(April 1940)

Quality Comics, 1939 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
?
Editing:
Ed Cronin
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Was On-Going Series

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mickey Finn / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Ed Cronin?
Inks:
Ed Cronin?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
sitcom

[The Death Room] (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Will Eisner (William Erwin Maxwell)
Pencils:
Lou Fine
Inks:
Lou Fine
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Grimes (first appearance; villain)
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Rube Goldberg
Pencils:
Rube Goldberg
Inks:
Rube Goldberg
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Gags

Indexer Notes

strip reprints; last appearance


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jane Arden / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Monte Barrett
Pencils:
Russell E. Ross
Inks:
Russell E. Ross
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
soap opera

Indexer Notes

strip reprints; last appearance


[The Wicked Duke] (Table of Contents)

Captain Fortune / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Vernon Henkel
Pencils:
Vernon Henkel
Inks:
Vernon Henkel
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
period
Characters:
Captain Fortune [Tyrone Fortune]; Duke Edward of Kent (first appearance; villain)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Big Top / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Devlin
Pencils:
Joe Devlin
Inks:
Joe Devlin
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Joe Palooka / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ham Fisher
Pencils:
Ham Fisher
Inks:
Ham Fisher
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

strip reprints; cont'd in BIG SHOT COMICS #1 (Columbia)


[Cal Hennings's Rustlers] (Table of Contents)

Rance Keane / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
William A. Smith
Pencils:
William A. Smith
Inks:
William A. Smith
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Rance Keane

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Toddy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
George Marcoux
Pencils:
George Marcoux
Inks:
George Marcoux
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Gags

Indexer Notes

last appearance


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mortimer Mum / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Sakren
Pencils:
Sakren
Inks:
Sakren
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Gags

Indexer Notes

last appearance


[The Poison Gas Formula] (Table of Contents)

The Clock / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
George Brenner
Pencils:
George Brenner
Inks:
George Brenner
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Heizer (first appearance; villain)
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Indexer Notes

next app. in PROTECTORS #1 (Malibu)


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Lala Palooza / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Devlin
Pencils:
Joe Devlin
Inks:
Joe Devlin
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

[Jasper Orin, Gun Runner] (Table of Contents)

Spin Shaw / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bob Powell
Pencils:
Bob Powell
Inks:
Bob Powell
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
aviation
Characters:
Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Jasper Orin (first appearance; villain)

[Episode 31] (Table of Contents)

Slim and Tubby / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John J. Welch
Pencils:
John J. Welch
Inks:
John J. Welch
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

last appearance


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Ned Brant / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bob Zuppke
Pencils:
R. W. Depew
Inks:
R. W. Depew
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
sports

Indexer Notes

strip reprints; last appearance


[The Dr. Croft Ruby Mystery: Part 2] (Table of Contents)

Charlie Chan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Alfred Andriola
Pencils:
Alfred Andriola
Inks:
Alfred Andriola
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective
Characters:
Charlie Chan

Indexer Notes

cont'd in BIG SHOT COMICS #1 (Columbia)


Magic On the Rink (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert E. Jones
Letters:
typeset

Open Season On Car Salesmen (Table of Contents)

Bungle Family / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
H. J. Tuthill
Pencils:
H. J. Tuthill
Inks:
H. J. Tuthill
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

strip reprints; cont'd in BIG SHOT COMICS #1 (Columbia)


[The Escaped Convicts] (Table of Contents)

Reynolds of the Mounted / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Art Pinajian
Pencils:
Art Pinajian
Inks:
Art Pinajian
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dixie Dugan / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
J. P. McEvoy
Pencils:
J. H. Striebel
Inks:
J. H. Striebel
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

strip reprints; cont'd in BIG SHOT COMICS #1 (Columbia)


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mickey Finn / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Lank Leonard
Pencils:
Lank Leonard
Inks:
Lank Leonard
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
sitcom

Indexer Notes

strip reprints


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. [The Death Room]
    Doll Man
  2. 2. [no title indexed]
    Rube Goldberg's Side Show
  3. 3. [no title indexed]
    Jane Arden
  4. 4. [The Wicked Duke]
    Captain Fortune
  5. 5. [no title indexed]
    Big Top
  6. 6. [no title indexed]
    Joe Palooka
  7. 7. [Cal Hennings's Rustlers]
    Rance Keane
  8. 8. [no title indexed]
    Toddy
  9. 9. [no title indexed]
    Mortimer Mum
  10. 10. [The Poison Gas Formula]
    The Clock
  11. 11. [no title indexed]
    Lala Palooza
  12. 12. [Jasper Orin, Gun Runner]
    Spin Shaw
  13. 13. [Episode 31]
    Slim and Tubby
  14. 14. [no title indexed]
    Ned Brant
  15. 15. [The Dr. Croft Ruby Mystery: Part 2]
    Charlie Chan
  16. 16. Magic On the Rink
  17. 17. Open Season On Car Salesmen
    Bungle Family
  18. 18. [The Escaped Convicts]
    Reynolds of the Mounted
  19. 19. [no title indexed]
    Dixie Dugan
  20. 20. [no title indexed]
    Mickey Finn
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Lou Mougin
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