Feature Comics #70

(August 1943)

The Case of the Pharoah's Curse (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Reed Crandall?

Inks:

John Cassone?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; The Pharaoh [Janus] (first appearance; villain); A pharoah (first appearance; flashback; death); Rath Sheda (first appearance; flashback; death); Evertts (first appearance; death); Smallets (first appearance; death); McKleun (first appearance; death); Valtin (first appearance; death); James Harvey (first appearance; death); Rodney Reed (first appearance; death)

Indexer Notes

Reed named for comics scripter Rod Reed

["What are these, Uncle Phil?"] (Table of Contents)

Mickey Finn / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Lank Leonard

Pencils:

Lank Leonard

Inks:

Lank Leonard

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

[Looking For Trouble] (Table of Contents)

Poison Ivy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gill Fox

Pencils:

Gill Fox

Inks:

Gill Fox

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Poison Ivy

["Hello, Dianne? Have you heard......."] (Table of Contents)

Spider Widow with the Raven and Phantom Lady! / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Borth [as Frank M. Borth] (signed)

Pencils:

Frank Borth [as Frank M. Borth] (signed)

Inks:

Frank Borth [as Frank M. Borth] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Spider Widow [Dianne Grayson]; The Raven [Tony Grey]; Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; The "Big" Boss [Larkins, also as Senator Knight] (villain, death)

Synopsis:

The Spider Widow and Phantom Lady learn that the Raven has been taken from the hospital, where he was recovering from his wounds, to a place called the Lookout Hotel. When Dianne enters the hotel, she is confronted by the Raven, who claims he has joined the Bosses' mob.

Reprints:

• in Roy Thomas Presents Classic Phantom Lady (PS Artbooks, 2013 series) #1 (February 2013)

Keywords:

Lookout Hotel

Indexer Notes

Continued from Police Comics #21 (August 1943).

Octa Puss Pickpocket Gang Pockets City (Table of Contents)

Inferior Man / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Stahl

Pencils:

Al Stahl

Inks:

Al Stahl

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; superhero

Characters:

Inferior Man [Courtney Fudd]; The Octa Puss [Four Arm Joe] (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Inferior Man battles a former wrestler who has taken to theft as the dreaded Octa Puss!

Indexer Notes

The Octa Puss is not The Spirit villain.

[The Return of Yvonne] (Table of Contents)

Swing Sisson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Tex Henson

Pencils:

Phil Martin

Inks:

Phil Martin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; detective-mystery

Characters:

Swing Sisson; Yvonne (villain)

Indexer Notes

Characters: Yvonne's previous appearance was in #62.

["But what will Lala say about me..."] (Table of Contents)

Lala Palooza / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bernard Dibble

Inks:

Bernard Dibble

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Lala Palooza

Indexer Notes

Writer credit revised from Bernard Dibble to ? by Craig Delich 2013-4-6. The Who's Who does not indicate a writing credit for Dibble on this strip.

[The Jade Elephant] (Table of Contents)

Spin Shaw / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Powell

Pencils:

Bob Powell

Inks:

Bob Powell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Madame Chiang; Number One Man (first appearance); The Japanese (villains)

The Ghost That Haunted Macbeth (Table of Contents)

Zero / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Clark Williams?

Inks:

Clark Williams?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Zero; Richard Bevins (first appearance); Banquo's ghost (first appearance; villain)

[King Neptune's Domain] (Table of Contents)

Blimpy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Stahl

Pencils:

Al Stahl

Inks:

Al Stahl

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Blimpy; King Neptune (first appearance); The Japanese (villains)

The Island That Vanished (Table of Contents)

Perry Scott / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert M. Hyatt?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Perry Scott

["I still don't remember..."] (Table of Contents)

Big Top / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bernard Dibble

Inks:

Bernard Dibble

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Writer credit revised from Bernard Dibble to ? by Craig Delich 2013-4-6. The Who's Who does not indicate a writing credit for Dibble on this strip.

[The Wrong Wong] (Table of Contents)

Rusty Ryan / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Gustavson

Pencils:

Paul Gustavson

Inks:

Paul Gustavson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; children; spy

Characters:

Rusty Ryan; Stumpy; Alababa; Pierpont Lee; The Japanese (villains)