(September 1939)

Quality Comics, 1939 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
Monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Everett M. Arnold
Editing:
Ed Cronin
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Was On-Going Series

Issue Notes

Entire contents copyright 1939 by E. M. Arnold.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Espionage Starring Black Ace / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
spy
Characters:
Black Ace; Archie O'Toole; Bozo the Robot; Abdul the Arab

War In the Far East! (Table of Contents)

Espionage Starring Black Ace / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]
Pencils:
Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]
Inks:
Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
spy
Characters:
Black Ace; Col. Atwater; Duke; Dynamo; Ellis Craven; Batu

[The Black Gang] (Table of Contents)

The Lone Rider / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
George Brenner [as Doyle]
Pencils:
George Brenner [as Doyle]
Inks:
George Brenner [as Doyle]
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Clem Gallant; The Black Gang; Donny Gallant [The Lone Star Rider]
Synopsis:
A young boy vows revenge after rustlers kill his parents.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Small Stuff / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Devlin (signed)
Pencils:
John Devlin (signed)
Inks:
John Devlin (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
gags

[The Fate of Bagdad] (Table of Contents)

Abdul the Arab / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Vernon Henkel
Pencils:
Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks:
Vernon Henkel
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Abdul; Inspector Webley; Siva; Siddi Ben Yusuf; Hassan

Case of the Missing Walrus (Table of Contents)

Philpot Veep / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Devlin
Pencils:
John Devlin
Inks:
John Devlin
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective
Characters:
Philpot Veep; Waldo

Ernie Lombardi (Table of Contents)

Sportraits / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gill Fox
Pencils:
Gill Fox (signed)
Inks:
Gill Fox
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
sports

[The First Trial] (Table of Contents)

Hugh Hazard and His Iron Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]
Pencils:
George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]
Inks:
George Brenner
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Characters:
Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Commisioner Hunt; Alvin Hinton; Gyp Catrone
Synopsis:
Bozo helps Hugh foil a kidnapping and the Commisoner decides to let Hugh keep him.

Midget Auto Races (Table of Contents)

Archie O'Toole / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Will Eisner [as Bud Thomas]
Pencils:
Will Eisner [as Bud Thomas]
Inks:
Will Eisner [as Bud Thomas]
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor; kid

[Stealing the Mona Lisa] (Table of Contents)

Captain Cook of Scotland Yard / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
William A. Smith
Pencils:
William A. Smith
Inks:
William A. Smith
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective
Characters:
Captain Craig Cook; Rene Landrue

[The Origin of the Invisible Hood] (Table of Contents)

Invisible Justice / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]
Inks:
Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Invisible Hood; Hans Van Dorn; Garrick Spade; Spade Gang
Synopsis:
The Spade Gang captures a scientist who has discovered the secret of invisiblity. The scientist is killed but not before bestowing his secret on Kent Thurston who is now really the Invisible Hood.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Clip Chance at Cliffside / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
George Brenner [ as Scott Sheridan]
Inks:
George Brenner [ as Scott Sheridan]
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
sports
Characters:
Dave; Bugs; Clip Chance
Synopsis:
Crooks try to fix a ball game by electrifying the base paths.

Mystery at Catalina (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jeffrey Spain
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

text story


James Cagney (Table of Contents)

Screen Snapshots / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bernard Baily (signed)
Pencils:
Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks:
Bernard Baily (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
gossip

[Murder at Sea] (Table of Contents)

Chic Carter / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks:
Vernon Henkel
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective
Characters:
Pop; Frtiz Hoffman (dies); Johnson (dies)

[Sabotage] (Table of Contents)

Wings Wendall / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Vernon Henkel
Inks:
Vernon Henkel
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
aviation
Characters:
Wings Wendall; Prentiss; Lisa
Synopsis:
A female spy sabotages a new American plane

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. War In the Far East!
    Espionage Starring Black Ace
  2. 2. [The Black Gang]
    The Lone Rider
  3. 3. [no title indexed]
    Small Stuff
  4. 4. [The Fate of Bagdad]
    Abdul the Arab
  5. 5. Case of the Missing Walrus
    Philpot Veep
  6. 6. Ernie Lombardi
    Sportraits
  7. 7. [The First Trial]
    Hugh Hazard and His Iron Man
  8. 8. Midget Auto Races
    Archie O'Toole
  9. 9. [Stealing the Mona Lisa]
    Captain Cook of Scotland Yard
  10. 10. [The Origin of the Invisible Hood]
    Invisible Justice
  11. 11. [no title indexed]
    Clip Chance at Cliffside
  12. 12. Mystery at Catalina
  13. 13. James Cagney
    Screen Snapshots
  14. 14. [Murder at Sea]
    Chic Carter
  15. 15. [Sabotage]
    Wings Wendall
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Per Sandell
  • Terry Jeffress
  • Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bob Klein
  • Lou Mougin
  • Bob Hughes