(September 1945)

Quality Comics, 1939 Series
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Volume
?
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly except December and June
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Brand
Quality Comic Group
Editing
Gwen Hansen

The Undertaker, Lord of the Plunderworld! (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Bryant
Inks
Al Bryant
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; the Undertaker
Reprints

The Undertaker, Lord of the Plunderworld (Table of Contents: 1)

Doll Man / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk ?
Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich
Inks
Dan Zolnerowich ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts; Professor Roberts; Randolph Perry (villain, movie star); The Undertaker (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
Martha hears about a condemned hotel and sees the possibilities of a great newspaper story there. She comes face-to-face with dangerous parties keen on preventing the destruction of the hotel, including one Randolph Perry, who is seeking records of his lost love in that hotel. Meanwhile, Doll Man is battling the Undertaker, a balding villain obsessed with obtaining anything related to death and who sought to raid the hotel for any valuables on site, including some rare pearls.

Indexer Notes

Tilting figures with long upper body and awkward way of standing and walking, some wild eyes, and also broad shoulders and narrow head on stretched neck are all pointing to Zolnerowich. He is credited on both pencils and ink on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, but inking may vary.

Land of Dreams (Table of Contents: 2)

Perky / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Sid Lazarus (signed)
Pencils
Sid Lazarus (signed)
Inks
Sid Lazarus (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Perky; The Sand Man and Miss Sweet Dreams (first appearance)

[The Face Maker] (Table of Contents: 3)

Blimpy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Al Stahl (signed)
Pencils
Al Stahl (signed)
Inks
Janice Valleau (signed as Ginger)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Blimpy; The Face Maker (first appearance; villain)

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

Lala Palooza / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor

Swing Sisson Goes to a Symphony (Table of Contents: 5)

Swing Sisson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)
Pencils
Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)
Inks
Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; detective-mystery; adventure
Characters
Swing Sisson; Bonnie Baxter; Toby; Vladovsky (first appearance; villain; death); his rival (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis
Vladovsky is killed by a rival just before he takes the stage to conduct the orchestra.

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

Mickey Finn / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Lank Leonard (signed)
Pencils
Lank Leonard (signed)
Inks
Lank Leonard (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Mrs. Flaherty; Florrie Finn; Galligan; Phil Finn

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

Devil Man (Table of Contents: 7)

Perry Scott / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert M. Hyatt?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Perry Scott

[The Strength Formula] (Table of Contents: 8)

Poison Ivy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Cole
Pencils
Jack Cole
Inks
Jack Cole
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Poison Ivy

[The Isle of Kozombo] (Table of Contents: 9)

Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; children; spy
Characters
Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Pierpont Lee; Alababa; Whataman Wheels (introduction)]; The Japanese (villains)

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

Big Top / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor

[Not Exactly Grounded] (Table of Contents: 11)

Spin Shaw / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Quackenbush ?
Inks
Bill Quackenbush ?; Irving Tirman ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
aviation; adventure
Characters
Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Lalage Davis (first appearance); The Japanese (villains)
Synopsis
Spin is visited at the base by a news reporter when a Japanese bomber appears.

Indexer Notes

A few short figures and narrow heads point to Quakenbush, and some jaws behind the ear point to Tirman. Uncertain.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Undertaker, Lord of the Plunderworld!
    Doll Man
  2. 1. The Undertaker, Lord of the Plunderworld
    Doll Man
  3. 2. Land of Dreams
    Perky
  4. 3. [The Face Maker]
    Blimpy
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Lala Palooza
  6. 5. Swing Sisson Goes to a Symphony
    Swing Sisson
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Mickey Finn
  8. 7. Devil Man
    Perry Scott
  9. 8. [The Strength Formula]
    Poison Ivy
  10. 9. [The Isle of Kozombo]
    Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Big Top
  12. 11. [Not Exactly Grounded]
    Spin Shaw
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ã…dland
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore