(December 1941)

Chesler / Dynamic, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dynamic Publications Inc.
Brand
World's Greatest Comics / A Dynamic Publication; Harry "A" Chesler Features Syndicate, N.Y.
Editing
Phil Sturm

Issue Notes

While Harry "A" Chesler is commonly credited as editor for the titles he published, Phil Sturm is listed as editor in all indicia seen from Dynamic Publications, Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dynamic Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Charles Sultan
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Dynamic Man [Bert McQuade]; Dynamic Boy [Kent Banning]; Major Victory; Lady Satan; K-9; Lucky Coyne

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Dynamic Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Out of the night came these strange nomads.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dynamic Man [Bert McQuade]; Mr. Thomas; Mr. Brower; Roger Thomas
Synopsis
A masked man orders a tribe of nomads to kidnap children for him.
Reprints

Tell It to the... Marines (Table of Contents: 3)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; military

Indexer Notes

Five one-panel gags.

The Mystery of the Human Skulls (Table of Contents: 4)

Major Victory / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Major Victory; Professor Curran [The Yellow Hood]; Mr. Thomas; Father Patriot; Watson
Synopsis
Patriotic leaders are being killed and their skulls sent in their place.
Reprints

Midnight Present (Table of Contents: 5)

Major Victory / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Major Victory; Inspector Manners
Synopsis
While in London a woman gives Major Victory a baby and tells him to deliver it to her sister.
Reprints

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

Dynamic Boy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Recess time, finds the schoolhouse deserted as the children enjoy the use of the playground...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dynamic Boy [Kent Banning] (introduction and origin); Miss Brown; Doctor Brown; Wilkins; Sam Norris; Julia Waters
Synopsis
A special fluid saves Kent's life and gives him superpowers, which he uses to fight crime.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Dynamic Boy [Kent Banning] is not Dynamic Man's later partner.

The Mystery of the Inlaid Box (Table of Contents: 7)

Dynamic Boy / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Kent Banning [Dynamic Boy]; George Rich; Mrs. Rich
Synopsis
Kent's friend George has an inlaid box his father sent him before he died.
Reprints

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

K-9 / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A cruel, fiendish, invisible menace stalks through a frightened populace leaving a trail of death and destruction.
Genre
animal; detective-mystery
Characters
K-9 (a police dog); Dick Star; Dr. Waren; Tip Star; Marjorie
Synopsis
A crook steals Dr. Waren's invisibility solution and robs and kills with impunity.
Reprints

[Co-Operate With Your Fire Dept.] (Table of Contents: 9)

Jack Potts / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Jack Potts
Synopsis
A dog is interested in the fire hydrant Jack is painting on the wall.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

No dialogue.

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

Lucky Coyne / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
J. Cavallo
Inks
J. Cavallo
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A plot to embezzle thousands of dollars...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Lucky Coyne; Terry; Mr. Wilson; Mr. Black; Miss Small; John Small
Synopsis
Lucky takes the case of finding a kidnapped painter.
Reprints

Ticking Treasure (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
teen
Characters
Jimmie Nelson; Mr. Neil; Mrs. Nelson
Synopsis
Jimmie is saving money from his job so he can get his mother's clock fixed.
Reprints

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

Lady Satan / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
George Tuska
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A strange, mysterious woman...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Lady Satan (introduction and origin); Captain Fritz (villain, Lady Satan's escort, double agent); General Schultz (villain); un-named Nazis (villains, many die); Major X-9
Synopsis
Lady Satan is born out of an act of war when the Nazis bomb a ship she was on, killing everyone on board, including her fiance, and she swears revenge upon them. Her first assignment is to get the plans for a Nazi sub-detector into the hands of English military Major X-9.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits added and confirmed by Bill Black. Lady Satan uses a chlorine gun as her only weapon.

Stamp-O-Grams (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Wallace Beery; Abraham Lincoln

Indexer Notes

Facts about stamps.

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

Green Knight / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Inspired by the heroic knights of old, Denis Knight, wealthy American sportsman, adopts the role of the Green Knight...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Green Knight [Denis Knight] (introduction); Lance Cooper; Dale Patterson
Synopsis
The Green Knight fights a vampire.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

That's Odd! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The owl sits beside a hen...
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Solomon
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Various illustrated facts.

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

Serg't Bell / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can an ace pilot in an obsolete crate cope with trained men in the most modern planes?
Genre
aviation; war
Characters
Sergeant Bell
Synopsis
Sergeant Bell and his fellow pilots have to defend their airfield at all costs from Nazi attacks.
Reprints

[Wings of America] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dynamic Man
  2. 1. ["What!! No King Kola?"]
  3. 2. ["Out of the night came these strange nomads."]
    Dynamic Man
  4. 3. Tell It to the... Marines
  5. 4. The Mystery of the Human Skulls
    Major Victory
  6. 5. Midnight Present
    Major Victory
  7. 6. ["Recess time, finds the schoolhouse deserted as the children enjoy the use of the playground..."]
    Dynamic Boy
  8. 7. The Mystery of the Inlaid Box
    Dynamic Boy
  9. 8. ["A cruel, fiendish, invisible menace stalks through a frightened populace leaving a trail of death and destruction."]
    K-9
  10. 9. [Co-Operate With Your Fire Dept.]
    Jack Potts
  11. 10. ["A plot to embezzle thousands of dollars..."]
    Lucky Coyne
  12. 11. Ticking Treasure
  13. 12. ["A strange, mysterious woman..."]
    Lady Satan
  14. 13. Stamp-O-Grams
  15. 14. ["Inspired by the heroic knights of old, Denis Knight, wealthy American sportsman, adopts the role of the Green Knight..."]
    Green Knight
  16. 15. ["The owl sits beside a hen..."]
    That's Odd!
  17. 16. ["Can an ace pilot in an obsolete crate cope with trained men in the most modern planes?"]
    Serg't Bell
  18. 17. [Wings of America]
  19. 18. ["The greatest show on Earth"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Henry Andrews
  • Craig Delich
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Smith
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Wilt