(September 1941)

Eastern Color, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Eastern Color Printing Company
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Canadian price is listed in the indicia.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Hydroman; Man O' Metal / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Everett
Inks
Bill Everett
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hydroman [Bob Blake]; Man 'o Metal [Pat Dempsey]
Keywords
patriotic

Indexer Notes

Roy Thomas and Craig Delich agree this cover was done by Bill Everett. Bill Everett Archives #2, Blake Bell editor, lists this cover as being H. G. Peter, which was the previous credit given.

Keith Chandler : Comparing this with the covers of the following two issues, art could well be by editor Stephen Douglas, who displayed a knack for copying the style of both Everett and Peter.

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

Hydroman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Everett ?
Pencils
Bill Everett
Inks
Bill Everett
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Last issue Bob escaped from the freighter with Margery Noel, the spy, as captive --
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hydroman [Bob Blake]; Joyce; Harry Thurston; Dave (by-stander); Margery Noel (villain); Paul (villain, spy); Karl (villain, spy); Josef (villain, spy); Hermann (villain, spy); Wilhelm (villain, spy); Ludwig (villain, spy); Oscar (villain, spy)
Synopsis
Hydroman releases Margery Noel when policemen appear on the scene to capture him. Returning to his apartment, Bob brings Harry and Joyce up to date on the situation. Suddenly a group of spies appear on the scene with one purpose in mind. However, Hydroman has a countermove in mind that will draw out the real crooks.
Reprints
Keywords
patriotic

Indexer Notes

Continued next issue.

In the splash panel the name 'Bob Blake' appears in small letters above the word 'Hydroman', but the title of the strip is clear.

[The Warrior] (Table of Contents: 2)

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Gene Byrnes (credited, signed)
Pencils
Gene Byrnes (credited, signed)
Inks
Gene Byrnes (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Pinhead Duffy
Reprints
  • from Reg'lar Fellers Sunday (King Features Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

pantomime; wordless story

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Flyin' Jenny / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Russell Keaton (signed)
Pencils
Russell Keaton (signed)
Inks
Russell Keaton (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
See, Mr. Starr?
Genre
adventure; aviation; war
Characters
Flyin' Jenny Dare; Rick; Blimp (crook); Buta; Lipstone (crook)
Synopsis
Jenny and Rick expose Blimp as having stolen the secret plans for a revolutionary new type of airplane engine from the inventor, Buta.
Reprints
  • from Flyin' Jenny Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 1940-07-21 - 1940-08-11

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

Man O' Metal / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Peter
Inks
Harry Peter
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That feeneesh Senor Dampsee!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Man o' Metal [Pat Dempsey]; Marie Laptista; Cabello (villain); General Francisco Pietro La Guaira; Admiral Lopez

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

Tad of the Tanbark / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Moore
Pencils
Carl Pfeufer
Inks
Carl Pfeufer
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Speed and Tad have been rescued by their friend, the lion
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Tad; Speed (Tad's father); Almira; Digger Regan (villain); Slim; Sam Bangs
Reprints
  • from Tad of the Tanbark Sunday (Watkins Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This was the topper to the Don Dixon Sunday. It ceased publication on 1941-03-06.

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

Purple Zombie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Tarpé Mills (signed)
Pencils
Tarpé Mills (signed)
Inks
Tarpé Mills (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Great Scott!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Purple Zombie [Zoro]; Kim Hale; Professor Elton; Chico; Caius; Emperor Nero
Synopsis
Zoro and Kim are traveling through time thanks to Professor Elton's invention, and find themselves in Rome in 64 A.D. Following their victory against four lions at the Coliseum, they are thrown back into jail, only to smell smoke and discover that Rome is in flames.

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

Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Moore
Pencils
Carl Pfeufer
Inks
Carl Pfeufer
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The 'Destroyer' frantically works...
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Don Dixon; Princess Wanda; Dr. Lugoff; 'The Destroyer' (villain)
Reprints
  • from Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire Sunday (Watkins Syndicate) 1938-xx-xx - 1938-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The topper to this Sunday page was Tad of the Tanbark.

Panels are extensively reshaped and rearranged.

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

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gene Byrnes (credited)
Pencils
Gene Byrnes (credited)
Inks
Gene Byrnes (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Take me in business with ya!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Puddinhead Duffy; Jimmie Dugan
Reprints
  • from Reg'lar Fellers Sunday (King Features Syndicate)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Mann of India / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tarpé Mills (signed)
Inks
Tarpé Mills (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So! Chick Mann still clings to life, eh?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Edyth Walton; Chickering Mann; Dr. Rene Villon (villain); Caliban (villain); Kalla Khan (villain); Indira, Cobra Queen of the Dacoits; Mahbihata (introduction)
Synopsis
Indira knocks out Dr. Villon and Kalla Khan, then rescues Chick from the tiger.

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

Bill and Davey / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
James McCague (signed as McCague)
Pencils
James McCague (signed as McCague)
Inks
James McCague (signed as McCague)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
By thunder, Davey, there's our way into the fort...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Bill; Davey; Margory Mullet; General Buldozo; Toro

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Daredevils of Destiny / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Rentfrow (credited)
Pencils
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Inks
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Capt. George H. Mallon commanded...
Characters
Capt. George H. Mallon
Synopsis
The story of how Captain Mallon won the Medal of Honor for valorous action in the trenches in France during the first World War.
Reprints
  • from Daredevils of Destiny Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

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

Gordon Fife / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Moore (credited)
Pencils
Carl Pfeufer (credited, signed)
Inks
Carl Pfeufer (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Captain Gordon Fife, wealthy sportsman...
Genre
adventure; detective-mystery
Characters
Gordon Fife; Ali (manservant); Colonel Sam Blake; Peter Sterling; Von Stoth (villain); John Sterling; Daly (groom)
Reprints
  • from Gordon Fife and the Boy King Sunday or daily (Watkins Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Pfeufer drew the strip between December 1936 and its final appearance in January 1942. Its newspaper appearances were titled 'Gordon Fife and the Boy King', but merely 'Gordon Fife' in this issue.

A hero clearly based on H. C. 'Sapper' McNeile's Captain Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond, who at the time was appearing in a popular series of films made by Paramount Pictures.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gene Byrnes (credited)
Pencils
Gene Byrnes (credited)
Inks
Gene Byrnes (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I certainly would like to have a ticket for that!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Pinhead Duffy; Jimmie Dugan
Reprints
  • from Reg'lar Fellers Sunday (King Features Syndicate)

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

Daredevils of Destiny / comic story / ? pages (report information)

Script
Frank Rentfrow (credited)
Pencils
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Inks
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
During our Civil War...
Genre
adventure; biography
Characters
Private L. J. Ingalls
Synopsis
The true story of Private L. J. Ingalls's action in saving the men of his company during the Civil War.
Reprints
  • from Daredevils of Destiny Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

Guests of Chung Khan (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
E. Albert Willard (credited)
Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter) (2 spot illustrations)
Inks
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter) (2 spot illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A trim Lockheed Electra banked sharply...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Mal Cotra; Timothy Budington Draker; Chung Khan (villain)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Sgt. Stony Craig and His U. S. Marines / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Rentfrow
Pencils
Don Dickson
Inks
Don Dickson
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yvonne de Spear had been stranded in Europe...
Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Sgt. Stony Craig ; Yvonne de Spear; Captain Storrow (villain); Margot Black (villain); Prince Thor; Captain Cutter; Crown Prince Rudolph
Reprints
  • from Sergeant Stony Craig Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Hydroman; Man O' Metal
  2. 1. ["Last issue Bob escaped from the freighter with Margery Noel, the spy, as captive --"]
    Hydroman
  3. 2. [The Warrior]
    Reg'lar Fellers
  4. 3. ["See, Mr. Starr?"]
    Flyin' Jenny
  5. 4. ["That feeneesh Senor Dampsee!"]
    Man O' Metal
  6. 5. ["Speed and Tad have been rescued by their friend, the lion"]
    Tad of the Tanbark
  7. 6. ["Great Scott!"]
    Purple Zombie
  8. 7. ["The 'Destroyer' frantically works..."]
    Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire
  9. 8. ["Take me in business with ya!"]
    Reg'lar Fellers
  10. 9. ["So! Chick Mann still clings to life, eh?"]
    Mann of India
  11. 10. ["By thunder, Davey, there's our way into the fort..."]
    Bill and Davey
  12. 11. ["Capt. George H. Mallon commanded..."]
    Daredevils of Destiny
  13. 12. ["Captain Gordon Fife, wealthy sportsman..."]
    Gordon Fife
  14. 13. ["I certainly would like to have a ticket for that!"]
    Reg'lar Fellers
  15. 14. ["During our Civil War..."]
    Daredevils of Destiny
  16. 15. Guests of Chung Khan
  17. 16. ["Yvonne de Spear had been stranded in Europe..."]
    Sgt. Stony Craig and His U. S. Marines
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Darci
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore