(October 1946)

Pines, 1944 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
every other month
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Better Publications Inc.
Editing
Ned Pines (credited as N. L. Pines) (president)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Grim Reaper / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Schomburg
Inks
Alex Schomburg
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Grim Reaper [Bill Norris]

Here They Are, Folks! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Wonder Headliners in This Issue (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
CC-847

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

Bart Bradley / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Folks... move up close and take a look at Bart Bradley...
Genre
adventure; sports
Characters
Bill Bradley (Intro)

Electric Eye (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Charles S. Strong (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
domestic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Jill Trent, Science Sleuth / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Camy
Inks
Al Camy
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was just an ordinary brass bed...
Genre
adventure; teen; crime; science fiction
Characters
Jill Trent (introduction); Daisy Smythe (introduction)
Reprints

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

Little Legends / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jules Steiner (credited)
Pencils
Jules Steiner (credited)
Inks
Jules Steiner (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A locksmith who made a good living…
Genre
humor

Amazon Adventure (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Charles S. Strong (credited as Charles Stoddard)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Jason Willoughby

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

The Grim Reaper / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Camy (signed as Camy)
Inks
Al Camy (signed as Camy)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thousands of patriots in Nazi-held Europe...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Grim Reaper [Bill Norris]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Spectro / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Camy
Inks
Al Camy
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the short months before V-J Day...
Feature Logo
Spectro the Mind Reader
Genre
superhero
Characters
Spectro [Bob Morgan]

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

The Super-Sleuths / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Quinlan Sr. (signed as Chas. M. Quinlan)
Inks
Charles Quinlan Sr. (signed as Chas. M. Quinlan)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Many a woman has had her face changed...
Genre
adventure; detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

Previously credited to Al Camy.

What's My Job? - I Manufacture Weaklings Into Men! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

It's Fun To Ride a Schwinn-Built Bicycle (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Grim Reaper
  2. 1. Here They Are, Folks!
  3. 2. Wonder Headliners in This Issue
  4. 3. ["Folks... move up close and take a look at Bart Bradley..."]
    Bart Bradley
  5. 4. Electric Eye
  6. 5. ["It was just an ordinary brass bed..."]
    Jill Trent, Science Sleuth
  7. 6. ["A locksmith who made a good living…"]
    Little Legends
  8. 7. Amazon Adventure
  9. 8. ["Thousands of patriots in Nazi-held Europe..."]
    The Grim Reaper
  10. 9. ["In the short months before V-J Day..."]
    Spectro
  11. 10. ["Many a woman has had her face changed..."]
    The Super-Sleuths
  12. 11. What's My Job? - I Manufacture Weaklings Into Men!
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  13. 12. It's Fun To Ride a Schwinn-Built Bicycle
    Schwinn Bicycles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Len Wolinsky