Manhunt #1
(October 1947)

Magazine Enterprises, 1947 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Enterprises Inc.
Editing
Ray Krank (editor)

The Avenging Axe (Table of Contents)

Inspector Kirk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Inks
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Inspector Kirk
Reprints

The Avenging Axe (Table of Contents: 1)

Inspector Kirk / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure; detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

Story starts on the inside front cover and ends on the inside back cover. Relates to the scene on the cover of this issue.

The Case of the Hobbyhorse Homicide (Table of Contents: 2)

Inspector Kirk / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Parker (signed)
Inks
Paul Parker (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; detective-mystery
Characters
Inspector Ronald Kirk; Cynthia; Cecil Blake; Eddie; Marta; Anne
Synopsis
Inspector Kirk must find out who killed Cecil Blake.
Reprints
Keywords
London; Scotland Yard

The Puzzle of the Picture (Table of Contents: 3)

Undercover Girl / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Inks
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Starr Flagg; Baba LaFleur; Larry; Hank; Chuck
Synopsis
Starr Flagg must stop enemy agents who plan to sell the Alaskan Defense Plans to another country.
Reprints

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

Space Ace / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Guardineer ?
Inks
John Giunta ?; Ray Willner ?; Frank Frazetta; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When the atomic bomb exploded in the face of a stunned world...
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Jet Black; Prism Pirate; Tel Han; Jak Tal
Synopsis
The Prism Pirate has a prism that concentrates cosmic rays, which he uses to attack Space Patrol ships.
Reprints
Keywords
cosmic rays; Mars; Tycho Crater; uranium

Indexer Notes

This does not appear to be Guardineer's typical style. Compare with the final, signed, story in this issue. Whoever the penciller is each page appears to have a different inker. John Giunta's hand is suggested by page 2, possibly Ray Willner's on page 5, and surely Frank Frazetta inks page 6.

The Girl and the Gold (Table of Contents: 5)

Red Fox / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
L. B. Cole (signed)
Inks
L. B. Cole (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Red Fox; Barbe Toutain; Tinpan Jackson; Sourdough Sam; Marie LaFrance; Black Tonte
Synopsis
Tinpan and his partner Sourdough strike gold, but both are killed shortly afterward. Red Fox is assigned to find the killer.
Reprints
Keywords
Canada; gold mining; Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The House on the Dotted Line (Table of Contents: 6)

Fallon of the F.B.I. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks
Fred Guardineer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Characters
James Fallon; Lady Satan; Apples Hardin
Synopsis
James Fallon tracks down Lady Satan and her gang.
Reprints
Keywords
bank robbery; FBI
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Avenging Axe
    Inspector Kirk
  2. 1. The Avenging Axe
    Inspector Kirk
  3. 2. The Case of the Hobbyhorse Homicide
    Inspector Kirk
  4. 3. The Puzzle of the Picture
    Undercover Girl
  5. 4. ["When the atomic bomb exploded in the face of a stunned world..."]
    Space Ace
  6. 5. The Girl and the Gold
    Red Fox
  7. 6. The House on the Dotted Line
    Fallon of the F.B.I.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jonathan Sari
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
  • Len Wolinsky