(May 1945)

Spotlight Publishers [1940s], 1945 Series
 
Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Spotlight
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Available as a scan at digitalcomicmuseum.com.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
humor
Reprints
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Adventure In... Africa (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Manny Stallman (signed as M. Stallman)
Inks
Manny Stallman (signed as M. Stallman)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; war

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

Twinklettes / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Schertz (signed); ? [as Lee] (signed)
Pencils
Schertz (signed); ? [as Lee] (signed)
Inks
Schertz (signed); ? [as Lee] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Schertz (signed); ? [as Lee] (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
But Captain -- I tell you we're not allowed to do this!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Four cartoons about war.

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

Hooch and Pooch / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Warren (credited as Jack A. Warren)
Inks
Jack Warren (credited as Jack A. Warren)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
These Marine war dogs have today completed their period of training...
Genre
humor; war

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

G.I. Fun / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Schertz (signed); ? [as Lee] (signed)
Pencils
Schertz (signed); ? [as Lee] (signed)
Inks
Schertz (signed); ? [as Lee] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Schertz (credited); ? [as Lee] (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Darn that Beesly...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Four cartoons about war.

Mind Waves!!! (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

Hop and Pop / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Schertz (signed) (see notes); ? [as Lee] (signed) (see notes)
Pencils
Schertz (signed) (see notes); ? [as Lee] (signed) (see notes)
Inks
Schertz (signed) (see notes); ? [as Lee] (signed) (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Schertz (signed) (see notes); ? [as Lee] (signed) (see notes)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is what I call boom service!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

This story signed Lee Schertz, other stories in issue signed Lee/Schertz.

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

Gems O' Fun / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harold Sherman (credited as Hal Sherman)
Inks
Harold Sherman (credited as Hal Sherman)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shine mister?
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Five cartoons.

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

Ella / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Quiet, Ella!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

The Legend of Superstitious Al-o-ysius (Table of Contents: 9)

Superstitious Al-o-ysius / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
A. F. (signed); Al Fago ? (see notes)
Inks
A. F. (signed); Al Fago ? (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The first panel includes "(c) A. F." It has been speculated that this might be Al Fago, but that has not been confirmed.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Adventure In... Africa
  3. 2. ["But Captain -- I tell you we're not allowed to do this!"]
    Twinklettes
  4. 3. ["These Marine war dogs have today completed their period of training..."]
    Hooch and Pooch
  5. 4. ["Darn that Beesly..."]
    G.I. Fun
  6. 5. Mind Waves!!!
  7. 6. ["This is what I call boom service!"]
    Hop and Pop
  8. 7. ["Shine mister?"]
    Gems O' Fun
  9. 8. ["Quiet, Ella!"]
    Ella
  10. 9. The Legend of Superstitious Al-o-ysius
    Superstitious Al-o-ysius
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Wilt
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