Startling Comics #v5#3 (15)
(June 1942)

Pines, 1940 Series
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Volume
5
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
On-sale Date
1942-04-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Better Publications Inc.
Editing
Ned Pines

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. 2.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Fighting Yank / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Binder
Inks
Jack Binder
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Fighting Yank [Bruce Carter III]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Fighting Yank / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes ?
Pencils
Jack Binder (credited)
Inks
Jack Binder (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Out of the mists of dead time come...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Fighting Yank [Bruce Carter III]; Mavelli (villain); Dr. Heinrich
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Future / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kin Platt
Inks
Kin Platt
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the depths of a mysterious castle...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Future [Dr. Andrew Bryant]; Aunt Agatha; Grace; Wilson; Dr. Holanza

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Biff Powers / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
August Froehlich
Inks
August Froehlich
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
At the main office of the Carson Circus..;.
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Biff Powers; Marcia; Weki; Kerner

Bobby's Surprise (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Johnson (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Holding a mysterious package...
Genre
crime
Characters
Bobby Martin; Uncle Jack Martin; Joe Smith (crook)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Mystico / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leonard Sansone
Inks
Leonard Sansone
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the laboratory of Dr. Kramer...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Mystico; Dr. Kramer; Fred Morgan

A Cat's Tale (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Easterly (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm a cat!
Genre
animal
Characters
Butterpaws (a cat); Donny; Spike Hogan

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Masked Rider / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Daly
Inks
John Daly
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Holy smoke!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
The Masked Rider ["Bronc" Randall]; Stone; Barron (villain); Ruth Stone

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

Don Davis / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leonard Sansone
Inks
Leonard Sansone
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the War Department office...
Genre
adventure; spy
Characters
Don Davis; Morantz (villain); Ludwig (villain); Major Norton

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

G-Man Dalton / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leo Morey
Inks
Leo Morey
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
At F.B.I. Headquarters...
Genre
crime
Characters
G-Man Bob Dalton; Thomson [aka Heinkel] (villain)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Happy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Pencils
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Inks
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Colors
?
Letters
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Pop--looka the muscles on this strong-man
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Happy; Happy's Pappy

[I Yankem Painless Dentistry] (Table of Contents: 11)

Happy and His Pappy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Pencils
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Inks
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Colors
?
Letters
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Happy; Happy's Pappy

[Now Playing] (Table of Contents: 12)

Happy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Pencils
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Inks
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Happy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Happy and His Pappy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Pencils
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Inks
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Colors
?
Letters
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ain't it about time...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Happy; Happy's Pappy; Second-Story Sam

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Happy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Pencils
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Inks
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
Colors
?
Letters
Kin Platt (signed as Kin)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pop-what's a nimrod?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Happy; Happy's Pappy
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Fighting Yank
  2. 1. ["Out of the mists of dead time come..."]
    Fighting Yank
  3. 2. ["In the depths of a mysterious castle..."]
    Captain Future
  4. 3. ["At the main office of the Carson Circus..;."]
    Biff Powers
  5. 4. Bobby's Surprise
  6. 5. ["In the laboratory of Dr. Kramer..."]
    Mystico
  7. 6. A Cat's Tale
  8. 7. ["Holy smoke!"]
    Masked Rider
  9. 8. ["In the War Department office..."]
    Don Davis
  10. 9. ["At F.B.I. Headquarters..."]
    G-Man Dalton
  11. 10. ["Hey, Pop--looka the muscles on this strong-man"]
    Happy
  12. 11. [I Yankem Painless Dentistry]
    Happy and His Pappy
  13. 12. [Now Playing]
    Happy
  14. 13. ["Ain't it about time..."]
    Happy and His Pappy
  15. 14. ["Pop-what's a nimrod?"]
    Happy
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  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Steven Rowe
  • Jim Van Dore
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