Prize Comics #v1#6 (6)

(August 1940)

[The Robot Invasion From Argus] (Table of Contents: 1)

Power Nelson / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Sprang ?

Inks

Dick Sprang ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Through the black void, a meteor-like object speeds to the Earth...

Feature Logo

Power Nelson Futureman

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Power Nelson; Emperor Seng I (villain); Sklar (first appearance, villain); Zora

[The Tiger Woman] (Table of Contents: 2)

Dr. Dekkar Master of Monsters / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Cardwell Higgins (signed as Cardwell)

Inks

Cardwell Higgins (signed as Cardwell)

Colors

?

Letters

?

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...Late one night Diane and Bob sit chatting!

Genre

adventure; horror-suspense

Characters

Bob; Diane; A Tiger-woman (villain, introduction, death); Beast-men (villains, introduction, death); Dr. Dekkar (villain, death)

August Champion Comics (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Duke O'Dowd The Human Meteor / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pirate Peril (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Turner (credited)

Pencils

? (illustrations)

Inks

? (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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In the long, flickering shadows of the water-front wharf.

Genre

adventure; historical

[Murdo's Bombing Plot] (Table of Contents: 5)

Jupiter Master Magician / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Grieg Chapian (credited as G. Chapian)

Inks

Grieg Chapian (credited as G. Chapian)

Colors

?

Letters

?

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Jim Johnson, ace reporter, is in a conference with his editor.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jupiter (last appearance); Jim Johnson; Johnson's editor; unnamed taxi cab driver; The President; Murdo (villain); unnamed policemen (Murdo's men); Hank (Murdo's men); Butch (Murdo's men); unnamed machine gunner (Murdo's man, death); General Walters

The United States Navy How Many Ships Do You Know?? (Table of Contents: 6)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

military

Indexer Notes

In the centerspread.

A contest in which different ships need to be identified that could win one of 300 prizes.

[The Lumber Camp Murder] (Table of Contents: 7)

Black Owl / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Turner ? (credited as Pete Nebird)

Pencils

Pete Riss (credited as Pete Nebird)

Inks

Jack Binder (credited as Pete Nebird)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Terry Dane, Private Detective, phones her playboy boyfriend, Doug Danville.

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Black Owl [Doug Danville]; Terry Dane; Gar Sleever (first appearance, villain); Sleever's henchmen (villains); Pierre (Sleever's lumberjack henchman)

[The Hidden Airdrome] (Table of Contents: 8)

Ted O'Neil / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

? (see notes)

Inks

? (see notes)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ted O'Neil, American barnstormer, finds himself fighting in the European War on the side of the Allies...

Genre

aviation; military; war

Characters

Ted O'Neil; Hinky Higgins; unnamed commanding officer; German military (many deaths)

Indexer Notes

Jack Kirby removed from pencils and inks credits per Greg Theakston.

[The Search For Kalobi] (Table of Contents: 9)

Jaxon of the Jungle / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Tarpé Mills ? (credited as Edgar Allen Jr.)

Pencils

Tarpé Mills (signed as EDGAR ALLENJR) (credited as Edgar Allen Jr.) (signature at bottom of the last panel)

Inks

Tarpé Mills (signed as EDGAR ALLENJR) (credited as Edgar Allen Jr.) (signature at bottom of the last panel)

Colors

?

Letters

?

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Mike Jaxon has been hired as overseer for the construction

Genre

adventure; jungle

Characters

Mike Jaxon; Kalobi (villain, introduction); Moko (villain, Kalobi henchman); Kalobi's henchmen; unnamed foreman; Jean (foreman's daughter); Wampo (elephant); Bomba (elephant)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

[Boss Keely's Mail Robbery] (Table of Contents: 10)

Buck Brady of the F.B.I. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Will Rowland (credited as William Rowland)

Inks

Will Rowland (credited as William Rowland)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Buck Brady of the F.B.I., has faced many tight situations in his everlasting war on crime.

Genre

crime

Characters

Buck Brady [Killer Colton] (last appearance, Colton is his undercover identity); The Chief (Brady's boss); Gale Henderson; Boss Keeley (villain, death); Keeley's gang; Tex (Keeley gang member)

[The Amphibious Submarine] (Table of Contents: 11)

Storm Curtis of the U.S. Coast Guard / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Briefer ? (credited as Richard Norman)

Pencils

Dick Briefer (credited as Richard Norman)

Inks

Dick Briefer (credited as Richard Norman)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Once again Storm Curtis happens across spies, mystery, and intrigue...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Storm Curtis (last appearance); Sparky (radio operator); Linda (Storm's girlfriend); unnamed pirate submarine captain (death); unnamed pirate submarine crew (all die)

This Beautiful Desk for $1.00 (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter / advertisement / 1 page (report information)