Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1942-09-25
Editing: Harry Shorten (editor)
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Hangman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Harry Lucey (signed)
Inks:
Harry Lucey (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4.

[Mr. Howard and the Hunter]
(Table of Contents: 1)

Hangman / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Irv Novick (signed)
Inks:
Irv Novick (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Hunter (villain, death); Mr. Howard (villain, introduction, death); Mr. Smith; Joe; Mrs. Smith

Special Case No. 11: The Cruise of the Skeletons
(Table of Contents: 2)

Hangman / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Death looms over the murky waters - watching as the sea coughs up...
Characters:
Captain Maup (villain, introduction, death)
Reprints (1)

The Return of Tyrannosaurus Rex
(Table of Contents: 3)

Hangman / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bob Fujitani (signed)
Inks:
Tony DiPreta (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This is the Hangman's strangest case..... once again the Hangman battles a killer...
  • Keywords:Willex Factory
Characters:
Dr. Gonig (villain, introduction, death); other Nazi spies (villain, introduction, death); a Tyrannosaurus Rex robot (villain, introduction, death); Bill; Tom; Henry Selly

Death by Remote Control
(Table of Contents: 4)

Hangman / text story / 2 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
? (illustrations)
Inks:
? (illustrations)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The reporters from the Globe, Sun-Telegram, and Chronicle poised their pencils.
  • Keywords:Triangle Square
Characters:
Slugger; Weasel; Johnnyboy; Lucky Lou

Special Case #7
(Table of Contents: 5)

Boy Buddies / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
Paul Reinman (signed)
Inks:
Paul Reinman (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:But do you think that Roy and Dusty, the indomitable duo, are ready to serve you now?
Characters:
Mary Poppins (introduction); Mr. Poppins (her father, introduction); Agatha; Maxwell; Muggso (dog); Mrs. Richitch

Indexer Notes

This Mary Poppins is not related to the P. L. Travers character.

Junior Flying Corps
(Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
? (illustration)
Inks:
? (illustration)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Characters:
Dusty; Roy

Indexer Notes

Listing of members of the Junior Flying Corps and info on joining the group.

Special Case #7
(Table of Contents: 7)

Boy Buddies / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Were you ever stopped by a sidewalk photographer who snapped your picture as you...
Characters:
Kullman (villain, introduction); other Nazi spies (villains, introductions)

Indexer Notes

Unknown art per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Paul Reinman.

Don't Let This Story Happen!
(Table of Contents: 8)

Boy Buddies / comic story / 7 pages

Script:
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; superhero
Characters:
Tom; General Von Shmutz; Nazis
Synopsis:
This story takes place in a dream story. Dusty dreams the Nazis win the war and occupy New York City.

Indexer Notes

Unknown art per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Paul Reinman.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Hangman
  2. [Mr. Howard and the Hunter]
    Hangman
  3. Special Case No. 11: The Cruise of the Skeletons
    Hangman
  4. The Return of Tyrannosaurus Rex
    Hangman
  5. Death by Remote Control
    Hangman
  6. Special Case #7
    Boy Buddies
  7. Junior Flying Corps
  8. Special Case #7
    Boy Buddies
  9. Don't Let This Story Happen!
    Boy Buddies
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