Champ Comics
#15
(September 1941)
Harvey,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-07-09
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Champ Publishing Company
- Editing
- Leon Harvey (uncredited)
Issue Notes
Some info verified using a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/). On sale date taken from house ad in Speed Comics #15.
[no title indexed]
Human Meteor / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Human Meteor [Duke O'Dowd]
- Keywords
- horses
Indexer Notes
Crandall inks per Roger Hill, as submitted by John Fallon. We formerly suggested Mort Leav.
[no title indexed]
Human Meteor / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Edwin Wald
- Pencils
- Charles Sultan
- Inks
- Charles Sultan
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Duke and Toby are at the taxi stand.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Human Meteor [Duke O'Dowd]; Toby
- Synopsis
- Electric power plants are attacked by a force lead by a giant Genghis Khan!
Indexer Notes
Art credit from JVJ index card attached to on-line scanned version.
[no title indexed]
Champion Chuckles / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm training my son to be a bond salesman.
- Feature Logo
- Champ Chuckles
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
4 one-panel gag cartoons.
[no title indexed]
Liberty Lads / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ? [as Barry McKay]
- Pencils
- Henry Kiefer
- Inks
- Henry Kiefer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This isle is dead and buried, Skip!
- Genre
- historical
- Characters
- Chuck; Skip
- Synopsis
- The lads attempt to foil a plot by saboteurs to destroy gun placements via the use of inferior concrete in their construction.
[no title indexed]
Neptina / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Bently Wade
- Pencils
- Jim Mooney ?; Nick Cardy ?
- Inks
- Jim Mooney ?; Nick Cardy ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Neptina has promised Eon aid to regain his kingdom from the Walrus Men.
- Genre
- adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Neptina; Brad; Norma; Walrus King; Eon; Moog
- Synopsis
- Neptina assists in overthrowing an usurper and return the throne to the rightful ruler.
Indexer Notes
Art credit from JVJ index card attached to on-line scanned version.
[no title indexed]
Steve Battle / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Daredevil feats are just routine stuff
- Genre
- adventure; spy
- Characters
- Steve Battle; Senator Duff; Chairman Skyes
- Synopsis
- Steve sets to save a Senator who is kidnapped by spies to reveal state secrets.
Indexer Notes
Art credit from JVJ index card attached to on-line scanned version.
Hollywood Spitfires
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- aviation; war
Indexer Notes
2 page text story with 4 one-panel illustrations.
[no title indexed]
The Champ / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- George Little (signed as Geo. Little) (credited as Geo. Little) (house name)
- Pencils
- George Little ? (credited as Geo. Little) (house name)
- Inks
- George Little ? (credited as Geo. Little) (house name)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Champ and Henry are bored with life
- Genre
- adventure; sports
- Characters
- Champ; Henry; Dean Blake
- Synopsis
- The Champ investigates a spurt of unusual deaths on a construction site.
Indexer Notes
Art credit from JVJ index card attached to on-line scanned version.
[Episode Ten]
Dragon's Teeth / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Toni Blum (credited as Toni Boone) (signed as Toni Boone)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dash Dolan and Nalya Randolph work with Dr. Ying
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Dash Dolan; Nalya Randolph; Dr. Ying; Chek Chai
- Synopsis
- Dash and Nalya learn the location of the 7th Dragon's Tooth.
- Reprints
in [no title indexed]
Will O'Wisp / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- S. M. Iger (credited)
- Pencils
- Sy Reit (credited as Seymour Reit)
- Inks
- Sy Reit (credited as Seymour Reit)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- T'aint work he's dreamin' about neither
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Will; Mary Lou
- Synopsis
- Will's friends play a joke on him by pretending there's a fire not realising there actually is a fire.
Indexer Notes
This is the final appearance of the "Will O'Wisp" feature in Champ Comics. The feature appears next in Great Comics (Great Comics, 1941 Series) #2.
[no title indexed]
Flyin' Flynn / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The barnstorming Yankee, Flyin' Flynn
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; war
- Characters
- Flyin' Flynn (first appearance)
- Synopsis
- Flynn is ordered to head off a squadron aiming to attack.
[no title indexed]
Jungleman / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the heart of a remote forest lives Jungleman
- Genre
- adventure; jungle
- Characters
- Jungleman; Jean Willard; Mr. Willard
- Synopsis
- Jungleman assists two people whose plane is struck by lightning.
[no title indexed]
Johnny Fox / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The magic pellets which he takes to become invisible
- Genre
- adventure; fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Johnny Fox; Miss Tyler
- Synopsis
- Johnny investigates a murder at the racetrack.
Indexer Notes
Art credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
[no title indexed]
Dr. Miracle / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- S. M. Iger ? (credited as Anthony Allen)
- Pencils
- Alex Blum ?
- Inks
- Alex Blum ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dr. Miracle is in London...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero; war
- Characters
- Dr. Miracle; General Rigo; Antonio Lagatta; Agent 7X
- Synopsis
- When Dr. Miracle learns that a British secret agent is missing in Europe, he transports himself to Rome and uses his magic to locate the agent before he can be tortured to death.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- spies; torture; World War II
in Indexer Notes
Tentative script and art credits from Bails.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Human Meteor -
1.
["O.K. America!"]
-
2.
["Duke and Toby are at the taxi stand."]
Human Meteor -
3.
["I'm training my son to be a bond salesman."]
Champion Chuckles -
4.
["This isle is dead and buried, Skip!"]
Liberty Lads -
5.
["Neptina has promised Eon aid to regain his kingdom from the Walrus Men."]
Neptina -
6.
["Daredevil feats are just routine stuff"]
Steve Battle -
7.
Hollywood Spitfires
-
8.
["The Champ and Henry are bored with life"]
The Champ -
9.
[Episode Ten]
Dragon's Teeth -
10.
["T'aint work he's dreamin' about neither"]
Will O'Wisp -
11.
["The barnstorming Yankee, Flyin' Flynn"]
Flyin' Flynn -
12.
["In the heart of a remote forest lives Jungleman"]
Jungleman -
13.
["The magic pellets which he takes to become invisible"]
Johnny Fox -
14.
["Dr. Miracle is in London..."]
Dr. Miracle
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- Dwayne Best
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Michael Hoskin
- Edgar Loftin
- Jean-Francois Masse
- Clint Maxwell
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
- Tom Zsolt
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