(November 1943)

Quality Comics, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Magazines
Brand
Quality Comic Group
Editing
George Brenner (credited as George E. Brenner) (editor)

The Man with the Heavy Glasses! (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Kotzky (signed)
Inks
Alex Kotzky (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf; Stanislaus; Chop-Chop]
Keywords
parachutes

[The Man with the Heavy Glasses!] (Table of Contents: 1)

Blackhawk / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk ?
Pencils
John Cassone
Inks
Alex Kotzky
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf; Stanislaus; Chop-Chop]; Major Cobb (death); Sandoz [the Man with the Heavy Glasses]; Japanese (villain, introduction, death); Japanese soliders (villains, some die)
Synopsis
A dying officer gives Blackhawk an envelope that must be delivered to Intelligence in Honolulu. With his last breath, he warns Blackhawk to protect it again Sandoz, "The Man With the Heavy Glasses." Sandoz attacks the Blackhawks, but he is subdued and captured. Blackhawk takes Sandoz and the envelope to Honolulu. Sandoz tries to escape and is shot dead by a sentry.

Indexer Notes

Story title taken from the cover.

The new Pacific-based Blackhawk Island is first depicted in this issue (the Atlantic-based Blackhawk Island was last seen in issue #22).

[The Super Scooper Dive] (Table of Contents: 2)

Death Patrol / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Al Stahl
Pencils
Al Stahl
Inks
Al Stahl
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I tell you fellows... this is a perfect set-up!
Genre
humor; aviation; war; adventure
Characters
The Death Patrol [Del Van Dyne; Boris; Gramps; Hank; King Hotintot; Jackie; Yogi]

Wanted Dead or Alive (Table of Contents: 3)

The Sniper / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Udall
Pencils
Vern Henkel
Inks
Vern Henkel
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war
Characters
The Sniper; Suratai (villain, assassin, introduction); Black Dragon Society (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis
The Sniper meets and combats an arch foe named Suratai, the chief assassin of the Black Dragon Society.

Indexer Notes

Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.

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

Johnny Doughboy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So! At last I haf chance to qvestion American soldier!
Genre
humor; military; war
Characters
Johnny Doughboy; General
Synopsis
A German officer questions Johnny.

Backa Bom Bey (Table of Contents: 5)

Private Dogtag / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Bart Tumey
Pencils
Bart Tumey
Inks
Bart Tumey
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Backa Bom Bey (first appearance; villain)

[Dispute with a Pursuit Pilot] (Table of Contents: 6)

P.T. Boat / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
André LeBlanc
Inks
André LeBlanc
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Keywords
navy

Indexer Notes

Art credits suggested by Jerry Bails’ Who’s Who.

Curse of the Chimus (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

[The Flying Fortress and the U-Boat] (Table of Contents: 8)

Atlantic Patrol / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Fred Guardineer
Pencils
Fred Guardineer
Inks
Fred Guardineer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Keywords
navy

U. S. Battleship Smashes Jap Air and Sea Armadas (Table of Contents: 9)

Secret War News / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Guardineer
Pencils
Fred Guardineer
Inks
Fred Guardineer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; war

Indexer Notes

true story of Battle of Guadalcanal

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Man with the Heavy Glasses!
    Blackhawk
  2. 1. [The Man with the Heavy Glasses!]
    Blackhawk
  3. 2. [The Super Scooper Dive]
    Death Patrol
  4. 3. Wanted Dead or Alive
    The Sniper
  5. 4. ["So! At last I haf chance to qvestion American soldier!"]
    Johnny Doughboy
  6. 5. Backa Bom Bey
    Private Dogtag
  7. 6. [Dispute with a Pursuit Pilot]
    P.T. Boat
  8. 7. Curse of the Chimus
  9. 8. [The Flying Fortress and the U-Boat]
    Atlantic Patrol
  10. 9. U. S. Battleship Smashes Jap Air and Sea Armadas
    Secret War News
This issue was modified by, among others
  • John Censullo
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Wilt