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

The Blade / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Adrian Dingle (signed as DINGLE)
Inks
Adrian Dingle (signed as DINGLE)
Colors
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
The Blade

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

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Steele (signed as TAS)
Pencils
Ted Steele (signed as TAS)
Inks
Ted Steele (signed as TAS)
Letters
Ted Steele (signed as TAS)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here's a free cut-out mask of the mighty "Thunderfist"
Characters
Thunderfist

Indexer Notes

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

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

Private Stuff / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Steele (signed as Tedd Steele)
Pencils
Ted Steele (signed as Tedd Steele)
Inks
Ted Steele (signed as Tedd Steele)
Letters
Ted Steele (signed as Tedd Steele)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Seems funny to have shoulders on again..... eh Ward?
Genre
humour
Characters
Private Stuff; Private Ward; General Store; Sergeant Drillem; Mr. Stuff
Synopsis
Private Stuff is given special leave to solve a problem in his hometown of Kartoon Korners.

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

Fun Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Young (signed as Young)
Pencils
Bob Young (signed as Young)
Inks
Bob Young (signed as Young)
Letters
Bob Young (signed as Young)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Draw three straight lines so that each dot is in a separate pen.

Indexer Notes

Four activities including a dots puzzle, an unscramble the letters puzzle, a matchstick puzzle, and a finding girls names puzzle.

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

Doodlebugs / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Alton (credited)
Pencils
Ed Alton (credited)
Inks
Ed Alton (credited)
Letters
Ed Alton (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well fry my hide!!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Waldo; Buzz; Wolfrey Wiffington; Dead-Pan; Fuzz; Moe
Synopsis
Waldo gets burned up at the way people treat him, then he gets a flame-thrower and burns them up.
Reprints

Pirate's Gold!! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Wing / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gerald Lazare (signed as Lazare)
Pencils
Gerald Lazare (signed as Lazare)
Inks
Gerald Lazare (signed as Lazare)
Letters
Gerald Lazare (signed as Lazare)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Daylight robbery! And not a soul to stop us!!!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Wing [Trixie Rogers]; David F. Dean [Donald Dean]; Tim Dean; Dan; Handsome Harry; Willie the Wart; Mrs. Dean
Synopsis
Mr. and Mrs. Dean are throwing a costume party and two crooks get an idea to rob it.

Indexer Notes

David Dean is first referred to as Donald Dean.

One of the guests looks like he's dressed as the Dreamer.

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

Izzy Brite / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Hy Moyer (signed)
Pencils
Hy Moyer (signed)
Inks
Hy Moyer (signed)
Letters
Hy Moyer (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, gramp! Is it true, that because of th' war -
Genre
humour; children
Characters
Izzy Brite; Gramps Brite
Synopsis
Izzy invents a labor saving device for older baseball players.

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

Steve Storms / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Kelly (signed)
Pencils
Fred Kelly (signed)
Inks
Fred Kelly (signed)
Letters
Fred Kelly (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Prof. Giles and his daughter Kay, have set out to find the secret moon temple of Fashari!
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Steve Storms; Kay Giles; Sorka; Kivak [Gozoli]; Professor Giles
Synopsis
Kivak takes Kay hostage.

Indexer Notes

It seems like page 5 of last issue's story should follow page 4 of this issue, and page 5 of this issues's story appears to be an alternate ending, as a man who died on the previous page is now alive again.

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

Here and There / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Hy Moyer (signed)
Pencils
Hy Moyer (signed)
Inks
Hy Moyer (signed)
Letters
Hy Moyer (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kitten found in Winnipeg mailbox.
Genre
humour
Characters
Sammy

Indexer Notes

Nine one-panel cartoons and one two-panel comic.

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

Major Domo and Jo-Jo / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Avrom Yanovsky (credited as Armand)
Pencils
Avrom Yanovsky (credited as Armand)
Inks
Avrom Yanovsky (credited as Armand)
Letters
Avrom Yanovsky (credited as Armand)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dr. Von, Gestapo agent and escaped war criminal is wanted for trial by the United Nations...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Major Domo; Jo-Jo; Dr. Von; Brunhilda; Kapoto
Synopsis
Dr. Von has a plan to eliminate Major Domo and Jo-Jo.

Tangrams (Table of Contents: 10)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Young (signed as Young)
Pencils
Bob Young (signed as Young)
Inks
Bob Young (signed as Young)
Letters
Bob Young (signed as Young)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A piece of cardboard is the basis of this little party amusement. Any colour of card can be used, and to add more effect any number of coloured cards are used.

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

Spike and Mike / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yessir! A man has t' be well eddicated t' git ahead in th' world t'day! How fer did you go in school Mike?
Genre
humour
Characters
Spike; Mike Rafone; Professor I. N. Stein
Synopsis
Professor Stein has invented a rocketship to go to Mars.

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

Jinx / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Pencils
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Inks
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)
Letters
Bill Thomas (signed as Thomas)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where do you going today Pop?
Genre
humour
Characters
Jinx; Goo-Goo; Oski-Wow-Wow
Synopsis
Jinx decides to go ice fishing.

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

Young's Whittle Craft / activity / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Young (credited as Young) (signed as RY)
Pencils
Bob Young (credited as Young) (signed as RY)
Inks
Bob Young (credited as Young) (signed as RY)
Letters
Bob Young (credited as Young) (signed as RY)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This whittled dog will add color and novelty to your room.

Back From the Dead (Table of Contents: 14)

The Blade / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Kelly (signed)
Pencils
Fred Kelly (signed)
Inks
Fred Kelly (signed)
Letters
Fred Kelly (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Men, I fear the worst has happened! We've searched this castle for three days, for some trace of the Blade! He must have been flung out of a window into the sea!!
Genre
adventure
Characters
The Blade; Dirk; Mary Stone; Tim Stone
Synopsis
Exposed to a strange gas the Blade goes into suspended animation and wakes up on June 9, 1945.

[Watch Your Newsstands For These Super 68 Page Books] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Blade
  2. 1. ["Here's a free cut-out mask of the mighty "Thunderfist""]
  3. 2. ["Seems funny to have shoulders on again..... eh Ward?"]
    Private Stuff
  4. 3. ["Draw three straight lines so that each dot is in a separate pen."]
    Fun Page
  5. 4. ["Well fry my hide!!"]
    Doodlebugs
  6. 5. Pirate's Gold!!
    The Wing
  7. 6. ["Oh, gramp! Is it true, that because of th' war -"]
    Izzy Brite
  8. 7. ["Prof. Giles and his daughter Kay, have set out to find the secret moon temple of Fashari!"]
    Steve Storms
  9. 8. ["Kitten found in Winnipeg mailbox."]
    Here and There
  10. 9. ["Dr. Von, Gestapo agent and escaped war criminal is wanted for trial by the United Nations..."]
    Major Domo and Jo-Jo
  11. 10. Tangrams
  12. 11. ["Yessir! A man has t' be well eddicated t' git ahead in th' world t'day! How fer did you go in school Mike?"]
    Spike and Mike
  13. 12. ["Where do you going today Pop?"]
    Jinx
  14. 13. ["This whittled dog will add color and novelty to your room."]
    Young's Whittle Craft
  15. 14. Back From the Dead
    The Blade
  16. 15. [Watch Your Newsstands For These Super 68 Page Books]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Jim Van Dore