(September 1942)

Columbia, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-07-31
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Columbia Comic Corporation
Editing
Vin Sullivan (credited as Vincent Sullivan) (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 3.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Skyman / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ach! It iss der Skyman!
Genre
superhero; adventure; aviation
Characters
Skyman

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

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

[The Rescue of Joe, After Which Knobby Pulls Some Strings] (Table of Contents: 2)

Joe Palooka / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ham Fisher (credited)
Pencils
Ham Fisher (credited)
Inks
Ham Fisher (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Enroute to Hollywood to make a movie...
Genre
sports
Characters
Joe Palooka
Reprints
  • from Joe Palooka daily (McNaught Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

[The Submarine Aircraft Carriers] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Gardner Fox (credited as Paul Dean)
Pencils
Ogden Whitney
Inks
Ogden Whitney
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The enemy, tricky and treacherous...
Genre
superhero; adventure; aviation
Characters
Franklin D. Roosevelt; Skyman

[Guerilla War in the Phillipines] (Table of Contents: 4)

Captain Devildog / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bart Tumey
Inks
Bart Tumey
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is part of the saga of the Philippine islands...
Genre
war
Characters
Captain Hank Steele

[The Jon Tedder Mystery Solved] (Table of Contents: 5)

Dixie Dugan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
J. P. McEvoy (credited)
Pencils
John Striebel (credited as John H. Striebel)
Inks
John Striebel (credited as John H. Striebel)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thinking her family the rightful owners...
Genre
drama; humor
Characters
Dixie Dugan
Reprints
  • from Dixie Dugan daily (McNaught Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

Escape (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[Von Shtunker Strikes in Chinatown] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Ogden Whitney
Inks
Ogden Whitney
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jeff Cardiff - the Spy Chief - once more dons...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Herr Von Shtunker; The Cloak [Jeff Cardiff]

[The Search for the Hawk: Part 1] (Table of Contents: 8)

Charlie Chan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Alfred Andriola (credited)
Pencils
Alfred Andriola (credited)
Inks
Alfred Andriola (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Millionaire Goodman has retained Charlie Chan...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Charlie Chan
Reprints
  • from Charlie Chan daily (McNaught Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

[To Save a Lady Spy] (Table of Contents: 9)

Rocky Ryan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ogden Whitney
Inks
Ogden Whitney
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Deep in the heart of Asia, behind the battlegrounds...
Genre
war; adventure
Characters
Betty (a spy); Rocky Ryan

[The Reversal of Senator Fiddlestring] (Table of Contents: 10)

Sparky Watts / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Boody Rogers (credited)
Pencils
Boody Rogers (credited)
Inks
Boody Rogers (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello, Doc --- how's my good ol' pal?
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Sparky Watts
Reprints
  • from Sparky Watts daily (Frank Jay Markey Syndicate) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx

[The Temple of the Red Dragon] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Mart Bailey (credited)
Inks
Mart Bailey (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When Tony Trent, the popular news-caster of WBSC...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Gen. Yatsuki; The Face [Tony Trent]

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

Kid Komics / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ray McGill (signed as Ray McGill)
Pencils
Ray McGill (signed as Ray McGill)
Inks
Ray McGill (signed as Ray McGill)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Beat it Spot!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Ach! It iss der Skyman!"]
    The Skyman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Dixie Dugan
  3. 2. [The Rescue of Joe, After Which Knobby Pulls Some Strings]
    Joe Palooka
  4. 3. [The Submarine Aircraft Carriers]
    The Skyman
  5. 4. [Guerilla War in the Phillipines]
    Captain Devildog
  6. 5. [The Jon Tedder Mystery Solved]
    Dixie Dugan
  7. 6. Escape
  8. 7. [Von Shtunker Strikes in Chinatown]
    The Cloak
  9. 8. [The Search for the Hawk: Part 1]
    Charlie Chan
  10. 9. [To Save a Lady Spy]
    Rocky Ryan
  11. 10. [The Reversal of Senator Fiddlestring]
    Sparky Watts
  12. 11. [The Temple of the Red Dragon]
    The Face
  13. 12. ["Beat it Spot!"]
    Kid Komics
This issue was modified by, among others
  • movielover
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Smith
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)