(1953)

Thorpe & Porter, 1953 Series
Price
1/- [0-1-0 GBP]
Pages
68
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Jenson

Issue Notes

"Published in Great Britain by permission of Hillman Periodicals, Inc. Printed by Jenson Book Company, Ltd., Oadby, Leicester", as stated in the indicia. Also, this issue contains 3.5 pages of reprinted American ads.

The Pearl (Table of Contents)

Airboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ernie Schroeder
Inks
Ernie Schroeder
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Airboy [David Nelson II]
Reprints
Keywords
Birdie

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit verified by Roy Thomas, inker credit revised from Dan Zolnerowich ? to Schroeder by Craig Delich 2013-4-28, per Roy Thomas.

[Flight of the Robot] (Table of Contents: 1)

Airboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ernie Schroeder
Inks
Ernie Schroeder
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation
Reprints

[The Iron Fish] (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; historical
Reprints

Indexer Notes

A brief history of submarines.

Cold Timber (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
humour
Reprints

The Return of Torrio (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Ross Andru ?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Reprints

Big Boys of the Hills (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
drama
Synopsis
A story of railroad disaster.
Reprints

10 Fathom Watchdog (Table of Contents: 6)

Frogman / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Lawrence (signed)
Inks
Mort Lawrence (signed)
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; military
Reprints

The Navy's Secret Code (Table of Contents: 7)

Frogman / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; military
Reprints

The Silent Service (Table of Contents: 8)

Frogman / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gerald McCann
Inks
Gerald McCann
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; military
Reprints

Eagle of the Frogs (Table of Contents: 9)

Frogman / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
military
Reprints

Where the Freighters Die (Table of Contents: 10)

Frogman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely (signed)
Inks
Bill Ely (signed)
Letters
?

Genre
military
Reprints

Tadpole Frogman (Table of Contents: 11)

Frogman / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Roy (signed)
Inks
Mike Roy (signed)
Letters
?

Genre
military
Reprints

Operation Back Door (Table of Contents: 12)

Frogman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Kim Aamodt ?
Pencils
Gerald McCann
Inks
Gerald McCann
Letters
?

Genre
military; war
Reprints

Frogman to the Gulf (Table of Contents: 13)

Frogman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Kim Aamodt ?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
Dan Zolnerowich
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; crime
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Pearl
    Airboy
  2. 1. [Flight of the Robot]
    Airboy
  3. 2. [The Iron Fish]
  4. 3. Cold Timber
  5. 4. The Return of Torrio
  6. 5. Big Boys of the Hills
  7. 6. 10 Fathom Watchdog
    Frogman
  8. 7. The Navy's Secret Code
    Frogman
  9. 8. The Silent Service
    Frogman
  10. 9. Eagle of the Frogs
    Frogman
  11. 10. Where the Freighters Die
    Frogman
  12. 11. Tadpole Frogman
    Frogman
  13. 12. Operation Back Door
    Frogman
  14. 13. Frogman to the Gulf
    Frogman
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