(June 1943)

Quality Comics, 1939 Series
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Volume
?
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1943-04-07
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. 4.

Bearded Lady! (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Bryant (signed)
Inks
Al Bryant (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Swing Sisson (inset); Mickey Finn (inset); Rusty Ryan (inset); Lala Palooza (inset)

The Bearded Lady (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Max Elkan
Inks
Max Elkan
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Dr. Highe (villain)
Synopsis
Doll Man must overcome a little person named Dr. Highe, who envies the Doll Man's ability to change size.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why don't you act sensible, Uncle Phil...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

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

Poison Ivy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Gill Fox (signed)
Pencils
Gill Fox (signed)
Inks
Gill Fox (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Inventin' a new kind of gas range, Grandpa?
Genre
humor
Characters
Poison Ivy

Case of Buggy No. 13 (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Toni Blum
Pencils
Witmer Williams
Inks
Witmer Williams
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Zero

Indexer Notes

Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.

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

Inferior Man / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Al Stahl (signed)
Pencils
Al Stahl (signed)
Inks
Al Stahl (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Drat that %@$c#&!! mouse!
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Inferior Man

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

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

Script
Phil Martin (signed)
Pencils
Phil Martin (signed)
Inks
Phil Martin (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the words of that fantastic fiend...
Genre
humor; detective-mystery; adventure
Characters
Swing Sisson; Maestro (villain)

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

Lala Palooza / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble
Pencils
Bernard Dibble
Inks
Bernard Dibble
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah, Biffany's Jewelry Store?
Genre
humor

The Spider Widow meets the Tiglon Man (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Frank Borth (signed as Frank M. Borth)
Pencils
Frank Borth (signed as Frank M. Borth)
Inks
Frank Borth (signed as Frank M. Borth)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Spider Widow [Dianne Grayson]; The Raven [Tony Grey]; Tiglon Man (villain)
Synopsis
When the Raven summons Dianne to a cemetery, she happens upon the lair of the Tiglon Man, a creature with the head of a tiger, who commands the very artifacts that the Raven had meant to show her. In escaping from Tiglon Man, she is forced to destroy all of the artifacts.

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

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

Script
? [as Rex Smith] (signed)
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Plowing majestically through the waters...
Genre
aviation; adventure
Characters
Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]

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

Big Top / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble
Pencils
Bernard Dibble
Inks
Bernard Dibble
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aw, boss!
Genre
humor

The Flying Dutchman Returns (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

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

Script
Arthur Beeman
Pencils
Arthur Beeman
Inks
Arthur Beeman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gollies, I'm sure broke today
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

last appearance

Featured Star Performer, 3 Ring Circus (Table of Contents: 13)

Blimpy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Sy Reit
Pencils
Al Stahl (signed)
Inks
Al Stahl (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Blimpy [aka Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain]
Synopsis
Blimpy becomes a performer at the 3-Star Circus.

Indexer Notes

Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers / comic story / 9 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
Boy--! I could go for a steak so big...
Genre
adventure; children; spy
Characters
Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Alababa; Pierpoint Lee; Smiley Scott; Ed; Whitey' Scotty; Moi Yutong]

Indexer Notes

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

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Bearded Lady!
    Doll Man
  2. 1. The Bearded Lady
    Doll Man
  3. 2. ["Why don't you act sensible, Uncle Phil..."]
    Mickey Finn
  4. 3. ["Inventin' a new kind of gas range, Grandpa?"]
    Poison Ivy
  5. 4. Case of Buggy No. 13
    Zero, Ghost Detective
  6. 5. ["Drat that %@$c#&!! mouse!"]
    Inferior Man
  7. 6. ["In the words of that fantastic fiend..."]
    Swing Sisson
  8. 7. ["Ah, Biffany's Jewelry Store?"]
    Lala Palooza
  9. 8. The Spider Widow meets the Tiglon Man
    Spider Widow and the Raven
  10. 9. ["Plowing majestically through the waters..."]
    Spin Shaw
  11. 10. ["Aw, boss!"]
    Big Top
  12. 11. The Flying Dutchman Returns
    Perry Scott
  13. 12. ["Gollies, I'm sure broke today"]
    Homer Doodle and Son
  14. 13. Featured Star Performer, 3 Ring Circus
    Blimpy
  15. 14. ["Boy--! I could go for a steak so big..."]
    Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Darci
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore