([July 1942?])

Bell Features, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Bell Features and Publishing Company Limited
Brand
Colonial Distributors Bell Features
Editing
Cyril Vaughan Bell ? (editor)

Issue Notes

No date given in comic. Month and year guessed at based on previous and next issue.

[Dixon on a motorcycle] (Table of Contents)

Dixon of the Mounted / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Murray Karn (signed)
Inks
Murray Karn (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Wayne Dixon; Active Jim; The Brain [Gordon Bell]; Thunderfist [Randy Steele]; Red Thortan

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mickey Owens
Pencils
Mickey Owens
Inks
Mickey Owens
Letters
Mickey Owens

First Line of Dialogue or Text
They would transfer me to a park with a church in it!
Genre
humour

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

Dixon of the Mounted / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Steele (signed as T A Steele)
Pencils
Ted Steele (signed as T A Steele)
Inks
Ted Steele (signed as T A Steele)
Letters
Ted Steele (signed as T A Steele)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
3 desperate Nazis emerge from the sea...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Wayne Dixon; Emil Karnz; Jeff Sanders
Synopsis
Dixon trails a group of Nazis.

Indexer Notes

Story concluded in Active Comics #7.

[What Would You Do? Contest Winners] (Table of Contents: 3)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mel Crawford
Inks
Mel Crawford
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Small illustration of a bear copied from the previous issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mickey Owens (signed)
Pencils
Mickey Owens (signed)
Inks
Mickey Owens (signed)
Letters
Mickey Owens (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No! No! Miss Brent just your initials, your phone number isn't necessary on the check!
Genre
humour
Characters
Miss Brent

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

Active Jim / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Ross Saakel (signed as Saakel)
Pencils
Ross Saakel (signed as Saakel)
Inks
Ross Saakel (signed as Saakel)
Letters
Ross Saakel (signed as Saakel)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hurry it up 'Monk'...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Steve Duprey; Monk; Active Jim; Dugan
Synopsis
A prisoner escapes to get revenge on Active Jim for putting him in prison.

Paratroops (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Cooper (signed)
Pencils
Al Cooper (signed)
Inks
Al Cooper (signed)
Letters
Al Cooper (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A squadron of fast troop carriers are secretly flown over enemy territory.
Genre
non-fiction; aviation

Indexer Notes

The deployment of paratroopers.

[Joke Comics] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Mel Crawford (signed as Crawford)
Inks
Mel Crawford (signed as Crawford)
Letters
?

The Adventure of the Diamond Thieves (Table of Contents: 8)

The Brain / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Bachle (signed)
Pencils
Leo Bachle (signed)
Inks
Leo Bachle (signed)
Letters
Leo Bachle (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm not going to stay here all night
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
The Brain [Gordon Bell]; Slick; Renie Radburn; Elain Hodges
Synopsis
A champagne cork tips the Brain to a crime.

Club News & Views (Table of Contents: 9)

Active Jim's Club / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset; ?

Characters
Active Jim

Indexer Notes

Typeset and handlettered.

[Triumph Comics] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Adrian Dingle
Inks
Adrian Dingle
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Includes reproduction of cover of Triumph Comics #9 by Adrian Dingle. Mentions "Tang" by René Kulbach.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Fighting Aircraft / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Cooper (signed)
Pencils
Al Cooper (signed)
Inks
Al Cooper (signed)
Letters
Al Cooper (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Grumman 'Vengeance USA'
Genre
non-fiction; aviation

Indexer Notes

Drawings and info of three aircraft. Said to be "Released by Scotty Macdonald".

[Free Prize Contest] (Table of Contents: 12)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Cooper (signed)
Inks
Al Cooper (signed)
Letters
?

Synopsis
Contest to identify heads/helmets and military outfits.

[R. B. Bennett] (Table of Contents: 13)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for biography of R.B. Bennett (Canadian politician) by Andrew D. Maclean.

[Dime Comics] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Edmond Good (signed)
Inks
Edmond Good (signed)
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for Dime Comics, with Rex Baxter on the cover of Dime Comics #6 by Edmond Good (signed).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Capt. Red Thortan / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Al Cooper (signed)
Pencils
Al Cooper (signed)
Inks
Al Cooper (signed)
Letters
Al Cooper (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Synopsis: Boarding a Chinese junk which they thought was marooned...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Captain Red Thortan; Harley; Sin Tong
Synopsis
Red hatches a plan to capture a Japanese submarine.

[Wow Comics] (Table of Contents: 16)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Edmond Good
Inks
Edmond Good
Letters
?

Characters
Crash Carson; Loraine Knight; Dart Daring; Sky Cobra Queen; Whiz Wallace; Kay Allen; Jeff Waring

Indexer Notes

Includes small illustration of the cover of Wow Comics #9 by Edmond Good. Mentions that comic has been reduced from 15 cents to 10 cents.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Thunderfist / comic story / 12.5 pages (report information)

Script
Edmund Legault (signed)
Pencils
Murray Karn (signed)
Inks
Murray Karn (signed)
Letters
Murray Karn (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
While the mysterious moon brightens the peaceful night sky...
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Thunderfist [Randy Steele]; Beverley Holmes; Harry; Marge
Synopsis
Creeping vines suddenly start attacking people.

[Active Comics] (Table of Contents: 18)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Characters
Active Jim

Tanks (Table of Contents: 19)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Cooper (signed)
Pencils
Al Cooper (signed)
Inks
Al Cooper (signed)
Letters
Al Cooper (signed)

Genre
non-fiction; war

Indexer Notes

Drawings and information about tanks.

[Dizzy Don Detective] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Manny Easson
Inks
Manny Easson
Letters
?

Characters
Dizzy Don

Indexer Notes

Text states "Don't Miss The New Comic Book".

Bombing Technique (Table of Contents: 21)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mel Crawford (signed as Crawford)
Pencils
Mel Crawford (signed as Crawford)
Inks
Mel Crawford (signed as Crawford)
Letters
Mel Crawford (signed as Crawford)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Plane dropping a stick of bombs
Genre
non-fiction; aviation; war

Indexer Notes

Different bombing strategies.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Increase your library at amazingly small cost...

Indexer Notes

Ad for books from Transcanada Mail Order Co.

Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Dixon on a motorcycle]
    Dixon of the Mounted
  2. 1. ["They would transfer me to a park with a church in it!"]
  3. 2. ["3 desperate Nazis emerge from the sea..."]
    Dixon of the Mounted
  4. 3. [What Would You Do? Contest Winners]
  5. 4. ["No! No! Miss Brent just your initials, your phone number isn't necessary on the check!"]
  6. 5. ["Hurry it up 'Monk'..."]
    Active Jim
  7. 6. Paratroops
  8. 7. [Joke Comics]
  9. 8. The Adventure of the Diamond Thieves
    The Brain
  10. 9. Club News & Views
    Active Jim's Club
  11. 10. [Triumph Comics]
  12. 11. ["Grumman 'Vengeance USA'"]
    Fighting Aircraft
  13. 12. [Free Prize Contest]
  14. 13. [R. B. Bennett]
  15. 14. [Dime Comics]
  16. 15. ["Synopsis: Boarding a Chinese junk which they thought was marooned..."]
    Capt. Red Thortan
  17. 16. [Wow Comics]
  18. 17. ["While the mysterious moon brightens the peaceful night sky..."]
    Thunderfist
  19. 18. [Active Comics]
  20. 19. Tanks
  21. 20. [Dizzy Don Detective]
  22. 21. Bombing Technique
  23. 22. ["Increase your library at amazingly small cost..."]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Matt Tauber