Thrilling Comics #v?#2 (11)

(December 1940)

["Spies Strike In A Deadly Raid At The Navy Yard !"] (Table of Contents: 1)

Doc Strange, America's Defender / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Richard Hughes

Pencils:

Alexander Kostuk

Inks:

Alexander Kostuk

Colors:

Richard Hughes

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Dr. Strange [Professor Thomas Hugo Strange]; Virginia Thomson; The Leader [Robert Marsh] (villain); Andrazzi tribesmen (villains); Bundists (villains )

["The Ghost receives a visitor!"] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Ghost, Master Magician / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

Richard Hughes ?

Pencils:

Elmer Wexler

Inks:

Elmer Wexler

Colors:

Richard Hughes ?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Professor Fenton (villain)

[Nickie gets a call from his chief!] (Table of Contents: 3)

Nickie Norton of the Secret Service / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

Richard Hughes ?

Pencils:

Alexander Kostuk ?

Inks:

Alexander Kostuk ?

Colors:

Richard Hughes ?

Letters:

?

Characters:

Brill (villain, introduction, death)

[Major Volke, German aviation attache, confers...] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Lone Eagle / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Elmer Wexler

Inks:

Elmer Wexler

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

Major Volke (villain, introduction); Admiral Yonaki (introduction)

Indexer Notes

story posits a German inciting Japanese (who are NOT quite portrayed as villains here!) to strike at Pearl Harbor...over a YEAR before it occurred in real life!

[Gee, Marcia--it's been awfully quiet lately!] (Table of Contents: 5)

Dan Duffy, College Athlete / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Kin Platt [as Kin] (signed)

Inks:

Kin Platt [as Kin] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

Jose Gonzales (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Signed on bottom right, last panel of story.

["So you kids wants some more football pointers, eh?"] (Table of Contents: 6)

Pigskin Pointers By Dan Duffy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

? [as Dan Duffy]

Pencils:

Kin Platt

Inks:

Kin Platt

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Synopsis:

Dan Duffy teaches football fundamentals.

Jimmy Gets the Rustlers! (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Sam Brant

Colors:

Sam Brant

Letters:

typeset

[The Koruba Diamond Case] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Woman In Red / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Richard Hughes ?

Pencils:

George Mandel

Inks:

George Mandel

Colors:

Richard Hughes ?

Letters:

?

Characters:

Kroch (villain, introduction)

[Drastic news reaches the British intelligence!] (Table of Contents: 9)

Tom Niles, Undersea Raider / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Al Bertino?

Pencils:

Leonard Sansone

Inks:

Leonard Sansone

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

Nazis (villains)

[Howdy Teter and his gang head for the sheriff's office at Gila Gulch.] (Table of Contents: 10)

The Rio Kid / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Daly

Inks:

John Daly

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

Howdy Teter (villain, introduction)

Calling American Youth! (Table of Contents: 11)

Chats with the Editor / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Ned Pines ?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Synopsis:

Promo for the "Thrilling Club".
Coupon for survey of features and registration to "CASH PRIZE CONTEST".

["Boss--dis next picture we is gonna shoot requires some very artistic scenery!"] (Table of Contents: 12)

Marco Polo Jones / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Ray McGill

Pencils:

Ray McGill (signed)

Inks:

Ray McGill (signed)

Colors:

Ray McGill

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Racial stereotype.