Doll Man #43
(December 1952)

Quality Comics, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1952-08-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Brand
A Quality Comic Publication
Editing
Alfred Grenet; Richard Arnold (associate editor)

Issue Notes

Last "horror" issue. On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1952, page 74, registration number B373536.

The Thing That Kills (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich ?
Inks
Dan Zolnerowich ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Doll Girl [Martha Roberts]

The Thing That Killed (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Art Gates
Inks
Art Gates
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Doll Girl [Martha Roberts]; Johann Dupro (introduction, death); The Thing (villain, introduction, a monster, death); Musk (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis
Johann Dupro creates artificial life called the Thing, and the tiny duo are called in to burn it.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.

[The Mink Coat Gig] (Table of Contents: 2)

Torchy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; adventure
Characters
Torchy Todd; Mr. Travesty (first appearance); Dora Travesty (first appearance)
Keywords
adult

The Emerald Eye of Evil (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Art Gates
Inks
Art Gates
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Doll Girl [Martha Roberts]; The Witch Doctor (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
In Haiti, Darrel and Martha face a witch doctor and his hypnotic Emerald Eye of Evil.
Keywords
Emerald Eye of Evil; Haiti

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.

Star Bright (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Satan's Sculptor (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Art Gates
Inks
Art Gates
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Doll Girl [Martha Roberts]; John Caven (death, introduction); Phineas Marr (villain, introduction); un-named spies (villains, introduction for all)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Thing That Kills
    Doll Man
  2. 1. The Thing That Killed
    Doll Man
  3. 2. [The Mink Coat Gig]
    Torchy
  4. 3. The Emerald Eye of Evil
    Doll Man
  5. 4. Star Bright
  6. 5. Satan's Sculptor
    Doll Man
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Craig Delich
  • Bill Devine
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky