(November 1949)

Eastern Color, 1946 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Famous Funnies Inc.
Brand
This Is a Famous Funnies Publication
Editing
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
A. Thompson (signed as A. T.) (painting)
Inks
A. Thompson (signed as A. T.) (painting)
Colors
A. Thompson (signed as A. T.) (painting)

Genre
drama
Keywords
drowning; hockey; rescue; skating

Heroic Hall of Honor (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Heroes Run in the Family (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was New Year's Day...
Genre
drama
Characters
Philip L. McAuliffe, Jr.; Dr. Philip L. McAuliffe; Timothy J.. McAuliffe

Icy Rescue (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yawn..Almost time to return to the station house!
Characters
Policeman George Intermont

Hooves of Horror (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sam Glanzman (signed as Sam Decker)
Inks
Lew Glanzman (signed as Sam Decker)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Winner of the Highest Boy Scout Medal...
Genre
drama
Characters
George Edward Spence

Terror in the Night (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jerry Fasano
Inks
Jerry Fasano
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fire! Good heavens, the children!
Genre
drama
Characters
Mrs. Sarah K. Ault; Darlene Ault; Timmy Ault

Indexer Notes

Art identification from the JVJ hand-written file card suffixed to the copy at <https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php?dlid=18922>

Ducking on Duck Island (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Plunging into the icy waters...
Genre
drama
Characters
Wilbur Schmitt

Indexer Notes

The JVJ hand-written file card suffixed to the copy at <https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php?dlid=18922> suggests Bernard Baily as artist.

Soldier Rescues Sailor (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Kostuk (signed as Alexander Kostuk)
Inks
Alex Kostuk (signed as Alexander Kostuk)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Got to free that net from his leg or he'll drown!
Genre
drama
Characters
Sgt. Arthur J. Kostuk

Jack Dempsey... Champion of the Ring and Champion of Tolerance! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Phil Berube (signed)
Inks
Phil Berube (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The former world's heavyweight king...
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Jack Dempsey

Child Heroine (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Arthur Simon (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Eleven-year-old Ellen Peterson of Wilkinsburg...
Characters
Ellen Peterson; Donald Peterson (her brother); their mother and father

Indexer Notes

'LETTERING BY ARTHUR SIMON'. It is very unusual to find a lettering credited but none for script or art.

The Philadelphia Mission (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
From the annal of our history...
Genre
drama
Characters
Lieutenant Bill Osborne; Sergeant Heyler

Riptide (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ruth Atkinson (signed as R. Atkinson)
Inks
Ruth Atkinson (signed as R. Atkinson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Without a moment's hesitation...
Genre
drama
Characters
David Johnson

Indexer Notes

Previously credited to Ruth Harris for inks.

Death Defying Dive (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Augie Scotto (signed)
Inks
Augie Scotto (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Several children played on the grassy summit...
Characters
Robert Ramirez; Marc

Commended for Public Service (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Moore (signed)
Inks
Ed Moore (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The night of July. 11, in Manhattan
Characters
Paolino Dimarco

Indexer Notes

Moore signs in the penultimate panel.

Canyon Rescue (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The official Bountiful Jeep Posse of Bountiful, Utah...
Genre
drama
Characters
D. Maeser Mabey

Babysitters Can Be Heroines Too (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ruth Atkinson (signed as R. Atkinson)
Inks
Ruth Atkinson (signed as R. Atkinson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
New Year's Eve can be awfully dull...
Genre
drama
Characters
Dorothy Kaiser; Fern Shepard

Indexer Notes

Previously credited to Ruth Harris.

Smoke (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A quiet day's fishing had a fast and furious ending..
Genre
drama
Characters
John Parrino; John Higgins

Elevator Firetrap (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Moore (signed)
Inks
Ed Moore (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heat..Smoke..Hurry!
Genre
drama
Characters
Robert Sporn

Indexer Notes

Moore signs in the penultimate panel.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Heroic Hall of Honor
  3. 2. Heroes Run in the Family
  4. 3. Icy Rescue
  5. 4. Hooves of Horror
  6. 5. Terror in the Night
  7. 6. Ducking on Duck Island
  8. 7. Soldier Rescues Sailor
  9. 8. Jack Dempsey... Champion of the Ring and Champion of Tolerance!
  10. 9. Child Heroine
  11. 10. The Philadelphia Mission
  12. 11. Riptide
  13. 12. Death Defying Dive
  14. 13. Commended for Public Service
  15. 14. Canyon Rescue
  16. 15. Babysitters Can Be Heroines Too
  17. 16. Smoke
  18. 17. Elevator Firetrap
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Per Sandell