. Frost / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Campbell (signed as HFC)
Inks
Harry Campbell (signed as HFC)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A girl's pleas make Doctor Frost question...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Frost

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Who-Zoo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Moe Abercrambie (signed as Moe)
Inks
Moe Abercrambie (signed as Moe)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy, am I sleepy - I was out with a hoot owl last night!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Black Owl / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernie Krigstein
Inks
Bernie Krigstein ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Many generations had passed since that dread call...
Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Last solo story for the Black Owl. Later on just appearing alongside Yank and Doodle.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Swing into action with Yank and Doodle, "America's Fighting Twins" as they smash through..."]
    Yank and Doodle
  2. 1. Case of the Missing Corpse!!
    Yank and Doodle
  3. 2. ["Commandos! A word that strikes terror..."]
    Ted O'Neil
  4. 3. ["Gee, that woodland back of the old camp ground..."]
    General and the Corporal
  5. 4. ["School days, school days!"]
    Buck Sanders
  6. 5. Frankenstein Is Captured!
    Frankenstein
  7. 6. ["When armed bandits stoop to robbing a dime-store..."]
    The Green Lama
  8. 7. Sheep Man
  9. 8. ["A girl's pleas make Doctor Frost question..."]
    Dr. Frost
  10. 9. ["Boy, am I sleepy - I was out with a hoot owl last night!"]
    Who-Zoo
  11. 10. ["Many generations had passed since that dread call..."]
    Black Owl
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Steven Samuels
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore