(December 25, 2014)

Boardman Books, 2014 Series
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Price
[None]
Pages
36
On-sale Date
2014-12-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Boardman Books
ISBN
978-0-692-35816-0 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9780692358160 90000
Editing
Matthew H. Gore

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Straight Arrow / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gregory Woronchak; Frank Frazetta
Inks
Gregory Woronchak
Characters
Straight Arrow

Indexer Notes

Based on the Straight Arrow character concept drawing by Frank Frazetta.

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The Pool of Life! (Table of Contents: 1)

Cave Girl / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Bob Powell (signed)
Inks
Bob Powell (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Cave Girl [Carol Mantomer] (introduction; origin); Betty Mantomer (Cave Girl's mother; introduction; death); Edward Mantomer (Cave Girl's father; introduction; death); Pood (introduction; villain; death); Alfred Manderson (introduction; death); Luke Hardin (introduction)
Synopsis
When Carol Mantomer is orphaned in the jungle she is adopted by wolves and grows up to become Cave Girl. She rescues Luke Hardin who was shot while looking for the Fountain of Youth.
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Keywords
fountain of youth

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

Robert Robot / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Finished at last! Now to see my greatest triumph!
Genre
humor
Characters
Robert Robot; Dr. Xandu; Thor (robot); Titan (robot)
Synopsis
Dr. Xanadu's new robot escapes and helps a family save their baby from a house fire.
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Ships Out (Table of Contents: 3)

Dogface Dooley / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
military
Characters
Sergeant Shark; Dogface Dooley; Kohakimi Lanua; Major Jones; Manua
Synopsis
Sgt. Shark and his men crash in the middle of the Pacific and are rescued by native islanders.
Reprints
Keywords
octopus; Pacific Ocean

The Case of the Frightened Informers (Table of Contents: 4)

Scott Hunter of the C.I.D. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Parker (signed)
Inks
Paul Parker (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Characters
Scott Hunter; Mr. Zin; Tong; Yang; Courtland Palmer Broadstreet; Poppy; Limey; Lotus Lee; Tommy Ming; Quid
Synopsis
When an oriental woman is killed on his doorstep C.I.D. Scott Hunter tracks down and arrests Mr. Zin and his gang.
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Keywords
London; oriental; Scotland Yard; whipping; yellow menace

Indexer Notes

Alternate story title: Scott Hunter of the C.I.D. Meets Mr. Zinn - the Hatchet Killer.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Straight Arrow
  2. 1. The Pool of Life!
    Cave Girl
  3. 2. ["Finished at last! Now to see my greatest triumph!"]
    Robert Robot
  4. 3. Ships Out
    Dogface Dooley
  5. 4. The Case of the Frightened Informers
    Scott Hunter of the C.I.D.
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