(December 1941)

Ace Magazines, 1941 Series
Volume
?
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
?
On-sale Date
1941-10-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
?
Brand
Ace
Editing
Aaron A. Wyn; Frederick Gardener (managing 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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Flag / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bruce Currie (signed as Currie)
Inks
Bruce Currie (signed as Currie)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flag [Jim Courtney]
Keywords
anti-aircraft gun; plane; tanks

Indexer Notes

Sequence update by Gary Watson.

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

The Flag / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Anderson ?
Inks
Harry Anderson ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In a small hotel in Washington, D.C. ...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flag [Jim Courtney]; John Courtney [Old Glory]; Heinrich Guhn (Nazi); Elsie Smith; Raoul Schmidt [Ralph Smith]; Fritz; George Washington; Abraham Lincoln; unnaned Nazi infiltrators
Synopsis
The Flag foils Heinrich Guhn's attempt to take over the U.S. government.
Keywords
South Plains; US Capitol Building

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flag / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Anderson (signed as Anderson)
Inks
Harry Anderson (signed as Anderson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Early on election day morning.
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flag [Jim Courtney]; John Courtney [Old Glory]; Kriss Kragg; Martha; John; Mary
Synopsis
Kriss Kragg tries to illegally influence the election for governor, but the Flag spoils Kragg's plans.
Keywords
election

Indexer Notes

Different artist from first Flag feature. Art credit from Error Report #3571, by Eric Schumacher.

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

Unknown Soldier / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Someday it might happen!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Unknown Soldier; Danny Morgan; Pop Weber
Synopsis
Nazi's try to isolate and seize the island of Manhattan for Germany, but have their plans disrupted by the Unknown Soldier.
Keywords
Central Park; La Guardia field; Manhattan; submarines

Murder In the Ice House (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ralph Powers
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In his basement workshop, "Blackie" Lord wrapped the shoe box with clean paper.
Genre
crime
Characters
Blackie Lord; Mary Feenell; Stark
Synopsis
The Assistant D.A., Stark, investigates the murder of Mary Feenell.
Keywords
Flatbush

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

The Three Cheers / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Three Cheers discuss their future.
Genre
adventure
Characters
The Three Cheers [Sis; Boom; Bart]; Nurse Gray; Hans (Nazi); Malko (Nazi)
Synopsis
Malko plots to destroy a U.S. submarine fleet and a U.S. destroyer fleet in New York harbor.
Keywords
New York; U-boats

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Absolutely free!
Keywords
planes

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for the "Wings of America" pictures and the Comicscope camera projector.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Flag
  2. 1. ["In a small hotel in Washington, D.C. ..."]
    The Flag
  3. 2. ["Early on election day morning."]
    The Flag
  4. 3. ["Someday it might happen!"]
    Unknown Soldier
  5. 4. Murder In the Ice House
  6. 5. ["The Three Cheers discuss their future."]
    The Three Cheers
  7. 6. ["Absolutely free!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Del Gruber
  • James Ludwig
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)