(November 1940)

Eastern Color, 1940 Series
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0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Hydroman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Everett
Inks
Bill Everett
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hydroman [Bob Blake]; Joyce Church
Reprints
Keywords
fire engines; firemen; patriotic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Flyin' Jenny / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Russell Keaton (credited)
Pencils
Russell Keaton (credited)
Inks
Russell Keaton (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hooray for Jenny!
Genre
adventure; aviation; war
Characters
Flyin' Jenny Dare; Rick Davis; Bertram Rockbilt
Reprints
  • from Flyin' Jenny Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 1940-02-26 - 1940-03-17

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Hydroman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett (signed)
Pencils
Bill Everett (signed)
Inks
Bill Everett (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Everett

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bob Blake, known as 'Hydroman,' that remarkable...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hydroman [Bob Blake]; Joyce Church; Harry Thurston; un-named Port Authority Inspector; Rocky Dawson (villain, chief spy); Josef (villain); Richard (villain, a General); Chang Yen (villain)
Synopsis
Bob, Joyce and Harry follow Dawson back to his HQ ship at sea, then Hydroman goes aboard to battle the enemy, but later must save Harry and Joyce from the clutches of the oriental invaders.
Reprints
Keywords
patriotic

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich. Storyline continues next issue.

[Thomas H. Higgins] (Table of Contents: 3)

Daredevils of Destiny / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Rentfrow (credited)
Pencils
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Inks
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Congressional Medal of Honor...
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Thomas H. Higgins
Reprints
  • from Daredevils of Destiny Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

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

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gene Byrnes (credited)
Pencils
Gene Byrnes (credited)
Inks
Gene Byrnes (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look! The new model cars are out already!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Pinhead Duffy; Jimmie Dugan
Reprints
  • from Reg'lar Fellers Sundays (Famous Features) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

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

Sgt. Stony Craig and His U. S. Marines / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Rentfrow (credited)
Pencils
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Inks
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say, lady, don't you reckon you're a mite off your own range?
Genre
adventure; military
Characters
Sgt. Stony Craig; Black Margot (villain); Lem Hunter; Marine Jed Fink
Reprints
  • from Sergeant Stony Craig Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

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

The Purple Zombie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Tarpé Mills (credited)
Pencils
Tarpé Mills (credited)
Inks
Tarpé Mills (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Zombie, eh?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
The Purple Zombie [Zoro]; Kimberly Hale; Chico; Marty
Reprints

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

Mann of India / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tarpé Mills (credited)
Inks
Tarpé Mills (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
So, they thought they could outwit the Kalla Khan, eh?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Chickering Mann; Indira, Cobra Queen of the Dacoits; Hakim; Kalla Khan (villain)
Synopsis
Kalla Khan stakes out Indira for the vultures to attack.
Reprints

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

Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Moore
Pencils
Carl Pfeufer (signed)
Inks
Carl Pfeufer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I give each of you one more chance...
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Don Dixon; Dr. Lugoff; Princess Wanda
Reprints
  • from Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire Sunday (Watkins Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The topper to this Sunday page was Tad of the Tanbark. It ceased publication on 1941-03-06.

Panels are reshaped and rearranged.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Gordon Fife and the Boy King / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Moore; ?
Pencils
Carl Pfeufer (signed)
Inks
Carl Pfeufer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Gordon, isn't this going to be exciting!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Gordon Fife
Reprints
  • from Gordon Fife and the Boy King Sunday or daily (Watkins Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Pfeufer drew the strip between December 1936 and its final appearance in January 1942.

Looking For Trouble (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
E. Albert Willard (credited)
Pencils
Bill Everett (signed) (2 spot illustrations)
Inks
Bill Everett (signed) (2 spot illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Before Lieutenant Barton McCall entered the Commander's office...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Lieutenant Barton McCall

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Bill and Davey / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
James McCague (signed)
Pencils
James McCague (signed)
Inks
James McCague (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well -- go on in!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Bill; Davey

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Tad of the Tanbark / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Moore
Pencils
Carl Pfeufer (signed as Carl Pfeufer)
Inks
Carl Pfeufer (signed as Carl Pfeufer)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Father! Wait!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Tad; Speed (Tad's father); Almira; Bonga
Reprints
  • from Tad of the Tanbark Sunday (Watkins Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This was the topper to the Don Dixon Sunday. It ceased publication on 1941-03-06.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Kitty Moran and Her Hound / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Romer
Inks
Jack Romer
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello Angus ole scout...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Kitty Moran

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Dinky Dinkerton / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Huhta (signed as Jim Wallace)
Inks
Art Huhta (signed as Jim Wallace)
Colors
?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, read the note!
Genre
humor; detective-mystery
Characters
Dinky Dinkerton
Reprints
  • from Dinky Dinkerton, Secret Agent 6 7/8 Sunday or daily (Jones Syndicate)

Kay Kyser (Table of Contents: 15)

Idioddities / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Romer (signed as Romer)
Pencils
Jack Romer (signed as Romer)
Inks
Jack Romer (signed as Romer)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kay comes from a family...
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Kay Kyser
Synopsis
Incidents in the life of Kay Kyser, "Professor of the College of Musical Knowledge".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Daredevils of Destiny / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Rentfrow (credited)
Pencils
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Inks
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's many a widow this day
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Captain W. J. Fetterman
Reprints
  • from Daredevils of Destiny Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Hydroman
  2. 1. ["Hooray for Jenny!"]
    Flyin' Jenny
  3. 2. ["Bob Blake, known as 'Hydroman,' that remarkable..."]
    Hydroman
  4. 3. [Thomas H. Higgins]
    Daredevils of Destiny
  5. 4. ["Look! The new model cars are out already!"]
    Reg'lar Fellers
  6. 5. ["Say, lady, don't you reckon you're a mite off your own range?"]
    Sgt. Stony Craig and His U. S. Marines
  7. 6. ["Zombie, eh?"]
    The Purple Zombie
  8. 7. ["So, they thought they could outwit the Kalla Khan, eh?"]
    Mann of India
  9. 8. ["I give each of you one more chance..."]
    Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire
  10. 9. ["Oh, Gordon, isn't this going to be exciting!"]
    Gordon Fife and the Boy King
  11. 10. Looking For Trouble
  12. 11. ["Well -- go on in!"]
    Bill and Davey
  13. 12. ["Father! Wait!"]
    Tad of the Tanbark
  14. 13. ["Hello Angus ole scout..."]
    Kitty Moran and Her Hound
  15. 14. ["Well, read the note!"]
    Dinky Dinkerton
  16. 15. Kay Kyser
    Idioddities
  17. 16. ["There's many a widow this day"]
    Daredevils of Destiny
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Darci
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore