Jackpot Comics #5

(Spring 1942)

[The Lost Colony] (Table of Contents)

Steel Sterling / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Irv Novick

Inks:

Irv Novick

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; VILLAINS: Captain Scragg (intro; flashback); the Nazis

Zogi the Yogi (Table of Contents)

Clancy and Looney / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Carl Hubbell

Inks:

Carl Hubbell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero; humor

Characters:

Looney [Alec Lunar]; Sgt. Clancy; Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; VILLAIN: Zogi the Yogi (intro)

Relax--And Die (Table of Contents)

Steel Sterling / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]

The Case of the Haunted Violin (Table of Contents)

Black Hood / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Harry Shorten?

Pencils:

Warren King

Inks:

Warren King

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Black Hood [Kip Burland; aka Matthew Kipling Burland]; VILLAIN: Octavius (intro; dies)

Murder On Wheels (Table of Contents)

Black Hood / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Black Hood [Kip Burland; aka Matthew Kipling Burland]

[Trip To Bear Mountain] (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Bob Montana

Pencils:

Bob Montana

Inks:

Bob Montana

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Scotty; Streaky Shore

Synopsis:

Archie gets initiated into the Philomathian club but hurts Mr. Weatherbee in the process. As a result, Archie is banned from the class boat ride. Jughead persuades Archie to go because Mr. Weatherbee never goes on the boat rides. However, he does and Archie has to avoid him.

Reprints:

• in Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #21 (July-August 1946)
which is reprinted
• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #6 (August 2012)
• in The Best of Archie (Putnam Publishing Group, 1980 series) (1980)
• in Archie Americana Series (Archie, 1991 series) #1 - Best of the Forties (1991)
• in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #133 (September 2009)
• in Archie Firsts (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)
• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #1 (May 2011)

Indexer Notes

Gives setting of New York tri-state area, with references to the Hudson River and Bear Mountain.
First appearance of Reggie Mantle and Mr. Weatherbee.
Reggie Mantle shown to be wealthy.

[The Lost Tribe of Genghis Khan] (Table of Contents)

Mr. Justice / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Warren King (signed)

Inks:

Warren King (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Mr. Justice [Prince James]; VILLAINS: Professor Norton (Dies--twice); the tribe of Genghis Khan (intro)

Indexer Notes

Per Bud Plant e-mail on 4/6/07, art was signed by Warren King. Pencil and ink credits were originally attributed to Sam Cooper.

[The Rescue of Margie Knox] (Table of Contents)

Sergeant Boyle / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script:

Harry Shorten

Pencils:

Carl Hubbell

Inks:

Carl Hubbell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

Sergeant Boyle; General Knox (intro); Margie Knox (intro); VILLAINS: The Japanese