(September 1947)

Quality Comics, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Brand
Quality Comic Group
Editing
Gwen Hansen

Doll Man Meets Tom Thumb (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Bryant
Inks
Al Bryant
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]

Tom Thumb and the Doll Man (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts; Tom Thumb (villain, introduction); Criano (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis
Martha becomes an object of affection for Doll Man's new foe, Tom Thumb, the fiesty circus performer who is as natually small as the mighty mite.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Lala Palooza / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Drat that hole in my pocket!
Genre
humor
Characters
Vincent Palooza; Lala Palooza
Synopsis
Vince drops a quarter and someone else claims it. Trouble ensues.

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

Lala Palooza / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Y'mean that's P.Z. Kushly, the big movie magnate?
Genre
humor
Characters
Vincent Palooza; Presto McFixit
Synopsis
Vincent plays the fool to attract the attention of a movie producer, only to discover that he's mistaken about the man's profession.

[The Sinister Substitute] (Table of Contents: 4)

Swing Sisson / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; detective-mystery; adventure
Characters
Swing Sisson; Lippy and his gang (first appearance; villains)
Reprints

[Billy the Goat] (Table of Contents: 5)

Roscoe / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
Bernard Dibble ?; Gill Fox ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Roscoe; Billy the Goat (first appearance; villain)

Indexer Notes

Inks: Saltarella suggests Dibble or Fox. Clean inking suggests these. (Error 8206)

[Death By Chocolate] (Table of Contents: 6)

Blimpy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor
Characters
Blimpy; Mr. Tempty (first appearance); Mr. Wipplenut (first appearance)

[The Pilfered Plates] (Table of Contents: 7)

Rusty Ryan / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Gustavson
Pencils
Paul Gustavson
Inks
Paul Gustavson
Colors
?
Letters
Paul Gustavson

Genre
adventure; children; spy
Characters
Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Pierpont Lee; Alababa]

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

The Light That Lied (Table of Contents: 8)

Perry Scott / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Perry Scott

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Big Top / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nobody loves me...nobody ever did love me!
Genre
humor
Characters
Butch
Synopsis
All of the women circus performers try to cheer up Butch the clown, but this makes their husbands and boyfriends angry.
Reprints

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

Big Top / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It says here that if one's powers of mental telepathy...
Genre
humor
Characters
Butch; Boss Jeff Bangs
Synopsis
Butch tries to get a raise using mental telepathy.

Robot Land (Table of Contents: 11)

Perky / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gill Fox
Pencils
Gill Fox
Inks
Gill Fox
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Perky
Synopsis
Perky back to world-hopping again.

Perils of Pearl (Table of Contents: 12)

Officer Shenanigan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Senich
Inks
Mike Senich
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Officer Shenanigan (first appearance); Sgt. Buttercup (first appearance)

[Body of His Dreams] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Gill Fox
Pencils
Gill Fox
Inks
Gill Fox
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Poison Ivy
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Doll Man Meets Tom Thumb
    Doll Man
  2. 1. Tom Thumb and the Doll Man
    Doll Man
  3. 2. ["Drat that hole in my pocket!"]
    Lala Palooza
  4. 3. ["Y'mean that's P.Z. Kushly, the big movie magnate?"]
    Lala Palooza
  5. 4. [The Sinister Substitute]
    Swing Sisson
  6. 5. [Billy the Goat]
    Roscoe
  7. 6. [Death By Chocolate]
    Blimpy
  8. 7. [The Pilfered Plates]
    Rusty Ryan
  9. 8. The Light That Lied
    Perry Scott
  10. 9. ["Nobody loves me...nobody ever did love me!"]
    Big Top
  11. 10. ["It says here that if one's powers of mental telepathy..."]
    Big Top
  12. 11. Robot Land
    Perky
  13. 12. Perils of Pearl
    Officer Shenanigan
  14. 13. [Body of His Dreams]
    Poison Ivy
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Per Sandell
  • David Wilt