(August 1944)

Pines, 1944 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1944-06-09
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Wm. H. Wise & Co.
Editing
Ned Pines

Issue Notes

No number on either the cover or in the indicia. Copyright year only in indicia.

Copyright information was found in the Library of Congress online archive for this issue. The copyright date is listed as June 9th 1944. The cover date is listed as August 1944.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Brad Spencer, Wonderman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Schomburg
Inks
Alex Schomburg
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonderman [Brad Spencer]; Zudo (inset); The Silver Knight [Briane] (inset); The Magnet [Grant Halford] (inset); King of Futuria (inset)

[Lilith the Dark Planet] (Table of Contents: 1)

Brad Spencer, Wonderman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wonderman [Brad Spencer]; Carol; Dr. Voodoo (villain, introduction); Immortal Emperor (villain, introduction);
Synopsis
Brad belieces the Dark Planet, Lilith, is being used by the Immortal Emperor as an eternal hideout (located somewhere near the Moon), thus becoming a danger to the entire world.
Keywords
Lilith The Dark Planet

Indexer Notes

Based on copyright dates, Wonderman's appearance here follows his appearance in COMPLETE BOOK OF COMICS AND FUNNIES #1. He appears next in MYSTERY COMICS #2.

Pencils/Inks are not by Alex Schomburg as previously attributed.

[Quest For the Black Orchid] (Table of Contents: 2)

Zudo the Jungle Boy / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Battefield
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Zudo; Lao (a lion); Dr. Turner (introduction); Dr. Howard (introduction); The Orchid Princess (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Based on copyright dates, Zudo's appearance here follows his appearance in COMPLETE BOOK OF COMICS AND FUNNIES #1. He appears next in MYSTERY COMICS #2.

[Expedition To the 30th Century] (Table of Contents: 3)

King of Futuria / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
King of Futuria [Captain Dick Devens] (introduction, origin); Professor Albert Lawrence (introduction); Mira (introduction); Karlak (vilain, introduction); the Venusians (villains, introduction for all)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of the King of Futuria. He appears next in MYSTERY COMICS #2.

[The Capture of the Crimson Conqueror] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Magnet / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Good
Inks
Ed Good
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
CC-49
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Magnet [Grant Halford]; Debby; The Crimson Conqueror (villain)
Synopsis
Grant's invention of the Geo-Locater is put to its first test in tracking down the Crimson Conquerer.
Keywords
Geo-locater

Indexer Notes

Based on copyright dates, Magnet's appearance here follows his appearance in COMPLETE BOOK OF COMICS AND FUNNIES #1. He appears next in MYSTERY COMICS #2.

[Vorkal Strikes Back] (Table of Contents: 5)

The Silver Knight / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Isaacs
Pencils
Ken Battefield
Inks
Everett Raymond Kinstler
Colors
Leo Isaacs
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Silver Knight [Briane]; Vorna (villain); Arthur; Gawain; other Round Table Knights

Indexer Notes

Based on copyright dates, Silver Knight's appearance here follows his appearance in COMPLETE BOOK OF COMICS AND FUNNIES #1. He appears next in AMERICA’S BIGGEST COMICS BOOK #1.

Previous indexer credited Everett Raymond Kinstler for pencils and Ken Battefield for inks, but Jerry Bails only noted Kinstler as having done inks for Silver Knight, and the pencils in this story, particularly with the faces, aren’t consistent with Kinstler’s solo credited works, such as from Thrilling Comics #45 (December, 1944) and Real Life Comics #25 (September, 1945).

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Brad Spencer, Wonderman
  2. 1. [Lilith the Dark Planet]
    Brad Spencer, Wonderman
  3. 2. [Quest For the Black Orchid]
    Zudo the Jungle Boy
  4. 3. [Expedition To the 30th Century]
    King of Futuria
  5. 4. [The Capture of the Crimson Conqueror]
    The Magnet
  6. 5. [Vorkal Strikes Back]
    The Silver Knight
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  • John Censullo
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • John Loffink
  • James Ludwig
  • Daniel Martinez