(January 1942)

Eastern Color, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1941-11-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Eastern Color Printing Company
Editing
Stephen Douglas (editor, art director) (uncredited)

Issue Notes

Canadian price is listed in the indicia.

On sale date from Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 series) #89, in the feature Let's Get into a Huddle.

The Official Publication of Reg'lar Fellers (Table of Contents)

Hydroman; Man o' Metal / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stephen Douglas (signed as S. A. D.)
Inks
Stephen Douglas (signed as S. A. D.)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hydroman; Man o' Metal

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

Hydroman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ben Thompson
Pencils
Ben Thompson
Inks
Ben Thompson
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bob Blake (Hydroman) and his cronies battle a group of fifth columnists!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hydroman [Bob Blake]; fifth columnists; Ferguson
Keywords
patriotic

Indexer Notes

Credits from Error Report #3031, by Steve Carey. All previously credited to Bill Everett.

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

Man O' Metal / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Peter
Inks
Harry Peter
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In Bogadero, South America,Pat Dempsey...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Man O' Metal [Pat Dempsey]; Marie Laptista; General Laguaira; Cabello

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

Star Flashes / text article / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Flyin' Jenny / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Russell Keaton (signed)
Pencils
Russell Keaton (signed)
Inks
Russell Keaton (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The fabric elevator surfaces...
Genre
adventure; aviation; war
Characters
Flyin' Jenny Dare; Swoop Lowe; Rick Davis; Starr
Reprints
  • from Flyin' Jenny Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 1940-09-15 - 1940-10-06

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

Don Dixon / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Moore (credited)
Pencils
Carl Pfeufer
Inks
Carl Pfeufer
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Free at last of the 'Destroyer'...
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Don Dixon; Princess Wanda; Doctor Lugoff; Strunski
Reprints
  • from Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire Sunday (Watkins Syndicate) 1939-xx-xx - 1939-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

The topper to this Sunday page was Tad of the Tanbark.

Panels are extensively reshaped and rearranged.

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

The Purple Zombie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Tarpé Mills (credited)
Pencils
Tarpé Mills (credited)
Inks
Tarpé Mills (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
By my beard, a most splendid feat!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Purple Zombie [Zoro]; Kim Hale; King Richard "The Lion-Hearted"; Professor Elton; Chico; Queen Elizabeth; Sir Walter Raleigh; Sir Francis Drake
Synopsis
Zoro and Kim are still traveling through time thanks to Professor Elton's invention.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Tad of the Tanbark / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Moore (credited)
Pencils
Carl Pfeufer (credited)
Inks
Carl Pfeufer (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hurrying to the captain's cabin...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Tad; Officer Jenks; Slim; Skipper John Ashley
Reprints
  • from Tad of the Tanbark Sunday (Watkins Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx - 19xx-xx-xx

Indexer Notes

This was the topper to the Don Dixon Sunday. It ceased publication on 1941-03-06.

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

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gene Byrnes (credited)
Pencils
Gene Byrnes (credited)
Inks
Gene Byrnes (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Am I tired?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Santa Claus; Pinhead Duffy; his mother and father

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Mann of India / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tarpé Mills (credited)
Inks
Tarpé Mills (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tried to strangle me, eh?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Hakim; Chickering Mann; Edyth Walton; Jeeves; Colonel Bradstone; Gama Moro [Indira]; Mabihata [Mahbihata]; Viceroy; Chandu
Synopsis
Indira kidnaps Bradstone and has Mabihata impersonate him.
Keywords
Delhi; Oxford

Indexer Notes

Script was previously credited to Tarpé Mills, but, although she did write scripts on some features for other publishers, Bails has her Eastern credits as art only.

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

Bill and Davey / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
James McCague
Inks
James McCague
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But listen...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Bill, Davey

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

Daredevils of Destiny / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Rentfrow (credited)
Pencils
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Inks
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Nez Perce Indians under Joseph...
Genre
adventure; biography; western-frontier
Characters
First Sergeant M. McCarthy; Lt. W. R. Parnell
Synopsis
The true story of Congressional Medal of Honor winners McCarthy and Parnell, for their action against the Nez Pierce tribe under Chief Joseph.
Reprints
  • from Daredevils of Destiny Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

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

Gordon Fife / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Moore
Pencils
Carl Pfeufer (signed)
Inks
Carl Pfeufer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We have arrived, Herr Sterling...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Gordon Fife; Sterling; Pete Sterling; Von Stoth; Rudi
Reprints
  • from Gordon Fife and the Boy King Sunday or daily (Watkins Syndicate)

Emergency Courage (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
George E. Magee (credited)
Pencils
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter) (2 spot illustrations)
Inks
Harry Peter (signed as H G Peter) (2 spot illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bret Davis put his arm around his mother...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Bret Davis; Ted Davis; their mother

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

Sergeant Stony Craig and His U. S. Marines / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Rentfrow (credited)
Pencils
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Inks
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You must not bother us, son!
Genre
adventure; military
Characters
Sergeant Stony Craig; Rudy; Prince Thor; Captain Sorrow
Reprints
  • from Sergeant Stony Craig Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

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

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gene Byrnes (credited, signed)
Pencils
Gene Byrnes (credited, signed)
Inks
Gene Byrnes (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Watch the birdie, please!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Pinhead Duffy; his mother; an unnamed photographer
Reprints
  • from Reg'lar Fellers Sunday (King Features Syndicate)

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

Daredevils of Destiny / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Rentfrow (credited)
Pencils
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Inks
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lt. Schaffner's citation reads in part...
Genre
biography; war
Characters
Lt. D. H. Schaffner
Synopsis
An incident in the army career of Lt. D. H. Schaffner, in the trenches during the first World War.
Reprints
  • from Daredevils of Destiny Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Official Publication of Reg'lar Fellers
    Hydroman; Man o' Metal
  2. 1. ["Bob Blake (Hydroman) and his cronies battle a group of fifth columnists!"]
    Hydroman
  3. 2. ["In Bogadero, South America,Pat Dempsey..."]
    Man O' Metal
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Star Flashes
  5. 4. ["The fabric elevator surfaces..."]
    Flyin' Jenny
  6. 5. ["Free at last of the 'Destroyer'..."]
    Don Dixon
  7. 6. ["By my beard, a most splendid feat!"]
    The Purple Zombie
  8. 7. ["Hurrying to the captain's cabin..."]
    Tad of the Tanbark
  9. 8. ["Am I tired?"]
    Reg'lar Fellers
  10. 9. ["Tried to strangle me, eh?"]
    Mann of India
  11. 10. ["But listen..."]
    Bill and Davey
  12. 11. ["The Nez Perce Indians under Joseph..."]
    Daredevils of Destiny
  13. 12. ["We have arrived, Herr Sterling..."]
    Gordon Fife
  14. 13. Emergency Courage
  15. 14. ["You must not bother us, son!"]
    Sergeant Stony Craig and His U. S. Marines
  16. 15. ["Watch the birdie, please!"]
    Reg'lar Fellers
  17. 16. ["Lt. Schaffner's citation reads in part..."]
    Daredevils of Destiny
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Darci
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Dan Kocher
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Steven Rowe
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore