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44May 1941
$0.10

Feature Comics #44

Quality Comics · May 1941 · on sale 1941-03-26

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Series
Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
May 1941
Key date
1941-05-00
On-sale date
1941-03-26
Indicia publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxDoll Man [Darrel Dane]; Spin Shaw (inset); Lala Palooza (inset); Samar (inset); Zero (inset); Poison Ivy (inset); Dusty Dane (inset); Rance Keane (inset); Reynolds of the Mounted (inset); Bruce Blackburn (inset); Big Top (inset); Mickey Finn (inset)
1Trouble on the Twentieth Century Limitedcomic story9script: Will Eisner; pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallDoll Man [Darrel Dane]; Dr. Roberts; Schultz (villain, introduction); spies [Heinrich; others unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)
2-comic story2pencils: John Devlin; inks: John Devlin
3The Mystery Schoonercomic story4script: Bill Smith; pencils: Bill Smith; inks: Bill SmithRance Keane; Harvey Topping; Nazi spies (first appearance; villains)
4Don't Fear the Reapercomic story5script: Toni Blum; pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantZero; un-named old man (introduction, death); old man's son (introduction); The Reaper [Death] (villain, introduction)
5King of the Barrenscomic story5pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianSgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; Red Deer (first appearance); Rawson (first appearance; villain); Canua (first appearance; villain)
6Magic Chalkcomic story1script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman
7The Obandi War Dancecomic story5pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallSamar; The Obandi tribe (first appearance); Julie (first appearance); Julie's father (first appearance); Several bad guys (first appearance; villains)
8-comic story2pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinLala Palooza
9Fear, Inc.comic story5script: Harry Campbell; pencils: Harry Campbell; inks: Harry CampbellCapt. Bruce Blackburn; Mrs. Blake (first appearance); Herr Silber and his gang (first appearnce; villains; death)
10The Draftsman's Treasoncomic story5pencils: Maurice Gutwirth; inks: Maurice GutwirthUSA; unnamed U.S. Secretary of War (introduction); Linden (villain, government draftsman, introduction); Unger (villain, introduction); unnamed spies (villains, introduction for all)
11The Underwater Counterfeiterscomic story4script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonRusty Ryan; Rickie (villain, introduction); Rickie's gang (villains, introduction for all)
12Water for the Kingtext story2script: Robert Hyatt; pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); letters: typesetPerry Scott
13The Super Conscientious Objectorcomic story2script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxPoison Ivy; a super guy (first appearance)
14The Map of Sinbadcomic story4script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelDusty Dane; Bulldog Teeters (first appearance; villain; death)
15-comic story4script: Lank Leonard; pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard
16The Mutineerscomic story5pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsSpin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]

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