Shadow Comics #v1#1 [1]
([January 12] 1940)

Street and Smith, 1940 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1940-01-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Street & Smith Publications Inc.
Printer
Printed in the U. S. A.
Editing
William De Grouchy (credited as William DeGrouchy) (editor)

Issue Notes

All characters in early issues are taken from Street & Smith pulps.

On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, January-December 1940, Numbers 1-4. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 441721.

All New Comics (Table of Contents)

The Shadow / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jerome Rozen (painting)
Inks
Jerome Rozen (painting)
Colors
Jerome Rozen (painting)
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
The Shadow; Iron Munro (inset); Doc Savage (inset); Bill Barnes (inset); Frank Merriwell (inset)
Reprints
  • from The Shadow Magazine (Street & Smith, 1931 series) v1#18 (November 15, 1932)
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Shadow / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? (see notes)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I am convinced that the catastrophes that have occurred in...
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
The Shadow [Lamont Cranston]

Indexer Notes

Will Murray, expert on Walter B. Gibson and the Shadow, states that Gibson did not write this story or other stories in this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Iron Munro [Street and Smith] / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder (sourced) (see notes)
Pencils
E. C. Stoner
Inks
E. C. Stoner
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In 2093 A.D., an expedition, sent out in a space ship to colonize Ganynede...
Feature Logo
Iron Munro the Astounding Man
Genre
science fiction; adventure; superhero
Characters
Iron Munro (introduction)

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Anthony Tollin, who discovered Otto Binder wrote the first two Iron Munro stories and Theodore Sturgeon wrote them the rest thereafter. Originally credited to Theodore Sturgeon by Anthony Tollin.

The Iron Munro comic stories were inspired/based on editor John W. Campbell's Arn Munro short stories in the Astounding Science-Fiction (Street & Smith, 1938 series) pulp.

Twirling Digits (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime
Characters
Dan Dugan

Indexer Notes

First 2 pages appear here, and it continues at the back of the comic.

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

Doc Savage / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Doc Savage is a remarkable man. Not only is he a scientist...
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Doc Savage [Clark Savage, Jr.] (introduction); Monk [Henry Blodgett Mayfair] (introduction)

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

Frank Merriwell / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've seen it I tell you -- he can't be tackled!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Frank Merriwell (introduction)

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

Carrie Cashin / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Monica Marlowe, famous Hollywood star, receives a threatening...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Carrie Cashin (introduction)

Indexer Notes

Famous female detective.

The Six Rings of Death (Table of Contents: 7)

Nick Carter / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery; adventure; crime
Characters
Nick Carter (introduction)

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

Adventures of the Air Trails Boys / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Listen, fellows! I've great news for you!
Genre
adventure

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

Diamond Dick / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sergeant Drew and two soldiers were taking some army horses...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Diamond Dick (U.S. Government Indian Scout; introduction, only appearance); General Custer; Jake Bigley (villain)

Bob Burton and the Ranch Mystery (Table of Contents: 10)

Stories by Horatio Alger, Jr. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Horatio Alger Jr. (original story); ? (adaptation)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; western-frontier
Characters
Bob Burton

Indexer Notes

Apparently based on the book "Bob Burton, or The Young Ranchman of the Missouri" (Porter and Coates, 1888 series).

Mark the Match Boy (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Stories by Horatio Alger, Jr. / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Bill Barnes / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's queer, Bill. Here's an S-O-S, but it's addressed to you...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Bill Barnes (introduction)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Odd Sport Notes / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Joe DiMaggio - the Yankee Clipper hit a triple in his first...
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Joe DiMaggio; Terry Moore; Whilton Williams
Keywords
baseball; boxing; golf
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. All New Comics
    The Shadow
  2. 1. ["I am convinced that the catastrophes that have occurred in..."]
    The Shadow
  3. 2. ["In 2093 A.D., an expedition, sent out in a space ship to colonize Ganynede..."]
    Iron Munro [Street and Smith]
  4. 3. Twirling Digits
  5. 4. ["Doc Savage is a remarkable man. Not only is he a scientist..."]
    Doc Savage
  6. 5. ["I've seen it I tell you -- he can't be tackled!"]
    Frank Merriwell
  7. 6. ["Monica Marlowe, famous Hollywood star, receives a threatening..."]
    Carrie Cashin
  8. 7. The Six Rings of Death
    Nick Carter
  9. 8. ["Listen, fellows! I've great news for you!"]
    Adventures of the Air Trails Boys
  10. 9. ["Sergeant Drew and two soldiers were taking some army horses..."]
    Diamond Dick
  11. 10. Bob Burton and the Ranch Mystery
    Stories by Horatio Alger, Jr.
  12. 11. Mark the Match Boy
    Stories by Horatio Alger, Jr.
  13. 12. ["That's queer, Bill. Here's an S-O-S, but it's addressed to you..."]
    Bill Barnes
  14. 13. ["Joe DiMaggio - the Yankee Clipper hit a triple in his first..."]
    Odd Sport Notes
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