([November] 1944)
Fox,
1944 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 132
- On-sale Date
- 1944-11-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- R. W. Voigt
- Brand
- American Comics Library
- Editing
- Victor Fox
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- 7 1/8" x 10 1/8"
- Paper Stock
- Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
- Binding
- Squarebound
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
Issue Notes
Infinity cover.
Indicia:
R. W. Voigt
Publisher
Chicago, Ill.
Entire contents copyrighted 1944, by R. W. Voigt.
Library of Congress copyright date 11/15/44
Indicia:
R. W. Voigt
Publisher
Chicago, Ill.
Entire contents copyrighted 1944, by R. W. Voigt.
Library of Congress copyright date 11/15/44
30 Complete Picture Stories
Bouncer; The O'Brine Twins / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Bouncer; Adam Anteas Jr.; Waterman O'Brine; Wetmore O'Brine
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Art identification based on Stoner’s signed cover for The Funnies #56 (June, 1941), which includes similarities such as Stoner’s use of protagonists with curly hair, big dimples, and wide smiles showing teeth.
Contents
table of contents / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
List of contents for the issue, plus copyright and publisher notices.
Inside front cover.
The Borrowed Eye
Bouncer / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Robert Kanigher ?
- Pencils
- Lou Ferstadt (signed as Lew Howe)
- Inks
- Lou Ferstadt (signed as Lew Howe)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Bouncer; Adam Anteas Jr.; Penny; Professor Mentor; The Lens; Mrs. Jones; Sneaky; Mr. Good
- Synopsis
- Anteas and the Bouncer save Professor Mentor from a fire but his eye is hurt. The Lens decides to kidnap the volunteers that come forward to help save the professor's eye.
Indexer Notes
Title from contents page. Appearance between The Bouncer #13 and #14.
S.O.S. from Mars
Rick Evans / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Rick Evans; Stringbean; Lugo; Princess Mina; Astra
- Synopsis
- Princess Mina uses telepathy to bring Rick Evans to Mars to fight a six-armed villain named Lugo.
Indexer Notes
Last appearance in All Top Comics #1 (one-shot).
The Prison in the Sky
Rick Evans / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Rick Evans; Stringbean; Astra; Prof. Dennis; Prof. Brown
- Synopsis
- Rick and his friends go searching for missing scientists in space but find themselves enslaved by a giant cyclops and his wife.
Indexer Notes
Next appearance in All Your Comics #1 (first one-shot).
The Bleeding Statue
Puppeteer / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Alvin Hollingsworth (signed as Alec Hope)
- Inks
- Alvin Hollingsworth (signed as Alec Hope)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Puppeteer [Alan Dale]; Raven (bird friend of Puppeteer); Dr. Martin; Myra Martin; Helen Martin; a mad sculptor (villain, death); mad sculptor's apprentices (villains)
- Synopsis
- The Puppeteer saves museum curator Dr. Martin's daughters when they are kidnapped by a mad sculptor.
Indexer Notes
Alan Dale transforms himself into the Puppeteer by playing the first notes of Beethoven's fifth on the giant organ.
Last appearance in All Top Comics #1 (one-shot) as Captain V.
Next appearance in All Your Comics #1 (first one-shot).
Alec Hope is a by-line that appeared on art by Hollingsworth.
Art credits courtesy of the Who's Who.
[no title indexed]
Imagine That! / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All circus elephants come from India...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Julius Caesar
Indexer Notes
Filler with facts about elephants, Julius Caesar, burning books in England, snapping turtles and horseshoe crabs.
[no title indexed]
Imagine That! / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Archery was first introduced to the Britons...
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Unusual facts about archery, triceratops, water spiders, tuatara, and hermit crabs.
[no title indexed]
Red Robbins / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- During the war a boat in the convoy was sunk...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- "Speed" Karr (first appearance); Blackie (first appearance; villain); Red Robbins; Pugsie; Mugsie
- Synopsis
- Speed Karr finds a secret message and gets kidnapped for having it. Red Robbins uncovers a plot to steal gold from a sunken ship.
Indexer Notes
Last appearance in All Top Comics #1 (one-shot).
The Medical Murderer
Red Robbins / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Dr. Howell (first appearance; villain); Trigger Burke (first appearance; villain); Red Robbins; Muggsy; Penny
- Synopsis
- Red Robbins tracks down Trigger Burke after he's hurt in a car crash.
Indexer Notes
Next appearance in All Your Comics #1 (first one-shot).
The Case of the Vanishing Gems!
Dick Transom / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Dick Transom; Mrs. Ascot
- Synopsis
- Dick goes undercover as a waiter at a dinner party to catch a cross-dressing jewel thief.
[no title indexed]
The O'Brine Twins / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oops! It went into a hole!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Waterman O'Brine; Wetmore O'Brine; Pluto (The Devil); Gabriel (angel); Luna Moon; Mr. Sun; Venus; Mr. Champ Golpher; Halput'ertherekid; Susie
- Synopsis
- The O'Brine twins go golfing and end up imagining themselves golfing with the sun.
[no title indexed]
The O'Brine Twins / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I thought this was a strange lookin' horse!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Wetmore O'Brine; Waterman O'Brine; Pappy O'Connor; Zeke O'Connor; Rufe O'Connor; Tim McLoy; Maw O'Connor; Jennie O'Connor
- Synopsis
- The O'Brine twins get involved in a southern feud.
[no title indexed]
Imagine That! / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The attempt to train the golden eagle...
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Facts about golden eagles, bagpipes, signing with an X, quartz spectacles, and torpedoes.
[no title indexed]
Imagine That! / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bells were first invented about the year 400...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Christopher Columbus
Indexer Notes
Facts about bells, Christopher Columbus, the water lily, diamonds, and the woodpecker.
[no title indexed]
Betty Boyd / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All right, boys the game's up!!
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Betty Boyd (first appearance; only appearance?); Chuck Morgan (first appearance; villain; death); Harvey Thatcher (first appearance; villain); Bud
- Synopsis
- Betty, a reporter, tries to find out who's behind the Stetson Silver Mine robberies.
Indexer Notes
Chuck Morgan is also spelled Chuck Morgon.
[Who Is the Purple Tigress?]
The Purple Tigress / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Purple Tigress [Ann Morgan] (introduction); Sally; Thorne (villain, introduction); Stella (villain, introduction); Thorne and Stella's gang (villains, introduction for all); Mrs. Alstyne
- Synopsis
- Ann Morgan, the richest girl in town, changes into The Purple Tigress to stop jewel thieves at a party.
- Reprints
- in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #113 (2019) [black and white]
-
- Keywords
- Beacon (newspaper)
Indexer Notes
Purple Tigress appears next in Jo-Jo Comics #7[a] (Fox, 1946 Series)
Newspaper in story reports that the Tigress captured the Stultz Gang.
Betty Brown is a house name and not the name of a real person.
[no title indexed]
Connie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Arriving in Bombay, Walker with Connie visited Kurt Schreiber...
- Feature Logo
- Adventures of Connie
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Connie; Kurt Schrieber; Walker; Abraham Lincoln; Amos Q. Billings; Mr. Sorty
- Synopsis
- Connie and Walker travel 100 years back in time to track down Walker's sister who Kurt Schrieber has sent back in time.
- Reprints
- from Connie (Newspaper strip) unknown dates [circa 1930's]
Wires Down
Titan / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Scar Plumm (first appearance; villain); Mr. Harte (first appearance; villain); Titan; Walter Crane; Bill; Frank; Fred
- Synopsis
- Titan infiltrates a gang who is destroying telegraph lines.
Indexer Notes
Last appearance in All Top Comics #1 (one-shot); next appearance in All Your Comics #1 (first one-shot).
[no title indexed]
Percy / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee what a dull day!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Percy; Betty; Reggie
- Synopsis
- Percy and Betty find a fake treasure map that leads them to a real treasure.
The Cat's Meow!
Pussy Katnip / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Pussy Katnip; Bulldog; Setter; George; Pointer
- Synopsis
- Pussy Katnip, nightclub owner, takes the Katnip Fizz to turn her into a crime-fighter when Bulldog and his gang tries to put her out of business.
[no title indexed]
Snooky / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Starlight, starbright, first star I didn't see tonight.
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Snooky; Honey Bear; Man in the Moon; Tootsie
- Synopsis
- Snooky and Honey Bear take their sky rocket to investigate where all the stars have gone.
[no title indexed]
Sis and Junior / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hurry up, Junior!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Sis; Junior
- Synopsis
- Sis and Junior sneak into a baseball game.
Indexer Notes
The logo for this story reads "Sis an' Jr."
[no title indexed]
Prof. Nudnik / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why don't you leave me alone?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Professor Nudnik; Professor Nudnik's assistant
- Synopsis
- Professor Nudnik's assistant mishears the word "bum" for the word "bomb".
Indexer Notes
Not listed in table of contents inside front cover.
This is the only appearance of the "Prof. Nudnik" feature.
[no title indexed]
Karrots / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Frank Little (credited as Cy King)
- Inks
- Frank Little (credited as Cy King)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The lion grabs th' steak an' wham! he's trapped!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Karrots; Goopy
- Synopsis
- Karrots and Goopy make an invention to trap an animal.
[no title indexed]
Mike the M.P. / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're off duty, Mike, and you have a camera...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mike the M.P.
- Synopsis
- Mike's friend asks him to take pictures of him being extorted, but Mike can't focus the camera in time.
[no title indexed]
Gussie the Gob / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh boy--ten days' furlough, Paul.
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Gussie the Gob; Paul; Mimi; Frank
- Synopsis
- Gussie goes home on leave but can't find a date.
[no title indexed]
Red Kamphor / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Frank Little (credited as Barry)
- Inks
- Frank Little (credited as Barry)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't worry, Inny!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Inny; Inky; Red Kamphor
- Synopsis
- Inky goes into a boxing match with Red Kamphor to get money to pay off the Bunny family's mortgage.
Crime in No. 9
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; crime
- Characters
- Limey; Mr. Snard; Sparkins
- Synopsis
- A funny animal gang uses a shrinking ray to infiltrate a jewelry store.
Indexer Notes
Contents page gives title as "Crime at No. 9".
The Landlady
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man who owes back-rent escapes his landlady by using his wits.
Harvest of Horror
The Green Mask / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Mask III [Johnny Green] (possibly first appearance); The Neck (first appearance; villain); Suzie; Bill; Beeswax; Lee Plough; Lug; Bozo
- Synopsis
- The Neck escapes from jail and battles the Green Mask while Johnny Green and his friends are going to help a farmer.
Indexer Notes
Last appearance in Mystery Men #31; next appearance in All Great Comics #1 (second one-shot)
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Table of Contents
-
0.
30 Complete Picture Stories
Bouncer; The O'Brine Twins -
1.
Contents
-
2.
The Borrowed Eye
Bouncer -
3.
S.O.S. from Mars
Rick Evans -
4.
The Prison in the Sky
Rick Evans -
5.
The Bleeding Statue
Puppeteer -
6.
["All circus elephants come from India..."]
Imagine That! -
7.
["Archery was first introduced to the Britons..."]
Imagine That! -
8.
["During the war a boat in the convoy was sunk..."]
Red Robbins -
9.
The Medical Murderer
Red Robbins -
10.
The Case of the Vanishing Gems!
Dick Transom -
11.
["Oops! It went into a hole!"]
The O'Brine Twins -
12.
["I thought this was a strange lookin' horse!"]
The O'Brine Twins -
13.
["The attempt to train the golden eagle..."]
Imagine That! -
14.
["Bells were first invented about the year 400..."]
Imagine That! -
15.
["All right, boys the game's up!!"]
Betty Boyd -
16.
[Who Is the Purple Tigress?]
The Purple Tigress -
17.
["Arriving in Bombay, Walker with Connie visited Kurt Schreiber..."]
Connie -
18.
Wires Down
Titan -
19.
["Gee what a dull day!"]
Percy -
20.
The Cat's Meow!
Pussy Katnip -
21.
["Starlight, starbright, first star I didn't see tonight."]
Snooky -
22.
["Hurry up, Junior!"]
Sis and Junior -
23.
["Why don't you leave me alone?"]
Prof. Nudnik -
24.
["The lion grabs th' steak an' wham! he's trapped!"]
Karrots -
25.
["You're off duty, Mike, and you have a camera..."]
Mike the M.P. -
26.
["Oh boy--ten days' furlough, Paul."]
Gussie the Gob -
27.
["Don't worry, Inny!"]
Red Kamphor -
28.
Crime in No. 9
-
29.
The Landlady
-
30.
Harvest of Horror
The Green Mask -
31.
For Victory
-
32.
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