(July 1941)

Quality Comics, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1941-05-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Brand
Quality Comic Group
Editing
Ed Cronin (credited as Edward Cronin) (editor)

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. 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gill Fox ?
Inks
Gill Fox ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Mickey Finn (inset); Samar (inset); Lala Palooza (inset); Spin Shaw (inset)

[The Fifth Idol] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Reed Crandall
Inks
Reed Crandall
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; June Gaylord (first appearance); Mr. Gaylord (first appearance); Albert Bixby (first appearance): Ubano and the Ankazis (first appearance; villains); a ship's captain (first appearance; villain)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
John Devlin
Inks
John Devlin
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The boss says my act needs a trained dog...
Genre
humor

[It Started in McDorley's Tavern] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Toni Blum
Pencils
Max Elkan ?
Inks
Max Elkan ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Zero; Alfred Van Gilder (introduction, flashback); The Van Gilder children (introduction for all); Bill the Butcher (villain, introduction); the Slaughterhouse Boys (villains, introduction for all); the Dead Rabbits (villains, introduction for all)

Indexer Notes

Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.

[The Red Triangle] (Table of Contents: 4)

Reynolds of the Mounted / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Pinajian
Inks
Art Pinajian
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier; adventure; detective-mystery
Characters
Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; The Red Triangle [Baxter] (first appearance); Jeff Baxter (first appearance); Jacques (first appearance; death); Chips (first appearance; villain); Old Man Mears (first appearance; villain); Philip Denery (first appearance; villain)

[The Malay Pirates] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Vern Henkel
Pencils
Vern Henkel
Inks
Vern Henkel
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Dusty Dane; Sen Gat and the Malay Pirates (first appearance; villains); Reggie Van Sloan (first appearance); Vivian Van Sloan (first appearance); Reggie (first appearance)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Homer Doodle and Son / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Arthur Beeman (credited)
Pencils
Arthur Beeman (credited)
Inks
Arthur Beeman (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pop's always playing jokes on me...
Genre
humor

[The Stone of Death] (Table of Contents: 7)

Samar / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Bryant
Inks
Al Bryant
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Samar; Venita (first appearance; death); Kathie Blake (first appearance); Mr. Blake (first appearance); the Suri tribe (first appearance); Gobo (first appearance; villain; death; a gorilla)

[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
Get out, Vincent, you've been motionless so long...
Genre
humor
Characters
Lala Palooza

Fraulein Doctor's Daughter (Table of Contents: 9)

Captain 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; Sonya (first appearance; villain)

[Karnoff the Fifth Columnist] (Table of Contents: 10)

USA, the Spirit of Old Glory / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
Inks
Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
USA; Karnoff (villain, introduction, death); General Von Roth (villain, introduction, death); un-named spies (villains, introducion for all, all die)
Synopsis
Intolerant of all Fifth Columnists, USA punched out one of their speakers during a rally in New York City, then followed them to their lair where she discovered their secret plot.

[Pee Wee Hits Hollywood] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Bill Smith (credited as Will Arthur)
Pencils
Bill Smith (credited as Will Arthur)
Inks
Bill Smith (credited as Will Arthur)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier; adventure
Characters
Rance Keane (last appearance); Shark Egan; Bernard Fluger (first appearance); Barbara La Conga (first appearance)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

Black Ivory (Table of Contents: 12)

Perry Scott / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Hyatt (credited as Robert M. Hyatt)
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Perry Scott

[Dr. Hugh Corpse] (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Gill Fox
Pencils
Gill Fox
Inks
Gill Fox
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Poison Ivy

[Scoring against the Saboteurs] (Table of Contents: 14)

Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers / 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; The Boyville Brigadiers [Smiley Scott; Ed; Whitey; Scotty]; Nazi saboteurs (villains, introduction for all)

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

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

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

Script
Lank Leonard (credited, signed)
Pencils
Lank Leonard (credited, signed)
Inks
Lank Leonard (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How much longer is Uncle Owney going to stay with us, Ma?
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from Mickey Finn Sundays (McNaught Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

[The U-Boat Incident] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Witmer Williams
Inks
Witmer Williams
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
aviation; adventure
Characters
Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; The Nazis (villain)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Doll Man
  2. 1. [The Fifth Idol]
    Doll Man
  3. 2. ["The boss says my act needs a trained dog..."]
    Big Top
  4. 3. [It Started in McDorley's Tavern]
    Zero, Ghost Detective
  5. 4. [The Red Triangle]
    Reynolds of the Mounted
  6. 5. [The Malay Pirates]
    Dusty Dane
  7. 6. ["Pop's always playing jokes on me..."]
    Homer Doodle and Son
  8. 7. [The Stone of Death]
    Samar
  9. 8. ["Get out, Vincent, you've been motionless so long..."]
    Lala Palooza
  10. 9. Fraulein Doctor's Daughter
    Captain Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy
  11. 10. [Karnoff the Fifth Columnist]
    USA, the Spirit of Old Glory
  12. 11. [Pee Wee Hits Hollywood]
    Rance Keane
  13. 12. Black Ivory
    Perry Scott
  14. 13. [Dr. Hugh Corpse]
    Poison Ivy
  15. 14. [Scoring against the Saboteurs]
    Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers
  16. 15. ["How much longer is Uncle Owney going to stay with us, Ma?"]
    Mickey Finn
  17. 16. [The U-Boat Incident]
    Spin Shaw
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore