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59August 1942
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Feature Comics #59

Quality Comics · August 1942 · on sale 1942-06-24

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Series
Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#59
Publication date
August 1942
Key date
1942-08-00
On-sale date
1942-06-24
Indicia publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank LeonardMickey Finn; The Doll Man [Darrel Dane] (inset); Samar (inset); Spin Shaw (inset); Lala Palooza (inset); Fargo Kid (inset); Rusty Ryan (inset); Swing Sisson (inset); Reynolds of the Mounties (inset); Zero (inset); Poison Ivy (inset)
1The Human Manikinscomic story11pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallDoll Man [Darrel Dane]; De Swank (villain, introduction); Samson (villain, introduction); Von Frolica (villain, introduction); un-named Nazi spies (villains, introduction for all)
2-comic story5script: Lank Leonard; pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard
3The Caretaker's Ghostcomic story5script: Toni Blum; pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantZero; Jim (introduction); Rick Williams (introduction); A caretaker's ghost (villain, introduction, death)
4-comic story1pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard Dibble
5Jungle Stormcomic story5pencils: Rafael Astarita; inks: Rafael AstaritaSamar; Frank (introduction); Jane (introduction); Bill (villain, introduction, reforms)
6The Great Ghost Herdcomic story4pencils: Alex Koda; inks: Alex KodaThe Fargo Kid [Tim Turner]; The "Hooded Murderer" and his gang (first appearance; villains)
7-comic story2pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleLala Palooza
8Jack Traxe's Leveraged Buyoutcomic story6script: Phil Martin; pencils: Phil Martin; inks: Phil MartinSwing Sisson; Jack Traxe (first appearance; villain); Butcher (first appearance; villain); Eddie (first appearance; villain)
9The Stepfather's Comeuppancecomic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxPoison Ivy
10The Ghost Shipcomic story5pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianSgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; Flatfoot; A gang of spies (first appearance; villains)
11The Japanese Transformation Drugcomic story6script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonRusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Smiley Scott; Ed; Whitey; Scotty; Moi Yutong]; Ellen Drew (introduction); an Army Intelligence agent (introduction); Man of a Thousand Faces (introduction, death); The Black Dragon Society (villains, some die); Hitasu (villain, introduction, death)
12Out of the Depthstext story2script: Robert M. Hyatt ?; letters: typesetPerry Scott
13-comic story1script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman
14-comic story5script: Frank Borth; pencils: Frank Borth; inks: Frank BorthThe Spider Widow [Dianne Grayton]; Bob; J. P. Darbun (villain, introduction)
15The General's Daughtercomic story5pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsSpin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Gen. T. F. Langer (introduction); Ellen Langer (introduction); the Japanese (villains)

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