(January 1946)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- quarterly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Flying Cadet Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- World's Greatest Comics / Harry "A" Chesler Jr.
- Editing:
- Will Harr
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age U.S. Size; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Was An On-Going Series
Issue Notes
PUNCH COMICS, No., 16. January, 1946. Published quarterly by Flying Cadet Publishing Co., Inc., 420 DeSoto Avenue, St. Louis 7, Mo. Editorial offices, 163 West 23rd St., New York 11, N. Y. Business office, 150 Kenvil Ave., Succasunna, N. J. Single copies 10c. Yearly Subscription $1.00. [piece missing] class matter at the Post Office at St. Louis, Mo., July 12, 1944, under the act of March 3, 1879. Entire contents copyright 1945, Harry "A" Chesler, Jr., Features Syndicate, 163 West 23rd St., New York 11, N. Y. Printed in U. S. A.
Will Harr, rather than Chesler himself, was named as editor in statements of ownership from this period.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in Zip Jet (St. John, 1953 series) #2 (May 1953) [Rocketman renamed Zip-Jet; new splash panel and considerable editing]
- in Golden-Age Men of Mystery Digest Special (AC, 2001 series) #1 (2001)
[Battle for post war air routes]
Rocketman / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Al Plastino?; Tony Cataldo
- Inks:
- Al Plastino?; Tony Cataldo
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Rocketman [Cal Martin]; Rocketgirl [Doris Dalton]; Mr. Shoals; Norton Bemis; Cal Martin; Doris Dalton; Barton; Senor Muerte Hernandez; Mr. Death [Senor Muerte Hernandez]
- Synopsis:
- Someone is causing all of Norton Bemis' planes to crash, and it is up to Rocketman and Rocketgirl to figure out who is causing the problems.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Golden-Age Men of Mystery (AC, 1996 series) #10 (1998) [in black and white]
Indexer Notes
First sentence in the story begins "No holds are barred in the billion dollar battle for postwar air routes...".
[What grim secret was hiding behind the frozen grin of the Hindu god?]
Master Key / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Paul Gattuso
- Inks:
- Paul Gattuso
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Master Key
[on furlough]
Happy Landing / comic story / 5 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Otto Eppers?; Joe Beck?
- Inks:
- Otto Eppers?; Joe Beck?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor; war
Loan Shark Bait
Lou Toka / text story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- crime
[Trouble isn't Johnny Jenkins' middle name]
Johnny on the Spot / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Al Plastino?
- Inks:
- Al Plastino?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective
Six Shooter Surprise
text story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- western
[So! you wuz gonna mop up the joint with me]
Punch and Cutey / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Otto Eppers?; Joe Beck?
- Inks:
- Otto Eppers?; Joe Beck?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
Speedy Wheeler Saves the Day and Wins a Bike
Speedy Wheeler; Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Milt Youngren (signed)
- Inks:
- Milt Youngren
- Letters:
- Milt Youngren?
Table of Contents
-
1.
[Battle for post war air routes]
Rocketman -
2.
[What grim secret was hiding behind the frozen grin of the Hindu god?]
Master Key -
3.
[on furlough]
Happy Landing -
4.
Loan Shark Bait
Lou Toka -
5.
[Trouble isn't Johnny Jenkins' middle name]
Johnny on the Spot -
6.
Six Shooter Surprise
-
7.
[So! you wuz gonna mop up the joint with me]
Punch and Cutey -
8.
Speedy Wheeler Saves the Day and Wins a Bike
Speedy Wheeler; Schwinn
- Henry Andrews
- James Ludwig
- Lou Mougin
- James Ludwig
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