Blue Beetle #30

(February 1944)

[Spider Joe] (Table of Contents)

Blue Beetle / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Alan Mandel ?

Inks:

Alan Mandel ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett]; Tina; Spider Joe (villain); Lothar Mueller (villain)

Synopsis:

While on leave from Military Intelligence, Dan helps the Chicago police with a Nazi-related case.

Indexer Notes

Beetle wears red trunks and a skin-tight shirt. No tunic. No Spunky in this issue.

[Bean Shooter] (Table of Contents)

Petey and Pop / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Morris Weiss [as Swis]

Inks:

Morris Weiss

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Petey (intro); Pop (intro)

Indexer Notes

Next appearance in Sparkling Stars #1 (Holyoke)

["Pleased to meet me. I'm Professor Presto!"] (Table of Contents)

Magic Tricks for Young and Old / activity / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sidney Lazarus (signed)

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Prof. Presto; Stoogie

Keywords:

magic

Indexer Notes

Next appearance in Sparkling Stars #2 (Fox)

The Case of the Escaped Suspect (Table of Contents)

Durrand Draw / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Montgomery Mulford (signed)

Pencils:

George Tukel (signed)

Inks:

George Tukel (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Durrand Draw

Indexer Notes

Next appearance in Sparkling Stars #1 (Holyoke)

Will You Also Fly Soon? (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

F.B.I. and War Sabotage (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Hiram Was His Name (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Heck (signed)

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

The Night Club Mystery (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Tukel

Inks:

George Tukel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

crime

American Boys and Girls (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ray Willner

Inks:

Ray Willner

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Uncle Sam

Synopsis:

Every scrap of paper counts!

[Trapped in a tub of quick drying cement] (Table of Contents)

Ali Baba / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Charles Loeb (signed)

Pencils:

Ray Willner ?

Inks:

Ray Willner ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

children; fantasy

Characters:

Ali Baba; 'Erbert; Bomb

Indexer Notes

Next appearance in Sparkling Stars #1 (Holyoke)

["In a hidden Malayan temple, Drop Towers encounters an abduction ring."] (Table of Contents)

Drop Towers / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Forre

Pencils:

Robert Webster

Inks:

Robert Webster

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

aviation; war

Characters:

Drop Towers

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

[Was Captain KIdd A Sissy] (Table of Contents)

Unsolved Mysteries / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

["There it is folks-- a right haymaker to Al Keane's chin"] (Table of Contents)

Boxie Weaver / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ink Higgins (signed)

Pencils:

Morris Weiss

Inks:

Morris Weiss

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Characters:

Boxie Weaver

Indexer Notes

Next appearance in Sparkling Stars #1 (Holyoke)