(October 1947)

Fox, 1947 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1947-08-06
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fox Feature Syndicate Inc.
Brand
A Fox Feature Publication
Editing
Victor Fox (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Catalog of Copyright Entries Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2 Periodicals, 1947, Nos. 1 & 2, p. 294.

Scoundrels and Scandals (Table of Contents)

Phantom Lady / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Matt Baker
Inks
Matt Baker
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]
Reprints

Scoundrels and Scandals (Table of Contents: 1)

Phantom Lady / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Ruth Roche (byline)
Pencils
Matt Baker
Inks
Matt Baker
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And now, stamp lovers... The small, but select Piedmont collection!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Ted [Don Borden?]; Rougo (flashback, death); Slippery Dukes (villain, pickpocket); Monk (villain); Scrawn (villain)
Synopsis
Sandra's father sends her to a stamp auction to bid on the famed Piedmont Collection of rare Haitian stamps. Although she loses the bidding, the winner has his pocket picked of his cash and Sandra wins by default. When her purse is picked on the way home, Phantom Lady decides to investigate.
Reprints
Keywords
Black Light; Piedmont Collection

Indexer Notes

Ted is Sandra Knight's date and constant companion in this story. Not sure if this was a writer's slip and it was supposed to be Don (Borden). However, the same person is referred to as Don in the next story following.

The Haunted Hepcats (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (signed) (see Notes)
Letters
typeset

Characters
Bob (President of the Junior Class); Bessie (Bob's girl); Billy [as Chester Barnard]; Renee; two unnamed bank robbers (villains)
Synopsis
As President of the Junior Class, Bob decides that the Junior Dance will be held at the supposedly-haunted Barnard House... a ghost party!
Reprints
Keywords
Midvale

Indexer Notes

Writer is not the same Roy Thomas who started writing comics in the 1960s.

Condemned Venus! (Table of Contents: 3)

Phantom Lady / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Ruth Roche (byline)
Pencils
Matt Baker
Inks
Matt Baker
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No! It can't be... Kitty Manders!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Don Borden; Kitty Manders; Kitty's husband; Senator Henry Knight; un-named State Governor; Hilda (villain); two un-named thugs (villains)
Synopsis
Sandra picks up an old friend of hers along a street during a rainstorm, noticing that she is acting strangely. Just then, the police show up and arrest Kitty for murder. The Phantom Lady knows that Kitty is innocent and begins an investigation to discover just who is framing her for the crime.
Reprints
Keywords
Black Ray

A Shroud for the Bride! (Table of Contents: 4)

Phantom Lady / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Ruth Roche (byline)
Pencils
Matt Baker
Inks
Matt Baker
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
To Clair, my one and only. Hmm... One thing about Porkey Mead, he's attentive...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Rosie Maloon (death); Claire; Irene; Don Bordon; Porky Mead; Brooks (Mead's butler); Flora (villain)
Synopsis
Popular Porky Mead, a real ladies' man, has several women in suspense as to who he will take to the masquerade party. In desperation, however, Porky decides to take a diner waitress named Rosie, who ends up murdered. Phantom Lady must find the killer of Porky Mead's date.
Reprints
Keywords
Black Ray; Wilson's Flapjack Factory

[The Death of Cathy Davis] (Table of Contents: 5)

Minit Mystery / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Parker (credited)
Inks
Paul Parker (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mills, did you say Cathy committed suicide by taking a cyanide tablet?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Inspector Roc
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Scoundrels and Scandals
    Phantom Lady
  2. 1. Scoundrels and Scandals
    Phantom Lady
  3. 2. The Haunted Hepcats
  4. 3. Condemned Venus!
    Phantom Lady
  5. 4. A Shroud for the Bride!
    Phantom Lady
  6. 5. [The Death of Cathy Davis]
    Minit Mystery
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Henry Andrews
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Nuno Miranda
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Carl Thiel
  • Jim Van Dore