Prize Comics
#v2#8 (20)
(March 1942)
Prize,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1942-01-21
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Feature Publications Inc.
- Editing
- John Reece ? (editor)
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1.
[no title indexed]
Black Owl; Ted O'Neil; Doctor Frost; Yank and Doodle; Frankenstein; Green Lama / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jack Binder (signed as Binder)
- Inks
- Jack Binder (signed as Binder)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- With the crowd cheering in their ears, the favorites of Prize Comics parade as a symbol that the American way of life shall be preserved!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lama [Jethro Dumont]; Black Owl; Ted O'Neil; Frankenstein; Doctor Frost; Yank and Doodle
- Reprints
- Keywords
- parade
in 
[no title indexed]
The Black Owl / comic story / 13 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What happens when the world's largest diamond is brought to America to be sold...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Owl [Doug Danville]; Terry Dane (girl detective); The Green Mummy [Charles Forbes] (villain)
[no title indexed]
Doctor Frost / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Doctor Frost battles the fiery blast of a flame thrower!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doctor Frost
The Chetniks
Ted O'Neil of the R.A.F. / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ed Winiarski (signed as Win)
- Inks
- Ed Winiarski (signed as Win)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- aviation; military
- Characters
- Ted O'Neil [American Ace]; Hinky Davis (his pal)
[no title indexed]
Yank and Doodle / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- American youth shall not be denied its chance to safeguard American democracy...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Yank and Doodle [Yank [Dick Walters]; Doodle [Rick Walters]]
[Frankenstein Lives Again]
Frankenstein / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense; superhero
- Characters
- Frankenstein; Bulldog [Denny Dunsan]; Nog (villain)
[no title indexed]
General and the Corporal / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Ken Browne (credited)
- Pencils
- Ken Browne (credited)
- Inks
- Ken Browne (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And furthermore, Corporal, check up on that Private Goofle -
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- The General (first appearance); The Corporal (first appearance)
[no title indexed]
The Green Lama / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Ken Crossen (credited as Richard Foster)
- Pencils
- Charles Sultan
- Inks
- Charles Sultan
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Green Lama, mysterious defender of right and justice, faces a ruthless, powerful fiend...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lama [Jethro Dumont]; Jean Farrell (his assistant); Dr. Mordheim (villain)
Indexer Notes
The splash panel is signed 'by Richard Foster'.
[no title indexed]
Spike Mason / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Spike Mason, naval intelligence officer, travels as first mate aboard the 'Malibu' to uncover...
- Genre
- military
[no title indexed]
Power Nelson / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Paul Norris (credited as Roy Paul)
- Inks
- Paul Norris
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Power Nelson, erstwhile radio commentator, known as Gene West, pits his mighty strength against the leaders...
- Feature Logo
- Power Nelson Futureman
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Power Nelson [Gene West, radio commentator]; King (his dog)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["With the crowd cheering in their ears, the favorites of Prize Comics parade as a symbol that the American way of life shall be preserved!"]
Black Owl; Ted O'Neil; Doctor Frost; Yank and Doodle; Frankenstein; Green Lama -
1.
["What happens when the world's largest diamond is brought to America to be sold..."]
The Black Owl -
2.
["Doctor Frost battles the fiery blast of a flame thrower!"]
Doctor Frost -
3.
The Chetniks
Ted O'Neil of the R.A.F. -
4.
["American youth shall not be denied its chance to safeguard American democracy..."]
Yank and Doodle -
5.
[Frankenstein Lives Again]
Frankenstein -
6.
["And furthermore, Corporal, check up on that Private Goofle -"]
General and the Corporal -
7.
["The Green Lama, mysterious defender of right and justice, faces a ruthless, powerful fiend..."]
The Green Lama -
8.
Mutzik
-
9.
["Spike Mason, naval intelligence officer, travels as first mate aboard the 'Malibu' to uncover..."]
Spike Mason -
10.
["Power Nelson, erstwhile radio commentator, known as Gene West, pits his mighty strength against the leaders..."]
Power Nelson
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- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Daniel Martinez
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Derek Reinhard
- Steven Rowe
- Jim Van Dore
- Len Wolinsky
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