Prize Comics #v3#1 (25)
(November 1942)

Prize, 1940 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1942-09-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Feature Publications Inc.
Editing
John Reece?

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. 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Yank and Doodle / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Binder
Inks
Jack Binder
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Yank [Dick Walters]; Doodle [Rick Walters]; Nazis
Keywords
u-boat
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[The Spy Ring of Roger Smith] (Table of Contents: 1)

Yank and Doodle / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Binder
Inks
Jack Binder
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Yank and Doodle [Yank [Dick Walters]; Doodle [Rick Walters]]; Roger Smith (first appearance; villain); Nemo (first appearance)

The Commandos! (Table of Contents: 2)

Ted O'Neil / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Winiarski ?; Gil Kane ?
Inks
Ed Winiarski ?; Gil Kane ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Synopsis
Ted and Hinky become commandos.

Indexer Notes

Tentative Gil Kane art credit from Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. index card attached to online scanned version.

[The Dark Terror] (Table of Contents: 3)

Black Owl / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Binder
Pencils
Jack Binder
Inks
Jack Binder
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
The Black Owl [Doug Danville]; The Dark Terror [John Picket] (first appearance; villain)

The Mystery of the Attempted Suicide (Table of Contents: 4)

Dr. Frost / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Maurice Gutwirth
Inks
Maurice Gutwirth
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Dr. Frost

Frankenstein Is Subdued (Table of Contents: 5)

Frankenstein / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Briefer
Pencils
Dick Briefer
Inks
Dick Briefer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Frankenstein; Monk Manders (first appearance; villain; death); Swami (villain)

Indexer Notes

Pretty horrific story, mostly a dream.

[The Inspection] (Table of Contents: 6)

General and the Corporal / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Browne
Inks
Ken Browne
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. index card attached to online scanned version suggests Terry Gilkison for the art.

[The Infamous Snake Cult] (Table of Contents: 7)

Green Lama / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ken Crossen
Pencils
Mike Suchorsky
Inks
Mike Suchorsky
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Green Lama [Jethro Dumont]; Madame Vandraya (first appearance; villain)

Indexer Notes

Art credit from Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. index card attached to online scanned version. Previous indexer suggested Jack Binder.

He Got His Wish (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Crest Wood
Letters
typeset

[Mr. Scrooge Lends a Hand] (Table of Contents: 9)

Buck Sanders / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Mr. Scrooge (first appearance)

Indexer Notes

Munson Paddock art credits removed based on the Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. index card attached to online scanned version, which specifies that he’s not the artist for this story.

A Dott In Time Solves the Crime (Table of Contents: 10)

Homer Q. Dott / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Yank and Doodle
  2. 1. [The Spy Ring of Roger Smith]
    Yank and Doodle
  3. 2. The Commandos!
    Ted O'Neil
  4. 3. [The Dark Terror]
    Black Owl
  5. 4. The Mystery of the Attempted Suicide
    Dr. Frost
  6. 5. Frankenstein Is Subdued
    Frankenstein
  7. 6. [The Inspection]
    General and the Corporal
  8. 7. [The Infamous Snake Cult]
    Green Lama
  9. 8. He Got His Wish
  10. 9. [Mr. Scrooge Lends a Hand]
    Buck Sanders
  11. 10. A Dott In Time Solves the Crime
    Homer Q. Dott
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