(September 1947)

Quality Comics, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Magazines
Brand
Quality Comic Group
Editing
George Brenner

Issue Notes

Copyright 1947 by Comic Magazines.

A Key to Trouble! (Table of Contents)

Captain Triumph / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Bryant
Inks
Al Bryant
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Triumph
Reprints

A Key to Trouble! (Table of Contents: 1)

Captain Triumph / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Reed Crandall
Inks
Al Bryant (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Triumph; Prince Narmax (first appearance; villain; death); Truscott (first appearance; villain; death); Pedro (first appearance; villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

We formerly credited the inks to Reed Crandall.

Story title from cover.

[R. Rockbottom Rodent] (Table of Contents: 2)

Inkie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Al Stahl
Pencils
Al Stahl
Inks
Al Stahl
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Inkie; R. Rockbottom Rodent (first appearance; a mouse); Aldo (first appearance; villain; a cat)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble
Pencils
Bernard Dibble
Inks
Bernard Dibble
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm telling you...that artist you're going to pose for is in love with himself!
Genre
humor
Characters
Molly the Model [Molly Maloney]; Tess
Synopsis
Molly poses for a painting but the result looks more like the artist himself.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble
Pencils
Bernard Dibble
Inks
Bernard Dibble
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You mean to tell me that those people turned you down flat?
Genre
humor
Characters
Molly Maloney; Pop Maloney; J.B.
Synopsis
Pop goes to an ad agency to complain when they don't hire Molly, and is then hired as a model himself.
Reprints

[Temper Tested] (Table of Contents: 5)

Hack O'Hara / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Bryant
Inks
Al Bryant
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; detective-mystery
Characters
Hack O'Hara; Gerrity (first appearance; Hack's boss); Slug Connell and his gang (first appearance; villains)

[The Mystery of the Vantry Murder] (Table of Contents: 6)

Pen Miller / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Klaus Nordling
Pencils
Klaus Nordling
Inks
Klaus Nordling
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Pen Miller; Bugs Blomel (first appearance); Mona Vantry (first appearance; villain); Tony Crews (first appearance; villain)
Reprints

[Physical Fitness] (Table of Contents: 7)

Floogy the Fiji / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Floogy the Fiji
Reprints

Goodbye, Death (Table of Contents: 8)

Eric Vale / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Spain ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Eric Vale

Hit the Dummy (Table of Contents: 9)

Wun Cloo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Cole
Pencils
Jack Cole
Inks
Jack Cole
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; detective-mystery

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Beezy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble
Pencils
Bernard Dibble
Inks
Bernard Dibble
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Ma! Where's Dad?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Beezy Bumble; Ma Bumble; Bertram Bumble; Abdul Khan; Ivanovich; Betty Bumble; Bumble the hobo
Synopsis
Bertram Bumble dreams he's mistaken for a famous inventor, who turns out to be his exact double. Upon awaking, Bertram meets his real-life double, a hobo.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Kiki Kelly / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble
Pencils
Bernard Dibble
Inks
Bernard Dibble
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Have you seen the new policeman at the school crossing?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Kiki Kelly; Mrs. Kelly
Synopsis
Kiki tries to impress the new cop on the beat.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. A Key to Trouble!
    Captain Triumph
  2. 1. A Key to Trouble!
    Captain Triumph
  3. 2. [R. Rockbottom Rodent]
    Inkie
  4. 3. ["I'm telling you...that artist you're going to pose for is in love with himself!"]
    Molly the Model
  5. 4. ["You mean to tell me that those people turned you down flat?"]
    Molly the Model
  6. 5. [Temper Tested]
    Hack O'Hara
  7. 6. [The Mystery of the Vantry Murder]
    Pen Miller
  8. 7. [Physical Fitness]
    Floogy the Fiji
  9. 8. Goodbye, Death
    Eric Vale
  10. 9. Hit the Dummy
    Wun Cloo
  11. 10. ["Hi, Ma! Where's Dad?"]
    Beezy
  12. 11. ["Have you seen the new policeman at the school crossing?"]
    Kiki Kelly
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Wilt