Feature Comics
#43
(April 1941)
Quality Comics,
1939 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-02-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Comic Favorites, Inc.
- Brand
-
Quality Comic Group
- Editing
- Ed Cronin
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 2.
[no title indexed]
Lala Palooza / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh, Lala - I ain't even safe from you in the army!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Lala Palooza; Vincent; The Doll Man [Darrel Dane] (inset); Samar (inset); Rance Keane (inset); Spin Shaw (inset); Mickey Finn (inset); Poison Ivy (inset); Dusty Dane (inset)
[no title indexed]
Doll Man / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- ? [as William Erwin Maxwell] (signed)
- Pencils
- John Celardo
- Inks
- John Celardo
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No time for peace or romance in the life on the amazing little man of action...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Tommy Roberts (Martha's brother, introduction, only appearance); Ray Corley (Tommy's friend, introduction); a gang of unnamed crooks (villains, introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- A friend asks Tommy to contact Doll Man so that they could catch some kidnappers. In so doing, that friend, Ray, learns Doll Man's secret identity.
[no title indexed]
Big Top / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's the new act, Butch!
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Rance Keane / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Bill Smith (signed as Will Arthur)
- Pencils
- Bill Smith (signed as Will Arthur)
- Inks
- Bill Smith (signed as Will Arthur)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Black twisting clouds and a raving wind hound the schooner White Wing...
- Genre
- western-frontier; adventure
- Characters
- Rance Keane; Princess Butavanah (first appearance); Ahram-id (first appearance; villain)
[no title indexed]
Samar / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A quiet jungle evening finds Samar strolling alone.. suddenly...
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Samar; Alina (first appearance; villain); Haji (first appearance; villain)
[The Black Bat]
Reynolds of the Mounted / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier; adventure; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; The Old Timer; Marie Dupre (introduction, flashback); The Black Bat [Jean Dupre] (villain, introduction, death, flashback); Madame Dupre (villain, introduction, death, flashback)
- Synopsis
- Reynolds fights the Black Bat, a kidnapper whose father dresses up as "Madam Dupre". The Bat takes flight to escape, but falls to his death when his wings malfunction.
Indexer Notes
Most of this story is told as a flashback.
[College for Radicals]
Poison Ivy [Quality] / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Poison Ivy; St. Peter
[no title indexed]
Dusty Dane / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dusty Dane and Mike Cardigan rescue an Arabian princess, Ahmeer, from a slave trader...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Dusty Dane; Princess Ahmeer; Mike Cardigan; Jalnor (first appearance; villain)
[no title indexed]
Lala Palooza / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Maybe these will keep me out of trouble!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Lala Palooza
Boomerang Blast
Captain Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- adventure; spy
- Characters
- Capt. Bruce Blackburn; Gross (first appearance; villain; death); other spies (first appearance; villains; death)
[no title indexed]
USA, the Spirit of Old Glory / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
- Inks
- Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As part of a deal between the United States and England, some of the 50 destroyers...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- USA; Geering (villain, introduction, death); Hans (villain, introduction, death); gang of spies (villains, introduction for all, all die)
[no title indexed]
Rusty Ryan / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Spring draws Boyville into the baseball limelight.
- Genre
- adventure; children; spy
- Characters
- Rusty Ryan; Roy (villain, gambler, introduction); two unnamed gamblers (villains, introduction for both)
Indexer Notes
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
Murderess Escapes from Prison!
Zero, Ghost Detective / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Zero; Kitty Dell (villain, a ghost); Mr. Dell (villain, a ghost); a gang of crooks (villains, introduction for all)
Indexer Notes
Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.
[no title indexed]
Mickey Finn / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We're goin' over to th' steep Bloomer Hill for some real coastin'!
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
strip reprints
[no title indexed]
Spin Shaw / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Across country from Oregon to Washington roars the crack Overland Limited...
- Genre
- aviation; adventure
- Characters
- Spin Shaw of the Naval Air Corps [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; The Boss (first appearance; villain); his gang (first appearance; villains; death)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Gosh, Lala - I ain't even safe from you in the army!"]
Lala Palooza -
1.
["No time for peace or romance in the life on the amazing little man of action..."]
Doll Man -
2.
["There's the new act, Butch!"]
Big Top -
3.
["Black twisting clouds and a raving wind hound the schooner White Wing..."]
Rance Keane -
4.
["A quiet jungle evening finds Samar strolling alone.. suddenly..."]
Samar -
5.
[The Black Bat]
Reynolds of the Mounted -
6.
[College for Radicals]
Poison Ivy [Quality] -
7.
["Dusty Dane and Mike Cardigan rescue an Arabian princess, Ahmeer, from a slave trader..."]
Dusty Dane -
8.
["Maybe these will keep me out of trouble!"]
Lala Palooza -
9.
Boomerang Blast
Captain Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy -
10.
["As part of a deal between the United States and England, some of the 50 destroyers..."]
USA, the Spirit of Old Glory -
11.
["Spring draws Boyville into the baseball limelight."]
Rusty Ryan -
12.
Jungle Devil
Perry Scott -
13.
[Photos at the Zoo]
Homer Doodle and Son -
14.
Murderess Escapes from Prison!
Zero, Ghost Detective -
15.
["We're goin' over to th' steep Bloomer Hill for some real coastin'!"]
Mickey Finn -
16.
["Across country from Oregon to Washington roars the crack Overland Limited..."]
Spin Shaw
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