(April 1948)

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
Jesse C. Rogers (editor)

Issue Notes

Statement of Ownership- Sept, 1947
Published monthly at Buffalo, NY
Editor Ann Meredith 25 West 45th St NY, NY
Publisher Evertt M. Arnold, Lucas Point, Greenwich, CT
Comic Favorites Inc 578 Summer St, Stamford, CT
Owners: Everett M. Arnold, Claire C. Arnold, Henry P. Martin Jr

The Hag (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich
Inks
Dan Zolnerowich ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]

The Hag (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich
Inks
Dan Zolnerowich ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Professor Roberts; Martha Roberts; The Hag [Patricia Wentworth] (villain, introduction); Gunner Goran (villain, introduction, death); Killer Yates (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis
Gunner Goran and Killer Yates are having a gang war, and the Hag, who is terrorizing her own munitions plant, is selling them the guns they need to continue.

Indexer Notes

Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn.

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

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
A tough audience in this town...
Genre
humor

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

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
Just when I'm at my lowest ebb, you have to walk in... scram, bum!
Genre
humor

[Forest Fire Brigade Training] (Table of Contents: 4)

Blimpy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There he is, chief!
Genre
humor

Death by Treachery (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ernie Hart ?
Inks
Ernie Hart ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery; adventure
Characters
Swing Sisson; Andy Brent (first appearance; villain); Gus Geezik (first appearance; villain)

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

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
And I start working right away in the window display department of Gimacy's Big Store!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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
I would get marooned in this dump!
Genre
humor

[The Floating Diamond of Demeres: Part 2] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rusty Ryan takes over the helm of the Avenger II...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Pierpont Lee; Alababa; Patty Dexter; Mike; Wan Sin (introduction)]; Zwelk (introduction); Kransky (villain)

Indexer Notes

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

[Trigger-Mad Mike and the Wildcat Well] (Table of Contents: 9)

Roscoe / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
W-wait, seƱor! It is the oil well that needs drilling, not us!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Roscoe; Trigger-Mad Mike (first appearance; villain)

Blind Reckoning (Table of Contents: 10)

Doll Man / text story / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]

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

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Busy Arnold
Letters
typeset

Puzzle Land (Table of Contents: 12)

Perky / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Perky; Mr. Jigsaw (first appearance)
Reprints

[Inspector Insomnia] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yawn! I think I'll stroll up to me favorite snoozin' pole...
Genre
humor
Characters
Officer Shenanigan
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Hag
    Doll Man
  2. 1. The Hag
    Doll Man
  3. 2. ["A tough audience in this town..."]
    Big Top
  4. 3. ["Just when I'm at my lowest ebb, you have to walk in... scram, bum!"]
    Big Top
  5. 4. [Forest Fire Brigade Training]
    Blimpy
  6. 5. Death by Treachery
    Swing Sisson
  7. 6. ["And I start working right away in the window display department of Gimacy's Big Store!"]
    Lala Palooza
  8. 7. ["I would get marooned in this dump!"]
    Lala Palooza
  9. 8. [The Floating Diamond of Demeres: Part 2]
    Rusty Ryan
  10. 9. [Trigger-Mad Mike and the Wildcat Well]
    Roscoe
  11. 10. Blind Reckoning
    Doll Man
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. Puzzle Land
    Perky
  14. 13. [Inspector Insomnia]
    Officer Shenanigan
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