Feature Comics #32

(May 1940)

[The Sins of Anton Bock] (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner [as William Erwin Maxwell]

Pencils:

Lou Fine

Inks:

Lou Fine

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Dr. Roberts; Martha Roberts; Anton Bock and his spy ring (first appearance; villains)

[The Capture of Castle Balomar] (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 (villain; death)

"Gosh! A new show on the miday an is it packin' 'em in!" (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

John Devlin

Pencils:

John Devlin (signed)

Inks:

John Devlin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

[The Three-Fingered Ogre] (Table of Contents)

Zero / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dan Zolnerowich [as Arthur Hamon Doyle]

Inks:

Dan Zolnerowich

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Zero (first appearance; the ghost detective); Mr. Bleeker (first appearance); Mary Bleeker (first appearance); John Bleeker (first appearance; death); Peter Bleeker (first appearance; villain; death; a zombie)

[The Medicine Man's Scheme] (Table of Contents)

Reynolds of the Mounted / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Art Pinajian

Pencils:

Art Pinajian

Inks:

Art Pinajian

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Sakru (first appearance; villain); Wade and his gang (first appearance; villains)

[The Snatch of the Plane Plans] (Table of Contents)

Spin Shaw / comic story / 6 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]; G. Roland Lorber (first appearance; villain); Inez (first appearance; villain); Joe (first appearance; villain); Fingers (first appearance; villain); Arndt (first appearance; villain)

Super Salesmanship (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

John Devlin

Pencils:

John Devlin

Inks:

John Devlin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

includes a Flash Gordon / Buck Rogers parody

[The Murder of Bus Pritchard] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

William A. Smith

Pencils:

William A. Smith [as Will Arthur]

Inks:

William A. Smith

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

western

Characters:

Rance Keane; Bus Pritchard (first appearance; death); a murderer (first appearance; villain)

["I know you wanna reduce, Mama"] (Table of Contents)

Only Kiddin' / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Reed

Pencils:

Ed Reed

Inks:

Ed Reed

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ed Reed

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Living Dead Men (Table of Contents)

Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Campbell

Pencils:

Henry Taylor Weston

Inks:

Henry Taylor Weston

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; spy

Characters:

Capt. Bruce Blackburn (Counterspy; first appearance; origin); Lt. Jackson (first appearance); Col. Jordan (first appearance); Schwartz (first appearance; villain); Smits (first appearance; villain)

[The Insurance Murder Plot] (Table of Contents)

Rusty Ryan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Pencils:

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Inks:

Paul Gustavson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

spy; adventure; children

Characters:

Rusty Ryan (first appearance; origin); Inhabitants of Boyville (including Smiley Scott and Bobby; first appearance); Cappy Jenks (first appearance); Mr. Hicks (first appearance); Lockhart (first appearance; villain); Spear (first appearanc;e villain)

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #38 (2003)

Gold of Atlantis (Table of Contents)

Perry Scott / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert M. Hyatt

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Perry Scott (first appearance)

[Origin of the Voice] (Table of Contents)

Voice / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Asch?

Pencils:

Stan Asch

Inks:

Stan Asch

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

The Voice [Mr. Elixir] (first appearance; origin); Fogarty (first appearance); John Martinson (first appearance; villain)

[Origin of Poison Ivy] (Table of Contents)

Poison Ivy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gill Fox

Pencils:

Gill Fox

Inks:

Gill Fox

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Poison Ivy (first appearance; origin); Mr. Ivy (Poison's father); Mrs. Ivy (Poison's mother)

[Origin of Samar] (Table of Contents)

Samar / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

? [as Ted Cain]

Pencils:

Nick Cardy ?

Inks:

Nick Cardy ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Samar (first appearance; origin); Mali (first appearance); Tino (first appearance; villain; death)

["So your Uncle Phil has been learnin' how to paint signs, eh Mickey?"] (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