Feature Comics #40

(January 1941)

[Candy and Sabotage] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

?

Pencils

John Celardo

Inks

John Celardo

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts; Gruber (first appearance; villain); Adolf (first appearance; villain); other spies (first appearance; villains; one spy dies)

[The Treasure Hunt] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Bill Smith

Pencils

Bill Smith

Inks

Bill Smith

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier; adventure

Characters

Rance Keane; Harvey Topping; The Eye (villain); Bat Crawley (first appearance; villain)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Big Top / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Devlin

Inks

John Devlin

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Of course, the show can stand some building up!

Genre

humor

[The Dark House of Arno Cain] (Table of Contents: 4)

Samar / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

John Charles

Pencils

Nick Cardy

Inks

Nick Cardy

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Samar; Jean (first appearance); Arno Cain (first appearance; villain; death)

Indexer Notes

John Charles, as used at Quality Comics, was a house name used for multiple writers. It is not the UK writer John Charles who started his career in the 1990s.

Vote for Sardini or Else (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Gill Fox

Pencils

Gill Fox

Inks

Gill Fox

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Poison Ivy; Sardini (first appearance; villain)

[Speed, Inc.] (Table of Contents: 6)

Ace of Space / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Taylor (signed)

Pencils

Harry Campbell

Inks

Harry Campbell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

The Ace of Space [Ace Egan]; Dr. Devlin (villain, introduction); Karl and Speed, Inc. (villains, introduction)

Synopsis

Ace must go up against the evil Dr. Devlin, who has invented a serum that gives men super-speed.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit confirmed by Jim Amash in the Quality Companion (November, 2011).

The Spell of the Albatross (Table of Contents: 7)

Zero, Ghost Detective / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Toni Blum (signed as Noel Fowler)

Pencils

Charles Sultan

Inks

Charles Sultan

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Zero; un-named girl (introduction); the girl's two brothers (villains, introduction for both); un-named ghosts (villains, introduction for all)

Indexer Notes

Story inspired by Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner."

Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

John Devlin

Inks

John Devlin

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Vincent! Don't tell me you're a soldier!

Genre

humor

Characters

Lala Palooza

Seven Seas Cafe (Table of Contents: 9)

Dusty Dane / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Vern Henkel

Pencils

Vern Henkel

Inks

Vern Henkel

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Dusty Dane; Patricia Morley; Tondas (first appearance; villain); Bulok (first appearance; villain)

United States Fleet Leaves for Two-Day Makeover (Table of Contents: 10)

Spin Shaw / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Witmer Williams

Pencils

Witmer Williams

Inks

Witmer Williams

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

aviation; adventure

Characters

Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Ann Grace (first appearance); Mr. Wonga (first appearance; villain; death)

Kids of Calamity (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script

Harry Campbell

Pencils

Harry Campbell

Inks

Harry Campbell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; spy

Characters

The Destroying Demon [Captain Bruce Blackburn]; Colonel Jordan; The Band (villains); Gurk (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

After dealing with the Un-American Band, the Destroying Demon reveals his identity to Colonel Jordan.

Indexer Notes

Blackburn appears as "The Destroying Demon" for the last time and also uses his rubber cable trick for the last time.

Mediterranean Madness (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Robert M. Hyatt

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Perry Scott

[Statement of Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.] (Table of Contents: 13)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

Everett M. Arnold

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Comic Favorites Inc 322 Main St, Stamford, CT
Editor Edward Cronin 322 Main St, Stamford, Ct
Bus Mgr Everett M. Arnold 198 Shore Rd, Old Greenwich, Ct
Owners: Everett M. Arnold, Claire C. Arnold
Henry P. Martin Jr 8 Fowler Dr Des Moines, IA
Frank J. Murphy 194 Wesner St Larchmont, NY
Printed in Cleveland OH

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

Mickey Finn / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Lank Leonard

Pencils

Lank Leonard

Inks

Lank Leonard

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

So your Uncle Phil bet Houlihan he'd be first in the gates at the World Series, eh Mickey?

Genre

humor

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

[The Fifty Thousand Dollar Package] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Paul Gustavson

Pencils

Paul Gustavson

Inks

Paul Gustavson

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson

Genre

adventure; children; spy

Characters

Rusty Ryan; Butch (villain, introduction); Butch's partner (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

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

Homer Doodle and Son / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Arthur Beeman (signed)

Pencils

Arthur Beeman (signed)

Inks

Arthur Beeman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey Pop - Why don't you come down and play some ball wth me and my pals?

Genre

humor

[Aru the Mountain Boy] (Table of Contents: 17)

Reynolds of the Mounted / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Art Pinajian

Pencils

Art Pinajian

Inks

Art Pinajian

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier; adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; Aru (first appearance); White Eagle (first appearance); an Indian chief (first appearance; death); Grayson (first appearance; villain; death); Buck (first appearance; villain)