(April 1944)

Quality Comics, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
Monthly except December and June
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
E. M. Arnold
Brand
Quality Comic Group
Editing
Martin DeMuth

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Midnight / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Kotzky
Inks
Alex Kotzky
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Midnight and his pals turn back the hands of time!
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Midnight / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Gustavson (signed)
Pencils
Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks
Paul Gustavson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Paul Gustavson

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, you!.. This one'll kill you!
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey); Sniffer Snoop; Hotdog; Nero; Poppea
Synopsis
Doc Wackey invents time pills and sends the whole gang to Ancient Rome. Conveniently, a special vitamin in the pill also allows them to speak the language.

Indexer Notes

Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

Sabotage in the Circus (Table of Contents: 2)

Rookie Rankin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Leav
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Rookie Rankin; Patches the Clown; Robin

Indexer Notes

This is clearly Leav when compared to his signed work in Wanted Comics (Wanted-Orbit, 1947 series) #26.

Sealed Dispatches (Table of Contents: 3)

Espionage Starring Black X / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Don Rico
Inks
Don Rico
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy; adventure; war
Characters
Black X; Batu

[The King of Cashomania] (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie O'Toole / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble
Pencils
Bernard Dibble
Inks
Bernard Dibble
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Jester / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Leav
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tell him from me, Quinopolis, that maybe was smart to be a crook!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jester [Chuck Lane]; Jerry Quinn; Mr. Drewer; McGinty

Indexer Notes

This is clearly Leav when compared to his signed work in Wanted Comics (Wanted-Orbit, 1947 series) #52.

The Mystery of the Missing Dishrag (Table of Contents: 6)

Lady Luck / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Klaus Nordling (signed)
Pencils
Klaus Nordling (signed)
Inks
Klaus Nordling (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lady Luck; Helga; Mr. Pierre; Count DiChange
Synopsis
Lady Luck investigates a diner whose owner keeps Nazi paraphernalia.
Reprints
Keywords
Nazis

Havana Murder (Table of Contents: 7)

Jimmy Christian / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

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

Wun Cloo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Cole (credited as Ralph Johns)
Inks
Jack Cole (credited as Ralph Johns)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ho hum!...
Genre
humor; detective-mystery

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

Daffy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Milt Stein (signed)
Pencils
Milt Stein (signed)
Inks
Milt Stein (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Isn't the circus thrilling?
Genre
humor; sports
Characters
Daffy; Deke; Dan; Trixie
Keywords
wrestling

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

The Marksman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks
Fred Guardineer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A strange incredible story... a fugitive from our own wild west meeting a master of oriental treachery in a land below the steaming equator.
Genre
adventure; war; superhero
Characters
The Marksman [Baron Povalsky]; Anna; Hiroto; Jake Sands; Montez Brothers
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Midnight and his pals turn back the hands of time!"]
    Midnight
  2. 1. ["Hey, you!.. This one'll kill you!"]
    Midnight
  3. 2. Sabotage in the Circus
    Rookie Rankin
  4. 3. Sealed Dispatches
    Espionage Starring Black X
  5. 4. [The King of Cashomania]
    Archie O'Toole
  6. 5. ["Tell him from me, Quinopolis, that maybe was smart to be a crook!"]
    The Jester
  7. 6. The Mystery of the Missing Dishrag
    Lady Luck
  8. 7. Havana Murder
    Jimmy Christian
  9. 8. ["Ho hum!..."]
    Wun Cloo
  10. 9. ["Isn't the circus thrilling?"]
    Daffy
  11. 10. ["A strange incredible story... a fugitive from our own wild west meeting a master of oriental treachery in a land below the steaming equator."]
    The Marksman
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  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Bob Hughes
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Adam Spector
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