(September 1946)

Eastern Color, 1943 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Eastern Color Printing Company
Editing
?

Issue Notes

New Heroic Comics on cover; Heroic Comics in indicia.

[Fire Bell Tolls Death] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Allen Ulmer (signed as Ulmer) (painting)
Inks
Allen Ulmer (signed as Ulmer) (painting)
Colors
Allen Ulmer (signed as Ulmer) (painting); ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
drama; non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Title from the story

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

Heroic Hall of Honor / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
A list of heroes who appear in the comic.

Fire Bell Tolls Death (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A blazing inferno vs. pure--raw courage...
Genre
drama; non-fiction
Characters
Fire Captain Cole (narrator, deceased)
Synopsis
Captain Cole is killed when part of a burning building falls on him.

Patrolman Miller Man of Steel (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jerry Fasano
Inks
Jerry Fasano
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
New York's finest...
Genre
non-fiction; crime
Characters
Patrolman Leo Miller
Synopsis
Patrolman Miller is wounded in a shootout with a robber.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Ger Apeldoorn.

George S. Patton (Table of Contents: 4)

When They Were Young! / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ben Thompson ? (signed as Thompson)
Inks
Ben Thompson ? (signed as Thompson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; military
Characters
Cervantes; General John J. Pershing; Captain George S. Patton; Jack
Synopsis
In 1916, Captain Patton single-handedly defeats a band of Mexican bandits and captures their leader.

Indexer Notes

Saltarella thinks this Thompson story is by Ben, not his brother Jimmy who also worked on this title.

Brooklyn Hero "Ex G.I. Sergeant" (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Ehret (signed)
Inks
Jack Ehret (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Harold Basuino may have peeled off his uniform...
Genre
drama; non-fiction
Characters
Harold Basuino; Mr. Basuino; Mrs. Basuino
Synopsis
When their building catches on fire, Harold Basuino saves his family.

Tow Line to Safety (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sid Greene (signed)
Inks
Sid Greene (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Snatching four frightened lads...
Genre
drama; non-fiction
Characters
William Fitzgerald; Dennie
Synopsis
Sixteen-year-old William saves three boys who have fallen through ice on a lagoon.

The Ghost of an Indian Princess (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alan Mandel (signed as Ayem) (2 spot illustrations)
Inks
Alan Mandel (signed as Ayem) (2 spot illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In all the long annals of the sea...
Genre
drama; non-fiction
Synopsis
The story of a haunted ship that sank in 1597.

Indexer Notes

Saltarella suggests that "Ayem" might be "A. M." and might be Alan Mandel. Keith Chandler confirms this suggestion.

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

"Pepsi"... the Pepsi-Cola Cop / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

"Doctor Sherlock" (Table of Contents: 9)

Copper! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stookie Allen (signed)
Pencils
Stookie Allen (signed)
Inks
Stookie Allen (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dr. Charles Norris, New York's Chief Medical Examinier from 1918...
Genre
non-fiction; crime
Characters
Dr. Charles Norris (medical examiner)
Synopsis
The story of Dr. Charles Norris, New York's chief medical examiner from 1918 to 1935.

A Fortunate False Alarm! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ben Thompson (signed as Thompson)
Inks
Ben Thompson (signed as Thompson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Eaarly on the morning of Dec. 26, 1945...
Genre
drama; non-fiction
Characters
Joseph Mugavin; Eleanor Mugavin
Synopsis
When Joseph Mugavin finds his family overcome by gas, he turns off the gas and pulls a fire alarm.

Indexer Notes

Saltarella points out that this story is also signed "Thompson" but appears to be by a different artist.

Keith Chandler : This is BEN Thompson. His upper case sigature, with the larger 'S', gives it away.

Balto the... Heroic Husky (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wish I owned Balto!
Genre
drama; non-fiction; animal
Characters
Balto (a husky)
Synopsis
In 1925, Balto leads a dog sled team to Nome with diptheria antitoxin.

Against the River (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There are few wraths as great...
Genre
drama; non-fiction
Characters
Nell Williams; Josh; Jeb
Synopsis
Nell Williams pilots a riverboat from St. Louis to Red Fork to rescue people stranded by a flood.

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : There is a signature on the third panel of the third page, but it is illegible. My best guess would be 'Sinnott', but this is too early to be long-tern Atlas/Marvel artist Joe Sinnott.

George Washington Special Scout (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gus Schrotter
Inks
Gus Schrotter
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Governor Dinwiddie of Virginia...
Genre
non-fiction; historical
Characters
George Washington
Synopsis
During the French and Indian War, young George Washington takes a dangerous assignment delivering a dispatch from Governor Dinwiddie of Virginia to the French. His Indian guide for the return trip, however, is a French agent instructed to kill him.

Handicap Ignored! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ben Thompson ? (signed as Thompson)
Inks
Ben Thompson ? (signed as Thompson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Eighteen-year old Remo Sterling Cline...
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Remo Sterling Cline; Coach Littau
Synopsis
Richland High's star player has an artificial leg.

Indexer Notes

Saltarella suggests this is the same "Thompson" as the first story.

Scientific Sherlock Edward Oscar Heinrich (Table of Contents: 15)

Copper! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stookie Allen (signed)
Pencils
Stookie Allen (signed)
Inks
Stookie Allen (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A little Professor of Chemistry...
Genre
non-fiction; crime
Characters
Prof. Edward Oscar Heinrich (criminal-case consulant)

Strike the Flag (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Some big men have had very small beginnings...
Genre
drama; non-fiction
Characters
Admiral Hopson (as a boy)
Synopsis
Young Hopson wins a sea battle for the British against the French.

Lock Picking Under Water (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ben Thompson ? (signed as Thompson)
Inks
Ben Thompson ? (signed as Thompson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A "locksmith" may be a drab title...
Genre
drama; non-fiction
Characters
Charles Courtney
Synopsis
Locksmith Charles Courtney is enlisted to open the safe of a sunken ship.

Indexer Notes

Saltarella again suggests this is the same "Thompson" as the first story.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Fire Bell Tolls Death]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Heroic Hall of Honor
  3. 2. Fire Bell Tolls Death
  4. 3. Patrolman Miller Man of Steel
  5. 4. George S. Patton
    When They Were Young!
  6. 5. Brooklyn Hero "Ex G.I. Sergeant"
  7. 6. Tow Line to Safety
  8. 7. The Ghost of an Indian Princess
  9. 8. ["Help! Help!! Bozo's escaping!"]
    "Pepsi"... the Pepsi-Cola Cop
  10. 9. "Doctor Sherlock"
    Copper!
  11. 10. A Fortunate False Alarm!
  12. 11. Balto the... Heroic Husky
  13. 12. Against the River
  14. 13. George Washington Special Scout
  15. 14. Handicap Ignored!
  16. 15. Scientific Sherlock Edward Oscar Heinrich
    Copper!
  17. 16. Strike the Flag
  18. 17. Lock Picking Under Water
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Joey Beretta
  • Chris Boyko
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Len Wolinsky