(1944)

Croydon Publishing Co., 1944 Series
| Next Issue >
Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Croydon Publishing Co.
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Valiant, Terry Temple / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marvin Stein
Inks
Marvin Stein
Colors
?
Letters
?
Cover Thumbnail for Variety Comics (Croydon Publishing Co., 1944 series) #1
Edit cover
Cover gallery

[The Coming of Captain Valiant] (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Valiant / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marvin Stein ?
Inks
Marvin Stein ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A new nemesis of crime, Captain Valiant, who steps into the spotlight...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Valiant [Bruce Barton] (Intro; Origin); Buttons O'Connor (Villain; Intro)

[The Skull Tattoo] (Table of Contents: 2)

Gabby Grayson, Radio Reporter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Gabby' Grayson is no ordinary reporter for his news is not read, but heard!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Gabby Grayson (Intro)

Mystery of the Green Paint (Table of Contents: 3)

Terry Temple, Woman Investigator / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leo Bachle (signed)
Inks
Leo Bachle (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Terry Temple (Intro)

Indexer Notes

Signature matches that in the Terry Temple story Leo drew for Variety Comics #3.

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

It's True / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A book on playing or gambling with dice...
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

The Case of Marty's Mischief (Table of Contents: 5)

Marty Moore / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Marty Moore (Intro)

[Desolation Island] (Table of Contents: 6)

Commander Neil Nelson / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
On board the U.S.S. 'Truxton,' Commander Neil Nelson's new destroyer...
Genre
military
Characters
Commander Neil Nelson (Intro); The Japanese (Villain)

[Delivering the Time Bomb] (Table of Contents: 7)

Goonie Gus / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In a dark dingy room, a slinky character is finishing work...
Genre
humor
Characters
Goonie Gus (Intro)

Variety Humor (Table of Contents: 8)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alan Mandel ?
Inks
Alan Mandel ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Reprints

The Web (Table of Contents: 9)

The Mystery Master / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
The Mystery Master (Intro; a horror host)

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

It's True / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Many army homing pigeons can fly at a speed...
Genre
non-fiction
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Captain Valiant, Terry Temple
  2. 1. [The Coming of Captain Valiant]
    Captain Valiant
  3. 2. [The Skull Tattoo]
    Gabby Grayson, Radio Reporter
  4. 3. Mystery of the Green Paint
    Terry Temple, Woman Investigator
  5. 4. ["A book on playing or gambling with dice..."]
    It's True
  6. 5. The Case of Marty's Mischief
    Marty Moore
  7. 6. [Desolation Island]
    Commander Neil Nelson
  8. 7. [Delivering the Time Bomb]
    Goonie Gus
  9. 8. Variety Humor
  10. 9. The Web
    The Mystery Master
  11. 10. ["Many army homing pigeons can fly at a speed..."]
    It's True
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matthew Torrance
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
If you believe any of this data to be incorrect, please let us know.
Cover thumbnails are used for identification purposes only. All rights to cover images reserved by the respective copyright holders.
Creative Commons License All portions of the Grand Comics Database™, except where noted otherwise, are copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
The GCD Privacy Policy. The GCD Web Site code is licensed under the GNU General Public License.