Feature Comics #92

(October 1945)

The Image (Table of Contents: 1)

Doll Man / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Zolnerowich

Inks

Dan Zolnerowich ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; John Kirk (introduction, death); Alice Kirk (introduction); The Image [Mac Widder] (villain, introduction, an engineer, death); Widder's un-named gang (villains, introduction for all); Mitch (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

In an accident involving a television experiment, the atomic energy of light changed the consistency of engineer Mac Widder's body so that he could not be seen. He sees an opportunity to become rich and powerful.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited "Al Bryant ?", but tilting figures with long upper body and awkward way of standing and walking, some wild eyes, and also broad shoulders and narrow head on stretched neck are all pointing to Zolnerowich. He is credited on both pencils and ink on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, but inking may vary.

So! You Want To Be a Fisherman (Table of Contents: 2)

Blimpy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Al Stahl (signed)

Pencils

Al Stahl (signed)

Inks

Al Stahl (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Blimpy; King Neptune

Swing Sisson Goes Hollywood (Table of Contents: 3)

Swing Sisson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

Pencils

Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

Inks

Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; detective-mystery; adventure

Characters

Swing Sisson; Bonnie Baxter; Toby; Rocky Martin (first appearance; villain)

Synopsis

Spin and his band are going to Hollywood to work for a crooked agent.

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

Lala Palooza / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Bernard Dibble

Pencils

Bernard Dibble

Inks

Bernard Dibble

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mmm! --Preston McWells, new Hollywood genius...

Genre

humor

[The Weather Man] (Table of Contents: 5)

Perky / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Sid Lazarus (signed)

Pencils

Sid Lazarus (signed)

Inks

Sid Lazarus (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Perky; Mr. Wind (first appearance); the Weather Man (first appearance); Jack Frost (first appearance); Lightning (first appearance); Thunder (first appearance); Drip and Droop (first appearance)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Mickey Finn / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Lank Leonard (signed)

Pencils

Lank Leonard (signed)

Inks

Lank Leonard (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Why, Philip - I thought you had quit playing golf forever...

Genre

humor

Characters

Phil Finn; Florrie Finn; Michael Finn

Indexer Notes

strip reprints

White Magic (Table of Contents: 7)

Perry Scott / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Robert M. Hyatt?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Perry Scott

[The Midget Smoker] (Table of Contents: 8)

Poison Ivy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Cole ?

Pencils

Jack Cole ?

Inks

Jack Cole ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Poison Ivy

[Spin Goes Native] (Table of Contents: 9)

Spin Shaw / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Quackenbush ?

Inks

Bill Quackenbush ?; Irving Tirman ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

aviation; adventure

Characters

Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; The Japanese (villains)

Synopsis

Spin saves a troop of American infantry trapped in the jungle

Indexer Notes

A few short figures and narrow heads point to Quakenbush, and some jaws behind the ear point to Tirman. Uncertain.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Big Top / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bernard Dibble

Pencils

Bernard Dibble

Inks

Bernard Dibble

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mr. Bangs? Mr. Jefferson J. Bangs?

Genre

humor

[Admiral Shozo's Mission] (Table of Contents: 11)

Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Pete Riss

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; children; spy

Characters

Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Alababa; Pierpont Lee (in dream sequence only); Sultan Shaa (introduction?)] Admiral Shozo (villain, introduction); the Japanese (villains)

Synopsis

Admiral Shozo is assigned to find and smash the troublesome Boyville Brigadiers or loose his head.

Indexer Notes

Pointed faces with eyes far apart, as on page one, and grinning faces in sideview similar to Peter Riss' many Manhunter stories in Police Comics. He is credited on pencils on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. The inker is the same as in eleven Manhunter and several Jester stories.