Exciting Comics #59

(January 1948)

The Deadly Quest! (Table of Contents: 1)

Judy of the Jungle / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Frazetta (signed as FRANK FRAZETA)

Inks

Frank Frazetta (signed as FRANK FRAZETA)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

From the dark mysterious jungle came strange rumors...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Judy of the Jungle; Pistol Roberts; Red Adams; Korla (death); Elliott

Synopsis

An unscrupulous man hires hunter Red Adams to capture the legendary Judy, for use as a circus attraction. She and Pistol Roberts eventually end up caged, but Judy calls upon an enormous elephant to free them. Adams then meets his inevitable doom.

Reprints

• in Golden-Age Greats (AC, 1994 series) #14 (March 1999)
• in Jungle Girls (IDW, 2018 series) (December 2018)

Indexer Notes

First comic story by Frank Frazetta for Standard.
(4th overall, 3 first ones were for Prize)

Double Identity (Table of Contents: 2)

The Black Terror / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Moritz ?

Inks

Ed Moritz ?; Ralph Mayo (touch ups)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

CC-906

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bong! There goes the bell for round one...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Terror Twins [The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland]; Jean

Indexer Notes

Art identification from JVJ identification card with copy at Comic Book Plus.

The Most Popular Package at any Party (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Cracker Jack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Jungle Goddess (Table of Contents: 4)

Judy of the Jungle / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Oliver Buchanan

Pencils

Dan Gormley ? (signed as Gormley) (2 spot illustrations)

Inks

Dan Gormley ? (signed as Gormley) (2 spot illustrations)

Colors

? (2 spot illustrations)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Judy and Pistol Roberts were hiding in the depths...

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Judy of the Jungle; Pistol Roberts; Wabongi

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : Bails' Who's Who has Gormley exclusively at Western Publishing between 1941 and 1953, with no work for Standard listed. However, no other artist of this surname has been located.

Death on Wings (Table of Contents: 5)

Strut Simmons / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Edmond Good

Inks

Edmond Good

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

CC-1016

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That "Hot Rock" fighter pilot, Strut Simmons...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Strut Simmons; Lefty; Andrea Love; Lionel Watson; Artwell (movie director)

Indexer Notes

Art identification from JVJ identification card with copy at Comic Book Plus.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Roger Dodger / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Al Hartley

Pencils

Al Hartley

Inks

Al Hartley

Colors

Al Hartley

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

So you think Shakespeare is long-hair stuff, eh?

Genre

humor

Characters

Roger Dodger; Mabel-Sugar; Miss Chadwick

Indexer Notes

JVJ identification card with copy at Comic Book Plus suggests Art Gates as artist.

Cowboy Chatter (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Charles S. Strong (credited as Chuck Stanley)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Lester Daly was spending his summer on a dude ranch...

Characters

Lester Daly; Nevada Burns

Robin Hoodwink's Arrow (Table of Contents: 8)

The Crime Crushers / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Camy ?

Inks

Al Camy ?; Rafael Astarita ? (touch ups)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

CC-549

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A wax museum would seem to be...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Steve; Ploopie; Dr. Voliva

Indexer Notes

next app. in BLACK TERROR #24

Art identification from JVJ identification card on copy at Comic Book Plus.