Cat-Man Comics #v3#2 (12)

(July 1942)

[The Blue Beetle] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Cat-Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Charles Quinlan Jr. ?

Pencils

Charles Quinlan Sr. (signed as Charles M. Quinlan)

Inks

Charles Quinlan Sr. (signed as Charles M. Quinlan)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Along the lonely Rio Grande, Pvt. Gregg of the U.S. Cavalry, quietly rides his post!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Cat-Man [Lt. David Merrywether]; The Kitten [Katie Conn]; Private Gregg; Private Smith; Sergeant Brown; Private Benson; Mako Saki (villain); un-named Japanese (villain); un-named Nazi Captain (villain); Otto (villain)

Synopsis

After the disappearance of Private Benson, Lt. Merrywether and Sgt. Brown follow a suspicious couple and discover they are disguised Japanese who are working with Nazi soldiers to transport explosives through a cleverly disguised tunnel in order to sabotage U.S. war efforts.

Reprints

• in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight (AC, 2003 series) #9

Indexer Notes

Script and artist credits suggested by the Who's Who whereby Quinlan Jr often assisted his father by writing scripts.

The Mysterious Sanitarium (Table of Contents: 3)

The Deacon / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Moritz

Inks

Ed Moritz

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Deacon; Mickey; Doctor Crane (villain); Mr. Worth

Synopsis

The Deacon and Mickey investigate a plague of hysterical laughter that requires those affected to be sent to a sanitarium.

Killer at Large (Table of Contents: 4)

The Rag-Man / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Allen Ulmer (signed as Allen Ulmer)

Inks

Allen Ulmer (signed as Allen Ulmer)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Rag-Man; Tiny; Bull Hogan (villain)

Synopsis

Bull Hogan escapes from Bedlam Prison.

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

Volton the Human Generator / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sol Brodsky (signed as Sol Brodsky)

Inks

Sol Brodsky (signed as Sol Brodsky)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Big time racketeers muscled into the peaceful town of Bayleeville --

Genre

superhero

Characters

Volton; Sheriff Pop Baylee; Jim Grady (villain)

Synopsis

When a new defense plant opens in Bayleeville, Jim Grady shows up to fleece the workers of their new earnings.

Keywords

Bayleeville

Indexer Notes

Final Golden Age appearance. Decades after the character entered the public domain, Marvel Comics created their own version of Volton, introducing him in INVADERS (Marvel, 1993 series) #1-4.

Frank Fairplay's Vacation (Table of Contents: 6)

Frank Fairplay / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Horace Wallace (credited) (house name)

Pencils

Ed Murphy

Inks

Ed Murphy

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Frank FairPlay; Tom; Will; June Benton; Mrs Benton; Mr Benton

Synopsis

Frank, while on vacation by a lake, rescues a women who is having difficulty after having fallen out of her boat into the lake.

Indexer Notes

text with illustration.

The Dungeon of Doom (Table of Contents: 7)

Blackout / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Moritz ?

Inks

Ed Moritz ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Blackout; Happy; Anna Kovik; Schwabach (villain)

Synopsis

Schwabach returns from the dead and once again captures Anna Kovick.

The Road Show Mystery (Table of Contents: 8)

Little Leaders / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Charles Quinlan Jr. ?

Pencils

Charles Quinlan Sr. (signed as Chas. M. Quinlan)

Inks

Charles Quinlan Sr. (signed as Chas. M. Quinlan)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Katie Conn; Mickey

Indexer Notes

Script accreditation based on the Who’s Who entry stating that Quinlan Jr often assisted his father by writing the scripts.
The final panel includes a statement from the editor (Chas Quinlan) that given The US’ entry into the war, Cat-Man and Captain Aero comics will only ever publish realistic stories rather than the fantastical stories other publishers are producing, this could explain Volton’s cessation with this issue.

The Jewel Robbery (Table of Contents: 9)

Cora the Chorine / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Saul Rosen (credited as Private Saul Rosen)

Pencils

Saul Rosen (credited as Private Saul Rosen)

Inks

Saul Rosen (credited as Private Saul Rosen)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Cora; Mike

Synopsis

While trying to stop a mugging, Cora is accidentally taken by the police as an accomplice.

[A Chilling Eerie Mystery Story] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

U-Boat in the Atlantic (Table of Contents: 11)

Phantom Falcon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Allen Ulmer

Inks

Allen Ulmer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

aviation; war

Characters

Phantom Falcon [Chuck Benson]

Synopsis

When a German U-Boat sinks an English supply ship, the Phantom Falcon decides to join in the search for the submarine.

[One Man Navy Lt. John D. Bulkey] (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ed Murphy (signed as Eddie Murphy)

Pencils

Ed Murphy (signed as Eddie Murphy)

Inks

Ed Murphy (signed as Eddie Murphy)

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Murphy (signed as Eddie Murphy)

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

A short bio of Lt. John D. Bulkley.

The Voice (Table of Contents: 13)

The Hood / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Alan Mandel (signed as Alan Mandel)

Inks

Alan Mandel (signed as Alan Mandel)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Hood [Craig Williams]; The Voice (villain)

Synopsis

Missing FBI agents show up months later, dead.

[Captain Aero Comics] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)