Feature Comics
#97
(April 1946)
Quality Comics,
1939 Series
- 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 Feathered Felons
Doll Man / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts; Professor Roberts; The Peacock (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Peacock is in prison and suucceeds in building a model plane, which he uses to escape, then he gains control of a flock of pigeons to help him in committing more crimes.
Indexer Notes
Originally credited "Al Bryant?", but tilting figures with a 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.
Insectville
Perky / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Sid Lazarus (signed)
- Pencils
- Sid Lazarus (signed)
- Inks
- Sid Lazarus (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Perky
Hair-Raising Spook Stories
Blimpy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Blimpy; Mike (first appearance; villain); another crook (first appearance; villain)
[no title indexed]
Lala Palooza / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where's some paper, Lala?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Lala Palooza; Vincent Palooza; Mr. Brumphy
- Synopsis
- Short of paper on which to write his murder mystery, Vince uses Lala's diary. When Mr. Brumphy reads it, he assumes Lala is a dangerous killer.
[no title indexed]
Lala Palooza / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's positively unsanitary the way Lala leaves money around in jars to collect dust!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Vincent Palooza; Lala Palooza
- Synopsis
- Vincent steals money from Lala and hides it in the cuckoo clock.
[no title indexed]
Lala Palooza / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy! Did I rent a costume!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Vincent Palooza
- Synopsis
- Vincent tries on his gorilla costume, forgets he's wearing it, and greets the census taker at the door.
[The Band Breakup]
Swing Sisson / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; detective-mystery; adventure
- Characters
- Swing Sisson; Bonnie Baxter; Toby Tucker; Torchy Lane (first appearance; villain)
- Synopsis
- A red-headed siren proves that even friends can fall out over a woman.
Indexer Notes
Tomsey is credited on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and some faces in sideview have similarities with his signed Jackie Law stories in Clue Comics, and also his Kid Click in US Camera Comics, so could be by him. The inking has some resemblence to the many Manhunter and Jester stories in Police Comics, by unknown.
[no title indexed]
Mickey Finn / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Lank Leonard (signed)
- Pencils
- Lank Leonard (signed)
- Inks
- Lank Leonard (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mickey Finn; Philip Finn; Florrie Finn
Indexer Notes
strip reprints
[Darla the Dancer]
Spin Shaw / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- aviation; adventure
- Characters
- Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Darla (first appearance; villain); Gimmick (first appearance; villain); Bigpaw (first appearance; villain)
- Synopsis
- Spin exposes some swindlers who drug sailors and soldiers for their money.
Indexer Notes
So similar art to the previous in this feature that it could be Quackenbush, even with some figures with longer legs than usual. He is credited on pencils and ink on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Uncertain inking when compared with his signed stories.
[no title indexed]
Big Top / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! I ain't played a joke on the boss in a long while!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Butch; Boss Jeff Bangs
- Synopsis
- Butch pretends to have amnesia. Boss Bangs says Butch is the circus handyman and forces him to do chores.
[no title indexed]
Lala Palooza / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Butch, old chap...you've been with this show thirty-six years today...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Butch; Boss Jeff Bangs
- Synopsis
- When Boss Bangs gives a photo of himself to Butch as a gift, Butch is outraged. He tears up the photo, only to later learn his new contract--with a raise of $100 per week--was on the back.
The Isle of the Dead
Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure; children; spy
- Characters
- Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Alababa; Pierpont Lee]; A tribe of slavers (villains, introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- Canoes filled with burial gifts are sent to another island ruled by a parasite tribe.
Indexer Notes
Some pointed faces with eyes far apart make this a Peter Riss story, page 4, 5 and 6, and also a flying knock-out on page 6. Same inker as in many Manhunter and Jester stories, but unknown. Riss is credited with pencils only on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Does the Doll Man halt the return of the Peacock and his feathered felons?"]
Doll Man -
1.
The Feathered Felons
Doll Man -
2.
Insectville
Perky -
3.
Hair-Raising Spook Stories
Blimpy -
4.
["Where's some paper, Lala?"]
Lala Palooza -
5.
["It's positively unsanitary the way Lala leaves money around in jars to collect dust!"]
Lala Palooza -
6.
["Boy! Did I rent a costume!"]
Lala Palooza -
7.
[The Band Breakup]
Swing Sisson -
8.
[no title indexed]
Mickey Finn -
9.
Sea Trap
Perry Scott -
10.
Boilermaker's Picnic
Poison Ivy -
11.
[Darla the Dancer]
Spin Shaw -
12.
["Hey! I ain't played a joke on the boss in a long while!"]
Big Top -
13.
["Butch, old chap...you've been with this show thirty-six years today..."]
Lala Palooza -
14.
The Isle of the Dead
Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steinar Ådland
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Clint Maxwell
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
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