America's Best Comics #22

(June 1947)

[The Mysteries of Ancient Egypt] (Table of Contents: 1)

Doc Strange / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ken Battefield

Inks

Rafael Astarita

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

CC 1116

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When the mysteries of ancient Egypt...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doc Strange [Doctor Thomas Hugo Strange]; Virginia Thompson; Hassan the Bald (villain); Doctor Anthony Pennock (villain)

Indexer Notes

Art credits per Alter Ego #111 (July 2012).

[Threat of the Atomic Platter] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ralph Mayo

Inks

Ralph Mayo

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

CC-757

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Soar high above the Earth...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Terror Twins [The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Doctor Welby; Doctor Spencer; Doctor Green; John Reece (arms dealer); Dolores

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich (September 2005).

Plastic Policeman (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Oliver Buchanan (credited)

Pencils

? (spot illustration)

Inks

? (spot illustration)

Colors

? (spot illustration)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dennis Cramer was a first-rate-student of chemistry...

Genre

crime

Characters

Dennis Cramer; Detective Gallagher

Pyroman Hits the Jackpot (Table of Contents: 4)

Pyroman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ken Battefield

Inks

Ken Battefield

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

CC-1119

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gangway! It's every rat for his hole...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Pyroman [Dick Martin]; Joyce Clark; Shorty Fields (crook); Herbie; Bill Dawson (crook)

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Craig Delich (September 2005).

Armed Guard (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Charles S. Strong (credited as Chuck Stanley)

Pencils

? (spot illustration)

Inks

? (spot illustration)

Colors

? (spot illustration)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Buck Turner had one ambition in life.

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Buck Turner; Old Deacon Haller; Zack Moss (stagecoach driver)

It Pays to Be Honest (Table of Contents: 6)

The Fighting Yank / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ken Battefield ?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

CC-697

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"There's more than one way to skin a cat"

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Fighting Yank [Bruce Carter III]; Joan Farwell; George Rollins; Buddy Malone (racketeer); Jenkins (butler); the ghost of Bruce Carter I

Young Carpenter (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Charles S. Strong (credited)

Pencils

? (spot illustration)

Inks

? (spot illustration)

Colors

? (spot illustration)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gilbert Walker's father was working on the contract...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Gilbert Walker; Spencer Dearborn

The Joke's on Youth (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Hartley (signed as Al Hartley)

Pencils

Al Hartley (signed as Al Hartley)

Inks

Al Hartley (signed as Al Hartley)

Colors

?

Letters

Al Hartley (signed as Al Hartley)

Job Number

CC-864

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There must be company downstairs...

Genre

humor; children

[Weapons Raiders] (Table of Contents: 9)

Captain Future / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ken Battefield

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

CC-145

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Just before the final Nazi collapse...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Future [Dr. Andrew Bryant]; Grace; Denke (villain); General Kleest (Nazi agent); Colonel Bocker (Nazi agent)

Indexer Notes

Pencil credit per Alter Ego #111 (July 2012).