Cannonball Comics #1

(February 1945)

[Stolen Pie] (Table of Contents: 1)

Hobo-Ken / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dan Gordon ?

Pencils

Dan Gordon ? (see notes)

Inks

Dan Gordon ? (see notes)

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Hobo-Ken

Synopsis

Hobo-Ken steals a pie, and shares it with the cop who chases him.

Keywords

hobo; pie

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Art credit suggested by Who's Who of American Comic Books website.

The Strange Case of the Black Dragon Gods! (Table of Contents: 2)

Crash Kid / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Oksner (see notes)

Inks

Bob Oksner (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Crash Kid [Rusty Adams] (introduction); Pook (Rusty's pal); Ho Lin Fong; Lum Fo (villain)

Synopsis

The Crash Kid joins forces with the daughter of a murdered Asian businessman to track down and halt the activities of the Black Dragon Cult.

Reprints

• in Hot 'N Cold Heroes (A-Plus Comics, 1990 series) #1 (1990)
• in Startling Comics (Avalon Communications, 1999 series) #1 (1999)
• in ACG's Heroes (Avalon Communications, 2002 series) (2002)
• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #84 (2011) [in black and white]

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Bill Black.

[Shrunken Uniform] (Table of Contents: 3)

Mussel-Man / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dan Gordon ?

Pencils

Dan Gordon ? (see notes)

Inks

Dan Gordon ? (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

satire-parody; superhero

Characters

Mussel-Man

Synopsis

Mussel-Man is late getting to a crime because he has to iron his uniform. He lands in a puddle and his uniform shrinks.

Indexer Notes

Superman parody, includes "Up, up and away!" dialogue.

Art credits suggested by Who's Who of American Comic Books website.

[Saving the Football Game] (Table of Contents: 4)

Hardy of Hillsdale High / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Charles Quinlan Sr. (see notes)

Inks

Charles Quinlan Sr. (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Ted Hardy; Cal Vetter; Zelda; Lizzie Jones

Synopsis

Ted Hardy transfers from a rural school to a big city school where he tries to fit in. He gets his chance in the final football game of the season.

Keywords

football; high school

Indexer Notes

Art credit from signed Hardy of Hillsdale High story in Cannonball #2.

[Dangerous Dancing] (Table of Contents: 5)

Hank the Hero / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dan Gordon

Pencils

Dan Gordon

Inks

Dan Gordon

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Hank

Synopsis

Hank outfights a dozen Japanese soldiers on an island in the Pacific but breaks his leg while jitterbugging when he gets home.

Keywords

jitterbug dance; Pacific; Statue of Liberty; World War II

The Crash Kid Scores a Scoop (Table of Contents: 6)

The Crash Kid / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Don Grange (credited)

Pencils

Bob Oksner ? (see notes)

Inks

Bob Oksner ? (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Crash Kid [Rusty Adams]; Pook; Tommy Brown; Mr. Comedy [Tim Carmody] (villain)

Synopsis

Mr. Comedy pulls a robbery each day, and the Crash Kid has to figure out where he will strike next.

Keywords

acronym; newspaper; robberies

Indexer Notes

Text story with two illustrations. Same artist as the other Crash Kid story in the issue.

The Strange Deaths of the Painted Grin (Table of Contents: 7)

Crime Crusader / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Crime Crusader [Jonathan Jones] (intro); Kewpie O'Toole; Flip Baroni; Van Park; Joseph Miller; Lloyd Cosgrove; Verne Stanton

Synopsis

The Crime Crusader investigates a series of murders. Each corpse has a grotesque grin, and a stuffed animal is found near the body.

Keywords

circus; clown; dream; fire; hypodermic syringe; murder; serial killer

[Foiling the Bank Robbery] (Table of Contents: 8)

Officer O'Heck / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dan Gordon ?

Pencils

Dan Gordon ? (see notes)

Inks

Dan Gordon ? (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Officer O'Heck

Synopsis

Officer O'Heck chases a little kid for riding his bike on the grass and accidentally breaks up a bank robbery.

Keywords

bank robbery

Indexer Notes

Art credits suggested by Who's Who of American Comic Books website.

The D.A. Dares Danger (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Elliott Sanders (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime

Characters

Andy Prescott; Mysto the Magician; Spud Mahoney

Synopsis

A district attorney uses a card trick to distract a thug who wants a statement that the D.A. has in his possession that proves the thug is a murderer.

Keywords

color-blind; playing cards

Indexer Notes

Text story with one illustration.

[Raid on Algiers] (Table of Contents: 10)

Thunderbrand / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ken Battefield ? (see notes)

Inks

Ken Battefield ? (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Brand [Thunderbrand] (first appearance); Barbarossa; Giacomo; Teng-ha; Hassan

Synopsis

Young Brand wins a sword fight and earns the right to find out how he came to be part of a pirate ship's crew. A lost golden scepter holds the secret of his identity. A raid against Algiers goes badly, and Brand has to rescue Barbarossa, the captain.

Keywords

1500; Algiers; dungeon; pirates; ships; swords; torture

Indexer Notes

Art credit suggested by Who's Who in American Comics website.

[The Rabbit Hunt] (Table of Contents: 11)

Gunsite Gus / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dan Gordon

Pencils

Dan Gordon

Inks

Dan Gordon

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Gunsite Gus

Synopsis

Gunsite Gus goes hunting for rabbits, but the one he finds tricks him into having his shotgun smashed by rocks.

Keywords

rabbit hunt; shotgun

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

The characters act like Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny in the Warner Bros. cartoons.

Birthstone Ring Given Away (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Gold Crown Spot Remover / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

New True-Love and Friendship Ring (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Empire Diamond Co. / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

New Enlargement 3¢ Stamp (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Dean Studios / advertisement / 0.34 page (report information)