Publishers / Quality Comics / Feature Comics (1939) / #39
39December 1940
$0.10; 0.15 CAD

Feature Comics #39

Quality Comics · December 1940 · on sale 1940-10-25

First appearance: Doll ManFirst appearance: Darrel Dane
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Identification plate

Series
Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#39
Publication date
December 1940
Key date
1940-12-00
On-sale date
1940-10-25
Indicia publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Price
$0.10; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Doll Man - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Darrel Dane - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinLala Palooza; Vincent; The Doll Man [Darrel Dane] (inset); Rance Keane (inset); Spin Shaw (inset); Samar (inset)
1The Puritan Villagecomic story9pencils: John Celardo; inks: John CelardoDarrel Dane First, Doll Man First
2The Eyecomic story4script: Will Arthur; pencils: Will Arthur; inks: Will ArthurRance Keane; Harvey Topping; Candida Kane (first appearance; The Eye [Sol Lang] (first appearance; villain)
3-comic story4script: Lank Leonard; pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard
4The Blockade Runnercomic story4script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelDusty Dane; Gen. Yin (first appearance); Capt. John Galt (first appearance; villain)
5The Valley of Giantscomic story5pencils: Maurice Gutwirth; inks: Maurice GutwirthSamar; Pat West (first appearance); Buck (first appearance); a giant ape (first appearance)
6Mine Field Missioncomic story5pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsSpin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Peanuts (first appearance)
7-comic story2pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinLala Palooza
8In Eyewash, Arizonacomic story2script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxPoison Ivy
9The Haunted Night Clubcomic story5script: Toni Blum; pencils: Charles Sultan; inks: Charles SultanZero; Manners (a ghost, introduction); un-named ghosts (introduction for all); Tommy Manners (villain, introduction, death)
10The Demon of Destructioncomic story5script: Harry Campbell; pencils: Harry Campbell; inks: Harry CampbellThe Destroying Demon [Captain Bruce Blackwell] (origin, introduction); Otto Schmidt (villain, introduction); Zorn (villain, introduction); Adder (villain, introduction); un-named members of the "Band" (villains, introduction for all)
11The Human Bulletcomic story2pencils: John Devlin; inks: John Devlin
12Gloves of Deathtext story2script: Robert M. HyattPerry Scott
13The Ski Rescue Missioncomic story4script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonRusty Ryan
14The Phony Foreign Committeecomic story5script: Henry Taylor; pencils: Harry Campbell; inks: Harry CampbellThe Ace of Space [Ace Egan]; Jennings (Ace's butler); Borris (villain, introduction); un-named spies (villains, introduction)
15Witchcraft in Red Rockcomic story5script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianSgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; Mrs. Crane (first appearance); Simon Grabble (first appearance; villain)

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Sources

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