(November 1946)
Eastern Color,
1946 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Famous Funnies Inc.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia lists William J. Pape as President. Info by Craig Delich (November, 2005).
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Allen Ulmer (painting)
- Inks
- Allen Ulmer (painting)
- Colors
- Allen Ulmer (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Ger Apeldoorn.
He Could Not Swim
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sid Greene (signed)
- Inks
- Sid Greene (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Patrolman Thomas Fitzpatrick was a man of rare humor and great heroism...
- Genre
- drama; crime
- Characters
- Patrolman Thomas Fitzpatrick
- Synopsis
- This true story is the basis for the cover to this issue.
Indexer Notes
Info and credits by Craig Delich (November, 2005).
Ambassador to Chinatown
The Irish Cop / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Patrolman Manion
- Synopsis
- True crime story
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Saltarella and Ger Apeldoorn.
Gus Schalkham
Copper / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Stookie Allen (signed)
- Pencils
- Stookie Allen (signed)
- Inks
- Stookie Allen (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Gus Schalkham
- Synopsis
- Illustrated true and factual featurette.
Indexer Notes
Info and credits by Craig Delich (November, 2005). See Craig Delich's notes to 'Smoke Eater' story, below.
[no title indexed]
Roanoke's Volunteer Lifesavers / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One sultry May afternoon in 1909...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Julian S. Wise
- Synopsis
- True story.
Indexer Notes
Info and credits by Craig Delich (November, 2005). Verified art credit. Gene Reed - 12/3/2010
The Brink of Death
Alex Galecki / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ben Thompson (signed as Thompson)
- Inks
- Ben Thompson (signed as Thompson)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Alex Galecki
- Synopsis
- True story.
Indexer Notes
Info and credits by Craig Delich (November, 2005).
Detective Extraordinary
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In 1907 one of the brightest stars ever to shine...
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- George E. Patton
- Synopsis
- True story
Indexer Notes
Info by Craig Delich (November, 2005).
Come What May.....
Thomas Alva Edison, The Boy / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sam Burlockoff (signed as Burly)
- Inks
- Sam Burlockoff (signed as Burly)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, Ton, I guess that completes our telephone line!
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Thomas Alva Edison
Indexer Notes
Info by Craig Delich (November, 2005). Art credit based on signature in splash panel. Gene Reed - 12/3/2010
Redskin Heroine
Sacajawea / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In 1804, President Jefferson knew...
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Sacajawea; Captain Lewis; Charbonneau; Cameahwait
Indexer Notes
Info by Craig Delich (November, 2005).
Forever Vigilant!!-
comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Last winter, as two Bronx boys...
- Genre
- advocacy
- Characters
- Robert Bellicro; Richard Hannigan
- Keywords
- political
Indexer Notes
Info and credits by Craig Delich (November, 2005).
Toth also signs in the final panel.
Trapped!
James Gibson / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One hundred tons of sand threatened death...
- Genre
- drama
- Synopsis
- True story
Indexer Notes
Info and credits by Craig Delich (November, 2005). Signature in splash is Roy & Burly. This is the art combo of Mike Roy (pencils) and Sam Burlockoff (inks). Corrected art credit accordingly. Gene Reed 12/3/2010
The Heroic Policeman and the Flames of Death
Patrolman Albert S. Black / character profile / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Unsung are the heroes of New York's finest...
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Patrolman Albert S. Black
- Synopsis
- True story
Indexer Notes
Info by Craig Delich (November, 2005).
Smoke Eater
Charley Rankin / character profile / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Charley Rankin was a familiar figure at big fires...
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Deputy Fire Chief Charley Rankin
- Synopsis
- Factual story
Indexer Notes
Info by Craig Delich (November, 2005). Ben Allen sometimes signs his work as Stookie Allen.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
He Could Not Swim
-
2.
Ambassador to Chinatown
The Irish Cop -
3.
Gus Schalkham
Copper -
4.
["One sultry May afternoon in 1909..."]
Roanoke's Volunteer Lifesavers -
5.
The Brink of Death
Alex Galecki -
6.
Detective Extraordinary
-
7.
Come What May.....
Thomas Alva Edison, The Boy -
8.
Redskin Heroine
Sacajawea -
9.
Forever Vigilant!!-
-
10.
Trapped!
James Gibson -
11.
The Heroic Policeman and the Flames of Death
Patrolman Albert S. Black -
12.
Smoke Eater
Charley Rankin -
13.
Nathan Hale
When They Were Young -
14.
Private Hero
Seaman David Sperling
This issue was modified by, among others
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
- Michael Vance
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