(January-February 1955)

Farrell, 1954 Series
Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1954
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Four Star Publications, Inc.
Brand
Ajax; A Farrell Publication
Editing
Ruth Roche (Editor); S. M. Iger (Art Editor)

Issue Notes

Indexed from a scan from http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Iger Shop
Inks
Iger Shop
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Keywords
robot

Indexer Notes

Though the cover blurbs "Gravestone for Gratis!," that story has no connection to the cover image.

The Tiger's Paw (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Dangerous Voyage! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

From the introduction, the story title might have appeared to have been "The Sea-Going Scoop."

Bewitched Battalion (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense; war
Characters
Colonel Ian Bowes-Cidden
Synopsis
A re-telling of legendary angelic archers assisting World War I British soldiers at the Battle of Mons. First told by Arthur Machen his 1914 story, The Bowmen. Arthur Machen said he totally made up the story, but that didn't stop rumors of the events being real.
Reprints
  • Strange #3

Lost Comet (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction

Gravestone for Gratis (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lee Williams ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Penciller credit of "Willams" is based on this name appearing on a tombstone in the background, along with "Lee" on another tombstone. Artist may be Lee Williams? Information noted by Bill Devine.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. The Tiger's Paw
  3. 2. Dangerous Voyage!
  4. 3. Bewitched Battalion
  5. 4. Lost Comet
  6. 5. Gravestone for Gratis
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