Key Comics
#5
(August 1946)
Consolidated Magazines,
1944 Series
- Volume
- ?
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
- ?
- Editing
- J. A. Ruby
Issue Notes
J. A. Ruby Publisher. Entire contents by Lloyd Jacquet Studios.
The Case Of The Three Keys!
The Key / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Synopsis
- Here are three keys... two open the doors to death...only one leads to freedom...which one would you choose?
Indexer Notes
last appearance
[no title indexed]
Dick Dash / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Synopsis
- The intrepid boy adventurer, Dick Dash, finds new thrills and excitement as he helps rescue his explorer father frdom the clutches of mongolian bandits...and still retains the legendary sword of Ghenghis Khan!
Indexer Notes
last appearance
[no title indexed]
Eskey and Mo / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Burton Geller?
- Pencils
- Burton Geller
- Inks
- Burton Geller
- Colors
- Burton Geller?
- Letters
- Burton Geller?
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
last appearance
Death Stakes the Claim
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Irv Werstein
- Pencils
- Walter Johnson
- Inks
- Walter Johnson
- Colors
- Walter Johnson?
- Letters
- Walter Johnson?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Synopsis
- After eliminating his fellow prospector, Timmy meets a similar fate.
Faust
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Charles Gounod (adaptor)
- Pencils
- H. C. Kiefer
- Inks
- H. C. Kiefer
- Colors
- H. C. Kiefer?
- Letters
- H. C. Kiefer?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Faust trades his soul for youth and the love of a woman.
[no title indexed]
Will O' the Wisp / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Gale Leary
- Synopsis
- Gale Leary is The Will O' The Wisp
Indexer Notes
Good Girl art story. last appearance
[no title indexed]
John Quincy Atom / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Out of the realm of electrons and protons steps this gay little character know (yes it should be known but it is mispelled in the book )as John Quincy Atom! His Atomic Powers are many-witness John Quincy as Cupid!
Indexer Notes
last appearance
How To Be An Amateur G-Man
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Synopsis
- Second page is called Clever Clues. Contain mini-mysteries to solve.
[no title indexed]
Tommy's Time Key / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Shorty
- Synopsis
- When Tommy decides to change the curse of history--there isn't much anyone can do to stop him, so here we show you his idea of the capture of Fort Ticonderoga by the Green Mountain Boys under ethan Allen!
Indexer Notes
Last appearance. Human characters are consistent with those in Tyer’s signed art from Hi-Ho Comics #3 (June 1946).
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Case Of The Three Keys!
The Key -
1.
The Case Of The Three Keys!
The Key -
2.
[no title indexed]
Dick Dash -
3.
[no title indexed]
Eskey and Mo -
4.
Death Stakes the Claim
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5.
Faust
-
6.
[no title indexed]
Will O' the Wisp -
7.
Along the Oregon Trail
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8.
[no title indexed]
John Quincy Atom -
9.
How To Be An Amateur G-Man
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10.
[no title indexed]
Tommy's Time Key -
11.
["One of your bobby pins is showing..."]
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