(December 1941)

Quality Comics, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1941-10-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Brand
Quality Comic Group
Editing
Will Eisner (credited as W. E. Eisner) (editor)

Issue Notes

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.

Scavengers of Doom (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chuck Cuidera
Inks
Chuck Cuidera
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawk; The Scavengers
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The Secret War News story referenced on the cover appeared in the previous issue.

Scavengers of Doom (Table of Contents: 1)

Blackhawk / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Dick French
Pencils
Chuck Cuidera (signed as Chas. Cuidera)
Inks
Chuck Cuidera (signed as Chas. Cuidera)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (sourced) (see Note #2)

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
The Blackhawks: Andre (unidentifiable member, see Note #3 about possible candidates); Blackhawk; Chop-Chop; Hendrickson (see Note #4); Olaf; Zeg (unidentifiable member, see Note #3 about possible candidates)
The Scavengers [Garle, and many others] (villains, introduction, some die); Red Laura (villain, introduction); unnamed Nazi General (villain, death); Nazis (villains, some die)
Synopsis
In the ravages of war, it's inevitable that jackals of war, called the Scavengers, would murder, torture helpless victims, and ghoulishly hunt and rob the dead. Ironically, it's the Nazis who succeed in capturing them, but then vow to spare their lives if they can capture the Blackhawks!
Reprints

Indexer Notes

(1) Story title is taken from the cover.
(2) Letterer credit per Cuidera, added by Craig Delich January 12, 2012.
(3) Through the process of elimination, the 1 unidentified member seen on page 6 panel 7 and page 8 panels 1-5 who resembles Andre is likely Zeg.
(4) Hendrick is first called Hendrickson in this issue (no references to the character's name in issue #3 or #4).

[Enter the Sniper] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Sniper / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Udall ? (sourced)
Pencils
? (see notes)
Inks
? (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war
Characters
The Sniper (guerrilla soldier, introduction); Paula Stone; The Gestapo (villains, all die)
Synopsis
Aided by a local girl in Austria, the Sniper ambushes a group of Gestapo officers, all of whom he outwits and kills.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Artist credits revised from Vernon Henkel to ? by Craig Delich January 1, 2014. Jim Amash and Mike Kooiman, in The Quality Companion (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2011 series) (November 2011), state that the art on this story is NOT that of Vernon Henkel nor Bernard Klein. Possibles could be either Frank Harry or Joe Gallagher.

[Cutting out of the Concentration Camp] (Table of Contents: 3)

Shot and Shell / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Klaus Nordling
Pencils
Klaus Nordling
Inks
Klaus Nordling
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
aviation; adventure; military
Characters
Sam Shot; Slim Shell; Josef Goebbels (villain)
Reprints
Keywords
Nazis

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

Miss America / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Hickey (sourced)
Inks
Tom Hickey (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
High above the Atlantic's troubled waters...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Miss America [Joan Dale]; Tim Healy
Synopsis
While on a boat ride, Joan stumbles across a submarine. Then, while investigating a nearby house, she discovers fifth columnists and is ambushed by a brute.
Reprints

[The Prisoners Who Didn't Want to Be Rescued] (Table of Contents: 5)

Death Patrol / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Berg (signed as David Berg)
Pencils
Dave Berg (signed as David Berg)
Inks
Dave Berg (signed as David Berg)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; aviation; war; adventure
Characters
The Death Patrol [Del Van Dyke; Gramps; Butch; Zazzy (death); Hank; King Hotintot (introduction)]; the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis
The Patrol members, now flying small, snub-nosed, colorfully painted aircraft, lose member Zazzy, who died while rescuing undercover agents. He is quickly replaced by King Hotintot, whose African nation was invaded by the Axis.
Reprints

[The Mary Lee II] (Table of Contents: 6)

Yankee Eagle / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Smith (signed as John Stewart) (sourced)
Inks
Bill Smith (signed as John Stewart) (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; military; war
Characters
Jerry Noble; Sam (an eagle); Herman Himnet; Lieutenant Gottschalk
Synopsis
Jerry and his furred and feathered friends expose an enemy submarine prowling the waters off the northeast United States.
Reprints
Keywords
submarines

[The Ghost Ship] (Table of Contents: 7)

Blue Tracer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Guardineer (credited)
Pencils
Fred Guardineer (credited)
Inks
Fred Guardineer (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
aviation; war; adventure
Characters
Captain William "Wild Bill" Dunn; Private Boomerang Jones; Lola Thomas; the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis
Dunn comes across the sunken hull of the S.S. Athenia, and uses the Blue Tracer to push it back to the surface to terrorize the Nazis into releasing their British prisoners.
Reprints
Keywords
The Blue Tracer

Abercrombie McZombie (Table of Contents: 8)

Diary of a Draftee / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tex Blaisdell
Pencils
Tex Blaisdell
Inks
Tex Blaisdell
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; military
Characters
Abercrombie McZombie (first appearance)
Reprints

[The Seven Dragons Cafe] (Table of Contents: 9)

Loops and Banks / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Powell (credited as Bud Ernest)
Pencils
Bob Powell (credited as Bud Ernest)
Inks
Bob Powell (credited as Bud Ernest)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
aviation; adventure
Characters
Banks Barrows; Loops McCann; Sum Toy; Lieutenant Williams
Synopsis
While on shore leave in Shanghai, Loops is kidnapped by Japanese forces with the help of a nightclub hostess. Banks has to enlist the help of a rival Naval lieutenant to save his pal.
Reprints
Keywords
Shanghai; U.S. Marine Corps

On Silent Wings (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tex Blaisdell (credited)
Pencils
Tex Blaisdell ? (illustrations)
Inks
Tex Blaisdell ? (illustrations)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
The story of the heroism of teenager Floyd James Cravath.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

true story; Bravery Award

Floating Death (Table of Contents: 11)

Secret War News / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Al McWilliams (signed)
Pencils
Al McWilliams (signed)
Inks
Al McWilliams (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; war
Synopsis
The British Navy confronts Nazi torpedo boats on the English shore.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

true story

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Scavengers of Doom
    Blackhawk
  2. 1. Scavengers of Doom
    Blackhawk
  3. 2. [Enter the Sniper]
    The Sniper
  4. 3. [Cutting out of the Concentration Camp]
    Shot and Shell
  5. 4. ["High above the Atlantic's troubled waters..."]
    Miss America
  6. 5. [The Prisoners Who Didn't Want to Be Rescued]
    Death Patrol
  7. 6. [The Mary Lee II]
    Yankee Eagle
  8. 7. [The Ghost Ship]
    Blue Tracer
  9. 8. Abercrombie McZombie
    Diary of a Draftee
  10. 9. [The Seven Dragons Cafe]
    Loops and Banks
  11. 10. On Silent Wings
  12. 11. Floating Death
    Secret War News
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Darci
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • John Censullo
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore