Comics the Golden Age #3

(July1984)

Comics the Golden Age (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Suchorsky (cover thumbnail)

Inks

Mike Suchorsky (cover thumbnail)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Contents, publisher credits, indicia, cover thumbnail of Pirates Comics (Hillman, 1950 series) v#1#2 (May-June 1950).

Editor’s Page (Table of Contents: 2)

Editor’s Page / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ron Goulart (credited)

Pencils

Jack Cole (credited) (cover thumbnail)

Inks

Jack Cole (credited) (cover thumbnail)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]

Synopsis

Editor Goulart talks about the first comic book he ever bought. He announces Jerry DeFuccio as a regular contributor to the book. Art credit is found in the Hero Profile article.

Indexer Notes

Cover thumbnail is from Plastic Man (Quality Comic, 1943 series) #[1] (1943).

Plastic Man (Table of Contents: 3)

Hero Profile; Plastic Man / text article / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ron Goulart ?; Jack Cole (credited) (art examples)

Pencils

Jack Cole (credited) (art examples)

Inks

Jack Cole (credited) (art examples)

Letters

Jack Cole (credited) (art examples); typeset

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Plastic Man [Patrick "Eel" O'Brian]; Woozy Winks

Creig Flessel (Table of Contents: 4)

The Golden Age Interview / text article / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Ron Goulart (credited) (interviewer); Creig Flessel (credited) (signed as Creig Flessel) (interviewee, art examples)

Pencils

Creig Flessel (credited) (signed as Creig Flessel) (art examples)

Inks

Creig Flessel (credited) (signed as Creig Flessel) (art examples)

Letters

? (art examples); typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

The Sandman [Wesley Dodd]; The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]

Reprints

• from New Adventure Comics (DC, 1937 series) #29 (August 1938) [cover]
• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #42 (September 1939) [cover]

Boody Rogers (Table of Contents: 5)

The Funnymen / text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Ron Goulart ?; Boody Rogers (credited) (signed as Boody Rogers) (art examples)

Pencils

Boody Rogers (credited) (signed as Boody Rogers) (art examples)

Inks

Boody Rogers (credited) (signed as Boody Rogers) (art examples)

Letters

? (art examples); typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Sparky Watts; Doc Static; Slap Happy; Babe

Reprints

• from Sparky Watts (Columbia, 1942 series) #5 (1947) [cover and splash page]
• from Babe (Prize, 1948 series) #v1#3 (3) (October-November 1948) [cover]

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

Cat-Man; Second Banana / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ron Goulart ?; ? (art examples)

Pencils

Charles Quinlan Sr. (credited as Charles M. Quinlan) (signed as Chas. M. Quinlan) (art examples)

Inks

Charles Quinlan Sr. (credited as Charles M. Quinlan) (signed as Chas. M. Quinlan) (art examples)

Letters

? (art examples); typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Even though he had nine lives, Cat-Man lasted only six years as a comic book superhero.

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Cat-Man; The Kitten

Bill Everett: Boody Rogers: Will Eisner (Table of Contents: 7)

Golden Age Portfolio / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ron Goulart ?; Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Bill Everett) (art example); Boody Rogers (credited) (signed as Boody Rogers) (art example)

Pencils

Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Bill Everett) (art example); Boody Rogers (credited) (signed as Boody Rogers) (art example); Will Eisner (credited) (art example)

Inks

Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Bill Everett) (art example); Boody Rogers (credited) (signed as Boody Rogers) (art example); Will Eisner (credited) (art example)

Letters

?; typeset

Characters

Yarko; Sparky Watts; Doc Static; Slap Happy

Indexer Notes

Introduction to following comic story reprints.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Sub-Zero / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Bill Everett)

Pencils

Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Bill Everett)

Inks

Bill Everett (credited) (signed as Bill Everett)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

At the height of a terrific storm, the Sub-Zero Man sees…

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sub-Zero; District Attorney Johnson (introduction); Hogan (introduction, policeman, death, also flashback); Professor X (villain, introduction, also flashback)

Synopsis

Professor X succeeds in killing a patrolman who once put him in jail and now threatens the D.A. who prosecuted the case. Sub-Zero is called in, but nearly loses his life in the electric chair before his wits save his life.

Reprints

• from Blue Bolt (Novelty / Premium / Curtis, 1940 series) #v1#5 [5] (October 1940)

Deadline for Action! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Sparky Watts / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Boody Rogers (credited) (signed as Boody Rogers)

Pencils

Boody Rogers (credited) (signed as Boody Rogers)

Inks

Boody Rogers (credited) (signed as Boody Rogers)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Listen!

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Sparky Watts; Prof. Science; Slap Happy; Two-Ton Gertie

Synopsis

While trying to stop a hurricane, Sparky flies into the center, is overwhelmed, and is deposited in a secret valley where descendants of King Arthur’s realm have lived for centuries.

Indexer Notes

Credits from “Golden Age Portfolio” in this issue.

Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Yarko / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? (as Anthony Brooks)

Pencils

? (as Anthony Brooks)

Inks

? (as Anthony Brooks)

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In a cheap downtown actors hotel.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Yarko; Mazie White (introduction, death); Slick Snead (villain, introduction); Tricks Todd (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

A couple of crooks decide to cash in on the fame of Yarko. One of them poses as the famed magician and robs audience patrons blind during the act.

Reprints

• from Wonderworld Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #9 (January 1940)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Collecting Coverless Comics: Transforming Tripe into Treasures (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Barson (credited as Mike Barson)

Pencils

various (cover thumbnails)

Inks

various (cover thumbnails)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Barson discusses advantages of buying both coverless comics and covers only at huge discounts.

[Señorita Rio] (Table of Contents: 17)

Women in Comics / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ron Goulart ?; ? [as Morgan Hawkins]

Pencils

Nick Cardy (credited) (signed as N. VISCARDI)

Inks

Nick Cardy (credited) (signed as N. VISCARDI)

Letters

?; typeset

Genre

non-fiction; spy

Characters

Señorita Rio [Rita Farrar]

Reprints

• from Fight Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #24 (February 1943) [splash page]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

The Private Eyes; Slam Bradley / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ron Goulart ?; ? (art examples)

Pencils

Howard Sherman (art examples)

Inks

Howard Sherman (art examples)

Letters

? (art examples); typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Since one of our intentions in this magazine is to demonstrate that the Golden Age was much more than superheroes…

Genre

non-fiction; detective-mystery

Characters

Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan

DeFuccio at Large (Table of Contents: 19)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry De Fuccio (credited as Jerry DeFuccio)

Pencils

Mike Suchorsky (credited) (art examples); ? (photo)

Inks

Mike Suchorsky (credited) (art examples); ? (photo)

Letters

?; typeset

Characters

Mike Suchorsky (photo)

Synopsis

DeFuccio describes an involved process to finally learn the name of a long-unidentified comics artist - Mike Suchorsky.

Comics the Golden Age Edited by Ron Goulart (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

The Skyman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)