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

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)

[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

Just look at that suit!

Genre

humor

Characters

Lala Palooza

[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.

Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.

[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.

[no title indexed] (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

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Let's go soldiers!

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Is your Uncle Phil really mad at Houlihan?

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)