([September 1945])

Narrative, 1945 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Narrative Publishers
Editing
L. B. Cole ?

Issue Notes

No dates in the book itself. Date comes from William Woolfolk's notebooks and Howard Keltner's Comic Book Index.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Black Raider / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
L. B. Cole
Inks
L. B. Cole
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Sinister Suitcase (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Mort Leav
Inks
Mort Leav
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Woolfolk's name is seen on book page in last panel.

The Master of Birds (Table of Contents: 2)

Black Raider / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George H. Appel (signed)
Inks
George H. Appel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

Pets or Pests (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony DiPreta ?
Inks
Tony DiPreta ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Tony; Tony's father; Lank; Lou; Mrs. Beams (pet owner)
Synopsis
When Tony's father complains about the pets that his son is watching for Mrs. Beam, he orders Tony to get rid of them as soon as possible. Tony looks for some of his friends to watch the pets in his place but only succeeds in pawning off a cat and a parrot, but not the dog.

Arson (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

Dr. Mephisto / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Casper Emerson
Inks
Casper Emerson
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The envelope contained a fortune!
Characters
last appearance

Indexer Notes

Art ID by David Saunders at <http://www.pulpartists.com/Emerson.html> (September 2013).

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

Miss Espionage / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Maurice Whitman [as Reece]
Inks
Maurice Whitman [as Reece]
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hatred and suspicion are the breeding grounds of war!
Genre
spy
Characters
Miss Espionage

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Merlin the Boy Magician / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Millard
Pencils
Leo Morey
Inks
Leo Morey
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Out on the desert, water carries...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Merlin; Pancho; Gopher Gus

Indexer Notes

Credits from Jerry Bails.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Black Raider
  2. 1. The Sinister Suitcase
  3. 2. The Master of Birds
    Black Raider
  4. 3. Pets or Pests
  5. 4. Arson
  6. 5. ["The envelope contained a fortune!"]
    Dr. Mephisto
  7. 6. ["Hatred and suspicion are the breeding grounds of war!"]
    Miss Espionage
  8. 7. ["Out on the desert, water carries..."]
    Merlin the Boy Magician
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose