Headline Comics #v2#6 (18)
(March-April 1946)

Prize, 1943 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
American Boys' Comics, Inc.
Editing
Samuel Bierman

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Atomic Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Charles Voight ?
Inks
Charles Voight ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Atomic Man [Adam Mann]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Atomic Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Voight
Inks
Charles Voight
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
To discharged veteran Adam Mann....
Genre
superhero
Characters
Atomic Man [Dr. Adam Mann] (chemist); Sally Allen; a gang of crooks (villains)
Synopsis
When Adam is informed that Sally Allen is trapped in the wreckage of the building's elevator, he changes to Atomic Man to save her.
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Indexer Notes

The Charles Voight (strip's creator) art credits question marks removed by Craig Delich. The only other artist known to have drawn this feature in 1946 was Gil Kane.

Radio Quiz Program Champ (Table of Contents: 2)

Carrot Topp / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lit-Win
Inks
Lit-Win
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Carrot Topp

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

Copy Boy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
They say that the pen is mightier than the sword...
Characters
Copy Boy (first appearance)

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

Plane Silly / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lester Lee ?
Pencils
Schertz (signed)
Inks
Schertz (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, how I hate these glory hunters!
Genre
humor; military

Indexer Notes

4 one-panel gag cartoons with military themes. Signed "Lee/Schertz."

Are you looking for the best in comics? (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Fountain of Youth (Table of Contents: 6)

Buck Saunders / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Munson Paddock
Inks
Munson Paddock
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Buck Saunders; Fatty; Ponce de Leon; Queen Isabella

Indexer Notes

Art is consistent with Paddock’s signed work from New Adventure Comics #14-16 (1937) and Slapstick Comics #1 (1946), including Paddock’s big eyes and long noses.

The Strange Little Man (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Peterson
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Junior Rangers / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Kiefer?
Inks
Henry Kiefer?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Birds of a feather flock together...
Characters
Junior Rangers
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Atomic Man
  2. 1. ["To discharged veteran Adam Mann...."]
    Atomic Man
  3. 2. Radio Quiz Program Champ
    Carrot Topp
  4. 3. ["They say that the pen is mightier than the sword..."]
    Copy Boy
  5. 4. ["Oh, how I hate these glory hunters!"]
    Plane Silly
  6. 5. Are you looking for the best in comics?
  7. 6. Fountain of Youth
    Buck Saunders
  8. 7. The Strange Little Man
  9. 8. ["Birds of a feather flock together..."]
    Junior Rangers
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