(1948)

Columbia, 1943 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
1948
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Publication Enterprises
Editing
Vin Sullivan

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mickey Finn / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

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

Mickey Finn / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Lank Leonard
Pencils
Lank Leonard
Inks
Lank Leonard
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At the risk of his life...
Genre
humor; detective-mystery
Reprints
  • from newspaper strips [dates unknown]

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

Mickey Finn / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Lank Leonard
Pencils
Lank Leonard
Inks
Lank Leonard
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Inspector Klipp is going through the motions...
Genre
humor; detective-mystery
Reprints
  • from newspaper strips [dates unknown]

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

Mickey Finn / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Lank Leonard
Pencils
Lank Leonard
Inks
Lank Leonard
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A week has passed since Tom's car was stolen...
Genre
humor; detective-mystery
Reprints
  • from newspaper strips [dates unknown]

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

Mickey Finn / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Lank Leonard
Pencils
Lank Leonard
Inks
Lank Leonard
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mickey and detective Johnny Biffalick...
Genre
humor; detective-mystery
Reprints
  • from newspaper strips [dates unknown]

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

Mickey Finn / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Lank Leonard
Pencils
Lank Leonard
Inks
Lank Leonard
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's the final move in the plan...
Genre
humor; detective-mystery
Reprints
  • from newspaper strips [dates unknown]

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

Sparky Watts / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeAngelo (signed)
Pencils
Tom DeAngelo (signed)
Inks
Tom DeAngelo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Doc, how did you make Sparky the world's strongest funnyman?
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Sparky Watts; Doc; Zuper-Atoman (television hero); Viperman (television villain)
Synopsis
The makers of Atometts, a product that can supposedly make a weakling as strong as Zuper-Atoman, and sponsors the Zuper-Atoman TV show, are challenged to come up with a weakling, feed him Atometts on the TV show, and prove to viewers that the product does what it says it does. Sparky is hired for this job.
Keywords
Atometts

Indexer Notes

The last panel on page 6 is an illustrated promo for Big Shot Comics, and features head views of Dixie Dugan, Mickey Finn, Sparky Watts and Tony Trent.

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

Brass Knuckles / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Marion Bailey (credited as Marty Marion)
Pencils
Marion Bailey (credited as Marty Marion)
Inks
Marion Bailey (credited as Marty Marion)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Leggo!
Genre
humor

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

Brass Knuckles / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Marion Bailey (credited as Marty Marion)
Pencils
Marion Bailey (credited as Marty Marion)
Inks
Marion Bailey (credited as Marty Marion)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do you mind giving me those directions again, officer?
Genre
humor
Characters
Brass Knuckles; Uncle Phil

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

Bo / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Beck
Pencils
Frank Beck
Inks
Frank Beck
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Junior, come out in the kitchen.
Genre
animal; humor
Reprints
  • from newspaper strips [dates unknown]
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Mickey Finn
  2. 1. ["At the risk of his life..."]
    Mickey Finn
  3. 2. ["Inspector Klipp is going through the motions..."]
    Mickey Finn
  4. 3. ["A week has passed since Tom's car was stolen..."]
    Mickey Finn
  5. 4. ["Mickey and detective Johnny Biffalick..."]
    Mickey Finn
  6. 5. ["It's the final move in the plan..."]
    Mickey Finn
  7. 6. ["Doc, how did you make Sparky the world's strongest funnyman?"]
    Sparky Watts
  8. 7. ["Leggo!"]
    Brass Knuckles
  9. 8. ["Do you mind giving me those directions again, officer?"]
    Brass Knuckles
  10. 9. ["Oh, Junior, come out in the kitchen."]
    Bo
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Craig Delich
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Dave Redmond
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold