(February 1948)

McCombs, 1945 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
McCombs Publications Inc.
Editing
Leslie E. McCombs

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Voodah / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Anthony Cataldo
Inks
Anthony Cataldo
Colors
?
Genre
jungle
Characters
Voodah; Rosa

Indexer Notes

Cataldo is credited on both pencil and ink on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the eyes and eyebrows of faces, and the little awkward way of standing point to him. He is very often mixed up with Ruben Moreira.

Cover Thumbnail for Crown Comics (McCombs, 1945 series) #12
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Voodah / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Bolle ? (plot); Leonard Starr ?
Pencils
Frank Bolle
Inks
Leonard Starr
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In darkest Africa...
Genre
jungle
Characters
Voodah; Lwana (hunter); Commissioner Aubrey; Kilian; Rosa
Synopsis
Two ivory smugglers, with Voodah in pursuit, try to bring contraband down to the coast.

Indexer Notes

Credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Compare art with their next signed story.

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

Vic Cutter / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Bolle ? (plot); Leonard Starr ?
Pencils
Frank Bolle (signed)
Inks
Leonard Starr (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why doesn't somebody get murdered..?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Vic Cutter (detective); Laura Ames (secretary); Clyde Lucas; Mary Lucas; Phil Thompson; Betty Crane (kidnapper)
Synopsis
Mister Lucas' daughter has been kidnapped and he receives a ransom note for fifty thousand dollar, and asks detective Cutter to handle the investigation.

Indexer Notes

Script credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

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

Minnie Soo and Little Haha / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ralph Heimdahl (signed)
Pencils
Ralph Heimdahl (signed)
Inks
Ralph Heimdahl (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aw heck! Snow shoes are too slow!
Genre
humor; children; western-frontier
Characters
Minnie Soo; Little Haha; Sloo Pumper; Lynx the Evil One
Synopsis
Minnie and Haha are making snow runners, like skis, and run into the evil one.

By Their Guns (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Jeff Goodwin; Tom Warren; Vic Raynor; Chris Benton
Synopsis
Tom Warren will prove that Raynor killed mister Goodwin.

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

Buck Farrel / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ken Fitch ?
Pencils
Paul Parker
Inks
Paul Parker
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Suzy-Q has weathered storms at sea...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Buck Farrel; Corny; Pedro Gorda; Jose (cook)
Synopsis
A crooked businessman buys Buck's schooner to use in an insurance swindle.

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Jim Vadebonceur Jr.

Script credit suggested by Bails' Who's Who.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Bart Stewart / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Bolle ? (plot)
Pencils
Frank Bolle (signed)
Inks
Leonard Starr (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Having had a close call in a sword fight...
Genre
historical
Characters
Bart Stewart; Musket (surveyor); Filippe (French fencing master); Kate
Synopsis
Indians have kidnapped a girl, and Bart and Musket will try to rescue her.

Indexer Notes

Script credit suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

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

Master Marvin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Feldstein
Inks
Al Feldstein
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You must be frightfully heartbroken...
Genre
children
Characters
Master Marvin; Blanch; Rivers (butler); Butch; Mung Wee (dog)
Synopsis
Mrs. Blanch has lost her pekinese dog and offers a fifty dollars reward for anyone finding it.

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Jim Vadebonceur Jr.

How a Simple Discovery... (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Dale Shears School of Music / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

America's Greatest Zipper Billfold Bargain (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Voodah
  2. 1. ["In darkest Africa..."]
    Voodah
  3. 2. ["Why doesn't somebody get murdered..?"]
    Vic Cutter
  4. 3. ["Aw heck! Snow shoes are too slow!"]
    Minnie Soo and Little Haha
  5. 4. By Their Guns
  6. 5. ["The Suzy-Q has weathered storms at sea..."]
    Buck Farrel
  7. 6. ["Having had a close call in a sword fight..."]
    Bart Stewart
  8. 7. ["You must be frightfully heartbroken..."]
    Master Marvin
  9. 8. How a Simple Discovery...
    Dale Shears School of Music
  10. 9. America's Greatest Zipper Billfold Bargain
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
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