Contact Comics #7

(July 1945)

The Golden Eagle Turned Traitor! (Table of Contents: 1)

Golden Eagle / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Rudy Palais (signed)

Inks

Rudy Palais ?

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Golden Eagle flees to the Jap-held Philippines!

Genre

war

Characters

Golden Eagle [Dennis Quinn]; Saki

Synopsis

Golden Eagle carries a message to the Filipino underground, but enroute, his plane crashes and he suffers from amnesia.

Indexer Notes

First page of story contains statement of ownership and management.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears at the bottom of the first page of the first story, where the indicia is in most comics.

Statement Of Ownership: The Aviation Press, Inc.: Contact Comics #7, Oct, 1st, 1944.
Publisher: the Aviation Press, Inc., 113 West 42nd Street, New York City.
Distributor: P.D.C.
Editor: F. J. Buse, 66 East 78th Street, New York City.
Managing Editor: E. H. Holmes, 113 West 42nd Street, New York City.
Business Manager: E. H. Holmes, 113 West 42nd Street, New York City.
Owners: the Aviation Press, Inc., 113 West 42nd Street, New York City; C. C. Shepherd, River Road, Teaneck, New Jersey; E. F. Kohl, 313 East 86th Street, New York City; F. L. Holmes, 216 Hudson Street, Ft. Lee, New Jersey; J. C. Shanklin, Ronceverte, West Virginia; W. K. Houk, 647 Anderson Ave., Cliffside Park, New Jersey.
Other bondholders: none.
Notary: Isaac Rosenbloom, Bx, Co. Clerk's No.39, reg. No.108-R-5, Qns Co. Clk's No.2013, Reg No. 191-R-5, commission expires March 30, 1945. Dated: 11th October 1945.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Black Venus / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Over the craggy mountain peaks...

Genre

superhero; war

Characters

Black Venus [Mary LeRoche]

Synopsis

A colonel seeks out the location of a Japanese incursion into India and is followed by Black Venus.

Keywords

India; Tibet

Trouble Shooters of the Skyway (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Q. Sale

Pencils

Robert Q. Sale

Inks

Robert Q. Sale ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Laughing at death and danger...

Genre

non-fiction; military; war

Characters

Jones; Bill; Brown; Sgt. William H. Ware; Tech Sgt. Weldon Withers

Synopsis

The role of the First Radio Squadron in assisting the war effort is portrayed.

Keywords

Adak; Aleutian Islands; dogfight; World War II

Avenger (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Parker ? (signed)

Pencils

Paul Parker (signed)

Inks

Paul Parker ? (signed)

Colors

Paul Parker ? (signed)

Letters

Paul Parker ? (signed)

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The Grumman TBF Avenger, a seven-ton ship carrying a crew of three, is the finest carrier-based torpedo bomber in the world...

Genre

non-fiction; aviation; war

Synopsis

Specifications for the Grumman TBF Avenger are featured.

Indexer Notes

The Grumman TBF Avenger airplane

A 26 Invader (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

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Under a bright cloudless sky a nondescript plane seemed to be heading towards the landing field.

Genre

non-fiction; military; war

Characters

Tom Burrows; George Nagurski; Major Dick Breen

Synopsis

Cadets listen to a lecture about the A-26.

Hellcat (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Paul Parker ? (signed)

Pencils

Paul Parker (signed)

Inks

Paul Parker ? (signed)

Colors

Paul Parker ? (signed)

Letters

Paul Parker ? (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Grumman F6F Hellcat is regarded as the best all-around carrier fighter...

Genre

non-fiction; aviation; war

Synopsis

Specifications for the Grumman F6F Hellcat are featured.

Indexer Notes

Grumman F6 F Hellcat

Trouble Shooters (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Aerial dare-devils of the home front are trouble shooters at America's commercial aircraft plants...

Genre

non-fiction; military; war

Characters

Bill

Synopsis

The role of Douglas test pilots in readying planes and combat pilots for the war effort is highlighted.

Keywords

Douglas A-20

Sniper, G. I. Style (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

B. Borsos (signed as B. Borsos)

Inks

B. Borsos (signed as B. Borsos)

Colors

?

Letters

?

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Yank snipers--deadly combination of sharpshooter and jungle fighter...

Genre

non-fiction; military; war

Synopsis

This story focuses on how snipers, especially in jungle climates, operate.

Keywords

World War II

Eyes of the Army (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Alvin Hollingsworth (signed as Hollingsworth)

Inks

Alvin Hollingsworth ? (signed as Hollingsworth)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Serving as pilot, photographer, radio operator, gunner and scout...

Genre

non-fiction; aviation; military; war

Synopsis

The role of observation planes in assisting the war effort is depicted.

Keywords

World War II

A Feather For a Warhawk (Table of Contents: 11)

Tommy Tomahawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

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Little Black Bear was looking for action but got more than he bargained for...

Genre

war

Characters

Tommy Tommyhawk; Little Black Bear; Laughing Water

Synopsis

Tommy is shot down and captured because Little Black Bear broke flight formation. Upon learning of the consquences of his disobedience, Little Black Bear then takes it upon himself to search for and rescue Tommy.