(September 1942)

Eastern Color, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1942-07-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Eastern Color Printing Company
Editing
Stephen Douglas (editor)

Issue Notes

Canadian price is listed in the indicia.

On sale date from Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 series) #97 (August 1942) in the feature "Let's Get Into a Huddle".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Hydroman; Rainbow Boy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ben Thompson (signed as Thompson)
Inks
Ben Thompson (signed as Thompson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Flashing out of the sky with the speed of light...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Rainbow Boy [Jay Watson]; Hydroman [Bob Blake]
Reprints

Hydroman Meets Rainbow Boy! (Table of Contents: 1)

Hydroman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stephen Douglas ? (sourced)
Pencils
Ben Thompson (signed)
Inks
Ben Thompson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Prisoners in the ice-bound castle...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hydroman [Bob Blake]; Rainbow Boy [Jack Watson] (introduction); King Frio (villain, death)
Keywords
patriotic

Indexer Notes

Continued in the Rainbow Boy story in this issue.

Beginning!! (Table of Contents: 2)

Rainbow Boy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Stephen Douglas ? (sourced) (see notes)
Pencils
Ben Thompson (signed)
Inks
Ben Thompson (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hydroman, I'm pleased to make your acquaintance...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Rainbow Boy [Jack Watson] (origin); Hydroman [Bob Blake]

Indexer Notes

Continued in part in the Hydroman story in the next issue.

'Created by Stephen A. Douglas' is found on the splash panel.

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

Star Flashes / cartoon / 0.85 page (report information)

Script
Bud Thompson (credited as Bruno)
Pencils
Bud Thompson (credited as Bruno)
Inks
Bud Thompson (credited as Bruno)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Johnny Weismuller - has never worn clothes on the screen
Genre
biography
Characters
Johnny Weismuller; Bette Davis; Dick Powell; Andy Devine
Reprints
  • from Star Flashes daily panel (Bell Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX

Indexer Notes

The feature Screen Oddities had a name change, to Star Flashes, on 1938-03-22.

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

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gene Byrnes
Pencils
Gene Byrnes
Inks
Gene Byrnes
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Feller members so far all we've raised...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Pinhead Duffy; Jimmie Dugan
Reprints
  • from Reg'lar Fellers daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-04-16 - 1942-04-17

Indexer Notes

'4-16' has been left on the artwork.

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

The Music Master / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Stephen Douglas ? (sourced) (see notes)
Pencils
? (see notes)
Inks
? (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Hunchback kicks the ladder away as Wallace climbs upward...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Music Master [John Wallace]; Sam Wilson (carnival owner, introduction); Danny (young boy, introduction); Danny's father (introduction); The Mad Fiddler [aka The Hunchback] (villain); Human Battery (villain, circus performer, introduction)
Synopsis
Music Master captures the Hunchback, who is revealed to be the Mad Fiddler. Wanting to relax, Wallace decides to take in a local carnival, only to be taken prisoner by one of the performers, the Human Battery, who has a vendetta against the circus owner because he hired acrobats that are taking away his glory.
Keywords
Wilson Brothers Carnival

Indexer Notes

Script credit suggested by the Who's Who. 'Created by Stephen Douglas' on the splash panel.

Ben Thompson art credits were added by Craig Delich, from Craig Yoe in Super Weird Heroes (IDW Publishing, 2018 series) Volume 2 (August 2018). Per Keith Chandler: "The art style looks nothing like the signed stories by Thompson earlier in the issue." Whereupon the tentative credit was removed.

The closing illustrated panel tells readers that "The Child Prodigy" will join forces with the Music Master in his battle against the denizens of the underworld.

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

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gene Byrnes (signed)
Pencils
Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks
Gene Byrnes (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Feller members of th' club...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Pinhead Duffy; Jimmie Dugan
Reprints
  • from Reg'lar Fellers daily (King Features Syndicate) 1942-04-xx - 1942-04-xx

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

Yankee Doodle, Jr. / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Victor Pazmiño (signed as V E P)
Pencils
Victor Pazmiño (signed as V E P)
Inks
Victor Pazmiño (signed as V E P)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So long, Junior, I'm goin' to hit Hitler!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Mussolini; Hitler; Tojo

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

Daredevils of Destiny / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Rentfrow (credited)
Pencils
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Inks
Don Dickson (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Marine Corps has no medical unit.
Genre
biography; military
Characters
Hospital Apprentice, First Class, David E. Hayden
Reprints
  • from Daredevils of Destiny Sunday (The Bell Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

For the first time during the run, panels from a single Sunday page have been enlarged and the story spread across two comic pages.

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

Man O' Metal / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Peter
Inks
Harry Peter
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pat Dempsey, and Tom Wentworth flew...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Man O'Metal [Pat Dempsey]; Tom Wentworth; The Secret 25 (villains; introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits from the reprint.

Bails gives no indication that Peter might have scripted this, or any other of his work for Eastern.

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

Reg'lar Fellers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gene Byrnes (credited)
Pencils
Gene Byrnes (credited)
Inks
Gene Byrnes (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Pinhead?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Pinhead Duffy
Reprints
  • from Reg'lar Fellers Sunday (King Features Syndicate) 1942-xx-xx
Keywords
patriotic

One Way Trail (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Greene (credited as Jack M. Greene)
Pencils
? (2 spot illustrations)
Inks
? (2 spot illustrations)
Colors
? (2 spot illustrations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The wavering line wound slowly...
Genre
war
Characters
Ted Milton; Mimbi; Renet

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

Flyin' Jenny / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Russell Keaton (signed)
Pencils
Russell Keaton (signed)
Inks
Russell Keaton (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now that Rick's well again...
Genre
adventure; aviation; war
Characters
Flyin' Jenny Dare; Rick; Cyril
Reprints
  • from Flyin' Jenny Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 1941-02-23 - 1941-03-09

Indexer Notes

Panels are enlarged and reshaped, with some loss of imagery.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Flashing out of the sky with the speed of light..."]
    Hydroman; Rainbow Boy
  2. 1. Hydroman Meets Rainbow Boy!
    Hydroman
  3. 2. Beginning!!
    Rainbow Boy
  4. 3. ["Johnny Weismuller - has never worn clothes on the screen"]
    Star Flashes
  5. 4. ["Feller members so far all we've raised..."]
    Reg'lar Fellers
  6. 5. ["The Hunchback kicks the ladder away as Wallace climbs upward..."]
    The Music Master
  7. 6. ["Feller members of th' club..."]
    Reg'lar Fellers
  8. 7. ["So long, Junior, I'm goin' to hit Hitler!"]
    Yankee Doodle, Jr.
  9. 8. ["The Marine Corps has no medical unit."]
    Daredevils of Destiny
  10. 9. ["Pat Dempsey, and Tom Wentworth flew..."]
    Man O' Metal
  11. 10. ["Oh, Pinhead?"]
    Reg'lar Fellers
  12. 11. One Way Trail
  13. 12. ["Now that Rick's well again..."]
    Flyin' Jenny
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Dan Kocher
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore