The Black Terror #17

(January 1947)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[The Hijacked Drug Shipment] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Black Terror / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Suchorsky ?; ?

Inks

Mike Suchorsky ?; ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; The Chief (villain); Mugsy (villain, death); Duke (villain)

Synopsis

The Terror Twins go on the trail of a female criminal and her gang who have intercepted a shipment of a rare drug known as Zingiber. What they don't know is that the shipment actually contained some radium, encased in lead, with the drug.

Keywords

Benton Drug Store; Zingiber Drug

Indexer Notes

Pencils/inks: Lawrence suggested by Saltarella. Eisner influenced artist.

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

The Black Terror / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

CC-598

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bob Benton, shy, retiring druggist, is really none other than the devastating destroyer...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; un-named bank cashier; Bank cashier's wife; Hypo (villain); Hypo's thugs [Ace; other un-named] (villains)

Synopsis

The Terror Twins battle a fiendish villain who has developed a mysterious liquid spray that molds a person's mind to his will by paralyzing certain brain cells.

Keywords

Benton Drug Store

[Kissing a Star] (Table of Contents: 4)

Donn Wonn / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dan Gordon

Inks

Dan Gordon

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AC-777

Genre

humor

Characters

Donn Wonn

Synopsis

Donn practices up his kissing on a poster of a famous star, but when he makes his move again, is he in for a surprise.

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Smith Brothers Black Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Pot Luck (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Charles S. Strong (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

? (spot illustration)

Colors

? (spot illustration)

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime

Characters

Seth Bancroft (old seafarer); Tad Hogan; Joel Hartley (villain, Tad's guardian)

Synopsis

One night, young Tad Hogan appeared at the door of a retired seafarer, telling him that he had run away from his guardian because he was a criminal, having robbed a local bank. Wanting to get the money back, Tad is shocked to see Joel Hartley bust his way into the cabin, claiming that the boy stole the money from him.

Keywords

Woods Cove

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Black Terror / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

CC-631

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is the story of a man whose escape from prison...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; John Tower (carnival owner, ex-con); Tower's daughter; town Mayor; un-named State Governor; Snake (villain, confidence man); Packy (villain, confidence man)

Synopsis

The Terror Twins chase after a gang of confidence men who have sold people in town worthless oil stocks, then become involved in a carnival in town.

Keywords

Benton Drug Store

Big Game Hunters (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Donald Bayne Hobart (credited)

Pencils

? (spot illustration)

Inks

? (spot illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Jerry Lang; Jerry's father (big game hunter); Smith (villain); Jones (villain)

Synopsis

A pair of thieves break out of the brush and approach Mr. Lang and his son, demanding their money. The return of local natives, however, squash the criminal's plans.

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

Professor Punchy, Archeologist / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Cal Howard (signed)

Pencils

Helen Houghton

Inks

Helen Houghton

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

AC-322

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Professah, what do all this archaeologist stuff mean?

Genre

humor

Characters

Professor Punchy; George (Professor's servant); un-named Policeman

Synopsis

The Professor and George start digging amongst the ruins of Collob Bonno, hoping to find a rare artifact. They uncover an ancient egg and are they surprised when it hatches!

Keywords

Azuza; Collob Bonno

Bobby's Boat (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

William B. McClellan (credited)

Pencils

? (spot illustration)

Inks

? (spot illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Bobby Grayson; Old Dad Grayson (Bobby's father, ranch owner); Hank Dolan (cow puncher); Sioux Indians (villains)

Synopsis

Bobby and Hank are waylaid by a hostile group of Sioux Indians and trapped until Bobby suggested the pair build a bull boat and try to slip away on the river under cover of darkness.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Crime Crushers / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Camy [as Camy] (signed)

Inks

Al Camy [as Camy] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

CC-481

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Imagine trailing a band of hardened killers to a zoo...

Genre

crime

Characters

The Crime Crushers [Steve Barry; Ploopie Carr]; Joe Scadrone (villain); Mike (villain); Tippy (villain)

Synopsis

Steve and Ploopie try to halt the successful robbery of rare jewels from a local jewelry store, but the thieves drop the rocks off in a sewer that leads to the municipal zoo.

Learn Radio by Practicing in Spare Time (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / pages (report information)