Feature Comics
#61
(October 1942)
Quality Comics,
1939 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1942-08-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Comic Favorites Inc.
- Brand
-
Quality Comic Group
- Editing
- Gill Fox
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 2.
[no title indexed]
Lala Palooza / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- But, Vincent, the blackout regulations don't say anything about lightning bugs!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Lala Palooza; Vincent; The Doll Man [Darrel Dane] (inset); Mickey Finn (inset); Swing Sisson (inset); Spin Shaw (inset)
- Keywords
- lightning bugs
[The Scientist Slaves of Yvette DeMortire]
Doll Man / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Dr. Kwikmind (introduction); other scientists (introduction for all); Yvette DeMortire (villain, introduction); Ms. DeMortire (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- A group of noted scientists all gather to experience the first demonstration of the Hydrocatharsis Ray, but are stunned when the creator suddenly turns the ray upon them!
- Keywords
- Hall of the Institute of Science; Hydrocatharsis Ray
[no title indexed]
Big Top / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bah! Look at me!
- Genre
- humor
[To Return from the Dead]
Zero, Ghost Detective / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Zero; Matilda (introduction, death); J. M. Fon (introduction); A ghost (villain, introduction, death); Windsor (villain, introduction)
Indexer Notes
Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.
[Kidnapping on the Midnight Express]
Spider Widow and the Raven / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Spider Widow [Dianne Grayson]; The Raven [Tony Grey]; un-named Nazi spies (villains, introduction for all)
- Synopsis
- The Widow and Raven find themselves aboard the same train bound for the mountains when it is hit by the Nazis. Each of them emerges in costume but retreat together when the US Army arrives to clean up the mess.
- Reprints
-
in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #20 ([March] 2000)
-
[no title indexed]
Mickey Finn / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So you're taking Sunny out to see the new airport, eh, Uncle Phil?
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
strip reprints
[Escape of the Nazi Seamen]
Fargo Kid / comic story / 4 pages
- Characters
- The Fargo Kid [Tim Turner]; Crazy Jane (first appearance); Nazi seamen (first appearance; villains); Joe (first appearance; villain); a smuggling ring (first appearance; villains)
[no title indexed]
Lala Palooza / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy! This'll be some party, but it won't get going 'til very late!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Lala Palooza
[Sabotage in Seattle]
Swing Sisson / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; detective-mystery; adventure
- Characters
- Swing Sisson; Fritz (first appearance; villain); other Nazi spies (first appearance; villains)
[Fortress of Spies]
Reynolds of the Mounted / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier; adventure; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; The Japanese (villains)
[The Chinese Doll]
Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure; children; spy
- Characters
- Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Smiley Scott; Ed; Whitey; Scotty; Moi Yutong]; The Chinese Doll (introduction); Japanese spies (villains, introduction for all, all die)
- Keywords
- Boyville
Indexer Notes
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
[no title indexed]
Homer Doodle and Son / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I've got a bad tooth in front that's loose...
- Genre
- humor
[The Wagi-Wagi Incident]
Samar / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Samar; Wagi-Wagi tribe (first appearance); a white hunter (first appearance); Evil white men (first appearance; villains; death)
[The Nazi Gold Theft]
Spin Shaw / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Witmer Williams (signed as Clark Williams)
- Inks
- Witmer Williams (signed as Clark Williams)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- aviation; adventure
- Characters
- Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Marie (introduction); the Nazis (villains); un-named island Governor (villain, introduction)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["But, Vincent, the blackout regulations don't say anything about lightning bugs!"]
Lala Palooza -
1.
[The Scientist Slaves of Yvette DeMortire]
Doll Man -
2.
["Bah! Look at me!"]
Big Top -
3.
[To Return from the Dead]
Zero, Ghost Detective -
4.
[Kidnapping on the Midnight Express]
Spider Widow and the Raven -
5.
["So you're taking Sunny out to see the new airport, eh, Uncle Phil?"]
Mickey Finn -
6.
[Escape of the Nazi Seamen]
Fargo Kid -
7.
["Boy! This'll be some party, but it won't get going 'til very late!"]
Lala Palooza -
8.
[Sabotage in Seattle]
Swing Sisson -
9.
[The Ice Cream Blackout]
Poison Ivy -
10.
[Fortress of Spies]
Reynolds of the Mounted -
11.
[The Chinese Doll]
Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers -
12.
The God Who Talked
Perry Scott -
13.
["I've got a bad tooth in front that's loose..."]
Homer Doodle and Son -
14.
[The Wagi-Wagi Incident]
Samar -
15.
[The Nazi Gold Theft]
Spin Shaw
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- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Merlin Haas
- Michael Hoskin
- Clint Maxwell
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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