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78May 1944
$0.10

Feature Comics #78

Quality Comics · May 1944 · on sale 1944-03-29

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Series
Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#78
Publication date
May 1944
Key date
1944-05-00
On-sale date
1944-03-29
Indicia publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Fearcover1pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantDoll Man [Darrel Dane]; Lala Palooza (inset); Blimpy [Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain] (inset); Rusty Ryan (inset); Swing Sisson (inset); Mickey Finn (inset); Poison Ivy (inset); Perky (inset); Spin Shaw (inset)
1Fearcomic story13pencils: Rudy Palais; inks: Rudy PalaisDoll Man
2Swing Sisson on the Swing Shiftcomic story6script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelSwing Sisson; Bonnie Baxter; Toby; Max (first appearance, villain)
3Action at the Auctioncomic story7pencils: Tony DiPreta; inks: Tony DiPretaBlimpy [Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brien]; Bob Baker (introduction); Gloria Gay (introduction); Van Filcher (villain, introduction); Gunner (villain, introduction); Max (villain, introduction)
4-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleVincent Palooza; Widow Pipwillie
5-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleLala Palooza; Vincent Palooza; doctor
6-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleVincent Palooza; Mlle. Fifi
71000 Miles an Hourcomic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxPoison Ivy
8San Francisco Missioncomic story5pencils: Irving Tirman; inks: Irving TirmanSpin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Commander Newson (first appearance); The Japanese (villains)
9-comic story4script: Lank Leonard; pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard
10The Dum-Dum Murderstext story2script: Robert HyattPerry Scott; Kuglat the Deerslayer
11The Home of the Windscomic story6script: Sid Lazarus; pencils: Sid Lazarus; inks: Sid LazarusPerky; Mrs. Wind (first appearance); East Wind (first appearance); North Wind (first appearance); South Wind (first appearance); West Wind (first appearance)
12-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleButch; Boss Jeff Bangs
13-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleButch; Boss Jeff Bangs
14Captured by the Japanese Undergroundcomic story7pencils: Mort LeavRusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Pierpont Lee; Alababa]; Mauki (villain, introduction); Kajanka (villain, introduction); unnamed girl (villain, introduction); other Japanese spies (villains, introduction for all)

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