Feature Comics
#139
(October 1949)
Quality Comics,
1939 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Comic Favorites, Inc.
- Brand
- Quality Comic Group
- Editing
- Elaine Allen
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Golden Age US
- Paper Stock
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- was on-going series
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Un Faux Livre (Delcourt, 2017 series) #[nn] (2017) [page 8 and one panel from page 10]
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The Monstrous Mandragora!
Doll Man / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan Zolnerowich ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Mr. Skeel; the Mandragora
- Reprints
-
in Feature Comics (Bell Features, 1949 series) #144 ([circa 1950]) [cover]
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The Monstrous Mandragora
Doll Man / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan Zolnerowich
- Inks
- Dan Zolnerowich
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Professor Roberts; Martha Roberts; Mr. Skeel (villain, scientist); The Mandragora (villain)
- Synopsis
- Doll Man must overcome the creation of a scientist called the Mandragora, a root brought to life and which escapes and grows into a terror.
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Next appearance in Doll Man #25. Story title from the cover. First line reads "The insane root that taketh the reason prisoner...".
[no title indexed]
Big Top / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bernard Dibble
- Pencils
- Bernard Dibble
- Inks
- Bernard Dibble
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now why did I tie this string on my finger?
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Rims / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Harry Sahle
- Pencils
- Harry Sahle
- Inks
- Harry Sahle
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why are you wearin' those ear muffs, Em?
[no title indexed]
Lala Palooza / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Bernard Dibble
- Pencils
- Bernard Dibble
- Inks
- Bernard Dibble
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, it's worth a try, anyway...
- Genre
- humor
Music Hath Charms
Swing Sisson / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Alice Kirkpatrick
- Inks
- Alice Kirkpatrick ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Swing Sisson; Bonnie Baxter; Basil; Miglo (villain); Don Toro (villain)
- Synopsis
- A trubadur sings a joking song about the powerful Don Toro and his henchmen.
Indexer Notes
Originally credited "John Rosenberger ?"
The art is similar to Kirkpatrick's work on several Sally O'Neil in National Comics and Hack O'Hara in Crack Comics. Many faces in sideview popping in from the sides, bony noses in frontview, very wide trouser legs, and also rather still standing figures. Inking uncertain, as she had much pencil work for Quality Comics.
Monster Sale!
Shenanigan / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bart Tumey
- Pencils
- Bart Tumey
- Inks
- Bart Tumey
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Monstrous Mandragora!
Doll Man -
1.
The Monstrous Mandragora
Doll Man -
2.
["Now why did I tie this string on my finger?"]
Big Top -
3.
["Why are you wearin' those ear muffs, Em?"]
Rims -
4.
["Well, it's worth a try, anyway..."]
Lala Palooza -
5.
Music Hath Charms
Swing Sisson -
6.
Small Terror
Doll Man -
7.
Monster Sale!
Shenanigan -
8.
["When our circus plays down here at the shore, I can put on a swim suit and people would never dream I'm a clown!"]
Big Top -
9.
Focusing on the Firebug
US Royal
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- Steinar Ådland
- Gregory Fischer
- Lou Mougin
- Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Klein
- Lou Mougin
- Matthew Torrance
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