Comic Cavalcade #4

(Fall 1943)

The Purloined Pressure Coordinator (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

William Moulton Marston (signed as Charles Moulton)

Pencils:

Harry G. Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)

Inks:

Harry G. Peter (signed as H. G. Peter)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Etta Candy; Holliday Girls; Colonel Darnell; Steve Trevor; Alltrue Blythe; Bertha Nagle (villain); the Nazis (villains).

Synopsis:

The Nazis try to steal Wonder Woman's new invention.

Mutt & Jeff Gags/Cicero's Cat (Table of Contents)

Mutt and Jeff / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher)

Pencils:

Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]

Inks:

Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]

Colors:

?

Letters:

Al Smith

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Mutt; Jeff; Cicero's Cat.

Indexer Notes

Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-31-09.

A Pair of Kings (Table of Contents)

The King / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Jon Chester Kozlak

Inks:

Jon Chester Kozlak

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The King [King Standish]; Homer Wolfe; the Witch (villain); Flat Head (villain).

Synopsis:

Homer Wolfe infilitrates the underworld to gain information about the King, which he uses to disguise himself as our hero and then blackmails the Witch!

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-6-09.

The Biography of a Nazi (Table of Contents)

The Gay Ghost / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ted Udall

Pencils:

Howard Purcell

Inks:

Howard Purcell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Gay Ghost [Charles Collins]; Otto Strossel (I, villain); Hans Strossel; Colonel Von Kraut (villain).

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04.

Have You Read Any Good Books Lately? (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alfred Bester?

Pencils:

Paul Reinman

Inks:

Sam Burlockoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles; Jake Blinz (I, villain); Goitrude the cab; Old Schloop.

Synopsis:

A notorious criminal plans and directs fool-proof crfimes from his prison cell.

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Green Lantern is shown wearing his ring on the right hand. Notes, some info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-31-09.

Speedy Alibi (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Evelyn Gaines (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Mark Time, Mister! (Table of Contents)

Hop Harrigan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jon L. Blummer (signed)

Pencils:

Jon L. Blummer (signed)

Inks:

Jon L. Blummer (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jon L. Blummer

Content Information

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Hop Harrigan; Tank Tinker.

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 8-31-09.

[Monty's Girlfriend] (Table of Contents)

Scribbly and the Red Tornado / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Pencils:

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Inks:

Sheldon Mayer (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Sheldon Mayer

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

The Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]; Pa Hunkel; Sisty and Dinky; Gus Hunkel.

Synopsis:

Gus wants to get married, but his bride to be is out to get him.

The Man Who Wouldn't Put His Lights Out! (Table of Contents)

O'Malley of the Fourth Precinct / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Irwin Hasen

Pencils:

Irwin Hasen

Inks:

Irwin Hasen

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

John O'Malley

Turncoat Terrorism (Table of Contents)

Sargon the Sorcerer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John B. Wentworth

Pencils:

Howard Purcell

Inks:

Howard Purcell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Sargon the Sorcerer [John Sargent]; Dr. Popescu (I, villain); Marcu Ionescu; Elena; Flora Styles.

Synopsis:

A clever Nazi agent, disguised at Dr. Popescu, addresses a meeting of Rumanian refugees, promising to use his influence to bring relatives of the club members to America. But Sargon discovers this to be a subtle blackmail scheme.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, updated 8/04. Some info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-6-09.

Hop Harrigan and the Coconuts (Table of Contents)

Hop Harrigan / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Hop Harrigan

Winky Turns Wrestler (Table of Contents)

The Flash / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner F. Fox

Pencils:

Louis Ferstadt

Inks:

Martin Naydel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Winky; Blinky; Noddy (all as the Three Dimwits); Joan Williams; Bronco Bill Boley; Strange Sarkow; Ear-Biter Evans; Bonecrusher Casey; Slits Carson (villain).

Synopsis:

After foiling a hold-up attempt on Joan and Jay, Winky decides that maybe the life of a professional wrestler is more suited to his abilities. The Flash steps in when the underworld sees money to be made on the nit-wit's abilities.

Indexer Notes

Some info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 8-31-09.