Doll Man #28
(May 1950)

Quality Comics, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1950-03-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Brand
A Quality Comic Publication
Editing
Harry Stein (editor); Elaine Allen; Gloria Bley; Alfred Grenet (associate editors)

Issue Notes

On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1950, page 41, registration number B246836.

The Flame (Table of Contents)

Doll Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich
Inks
Dan Zolnerowich ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; The Flame [Northcross]
Reprints

[Storm] (Table of Contents: 1)

Doll Man / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Spranger
Inks
Jack Spranger
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Storm was his stock in trade!!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Dr. Roberts; Martha Roberts; un-named town Mayor; Pluvius (villain, introduction); Daya (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
Doll Man must battle the evil Pluvius, who has invented a terrible rain-making device and is seeking to blackmail towns in order to get the rain to stop.
Reprints
Keywords
Cornville District

Indexer Notes

Artist revision from Bill Ward to Spranger by Bill Black 2013-11-21.

The Flame (Table of Contents: 2)

Doll Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich ?
Inks
Jack Katz ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts; Loreen Andrews (introduction); Zeno (introduction, death); The Flame [Northcross] (villain, introduction)
Reprints

[The Dog Show Gig] (Table of Contents: 3)

Torchy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Ward ?
Pencils
Bill Ward
Inks
Bill Ward
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! Are you sure you have the right net?
Genre
humor; adventure
Characters
Torchy Todd; Ed; Tess; Mr. Boris McGinty (first appearance); Mrs. Boris McGinty (first appearance)
Reprints
Keywords
adult

Midge the Mighty (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Midge Pulham (the smallest detective on the force)

[The Undertaker and Tom Thumb] (Table of Contents: 5)

Doll Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Spranger
Inks
Jack Spranger
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Trouble twice compounded!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts; The Undertaker (villain); Tom Thumb (villain)
Synopsis
When the Undertaker and Tom Thumb inadvertently help each other steal Egyptian treasure, they decide that whoever could kill the Doll Man could keep the jewels.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Bill Black.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Flame
    Doll Man
  2. 1. [Storm]
    Doll Man
  3. 2. The Flame
    Doll Man
  4. 3. [The Dog Show Gig]
    Torchy
  5. 4. Midge the Mighty
  6. 5. [The Undertaker and Tom Thumb]
    Doll Man
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Craig Delich
  • Bill Devine
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Ralf Haring
  • Bob Hughes
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Len Wolinsky