The Green Mask #v2#1 [12]

(Spring 1945)

The Mystery of the Cat's Meow! (Table of Contents: 1)

Green Mask / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Jack Fiske]

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Green; Beverly Crane; Sonny Kendrick; Mr. Whiskers

Synopsis

Johnny greets Beverly and Sonny, selected to participate in a Green Mask adventure. Mr. Whiskers and his gang, fleeing from the cops, nearly run over the teenagers, but Johnny changes into the Green Mask and stops their car. The crooks are arrested but the diamond they stole is nowhere to be found. Beverly adopts Mr. Whiskers' cat over the villain's objections. Mr. Whiskers escapes, then abducts Beverly and Sonny and recovers his cat. The Green Mask unmasks Whiskers, who has disguised his cat as a dog. The crook is captured, the kids freed, and the diamond recovered from the cat's collar.

Indexer Notes

Jack Fiske (sometimes Fisk) was a house byline on this feature.

Beverly Crane of 2529 Swayze Street, Flint, Michigan and Sonny Kendrick of 7056 Easten [sic = Eastern] Ave, Washington DC were actual readers who "were selected to accompany Green Mask on this tale." In the story, Johnny chooses their letters from Green Mask fan mail.

The Hawk (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ted Harris

Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

The Election Of Skulls (Table of Contents: 3)

Green Mask / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Jack Fiske]

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Johnny Green; Suzie; Green Mask; Numbo

Synopsis

Johnny and Suzie visit an African village exhibit at the museum, and Johnny is chosen by the natives to be their Chief Skull. His mouth is accidentally burned and he can't summon the Green Mask by shouting "E-e-e-ow." They're taken to Africa where Numbo tries to kill Johnny during the "purification ceremony" so Numbo will be the new chief. Mud, which several captive scientists say has "healing powers," makes it possible for Johnny to shout aloud and become the Green Mask. The Green Mask defeats Numbo and teaches the villagers how to elect their own leaders from now on.

Indexer Notes

Jack Fiske is the house byline for this feature.

In this story, Johnny knows he can summon the Green Mask voluntarily by saying "E-e-e-ow," whereas in previous issues he was unaware that this angry utterance changed him into the superhero. However, when the Green Mask reverts to his "Johnny" form at the end of the story, Johnny still can't recall what happened.

On page 5, Johnny "can't talk yet" in panels 1-2, then says "I'm coming Suzie! Keep cool!" in panel 3, but in panel 4 (in a thought balloon) and panel 6 (in a speech balloon) he says "If I could only speak!"

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

One Round Hogan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Jo Logan]

Pencils

Al Zere ?

Inks

Al Zere ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

All prize fighters at some time in their ring careers get into a slump...

Genre

sports

Characters

Tim "One Round" Hogan; Blimp; Spigot Barnett; Lillyan; Brazilian Panther

Synopsis

Boxer Hogan disappears to rethink his career choice. Wandering through the Kentucky mountains, he meets attractive hillbilly Lillyan, whose father just died and who fears she'll lose her home to foreclosure. Hogan agrees to fight the Brazilian Panther. He wins and will use the money to give Lillyan a new start in life.

Keywords

boxing

Indexer Notes

Jo Logan was a house byline for this feature.

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

Karrots / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Bud Davis]

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Karrots we're gonna hit th' wall!

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Karrots; Goopy

Synopsis

Rabbit Karrots and his dog pal Goopy test Karrots' new invention: an auto rocket. Unfortunately, he hasn't yet added brakes or a steering wheel, which results in an encounter with an angry bull.

Indexer Notes

Bud Davis may have been a house byline.

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

Minit Mystery / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

? [as Tom Canby]

Pencils

Al Zere ?

Inks

Al Zere ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Great Tarnstrom...

Genre

crime

Characters

Great Tarnstrom; Mrs. Van Brunt; Simmons

Synopsis

Magician Tarnstrom performs at Mrs. Van Brunt's society party. He's accused of stealing her ruby and substituting a fake one. A private detective arrests one of the guests, "the brains of the Simmons gang, international jewel swindlers!"

Reprints

• in Crime and Justice (Charlton, 1951 series) #26 (September 1955)
which is reprinted
• in Tales of the Underworld (Alan Class, 1960 series) #4 (?)

Indexer Notes

Tom Canby was probably a house byline.

Simmons is first identified in a caption as "the host" but the party is held by the Van Brunts, so he should be Mr. Van Brunt. In the next panel he's arrested and identified as Simmons.