Doll Man #39
(April 1952)

Quality Comics, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1952-01-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Brand
A Quality Comic Publication
Editing
Alfred Grenet; Richard Arnold (associate editor)

Issue Notes

Publisher Everett M. Arnold
Editor Alfred Grenet 347 Madison Ave, NY, NY
Comic Favorites Inc.
578 Summer St Stamford, CT
Owners Everett M. Arnold, Claire C. Arnold
Printed at 153 Pratt St Meriden Ct.
On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1952, page 74, registration number B337040.

The Death Drug! (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chuck Cuidera ?
Inks
Chuck Cuidera ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Doll Girl [Martha Roberts]; Elmo (the wonder dog)

The Death Drug (Table of Contents: 1)

Doll Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Al Feldstein ?
Inks
Chuck Cuidera ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Doll Girl [Martha Roberts]; Luther Burr (introduction, death); Monk and his gang (villains, introduction for all); Morro (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
The Monk steals Darrel's experimental new narcotic plant, intending to sell it as "zombie weed". Doll Man and Doll Girl halt the operation by burning the Monk's manufacturing plant to the ground.
Reprints
Keywords
Zombie weed

Indexer Notes

This is a drug-themed story. Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.

Announcing National Boys' Club Week (Table of Contents: 2)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sullivan (signed)
Pencils
Sullivan (signed)
Inks
Sullivan (signed)
Letters
?

[The Beach Beauty] (Table of Contents: 3)

Torchy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Gill Fox ?
Pencils
Gill Fox
Inks
Gill Fox
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; adventure
Characters
Torchy Todd; Tess; Ed
Keywords
adult

The Sinister Safari (Table of Contents: 4)

Doll Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Al Feldstein ?
Inks
Chuck Cuidera ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Doll Girl [Martha Roberts]; Larsen (introduction); Damian (villain, introduction, death); a pygmy band (villains, introduction for all)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Woolfolk's pay records, and identified by Martin O'Hearn. Story written September 1951.

Revenge (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Everett M. Arnold
Letters
typeset

Ticket of Terror (Table of Contents: 7)

Doll Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Al Feldstein ?
Inks
Chuck Cuidera ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Doll Girl [Martha Roberts]; The Adder (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Woolfolk's pay records, and identified by Martin O'Hearn. Story written September 1951.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Death Drug!
    Doll Man
  2. 1. The Death Drug
    Doll Man
  3. 2. Announcing National Boys' Club Week
  4. 3. [The Beach Beauty]
    Torchy
  5. 4. The Sinister Safari
    Doll Man
  6. 5. Revenge
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. Ticket of Terror
    Doll Man
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Craig Delich
  • Bill Devine
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Bob Hughes
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky