Doll Man #9

(Summer 1946)

[The Dress Suit Murders] (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan Zolnerowich

Inks:

Dan Zolnerowich ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts; The Dress Suit (villain, introduction, a robot); Jasper Sordin (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Martha encounters the robotic Dress Suit.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to Al Bryant, who has shorter figures with more rounded faces than this. It look more like Zolnerowich's figures with a long torso and special way of walking and running. He is credited on both pencils and ink, but the inking is a bit different from his signed stories.

It (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan Zolnerowich

Inks:

Dan Zolnerowich ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Dr. Verne (villain, introduction); It (villain, introduction, a death)

Synopsis:

In the western desert, the evil Dr. Verne creates a monster using a gibbon's brain and other tissues, resulting in a paleolithic-looking beast called It, which follows the doctor's commands. Doll Man corners the beast and destroys it in a furnace.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to Al Bryant, who has shorter figures with more rounded faces than this. It look more like Zolnerowich's figures with long torso and special way of walking and running. Zolne is credited on both pencils and ink, but the inking is a bit different from his signed stories.

[The Screen Test] (Table of Contents)

Torchy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Ward?

Pencils:

Bill Ward

Inks:

Bill Ward

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Torchy Todd; Donald Moleman (first appearance)

Synopsis:

Torchy working as a waitress gets her into trouble.

Keywords:

adult

"It's still raining!" (Table of Contents)

Candy / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Sahle

Pencils:

Harry Sahle

Inks:

Harry Sahle

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Candy O'Connor; Tim O'Connor (father)

Synopsis:

Candy will build her own tennis court.

Indexer Notes

three strips

The Living Mummy (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Mrs. Mott; Prof. Diggs; Steve Loomis

Synopsis:

Mrs. Mott's house is haunted.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Poison Ivy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gill Fox

Pencils:

Gill Fox

Inks:

Gill Fox

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Poison Ivy; Grandpa

Synopsis:

Poison wins a tug-o'-war.

[The Mantis] (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Ward

Inks:

Bill Ward

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Dacey Gavin; Mantis (first appearance; villain); Dude (first appearance; villain; death); Bullseye (first appearance; villain; death); Packy (first appearance; villain; death); another hood (first appearance; villain; death)

Synopsis:

Mr. Mantis has killed his stooges who served him and now he thinks they have returned to haunt him.

Indexer Notes

Leaning figures with long necks and torsos, and shuffling way of walking point to Zolnerowich, but the thin face of Mr. Mantis looks like Ward.