(Summer 1947)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- ?
- Editing:
- Ivan Klapper?
- Format:
- standard color comic. 36 pages.
Bad Boy Who Makes Good
Van Manhattan / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox?
- Pencils:
- Howard Purcell (signed as Bachelor)
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- crime
- Characters:
- Van Manhattan; Charlie; Tad Sands; Mrs. Sands; Dorothea "Dottie" Sands; Mrs. Hagen; Scar Molene [villain].
- Synopsis:
- Scar Molene uses innocent Tad Sands unwittingly to draw the attention of people by ringing a bell late at night in order for Scar to successfully commit his crimes.
Indexer Notes
Art revision from Lee Bachelor to Purcell pencils and ? inks, much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-22-09.
[Introducing the Chessmen]
The Chessmen / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox?
- Pencils:
- Lee Ames
- Inks:
- Burt Frohman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective
- Characters:
- The Chessmen (King; Bishop; Rook; I); Inspector MacDoun; Cynthia Teare; Ralph Teare; Frederick [villain].
- Synopsis:
- Rook summons King to the Thames River where the body of Sir Neville Mycroft has been recovered, and notes Bishop removing a clue from the victim's hand that will help solve the murder.
Indexer Notes
Art credits verified by Lee Ames. Notes, inker revision from Ames to Frohman, synopsis and other info added by Craig Delich 1-22-09.
The Ruby of Life
Diggy Do and Diggy Don't / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox?
- Pencils:
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks:
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Characters:
- Diggy Do; Diggy Don't [I for both]; Inspector Riley; Big Max Schultz [villain]; the Weasel [villain, D]; Jake [villain, D].
- Synopsis:
- Do and Don't volunteer to help solve the theft and current whereabouts of a valuable ruby.
Indexer Notes
Much info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-22-09.
The Goodwill Potion (Part 1)
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Bob Steele; Betty Steele; Ronny; Hammer [villain].
- Synopsis:
- Scientist Steele has invented the Goodwill Potion, a nerve tonic that has the ability to soothe the nervous system and allow a person to love everyone. He is being threatened, however, by the mysterious "H" with the kidnapping of his wife if he doesn't turn over that potion. "H's" plan is to use this potion in the meat of American soldiers, thus making them unwilling to fight and thus allow the nation of Morovia to take over the United States.
Indexer Notes
Most info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-22-09.
none
That's Madelon / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Gardner F. Fox?
- Pencils:
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks:
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- adventure
- Characters:
- Madelon; Mr. Benet; Hommel [villain, D]; Hermann Schmidt [villain, D]; un-named Nazi General [villain, D].
- Synopsis:
- In the Spanish Pyrenees, three self-exiled Nazi General-Scientists attempt to discover a way to overcome the Reich's enemies, and come up with a deadly death ray!
Indexer Notes
The last panel of the story is titled "Madelon's Manual: Positive Advice For Better Negatives" and in this issue she tells readers to use a long focal length lens with high shutter speed [with the lens wide open] in order to eliminate the bars between themselves and zoo animals they are wanting to photograph. Note, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-22-09.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Bad Boy Who Makes Good
Van Manhattan -
2.
[Introducing the Chessmen]
The Chessmen -
3.
The Ruby of Life
Diggy Do and Diggy Don't -
4.
The Goodwill Potion (Part 1)
-
5.
none
That's Madelon
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Per Sandell
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Lou Mougin
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