(October 1949)

Fiction House, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
every other month
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Flying Stories Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
Seymour S. Schneid (Editor); J. F. Byrne (Managing Editor)

Issue Notes

Index revised by Craig Delich, January 2006.
Cover & indicia title is Rangers Comics

The Tomahawk Traitors of Plunder Canyon (Table of Contents)

Firehair / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Lubbers
Inks
Bob Lubbers
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Firehair
Reprints

The Big Six of the Comics! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Synopsis
House ad for Fiction House Comics.

Indexer Notes

Found on inside front cover.

The Tomahawk Traitors of Plunder Canyon (Table of Contents: 2)

Firehair / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
? [as John Starr]
Pencils
Bob Lubbers
Inks
Bob Lubbers
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The snorting, fire-eating iron horse that thundered...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Firehair [Lynn Cabot] (frontier queen)

Indexer Notes

The title is taken from the cover blurb.

The Witch's Doll (Table of Contents: 3)

The Secret Files of Dr. Drew / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Marilyn Mercer
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti (signed)
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Abe Kanegson

Genre
detective-mystery; horror-suspense
Characters
Dr. Drew; Leander Miles; Jennie Paris; Higgins
Synopsis
Jennie is being tortured by Leander Miles thru a voodoo doll.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Bart Battle / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Tom Daf]
Pencils
John Belfi (signed)
Inks
John Belfi (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two nervous figures huddled near the nose of...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Bart Battle (intro; only appearance)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Jan of the Jungle / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Coleman Hart
Pencils
Enrico Bagnoli
Inks
Enrico Bagnoli
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who was the stripling who dwelt with the...
Genre
jungle
Characters
Jan of the Jungle

C.Q.D. (Important - Danger) - part 1 (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Lanier
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

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

Sky Rangers / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
R. W. Colt
Pencils
Giovanni Benvenuti
Inks
Giovanni Benvenuti
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What strange unseen force kept the Graham Construction...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Sky Rangers

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

I Confess / comic story / 7.75 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Myra Maxwell]
Pencils
George Evans
Inks
George Evans
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Knock! Knock! Knock! This is Myra, your radio...
Genre
adventure; crime; detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

One quarter of last page is occupied by an ad. Although unsigned, this features Evans' favorite sneak, an apartment building named "Akimbo Arms." JV wonders if perhaps Al Williamson might not have assisted here in some manner.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Tomahawk Traitors of Plunder Canyon
    Firehair
  2. 1. The Big Six of the Comics!
  3. 2. The Tomahawk Traitors of Plunder Canyon
    Firehair
  4. 3. The Witch's Doll
    The Secret Files of Dr. Drew
  5. 4. ["Two nervous figures huddled near the nose of..."]
    Bart Battle
  6. 5. ["Who was the stripling who dwelt with the..."]
    Jan of the Jungle
  7. 6. C.Q.D. (Important - Danger) - part 1
  8. 7. ["What strange unseen force kept the Graham Construction..."]
    Sky Rangers
  9. 8. ["Knock! Knock! Knock! This is Myra, your radio..."]
    I Confess
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Patrick Shaughnessy
  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky