Feature Comics #63

(December 1942)

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Smash Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The Troopship Terror] (Table of Contents: 2)

Doll Man / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Rudy Palais

Inks

Rudy Palais

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

And if he has a gun in your back, grab his wrist and throw him over your shoulder...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts; Mischa (introduction); Boris (introduction); Col. Von Schtunke (villain, introduction); un-named Axis spies (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis

In order to combat the enemy, Darrel teaches Martha how to fly an airplane.

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

Big Top / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Bernard Dibble

Inks

Bernard Dibble

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My three-headed act should wow the kids!

Genre

humor

Characters

Butch

Synopsis

Butch has trouble winning over one kid with his clown act.

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

Big Top / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernard Dibble ?

Inks

Bernard Dibble ?

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Okay - you can take the day off!

Genre

humor

Characters

Butch; Butch's boss

Synopsis

Butch gets the day off and goes fishing.

Keywords

fishing; whale

[Deep in the Heart of Texas -- Danger] (Table of Contents: 5)

Swing Sisson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Phil Martin (signed)

Pencils

Phil Martin (signed)

Inks

Phil Martin (signed)

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Swing Sisson and his band are entertaining the service men along the Texas coast, and put aside their...

Genre

humor; detective-mystery; adventure

Characters

Swing Sisson; Nazi spies (villains); Toby; Bonnie Baxter

Synopsis

Swing & Co. go to Corpus Christi, Texas.

Keywords

Corpus Christi

[Grandpa's Age Change] (Table of Contents: 6)

Poison Ivy [Quality] / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gill Fox (signed)

Pencils

Gill Fox (signed)

Inks

Gill Fox (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Y'mean to tell me you could have licked me when you were my age?

Genre

humor

Characters

Poison Ivy; Grandpa (first appearance, Poison Ivy's grandfather)

[The Girl on the Island] (Table of Contents: 7)

Spin Shaw / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Powell

Pencils

Bob Powell

Inks

Bob Powell

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Well, gentlemen, we're just about set to attack the enemy islands...

Genre

aviation; war; adventure

Characters

Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Agent 206 (introduction); the Japanese (villains)

Synopsis

Capt. Shaw's plane is shot down during a dogfight and he is forced to make an emergency landing on an island. On the island, he is rescued from Japanese soldiers by Agent 206 and together they make their way back to the fleet.

Keywords

dogfight; World War II

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Mickey Finn / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Lank Leonard

Pencils

Lank Leonard

Inks

Lank Leonard

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I saw your Uncle Phil this morning, Mickey!

Genre

humor

Characters

Mickey Finn; Tom; Houlihan; Pee Wee; Phil; Ma Finn; Mr. Duffy

Keywords

Tony's Barber Shop

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

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Lala Palooza / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernard Dibble

Inks

Bernard Dibble

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I spend half my life waiting on corners for Lala

Genre

humor

Characters

Lala Palooza; Vincent

Synopsis

Vincent's tailor takes back a suit that Vincent has not paid for.

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Lala Palooza / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernard Dibble ?

Inks

Bernard Dibble ?

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?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What have I done?

Genre

humor

Characters

Vincent

Synopsis

Vincent, out hunting for moose, instead shoots a bird.

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Lala Palooza / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernard Dibble ?

Inks

Bernard Dibble ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

But, Lala, you can't lock me in my room...

Genre

humor

Characters

Lala Palooza; Vincent; Hermia Huntz

Synopsis

Vincent has a date with Hermia, but Lala locks him in his room so he can't leave.

[The Mute Ghost] (Table of Contents: 12)

Zero, Ghost Detective / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Toni Blum

Pencils

Witmer Williams

Inks

Witmer Williams

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Long, cold, bony fingers wrap themselves around human throats...

Genre

detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Zero; a ghost (introduction); Allen (introduction); Johnson (introduction)

Keywords

Ramapo Mountains

Indexer Notes

Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.

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Homer Doodle and Son / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Arthur Beeman

Pencils

Arthur Beeman

Inks

Arthur Beeman

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Boy-oh-boy! Look what I've found!

Genre

humor

Characters

Homer Doodle; Homer Doodle's son

Synopsis

Homer's son finds a horseshoe, but it doesn't bring him the luck he anticipates.

[The Menace of Morgue Hanson] (Table of Contents: 14)

Samar / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Charles Sultan

Inks

Charles Sultan

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Master, this La Bongo, chief of Ameez, him want speak with you!

Genre

jungle; adventure

Characters

Samar (last appearance); George "Morgue" Hanson (first appearance, villain); La Bongo

Indexer Notes

Final appearance of feature.

[The Ghost Town of the Mesa] (Table of Contents: 15)

Fargo Kid [Quality] / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Alex Koda (signed as Alexander Koda)

Inks

Alex Koda (signed as Alexander Koda)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

western-frontier

Characters

The Fargo Kid [Tim Turner] (last appearance)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance of feature. At least one other publisher will have a feature named Fargo Kid, but it is unrelated.

Moro Magic (Table of Contents: 16)

Perry Scott / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Robert M. Hyatt ?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There was an atmosphere everywhere that spelled trouble.

Genre

adventure

Characters

Perry Scott; Mamba

[The Secret Japanese Radio Station] (Table of Contents: 17)

Spider Widow and the Raven / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Borth (signed as Frank Mellors Borth)

Pencils

Frank Borth (signed as Frank Mellors Borth)

Inks

Frank Borth (signed as Frank Mellors Borth)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The little yellow men have a surprise in store for them when they try to...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Spider Widow [Dianne Grayson]; The Raven [Tony Grey]; the Japanese (villains)

Synopsis

While vacationing at their mountain retreat, the Widow and Raven must stop some Japanese saboteurs.

[Miranda's Cafe] (Table of Contents: 18)

Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Pencils

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Inks

Paul Gustavson (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Paul Gustavson (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

W-what'll I do now?

Genre

adventure; children; spy

Characters

Rusty Ryan; The Boiyville Brigadiers [Smiley Scott; Ed; Whitey; Scotty; Moi Yutong]; Miranda (villain, introduction, death); Anaso (villain, introduction, death); other spies (villains, introduction for all, all die)

Indexer Notes

All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

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Wonders of Science, Simplified / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)