(April 1944)

Quality Comics, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
Monthly except December and June
On-sale Date
1944
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Magazines
Brand
Quality Comic Group
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
George Brenner (credited) (editor)

Dungeon of Doom! (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Kotzky
Inks
Alex Kotzky
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawk; André; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf; Stanislaus
Reprints

Bike-Ology (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Dungeon of Doom!] (Table of Contents: 2)

Blackhawk / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

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

Genre
adventure; war; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Blackhawk; André; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf; Stanislaus; Chop-Chop
Synopsis
Blackhawk is captured by the Japanese and put in the dungeon of doom.

Indexer Notes

Title from cover.

Story was reused for the Johnny Canuck story in Dime Comics #21 through 22 (Bell Features) and several panels are redrawn.

[The Floating Island] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Jack Cole ?
Pencils
Jack Cole (signed)
Inks
Jack Cole (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; aviation; war; adventure
Characters
The Death Patrol [Del Van Dyne; Boris; Gramps; Hank; King Hotintot; Jackie; Yogi]; President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Synopsis
The Death Patrol are captured by the Japanese who have a trap to capture President Roosevelt.
Keywords
swimsuit

Indexer Notes

The Who Who confirms that Cole wrote this strip only in 1941.

[The Valley of Death] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Ted Udall ?
Pencils
Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)
Inks
Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; war
Characters
The Sniper; Suratai (Villain)
Synopsis
The Sniper goes to find the secret of the Valley of Death where none have returned from alive.

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

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
Hey, Doughboy! The general wants you to clean up his quarters!
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Johnny Doughboy; General Bumbunny; Mrs. Hortense Bumbunny
Synopsis
Johnny replaces a photo of the General's wife with a sexy pinup and the General's wife is not amused.

[The Courage Serum] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Genre
humor
Characters
Private Dogtag; Dr. Gloria; Sopuchi; Tawara
Synopsis
Private Dogtag is given a dose of an experimental courage serum.

Heart of a Correspondent (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
military
Characters
Jim Manning; Waldo "Whitey" Simms
Synopsis
Whitey Simms joined the marines despite being a coward.

This Is a Story of Courage (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Perry Tobias; Paul Harvey; Solomon Ish
Synopsis
After surviving his boat hitting a mine Paul loses his courage.
Keywords
navy

[The Bombing of Paramushiro] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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

Genre
aviation; war
Synopsis
U. S. bombers make a 2000 mile round trip to bomb Paramushiro.
Keywords
navy

The Rise and Fall of Mussolini (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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

Genre
non-fiction; war
Characters
Benito Mussolini (July 29, 1883 - April 28, 1945); Adolf Hitler; Victor Emmanuel; Pietro Badoglio; Geoffrey Keyes; General Molinero
Synopsis
True story of Mussolini.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Dungeon of Doom!
    Blackhawk
  2. 1. Bike-Ology
  3. 2. [Dungeon of Doom!]
    Blackhawk
  4. 3. [The Floating Island]
    Death Patrol
  5. 4. [The Valley of Death]
    The Sniper
  6. 5. ["Hey, Doughboy! The general wants you to clean up his quarters!"]
    Johnny Doughboy
  7. 6. [The Courage Serum]
    Private Dogtag
  8. 7. Heart of a Correspondent
  9. 8. This Is a Story of Courage
    P.T. Boat
  10. 9. [The Bombing of Paramushiro]
    Pacific Patrol
  11. 10. The Rise and Fall of Mussolini
    Secret War News
  12. 11. ["Outguess the weatherman amazing forecaster predicts the weather 24 hours in advance"]
  13. 12. ["Free 7-day offer! Auto mechanics.. fleet owners... service stations... repair shops"]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Craig Delich
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Wilt