Startling Comics #v4#2 (11)
(November 1941)

Pines, 1940 Series
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Volume
4
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
?
On-sale Date
1941-09-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Better Publications Inc.
Editing
Ned Pines ? (editor)

Issue Notes

Some info verified using a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/)

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)

The Fighting Yank / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Elmer Wexler (signed as Elmer Wexler)
Inks
Elmer Wexler (signed as Elmer Wexler)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fighting Yank [Bruce Carter III]
Reprints

[The Volunteers] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Fighting Yank / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes ?
Pencils
Elmer Wexler (signed as El Wexler)
Inks
Elmer Wexler (signed as El Wexler)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's the Ace Aviation plant, Joan...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Fighting Yank [Bruce Carter III]; Major Nelson; Joan Farwell
Reprints

[Judge Newton's Fascist Front] (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Future / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Inks
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Judge Newton's speaking tonight!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Future [Dr. Andrew Bryant]; Mr. Trevor; Grace; Aunt Agatha; Judge Newton

Indexer Notes

Kin signs in the final panel, to the left of the newspaper.

[Sabotage In Puerto Rico] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Leonard Sansone ?
Inks
Leonard Sansone ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don Davis is called to Puerto Rico!
Genre
adventure; spy
Characters
Don Davis; Major Simms; Morton; Max )villain); Rolf (villain); Juan

The Stampede (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sam Brant (house name)
Inks
Jimmy Blue
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier

[The Giant Lizard of Malaysia] (Table of Contents: 5)

Biff Powers / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
August Froehlich
Inks
August Froehlich
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Grimes, the explorer, has reported an enormous lizard in Malaysia!
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Biff Powers; Captain Roland; Marcia; Ali

[Slugger Crowl's Frame For Burke] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kin Platt
Inks
Kin Platt
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Detective-Sergeant Burke; Slugger Crowl; Bradley Norse

[Nick Wolven and the Dinosaur Egg] (Table of Contents: 7)

Mystico / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leonard Sansone ?
Inks
Leonard Sansone ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Civic Museum is backing my fossil hunt in Arizona...
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mystico; Dr. Greer; Gladys Greer; Nick Wolven (crook)

Indexer Notes

Feature title : 'Mystico the Wonder Man'

Chinese Checkers (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Charles S. Strong
Letters
typeset

[Black Bob's Kidnapping Caper] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
John Daly ?
Inks
John Daly ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Larrupin' longhorns!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
The Masked Rider ["Bronc" Randall]; Dan Howard; Black Bob (villain); Larry

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

Happy and Snappy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kin Platt
Inks
Kin Platt
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! Gentleman Manny's holding up a citizen in broad daylight!
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Happy; Snappy

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

Happy and Snappy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kin Platt (credited as Kin)
Inks
Kin Platt (credited as Kin)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys, Gentleman Manny is shooting up the town...
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Characters
Happy; Snappy
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Fighting Yank
  2. 1. [The Volunteers]
    The Fighting Yank
  3. 2. [Judge Newton's Fascist Front]
    Captain Future
  4. 3. [Sabotage In Puerto Rico]
    Don Davis
  5. 4. The Stampede
  6. 5. [The Giant Lizard of Malaysia]
    Biff Powers
  7. 6. [Slugger Crowl's Frame For Burke]
    Detective-Sergeant Burke
  8. 7. [Nick Wolven and the Dinosaur Egg]
    Mystico
  9. 8. Chinese Checkers
  10. 9. [Black Bob's Kidnapping Caper]
    Masked Rider
  11. 10. ["Hey! Gentleman Manny's holding up a citizen in broad daylight!"]
    Happy and Snappy
  12. 11. ["Boys, Gentleman Manny is shooting up the town..."]
    Happy and Snappy
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