Cat-Man Comics #v3#1 [26]

(September 1944)

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

The Catman and the Kitten / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Charles Quinlan Jr.

Pencils

Charles Quinlan Sr. (signed)

Inks

Charles Quinlan Sr. (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What queer quirk of fate makes criminals of law abiding people?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Catman [David Merryweather]; The Kitten [Katie Conn]; Tony Berko (villain); Berko's mob (villains)

Synopsis

When a 30-year-old paperboy becomes disgusted of being called "my boy" by people, he decides to get revenge on anyone who dares call him that. So he gathers a group of eight newsboys together to work for him, exacting that revenge and getting rich in the process. But David and Katie have a run-in with one of the boys and learn where this Berko resides. From there, The Catman and Kitten take over.

Reprints

• in Super Weird Heroes (IDW, 2016 series) #[nn] (November 2016)

Keywords

Centre City Courier

Indexer Notes

Script credit by Craig Delich.

The Man Who was Death (Table of Contents: 2)

The Deacon and Mickey / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

The Deacon; Mickey (boy sidekick); Mr. Death (villain)

Count Vultiere (Table of Contents: 3)

Leatherface / comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Don Rico ?

Inks

Don Rico ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

historical

Characters

Leatherface [Andre DeLeboef] (introduction, "champion of the damned"); the Duc du Bellaire; Catherine (the Duc's daughter)

Indexer Notes

Art credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Only appearance of Leatherface, set in 16th century France.

[Statement of Ownership] (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Editing

R. R. Hermann (owner, managing editor); F. Z. Temerson (business manager); Esther Temerson (owner); Continental Magazines, Inc. (publisher, owner)

Indexer Notes

Full data provided (courtesy of Frank Motler, April 28, 2005) as the print is exceedingly small in the original, and not easily legible even in the higher-resolution of the two available scans:

Statement Of Ownership: Continental Magazines, Inc.: Catman Comics (V3#1), Oct, 1st, 1943.
Publisher: Continental Magazines, Inc, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City. Distributor: P.D.C..
Editor: none.
Managing Editor: R.R. Hermann, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City.
Business Manager: F.Z. Temerson, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City.
Owners: Continental Magazines, Inc, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City, R.R. Hermann, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City, Esther Temerson, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City.
Other bondholders: none. Notary: Anna Higgins, Queen's County Clerk's No 2773, Reg No 772, New York. County Clerk's No 4H432. Commission expires Mar 30, 1944. Dated: 29th September 1943. Statement of Ownership

You're the Murderer! (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

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

Rufus / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Manny Stallman (signed as Stallman)

Pencils

Tom Van Buren (signed as Van Buren)

Inks

Tom Van Buren (signed as Van Buren)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Folks! We want you to meet our newest addition to Cat-Man Comics...Rufus!

The Tokyo Termites (Table of Contents: 7)

Little Leaders / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Rudy Palais (signed)

Inks

Rudy Palais (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Mickey (Deacon's sidekick); The Kitten [Katie Conn]

Indexer Notes

Inker credit added by Craig Delich 3-21-09.

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

The Golden Archer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Don Rico ?

Pencils

Don Rico (signed)

Inks

Don Rico ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Sherwood Forest, in twelfth century England...

Genre

historical

Characters

The Golden Archer [Ned] (introduction); Ned's father (introduction); the Sheriff of Nottingham (villain); Dianne (the sheriff's niece, or 'neice')

Synopsis

Ned is a kitchen boy who becomes Robin Hood's aide, The Golden Archer.

The Man Who Sold His Soul to the Devil! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Fujitani

Inks

Bob Fujitani

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Hood [Major Wood]; Rae Herman (his fiancée); Satan (the Man in the Black Cloak, villain); Harvey Stone (villain, death)

Synopsis

The Hood has to face Harvey Stone, a man who sells his soul to the Devil for ten good years, a man who now has the luck of the Devil, and whose every venture is crowned with success and unspeakable evil.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #76 ([January 2009])

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Craig Delich.