Startling Comics
#v4#1 (10)
(September 1941)
Pines,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 4
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly with the exception of April, June, and October
- On-sale Date
- 1941-07-31
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Better Publications Inc.
- Editing
- Ned Pines
Issue Notes
The indicia lists the volume and issue number as, "Vol. 4, No. 1".
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. 3.
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. 3.
Introducing The Fighting Yank
The Fighting Yank / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fighting Yank [Bruce Carter III]; Joan Farwell; Nazis
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Nazis
in Indexer Notes
Originally credited to Elmer Wexler, but by comparison with his signed cover on issue #11 this is clearly not him.
[no title indexed]
The Fighting Yank / comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- Richard Hughes (credited as Richard E. Hughes)
- Pencils
- Jon Blummer (credited)
- Inks
- Jon Blummer (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon Blummer ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Embattled America... 1776...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fighting Yank [Bruce Carter III] (introduction, origin); Bruce Carter I (introduction, death, reappearance as a ghost); Mr. Carter (John's father); Joan Farwell; George Washington; Frank Walton (villain, introduction); Bernhard (villain); Joe (villain); un-named Nazi spies (villains, introduction for all, some die); Tom; Senator Walton
- Synopsis
- General Washington sends Bruce Carter out with vital dispatches and wants him to take them through enemy lines, but Bruce is killed in doing so. However, his spirit survives and roams to deal with any danger to the nation that arises. Eventually, his ghost appears to the third in his ancestral line 150 years later, and Bruce Carter III becomes the Fighting Yank, battler of America's enemies.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- American Revolutionary War; Madison Square Garden
in [no title indexed]
Captain Future / comic story / 13 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Grace! My, but you're looking bored..
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Craven; Otto; Other Nazi spies; Captain Future [Andrew Bryant]; Agatha Adams; Grace Adams; Loft; Henty; Dr. Adams
- Synopsis
- Nazi spies kidnap American scientists to perfect an artillery invention that improves accuracy.
- Keywords
- Agatha Detective Agency
Indexer Notes
Signed in last panel.
[no title indexed]
Ace Buckley / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In our time machine, Toni Stark and I jumped the time gap and landed in Peru...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- President James Monroe; Simon Bolivar; Ace Buckley; Toni Stark; Canterac; George Canning; General Sucre
- Synopsis
- Toni and Ace travel back in time to Peru in the year 1824 to witness the battle of Ayacucho.
- Keywords
- Peru; time travel
Indexer Notes
last appearance
[no title indexed]
Biff Powers / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- On the Carson Circus lot...
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Vernon (villain, introduction, death); Minton (Introduction); Biff Powers; Tom Carson; Marcia Beale; Weki
- Synopsis
- Biff Powers travels to Africa to capture an unusual tiger for the Carson Circus.
- Keywords
- Africa; Mgosi kraal
Indexer Notes
Feature title : 'Biff Powers Big Game Hunter'
The Half Pint
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Charles S. Strong (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Inks
- ? (2 spot illustrations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Portland Avenue Panthers were playing hard against the South Side Senators for the championship...
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Wally Ford; Sgt. Barry Phillips; Joe Lynch
- Synopsis
- Wally Ford finds ways to help his baseball team even though he is riding the pine.
- Keywords
- baseball; Police Athletic League
[no title indexed]
Detective-Sergeant Burke / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At police headquarters... Burke, we've got to get those bandits...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Monty Soames (villain, introduction); Ape (introduction); Detective-Sergeant Burke; Sadie; Danny; Foster; Sadie
- Synopsis
- Sgt. Burke rounds up a gang of bandits operating within the night club district.
- Keywords
- Palace Cafe
Lucy's Knitting
text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It wasn't surprising that little Lucy Talbot should be home alone on a Wednesday evening.
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Lucy Talbot; Butch Corbin; Fred Talbot
- Synopsis
- Lucy is kidnapped for ransom, but she finds a way to tip off her location to her parents using her knitting.
[no title indexed]
G-Man Dalton / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- G-Man Dalton makes a purchase!
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- James Flag (Introduction, villain); G-Man Bob Dalton; William Blake
- Synopsis
- Dalton breaks up a counterfeiting ring.
- Keywords
- Galf Warehouse
[no title indexed]
Masked Rider / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As Shep Hogan and his gang ride towards Burro Junction--
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Shep Hogan (introduction, villain); The Masked Rider ["Bronc" Randall]; Inspector Lynes; Jack Deering; Claire Deering; Dr. Clark; Chuck; Zeb; Jeff
- Keywords
- Burro Junction; Deering Ranch
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Introducing The Fighting Yank
The Fighting Yank -
1.
["Announcing... Real Life Comics"]
Real Life Comics -
2.
["Embattled America... 1776..."]
The Fighting Yank -
3.
["Hi, Grace! My, but you're looking bored.."]
Captain Future -
4.
["In our time machine, Toni Stark and I jumped the time gap and landed in Peru..."]
Ace Buckley -
5.
["On the Carson Circus lot..."]
Biff Powers -
6.
The Half Pint
-
7.
["At police headquarters... Burke, we've got to get those bandits..."]
Detective-Sergeant Burke -
8.
Lucy's Knitting
-
9.
["G-Man Dalton makes a purchase!"]
G-Man Dalton -
10.
Results of Contest No. 7
-
11.
Watch For The Black Terror
The Black Terror -
12.
["As Shep Hogan and his gang ride towards Burro Junction--"]
Masked Rider -
13.
["Danger calls the American Crusader into action!"]
American Crusader -
14.
["Blank cartridge pistol"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Keith Chandler
- Peter Croome
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Dan Kocher
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
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