(February 1942)
Fiction House,
1941 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Flying Stories Inc.
- Brand
-
Fiction House Magazines
- Editing
- De Witt Shank (Editor); Gene Fawcette (Art Director)
Issue Notes
Entire issue revised/updated Jan. 2007 by HS/HW/JV. The title of the comic book is "Rangers of Freedom Comics" and it does not have a text story.
The Headsman of Hate
Rangers of Freedom / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan Zolnerowich (signed as
ZOLNE ROWICH) - Inks
- Dan Zolnerowich (signed as ZOLNE ROWICH)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- The Rangers of Freedom [Biff Barkley; Tex Russell; Percy Cabot]; Super-Brain (villain)
- Keywords
- bondage
The Headsman of Hate
Rangers of Freedom / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- R. W. Colt (credited as Captain Raymond Colt)
- Pencils
- Joe Doolin
- Inks
- Joe Doolin
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the last issue, Superbrain tried an invasion...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- The Rangers of Freedom [Biff Barkley; Tex Russell; Percy Cabot]; Guest Stars: Ranger Girl [Lt. Gloria Travers] (first as Ranger Girl); Phineas B. Tutts (intro); Villains: Super-Brain; Black Axemen (intro); Scarface (intro)
Indexer Notes
The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
Elmer On Maneuvers
Private Elmer Pippin and the Colonel's Daughter / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ? [as George R. Cracker] (credited)
- Pencils
- André LeBlanc ?
- Inks
- André LeBlanc ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Like I told ya!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Pvt. Elmer Pippin; Hazel Mitt; Villains: Captain Nutter; Nazis
Indexer Notes
Or possibly this is early Dave Berg?
[no title indexed]
The Royal Watch / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ? [as Stacy Kent] (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Chambers
- Inks
- Jim Chambers
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm Mac, the native son, trying to do my...
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- The Royal Watch [Jock; Mac; Harry; Terry]; Sir Cedric Smythe (intro); Villains: Nazi spies
They Escaped From the Nazis
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Walter Galli (credited)
- Pencils
- Walter Galli (credited)
- Inks
- Walter Galli (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A true Story - Told in Pictures
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- Cameo: Winston Churchill; Charles DeGaulle
Indexer Notes
The splash panel is a photograph.
[no title indexed]
Defense Kids / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yer Out!" "Whadda ya mean - out! Why ya...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- The Defense Kids [Pedro; Tony; Socker; Nick; Spike; Tom; Fatso; Izzy]; Billy Butty (a goat); Villains: Max Pflug (intro); Bundists
[no title indexed]
Rocky Hall Jungle Stalker / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ? [as Buck Masters] (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Bugg ?
- Inks
- Bob Bugg ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Although he grew up in the jungle, Gay-Ree...
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Rocky Hall; Reggie Moko Boko (intro); Villains: Nazis
Indexer Notes
HW suggests Tom Gill as another possibility.
It's a Date!
Jeep Milarkey / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jeep Milarkey; Villains: Matsoko and other Japanese spies (intro for all)
[no title indexed]
The Double-Slango Kids / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tell 'em about double-slango, Terry
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- The Double-Slango Kids [Topper; Steve; Terry] (last appearance); Villains: Fatsie Smythe; Duke (intro); Butch (intro)
Indexer Notes
Last appearance of the Double-Slango Kids.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Headsman of Hate
Rangers of Freedom -
1.
The Headsman of Hate
Rangers of Freedom -
2.
Elmer On Maneuvers
Private Elmer Pippin and the Colonel's Daughter -
3.
["I'm Mac, the native son, trying to do my..."]
The Royal Watch -
4.
They Escaped From the Nazis
-
5.
["Yer Out!" "Whadda ya mean - out! Why ya..."]
Defense Kids -
6.
["Although he grew up in the jungle, Gay-Ree..."]
Rocky Hall Jungle Stalker -
7.
It's a Date!
Jeep Milarkey -
8.
["Tell 'em about double-slango, Terry"]
The Double-Slango Kids -
9.
["But I tell you I haven't got chocolate..."]
Riot Range -
10.
["The Japs are desperate, son, they know we're..."]
Don Stuart of the Far East Rangers
This issue was modified by, among others
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Keith Chandler
- Gregory Fischer
- Michael Hoskin
- Patrick Shaughnessy
- Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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