([circa November 1944])

Bell Features, 1942 Series
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Pages
60
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Bell Features and Publishing Company Limited
Brand
Colonial Distributors Bell Features
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Sign of Freedom / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Adrian Dingle (signed as Dingle)
Inks
Adrian Dingle (signed as Dingle)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Characters
Louis Gaspard; Karen Von Bergner; Jimmie Clarkson
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ted Steele (signed as TAS)
Inks
Ted Steele (signed as TAS)
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey Gang! Here's your free cut out mask of Ted Steele's mirthquaking comic soldier.. "Private Stuff"
Characters
Private Stuff

Indexer Notes

A cut-out mask that runs across the interior front and back covers.

The Mystery of Magon (Table of Contents: 2)

Clift Steele / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Adrian Dingle (signed as Darian)
Pencils
Adrian Dingle (signed as Darian)
Inks
Adrian Dingle (signed as Darian)
Letters
Adrian Dingle (signed as Darian)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Magon, smallest Jap-held island in the Pacific, is still the chief stumbling block in the path of the united nation's drive to Tokio!
Genre
war
Characters
Clift Steele; Frank Hillary; Jocko; Commander Koma
Synopsis
The Freedom takes Captain Hillary to the Japanese held island of Magon where Hillary disguises himself as a Japanese to learn its secret.

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

Loop the Droop / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Brunt (signed)
Pencils
Harry Brunt (signed)
Inks
Harry Brunt (signed)
Letters
Harry Brunt (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's this! - Yeah, it's Loop, and he's going for a test flight, on one of the new B-29 Super-fortresses!
Genre
humour; aviation
Characters
Loop
Synopsis
Loop is onboard a test flight of a B-29.

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

The Young Commandos / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)
Pencils
Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)
Inks
Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)
Letters
Gerald Lazare (credited as Jerry Lazare)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Somewhere in England....
Genre
war
Characters
R-5; Carl; Otto; Capt. Reddy; Mike Dutton; Chuck "Porky" Gordon
Synopsis
An English spy's communication is cut short so the Young Commandos are sent to find out what happened to him.

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

Casey Bones / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Keith (signed as Keith)
Pencils
Frank Keith (signed as Keith)
Inks
Frank Keith (signed as Keith)
Letters
Frank Keith (signed as Keith)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
For th' love of boxcars, we're 15 minutes late -
Genre
humour
Characters
Casey Bones; Toots
Synopsis
The train is late and should be on the siding to let another train pass.

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

Ace Barton / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Thomson (credited, signed)
Pencils
Harry Thomson (credited, signed)
Inks
Harry Thomson (credited, signed)
Letters
Harry Thomson (credited, signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Once more, Ace Bradley meets the awesome character known as Manu-Lai
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; war
Characters
Ace Bradley; Minu; Manu-Lai
Synopsis
Ace crashes in the jungles of Burma and once again meets the snake woman, Manu-Lai.

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

Professor Punk / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Harry Brunt (signed)
Pencils
Harry Brunt (signed)
Inks
Harry Brunt (signed)
Letters
Harry Brunt (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now that our forces have so successfully invaded Europe, I can reveal to my "thousands" of "fans", how my great "secret weapon" assured this great victory!
Genre
humour
Characters
Professor Punk
Synopsis
Professor Punk explains the secret of his invisible airplanes.

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

The Invisible Commando / comic story / 6 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
Looks like we're in for a bad storm Bill! How's it look to you?
Genre
war
Characters
Lee Pierce; Bill; Captain Yamo
Synopsis
Lee is sent to find a crashed American plane.

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

Wings Over the Atlantic / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Out in the Atlantic, a lone freighter is heading for home.
Genre
aviation; war
Characters
Jack
Synopsis
A freighter collides with an abandoned ship in the fog.

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

Action in the Pacific / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Aram Alexanian (signed)
Pencils
Aram Alexanian (signed)
Inks
Aram Alexanian (signed)
Letters
Aram Alexanian (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Four hours before dawn a mighty air and naval armada is massed for the attack on a Jap island...
Genre
war
Synopsis
A marine assault on a Japanese held island.

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

The Sign of Freedom / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Adrian Dingle (credited, signed)
Pencils
Adrian Dingle (credited, signed)
Inks
Adrian Dingle (credited, signed)
Letters
Adrian Dingle (credited, signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Canadian fl-lt. Jimmie Clarkson, with his crew are aiding German underground leader, Karen Von Bergner, to reach England with vital information.
Genre
war
Characters
Karen Von Bergner; Jimmie Clarkson; "Skeet" Shuter; Paul Letan; Major Mantoine [Louis Gaspard]
Synopsis
Jimmie and Karen make it to Marseilles.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Flame Berns / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
E. G. Letkeman (signed)
Pencils
E. G. Letkeman (signed)
Inks
E. G. Letkeman (signed)
Letters
E. G. Letkeman (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Flame Berns is posing as a Nazi wing commander by the name of Carl Von Schmitt.
Genre
spy; war
Characters
Flame Berns [Carl Von Schmitt]; Kommandant Kessler; Eric Von Schnapp; Elsa Kessler
Synopsis
Berns, disguised as a German flier, gets hold of a new German invention.

Indexer Notes

Continued from next issue... yes, they printed the story out of order.

Catalina (Table of Contents: 13)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ross Mendes (signed)
Pencils
Ross Mendes (signed)
Inks
Ross Mendes (signed)
Letters
Ross Mendes (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Consolidated PBY-5
Genre
non-fiction; aviation

Plate No. 1 Diving Birds (Table of Contents: 14)

Know Your Birds / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
René Kulbach (signed as René)
Pencils
René Kulbach (signed as René)
Inks
René Kulbach (signed as René)
Colors
?
Letters
René Kulbach (signed as René)
Genre
non-fiction; animal

Indexer Notes

Drawings and information about the Eared Grebe, Pie-billed Grebe, Common Loon, and Red-throated Loon.

Back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Sign of Freedom
  2. 1. ["Hey Gang! Here's your free cut out mask of Ted Steele's mirthquaking comic soldier.. "Private Stuff""]
  3. 2. The Mystery of Magon
    Clift Steele
  4. 3. ["What's this! - Yeah, it's Loop, and he's going for a test flight, on one of the new B-29 Super-fortresses!"]
    Loop the Droop
  5. 4. ["Somewhere in England...."]
    The Young Commandos
  6. 5. ["For th' love of boxcars, we're 15 minutes late -"]
    Casey Bones
  7. 6. ["Once more, Ace Bradley meets the awesome character known as Manu-Lai"]
    Ace Barton
  8. 7. ["Now that our forces have so successfully invaded Europe, I can reveal to my "thousands" of "fans", how my great "secret weapon" assured this great victory!"]
    Professor Punk
  9. 8. ["Looks like we're in for a bad storm Bill! How's it look to you?"]
    The Invisible Commando
  10. 9. ["Out in the Atlantic, a lone freighter is heading for home."]
    Wings Over the Atlantic
  11. 10. ["Four hours before dawn a mighty air and naval armada is massed for the attack on a Jap island..."]
    Action in the Pacific
  12. 11. ["Canadian fl-lt. Jimmie Clarkson, with his crew are aiding German underground leader, Karen Von Bergner, to reach England with vital information."]
    The Sign of Freedom
  13. 12. ["Flame Berns is posing as a Nazi wing commander by the name of Carl Von Schmitt."]
    Flame Berns
  14. 13. Catalina
  15. 14. Plate No. 1 Diving Birds
    Know Your Birds
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  • Keith Alan Morgan
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