Feature Comics #50

(November 1941)

[The Final Act of Mr. Grimm] (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Reed Crandall

Inks:

Reed Crandall

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Grimm (first appearance; death); The Nazis (villains)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Big Top / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Devlin

Inks:

John Devlin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

Writer credit revised from Joe Devlin to ? by Craig Delich 2013-4-6. Devlin did not write this strip according to the Who's Who. Artist correction from Joe (who did not exist) to John Devlin also made by Craig Delich.

[The Curse of the Death Devil] (Table of Contents)

Samar / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Max Elkan

Inks:

Max Elkan

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

jungle

Characters:

Samar; Benton (first appearance); An agent of the Homburg Rubber Company (first appearance; villain; death)

[The Gibson Street Ghoul] (Table of Contents)

Zero, Ghost Detective / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Toni Blum

Pencils:

Al Bryant

Inks:

Al Bryant

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Zero; un-named ghost (introduction); John Stewart (introduction, death); Betty Stewart (introduction); The Gibson Street Ghoul [Moss] (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis:

Zero is summoned by the law to take on the Gibson Street Ghoul, a mysterious ghost bent on vengeanace.

Indexer Notes

Toni Blum is the only person identified by the Who's Who as the writer for this feature from 1940-43.

[To Save a Convoy] (Table of Contents)

Dusty Dane / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Vernon Henkel

Pencils:

Vernon Henkel

Inks:

Vernon Henkel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Dusty Dane (last appearance); a first mate (first appearance; villain); the Nazis (villains)

[Acid and Extortion] (Table of Contents)

Swing Sisson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Phil Martin

Pencils:

Phil Martin

Inks:

Phil Martin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; detective-mystery

Characters:

Swing Sisson; Gilda Kay (first appearance); An extortion gang (first appearance; villain)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Lala Palooza / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Devlin

Inks:

John Devlin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Lala Palooza

Indexer Notes

Writer credit revised from Joe Devlin to ? by Craig Delich 2013-4-6. Devlin did not write this strip according to the Who's Who. Artist correction from Joe (who did not exist) to John Devlin also made by Craig Delich.

[The Escape of Romer] (Table of Contents)

Reynolds of the Mounted / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Art Pinajian

Inks:

Art Pinajian

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; Romer (first appearance; villain; death)

Clue of the Matches (Table of Contents)

Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Harry Campbell

Pencils:

Harry Campbell

Inks:

Harry Campbell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

adventure; spy

Characters:

Capt. Bruce Blackburn; Z-2 and other spies (first appearance; villains)

[Legree, the Dope Smuggler] (Table of Contents)

Fargo Kid / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Alex Koda

Inks:

Alex Koda

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

The Fargo Kid [Tim Turner]; Mr. Legree (first appearance; villain); Mrs. Legree (first appearance; villain); Pedro (first appearance; villain)

Treasure of the Khymers (Table of Contents)

Perry Scott / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Robert M. Hyatt?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Perry Scott

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mickey Finn / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Lank Leonard

Pencils:

Lank Leonard

Inks:

Lank Leonard

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

[The Explosive Pencils] (Table of Contents)

Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Paul Gustavson

Pencils:

Paul Gustavson

Inks:

Paul Gustavson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Paul Gustavson

Genre:

adventure; children; spy

Characters:

Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Smiley Scott; Ed; Whitey; Scotty]; Hans (villain, introduction, death); Number Two (villain, introduction, death); Number Three (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Homer Doodle and Son / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Arthur Beeman

Pencils:

Arthur Beeman

Inks:

Arthur Beeman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

[Castor Oil] (Table of Contents)

Poison Ivy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Gill Fox

Pencils:

Gill Fox

Inks:

Gill Fox

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Poison Ivy

[Chaos In Cuba] (Table of Contents)

Spin Shaw / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Clark Williams

Inks:

Clark Williams

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Gomez (first appearance; villain); Nazis (villains)