Frogman Comics
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(July-August 1952)
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Hillman Periodicals, Inc.
- Brand
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A Hillman Publication
- Editing
- Edward Cronin
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- war
- Keywords
- scuba diving; submarines
Indexer Notes
Suchorsky is credited to Frogman in Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the inking and faces are his work. Also credited by JVJ.
A Medal for Mickey
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Mickey Cutler (frogman); Pete Gunnerson (frogman); Ted Crawford (frogman)
- Synopsis
- Frogmen are to clear underwater mines and barriers before an army landing.
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Art identification from Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr Collection.
Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.
The Underwater Stoppers
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Lt. Grant; Ensign Rogers
- Synopsis
- P.T. boats and frogmen on a mission to stop Japanese transports in the Slot near Guadalcanal.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
McCann is credited to war stories at Hillman 1952-53, and this is him with a lot of black inking, old faces with long noses, no chin and pointed ears. Also the caps are pointed in front and there is very little movement.
The Mounted Frogmen
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Synopsis
- About the Enlish "Mounted Frogmen# during WW 2.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inking of the propeller may point to Bjorklund, and he is credited to war at Hillman. Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr has this credit too.
Forty Feet of Water
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Joe Dawson (machine shop owner); Clyde Dawson
- Synopsis
- Clyde discovers that the oxygen tanks his father is making don't stand up to pressure tests, but his father refuses to stop the shipment to the navy
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Suchorsky is credited to Frogman in Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and this work is identical to his "Sea Witch" stories in "Pirate Comics", also credited by Bails. He can be noticed by his rounded ears and lips, and detailed inking. Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr has him credited too.
Aamodt is the only writer credited to Frogman 1952-53, but there may have been others.
[no title indexed]
Bits from the Blue / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The basic principle of rocket propulsion...
- Genre
- non-fiction; aviation
- Synopsis
- The first rocket to carry passengers in India 1913, and other peculiar facts from the air.
Indexer Notes
Short comic strip.
Frogs Don't Forget
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Ensign Frank Barnes; Seaman Tom Dekker
- Reprints
The New Jersey Clinker
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Cliff O'Neil (ex-frogman); Bill Daggert (ex-frogman); Hessner (foreman); Lt. Mackin
- Synopsis
- A foreign submarine is tapping oil from an American pipeline.
Indexer Notes
Best guess at art credits by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
The Riders of the Warheads
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- adventure; spy; war
- Characters
- Cmd. Johnny Parsons; Jason (frogman)
- Synopsis
- Enemy frogmen have planted mines on the hull of the U.S.S. Dakota.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Art credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. Ross Andru is credited to war stories at Hillman by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
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[no title indexed]
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1.
Draw Me!
Art Instruction, Inc. -
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A Medal for Mickey
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3.
The Underwater Stoppers
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The Mounted Frogmen
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5.
Forty Feet of Water
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["The basic principle of rocket propulsion..."]
Bits from the Blue -
7.
Running Hot Water
Success Products -
8.
Frogs Don't Forget
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9.
The New Jersey Clinker
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10.
The Riders of the Warheads
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11.
Draw the First Day
Norton Products -
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Look! Terrific Bargains!
U.S. Diamond House -
13.
["Bunk! Nobody is just "naturally" skinny!"]
Charles Atlas
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
- Michael Hoskin
- Steinar Ådland
- Chris Boyko
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