(February 1944)

Quality Comics, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
monthly except December and June
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
E. M. Arnold
Brand
Quality Comic Group
Editing
Martin DeMuth

Hiram the Hermit (Table of Contents)

Midnight / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby

[Hiram the Hermit] (Table of Contents: 1)

Midnight / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Gustavson (signed) (sourced)
Pencils
Paul Gustavson (signed) (sourced)
Inks
Paul Gustavson (signed) (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Paul Gustavson (signed) (sourced)

Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey); Sniffer Snoop; Hotdog; Hiram the Hermit; Oscar the Coyote; the Grover Mob (villains); the Nolan Mob (villains); Dirty John Boonton (villain)
Synopsis
Hiram the Hermit has the biggest diamond in the world and a pet coyote and he's going to appear on Dave Clark's radio show.

Old Jim (Table of Contents: 2)

Rookie Rankin / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Leav
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Rookie Rankin; Old Jim
Synopsis
Rankin's perilous plight to retrieve the gold of the old miner.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited "Witmer Williams ?", but does not match his other credited stories in this features. Compared with Leav's signed story in Power Comics #4, everything matches, face of the policeman, large hands, way of running with high lifted knees and some panels without backgrounds. Only the inking is different.

The Garrison of Ghouls (Table of Contents: 3)

Espionage Starring Black X / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy; adventure; war
Characters
Black X; Batu; Kitsune
Synopsis
Black X is sent to a Japanese held island to find out why they are determined to hold it at all costs.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to Bernard Sachs, but this is a different artist from the stories signed by him. The ears here are much larger and goes down beneath the nose, while Sachs makes them more angular with small flip and never extended so far down. The layout here is simpler too, and Sachs has more masculine faces than this.

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

Wun Cloo / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Cole
Inks
Jack Cole
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't rob me!
Genre
humor; detective-mystery
Characters
Wun Cloo

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

The Marksman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks
Fred Guardineer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Fred Guardineer ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rubber harvest time in Brazil!!
Genre
adventure; superhero; war
Characters
The Marksman [Baron Povalski, aka Major Hurtz]; Anna; the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis
The Marksman continues his fight with the Nazis in Brazil taking his friend Anna along with him.

[The Jollity Theater Affair] (Table of Contents: 6)

Lady Luck / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Klaus Nordling (signed)
Pencils
Klaus Nordling (signed)
Inks
Klaus Nordling (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A fishing hut on the coast--- outwardly innocent enough in appearance..
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Peecolo; Zelda
Synopsis
While searching for spies, Brenda finds herself forced on stage as an exotic dancer, and discovers that the balloon dancers at the Jollity Theatre are passing secrets on to the enemy.
Reprints

Drip Van Winkle (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1.8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
war
Characters
Dewey Van Winkle; Capt. Angus MacCloud

Statement of Ownership Management Circulation (Table of Contents: 8)

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

Archie O'Toole / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll master this new model or die!
Genre
humor
Characters
Archie O'Toole (king)
Synopsis
Archie, the king, designs a new paper airplane.

[Losing Weight] (Table of Contents: 10)

Daffy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; sports
Characters
Daffy; Deke; Hoodoo Hoops; Rose Ann Rowley
Synopsis
Daffy drinks a magic tonic that makes her lose weight. All of it.
Keywords
wrestling

Indexer Notes

Art is consistent with Stein’s signed Daffy art from Smash Comics #52 (April 1944). Previous indexer attributed the art to Bart Tumey.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Jester / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Leav
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Always look on the funny side, Quinopolis!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective Hustace McGinty; Mr. Miles; Louise Miles; Shrimp Twist (villain); Miggins (villain)
Synopsis
The daughter of Mr. Miles is kidnapped.

Indexer Notes

This is probably Leav as it is very similar to his signed stories in Wanted Comics (Wanted-Orbit, 1947 series) #52.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Hiram the Hermit
    Midnight
  2. 1. [Hiram the Hermit]
    Midnight
  3. 2. Old Jim
    Rookie Rankin
  4. 3. The Garrison of Ghouls
    Espionage Starring Black X
  5. 4. ["Don't rob me!"]
    Wun Cloo
  6. 5. ["Rubber harvest time in Brazil!!"]
    The Marksman
  7. 6. [The Jollity Theater Affair]
    Lady Luck
  8. 7. Drip Van Winkle
  9. 8. Statement of Ownership Management Circulation
  10. 9. ["I'll master this new model or die!"]
    Archie O'Toole
  11. 10. [Losing Weight]
    Daffy
  12. 11. ["Always look on the funny side, Quinopolis!"]
    The Jester
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steinar Ådland
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Bob Hughes
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Van Dore