(April 1940)

Fox, 1939 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
?
On-sale Date
1940-02-09
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fox Publications Inc.
Brand
FP
Editing
Victor Fox (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the publication date and volume number found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 444575.

Samson Crumbles the Mighty War Machine (Table of Contents)

Samson / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lou Fine
Inks
Lou Fine
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero; war
Characters
Samson
Keywords
anti-aircraft guns; planes; tank
Cover Thumbnail for Fantastic Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #5
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[Eelo the Fish Man] (Table of Contents: 1)

Samson / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Blum
Inks
Alex Blum
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
An island sinks into the depths of the ocean!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Samson; Eelo (villain, introduction, death); Marie de Jean; Prof. Brun; Tom de Graf
Keywords
submarine; torpedo; Zanbar

[The Heidites of Mercury] (Table of Contents: 2)

Flip Falcon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Don Rico
Inks
Don Rico
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Flip Falcon; the Mercurians (introduction)

[The Legend of the Haunted Well: Part 2] (Table of Contents: 3)

Golden Knight / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Grieg Chapian
Inks
Grieg Chapian
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Golden Knight [Sir Richard of Warwick]; Guest Star: Alice; Black Death (villain, introduction, death)

[The Inventions of Prof. Snead] (Table of Contents: 4)

Yank Wilson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; spy
Characters
Yank Wilson; Professor Snead (villain, introduction, death)

Battle on Venus (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
R. M. Brunnei (signed)
Letters
typeset
Genre
science fiction

[Island in Space [The Hoppers]] (Table of Contents: 6)

Space Smith / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Fletcher Hanks (signed as Hank Christy)
Pencils
Fletcher Hanks (signed as Hank Christy)
Inks
Fletcher Hanks (signed as Hank Christy)
Colors
?
Letters
Fletcher Hanks
First Line of Dialogue or Text
"Space" and Dianna have left the Earth to try for a new speed record to the moon.
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Space Smith; Dianna; The Hoppers (villains, introduction)
Synopsis
On their way to the Moon, Space Smith and Dianna encounter an island in space inhabited by the hostile Hoppers.
Reprints

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

Captain Kidd / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Toni Blum ?
Pencils
Bill Bossert
Inks
Bill Bossert
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Swallowed by a mysterious jungle tree...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Captain Kidd

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

Professor Fiend / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Schwab
Pencils
Fred Schwab
Inks
Fred Schwab
Colors
?
Letters
Fred Schwab
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Notice! In case you're interested...
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Professor Fiend

[Miracle Men] (Table of Contents: 9)

Stardust / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Fletcher Hanks
Pencils
Fletcher Hanks
Inks
Fletcher Hanks
Colors
?
Letters
Fletcher Hanks
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Stardust; Wolf-Eye (villain); Miracle Men (introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 2010-3-13.

The Vanishing Vessels (Table of Contents: 10)

Sub Saunders / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Kiefer
Inks
Henry Kiefer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Sub Saunders; King Kelpa (villain, introduction, death)
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Samson Crumbles the Mighty War Machine
    Samson
  2. 1. [Eelo the Fish Man]
    Samson
  3. 2. [The Heidites of Mercury]
    Flip Falcon
  4. 3. [The Legend of the Haunted Well: Part 2]
    Golden Knight
  5. 4. [The Inventions of Prof. Snead]
    Yank Wilson
  6. 5. Battle on Venus
  7. 6. [Island in Space [The Hoppers]]
    Space Smith
  8. 7. ["Swallowed by a mysterious jungle tree..."]
    Captain Kidd
  9. 8. ["Notice! In case you're interested..."]
    Professor Fiend
  10. 9. [Miracle Men]
    Stardust
  11. 10. The Vanishing Vessels
    Sub Saunders
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  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Lou Mazzella
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  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
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