Startling Comics #v3#3 (9)

(August 1941)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

American Crusader / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

? (ad copy)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Danger calls the American Crusader into action!

Characters

American Crusader [Archie Masters]

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. House ad for the American Crusader appearing in Thrilling Comics.

[The Avenger Strikes] (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Future / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Kin Platt (signed as Kin)

Inks

Kin Platt (signed as Kin)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A weird killer menaces America's leaders!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Avenger [Karl Vemba] (villain, introduction, death); his gang (villains, introduction); Captain Future [Andrew Bryant]; John Blaine; Senator Burt; Agatha Adams; Grace Adams

Keywords

Agatha Detective Agency

Indexer Notes

Platt signs in the penultimate panel, under the 'Next day' box.

[Master of the Harpies] (Table of Contents: 3)

Mystico / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Leonard Sansone

Inks

Leonard Sansone

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dr. Nevins, long a student of witchcraft... makes a startling find!

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero

Characters

Dr. Nevins (villain, introduction); Harpies (villains, introduction); Baer (villain, death); Mystico; General Amber

Synopsis

Dr. Nevins discovers how to summon harpies. Using the harpies, Dr. Nevins plans to conquer the world.

Keywords

Fort Carson

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Don Davis / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Leonard Sansone ?

Inks

Leonard Sansone ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

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The famous Mellors Institute receives a refugee!

Genre

adventure; spy

Characters

Eric (villain, introduction, death); Dr. Wolf (villain, introduction); Don Davis; Lane; Dr. Hanson

Synopsis

Don Davis captures a couple of spies that have infiltrated the Mellors Institute.

Keywords

carbon-radium bomb; Mellors Institue; War Department

Indexer Notes

Although suggested as Sansome, the art style here is completely different from the preceding story in the same issue, also credited to him.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Ace Buckley / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Max Plaisted

Inks

Max Plaisted

Colors

?

Letters

?

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For our next trip back in time Toni Stark and I chose ancient Greece...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Datis (guest-star); Miltiades (guest-star); Aristides (guest-star); Themistocles (guest-star); Pheidippides (guest-star); Pausanius (introduction); Hippias (villain); Persians (villain); Toni Stark; Ace Buckley; Greek hoplites

Synopsis

Toni and Ace travel back in time, to the year 490 B.C., to witness the Battle of Marathon.

Keywords

Marathon; time travel

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

Biff Powers / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

August Froehlich ?

Inks

August Froehlich ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

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In the office of the Carson Circus--

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

A giant man-ape (introduction); Biff Powers; Tom Carson; Mr. Grimes; Marcia Beale; Weki

Synopsis

Biff travels to Africa to capture a giant ape for the Carson Circus.

Keywords

Africa; Niobe River

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

H. G. Ferguson (signed)

Inks

H. G. Ferguson (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Who is jumping into the pond?

Characters

Otto

Indexer Notes

Startling Comics contest to earn cash prizes by solving five puzzles.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Detective-Sergeant Burke / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Kin Platt ?

Inks

Kin Platt ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

At the residence of R. S. Wilmot...

Genre

adventure; crime

Characters

Larry Hogan (villain, introduction); R.S. Wilmot; Lana Wilmot; Detective-Sergeant Burke; Dean; Dip

Synopsis

Larry Hogan tries to prevent the Columbia Trucking Corporation from operating in other states.

Roped Rustler (Table of Contents: 9)

Jimmy Blue / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Sam Brant (credited) (house name)

Pencils

? (2 spot illustrations)

Inks

? (2 spot illustrations)

Colors

Sam Brant

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jimmy Blue had found that it was fun to teach his friend from the East about the rangeland.

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Jimmy Blue; Monty; unnamed rustlers

Synopsis

Jimmy prevents rustlers from stealing cattle during a cattle drive.

Keywords

Bar B Ranch

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Masked Rider / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Daly

Inks

John Daly

Colors

?

Letters

?

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On a bluff in Texas...

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Jake Butler (villain, introduction); The Masked Rider ["Bronc " Randall]; Chuck; Champion (horse); Joan Greer; Concho (horse)

Synopsis

Jake Butler steals Joan's horse, Champion.

Keywords

Bar W; Greer Ranch

Rescue Mission (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Easterly (credited)

Pencils

? (spot illustration)

Inks

? (spot illustration)

Colors

John Easterly

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I am a little terrier who belongs to a boy named Don...

Genre

drama

Characters

Don; Teddy (dog); Mr. Nelson

Synopsis

Don goes to summon a doctor for his grandfather during a snowstorm, but is hurt during the trip. Don's dog, Teddy, instead makes the trip to the village and manages to summon the doctor to treat Don and Don's grandfather, Mr. Nelson.

Indexer Notes

The story is from the point of view of a dog named Teddy.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

G-Man Dalton / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Leo Morey

Inks

Leo Morey

Colors

?

Letters

?

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G-Man Dalton gets a crucial assignment!

Genre

crime

Characters

Flint (villain, introduction, death?); G-Man Bob Dalton; Tige; Mr. Elwyn

Keywords

pyrodene; Titan Powder Company

Results of Contest No. 6 (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here are the names of the lucky winners...

Indexer Notes

Listing of the winners of Startling Comics Contest No. 6.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

? (ad copy)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Blank cartridge pistol

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for various mail order items from Johnson Smith & Co.

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

Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

? (ad copy)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This beautiful desk for only $1.00 with any Remington portable typewriter

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for the Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter.