(April 1946)

Pines, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1946-02-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Better Publications Inc.
Editing
Ned Pines ? (editor)

Issue Notes

Some info verified using a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/)

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Black Terror / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Schomburg (signed as Schomburg)
Inks
Alex Schomburg (signed as Schomburg)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Black Terror [Bob Benton]
Keywords
bondage; robbery; United States Army
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[Mystery of the Vanishing Convoy] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Black Terror / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
CC-425
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The great war is over, with victory ours!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Major Davis

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Kara, the Jungle Princess / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Camy (signed as Camy)
Inks
Al Camy (signed as Camy)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
CC-319
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A plane wreck has cast Army nurse...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; jungle
Characters
Kara [Jane Howell] (Army nurse); Major Kit Kendall; Targala (villain, High Priest of the evil ape god)

Covered Wagon Train (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Cord (credited)
Pencils
? (spot illustration)
Inks
? (spot illustration)
Colors
? (spot illustration)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Danny Dale lived in the early times of the West...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Danny Dale; John Dale; Slash Martin (crook; Seth Jason; Chief Black Wolf

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

The Scarab / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Battefield
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
CC-306
First Line of Dialogue or Text
When evil ambitions seek success...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Scarab [Peter Ward]; Doctor Kuroto (villain, Japanese chemist)

Police Chief's Son (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Johnson Craig (credited)
Pencils
? (spot illustration)
Inks
? (spot illustration)
Colors
? (spot illustration)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Johnny Doyle was a twelve-year-old boy...
Genre
children; crime
Characters
Johnny Doyle; Parker (crook); Patrolman Kelly

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

American Eagle / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can the American Eagle and Eaglet...
Genre
superhero; western-frontier
Characters
The American Eagle [Tom Standish]; Eaglet [Bud Pierce]; "Spats" Bertelli (crook); Homer Richards (lawyer); Grant Mannering

Control Operator (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Miles Brower (credited)
Pencils
? (spot illustration)
Inks
? (spot illustration)
Colors
? (spot illustration)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Matty Powell was visiting his father...
Genre
children; crime
Characters
Matty Powell; George Powell; Mr. Knox; Thompson (crook)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Squirt / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hiya, Squirt! Yer outta the Army, I see!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

History's Mysteries; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Black Terror
  2. 1. [Mystery of the Vanishing Convoy]
    The Black Terror
  3. 2. ["A plane wreck has cast Army nurse..."]
    Kara, the Jungle Princess
  4. 3. Covered Wagon Train
  5. 4. ["When evil ambitions seek success..."]
    The Scarab
  6. 5. Police Chief's Son
  7. 6. ["Can the American Eagle and Eaglet..."]
    American Eagle
  8. 7. Control Operator
  9. 8. ["Hiya, Squirt! Yer outta the Army, I see!"]
    Squirt
  10. 9. ["No one knows the Secret of the Marie Celeste"]
    History's Mysteries; Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  11. 10. ["His magnetic powers foil a vicious sabotage plot against our occupation forces..."]
    Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars
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  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
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  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
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