Feature Comics #41

(February 1941)

[Doll Man Joins the Army] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script:

? [as William Erwin Maxwell]

Pencils:

John Celardo

Inks:

John Celardo

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Franklin D. Roosevelt; The Nazis (villains)

Synopsis:

Darrel Dane joins the Army, and is out an issue later with no explanation.

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

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

Script:

William A. Smith

Pencils:

William A. Smith

Inks:

William A. Smith

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Rance Keane; Harvey Topping; The Triolettes (first appearance); Mr. Dingley (first appearance); Mrs. Dingley (first appearance); Theodore the Great (first appearance)

The Exalted High Caliph (Table of Contents: 3)

Big Top / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Devlin

Inks:

John Devlin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Writer revision from John Devlin to ? by Craig Delich 2013-4-6. According to the Who's Who, Devlin did not write this strip.

Traitor's Telltale Light (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script:

Harry Campbell

Pencils:

Harry Campbell

Inks:

Harry Campbell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure; spy

Characters:

Capt. Bruce Blackburn; The Band (villains)

[The Captured Cubs] (Table of Contents: 5)

Samar / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

? [as John Charles]

Pencils:

Nick Cardy

Inks:

Nick Cardy

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Samar; Ashley (first appearance; Ashley's partner (first appearance); Mike (villain; first appearance); two other crooks (first appearance; villains); The Wahilis (first appearance; villains)

[Hockey Today!] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script:

Gill Fox

Pencils:

Gill Fox

Inks:

Gill Fox

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Poison Ivy; New York Strangers (first appearance; a hockey team); Toronto Tea Leafs (first appearance; a hockey team)

[War In Volcania] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script:

Vernon Henkel

Pencils:

Vernon Henkel

Inks:

Vernon Henkel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Dusty Dane; Patricia Morley; Prince Ku (first appearance); Balok (first appearance; villain; death)

["Just look at that suit!"] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Devlin

Inks:

John Devlin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Lala Palooza

Indexer Notes

Writer revision from John Devlin to ? by Craig Delich 2013-4-6. According to the Who's Who, Devlin didn't write this strip.

[Sacrifice To Moloch] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script:

Toni Blum [as Noel Fowler] (signed)

Pencils:

Charles Sultan ?

Inks:

Charles Sultan ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Zero; Dr. Chadwick (introduction); Wanda Chadwick (introduction); un-named ghost (villain, introduction); a priest of Moloch (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

In this story, Zero performs an incantation by drawing a circular pattern---or zero---that transports him into the past, and which also summons ghosts.

Toni Blum is the only person identified by the Who's Who as the writer for this feature from 1940-43.

[The Ace in the Army] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script:

H. Weston Taylor (signed)

Pencils:

Harry Campbell

Inks:

Harry Campbell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

The Ace of Space [Ace Egan]; a gang of spies (villains, introduction)

Synopsis:

Ace becomes a Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps and goes after a group of spies that have seized a new flying fortress, recovering the plane. However, an injury to the left arm, suffered by the Ace of Space during the skirmish, is noted by the base Major to Egan's left arm, and the hero's secret becomes known.

Indexer Notes

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

[Battle With the Giants] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script:

Art Pinajian

Pencils:

Art Pinajian

Inks:

Art Pinajian

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP

Indexer Notes

most of this story is Reynolds's dream

The Black Raider (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

[The Boat Race Murders] (Table of Contents: 13)

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; Professor Terhune (villain, introduction, death)

Indexer Notes

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

["Let's go soldiers!"] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script:

Arthur Beeman (signed)

Pencils:

Arthur Beeman (signed)

Inks:

Arthur Beeman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

["Is your Uncle Phil really mad at Houlihan?"] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script:

Lank Leonard

Pencils:

Lank Leonard

Inks:

Lank Leonard

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

[The Theft of the Plane Plans] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script:

? [as Rex Smith]

Pencils:

Witmer Williams

Inks:

Witmer Williams

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; A gang of spies (first appearance; villains); Gregory (first appearance; villain; death); Jim Drake (first appearance; villain; death)