Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1940-02-28
Editing: Ed Cronin (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series) #31 Edit Cover
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Mickey Finn / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ladies! Would you like to put your head on this figure?
Characters:
Mickey Finn; The Clock [Brian O'Brien] (inset); The Doll Man [Darrel Dane] (inset); Lala Palooza (inset); Joe Palooka (inset); Big Top (inset); Reynolds of the Mounties (inset); Spin Shaw (inset); Captain Fortune (inset); Jane Arden (inset); Ned Bryant (inset); Rance Keane (inset)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On sale date given in the previous issue.

On sale date confirmed by the publication date and a volume number was found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 449966. Volume number not listed in the indicia.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 1)

Off the Record / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Ed Reed (signed)
Pencils:
Ed Reed (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor

Indexer Notes

This is the inside-front cover, and is printed in two-tone reds only.

[The Death Room]
(Table of Contents: 2)

Doll Man / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Tim Smith; Grimes (villain, jewel thief, introduction)
Synopsis:
Doll Man borrows a model plane owned by Tim Smith to use as his personal aircraft in going after Grimes, a hideous jewel thief. After capturing the felon, Doll Man returns the plane to Smith along with a $10 bill.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

In the story, Doll Man is shown wearing a sleeveless shirt, but colored as if bare chested.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 3)

Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
Reprints (0)
  • Reprints from Rube Goldberg's Side Show Sunday (Rube Goldberg) XXXX-XX-XX

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 4)

Jane Arden / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Monte Barrett (signed)
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  • Genre:drama; adventure
Reprints (0)
  • Reprint of four Jane Arden Sunday pages (Register and Tribune Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Feature Comics. Jane Arden will move to Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 Series) starting with issue #1.

[The Wicked Duke]
(Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Fortune / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:historical; adventure
Characters:
Captain Fortune [Tyrone Fortune]; Duke Edward of Kent (first appearance; villain)
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 6)

Big Top / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 7)

Joe Palooka / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Ham Fisher (signed)
Pencils:
Ham Fisher (signed)
Inks:
Ham Fisher (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:sports
Reprints (0)
  • Reprint of four Joe Palooka Sunday pages (McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Feature Comics, and in a Quality publication. Joe Palooka reprints appear next in a comic book in Big Shot Comics (Columbia, 1940 series) #1 (May 1940).

[Cal Hennings's Rustlers]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Rance Keane / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:western-frontier; adventure
Characters:
Rance Keane

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 9)

Toddy / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Feature Comics, and in comic books in general.
The feature is on two half-pages, with Mortimer Mum.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 10)

Mortimer Mum / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Bill Sakren (signed as Sakren)
Pencils:
Bill Sakren (signed as Sakren)
Inks:
Bill Sakren (signed as Sakren)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Feature Comics, and in comic books in general.
The feature is on two half-pages, with Toddy.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 11)

Off the Record / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Ed Reed (signed)
Pencils:
Ed Reed (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor

[The Poison Gas Formula]
(Table of Contents: 12)

The Clock / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Police Captain Kane (cameo); Benny (airfield mechanic); Heizer (villain, introduction); foreign spy ring (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis:
While pursing thieves who had stolen a secret military poison gas formula, the Clock leaps from his airplane and lands on another below. The crooks use the gas on him, but he is unaffected, and he theorizes that his mask must have been wet and prevented the gas from penetrating.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Feature Comics. The Clock will move to Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 Series) starting with issue #1.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 13)

Lala Palooza / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Lala Palooza

[Jasper Orin, Gun Runner]
(Table of Contents: 14)

Spin Shaw / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:aviation; adventure
Characters:
Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Jasper Orin (first appearance; villain)

[Episode 31]
(Table of Contents: 15)

Slim and Tubby / comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; aviation; western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Feature Comics, and in comic books in general.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 16)

Ned Brant / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Bob Zuppke (signed)
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:sports
Reprints (0)
  • Reprint of four Sunday pages (Register and Tribune Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Feature Comics. Ned Bryant will move to Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 Series) starting with issue #1.

[The Dr. Croft Ruby Mystery: Part 2]
(Table of Contents: 17)

Charlie Chan / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery
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Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Feature Comics and in a Quality publication. Charlie Chan comic strip reprints appear next in a comic book in Big Shot Comics (Columbia, 1940 Series) #1 (May 1940).

Magic on the Rink
(Table of Contents: 18)

text story / 2 pages

Script:
Robert E. Jones (signed)
Pencils:
?
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Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Open Season on Car Salesmen
(Table of Contents: 19)

The Bungle Family / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
H. J. Tuthill (signed)
Pencils:
H. J. Tuthill (signed)
Inks:
H. J. Tuthill (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor; domestic
Reprints (0)
  • Reprint of two Sunday pages (McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Feature Comics and in a Quality publication. The Bungle Family reprints appear next in a comic book in Big Shot Comics (Columbia, 1940 Series) #1 (May 1940).

[The Escaped Convicts]
(Table of Contents: 20)

Reynolds of the Mounted / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Art Pinajian (signed)
Pencils:
Art Pinajian (signed)
Inks:
Art Pinajian (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:western-frontier; adventure; detective-mystery
Reprints (1)

About Mike McTigue's Grand Display of Gameness
(Table of Contents: 21)

They're Still Talking / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction; sports

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Feature Comics. They're Still Talking will move (along with Ned Brant) to Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 Series) starting with issue #1.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 22)

Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Brain Derby full dress test...
Reprints (0)
  • Reprints from Rube Goldberg's Side Show Sunday (Rube Goldberg) XXXX-XX-XX

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Feature Comics. Rube Goldberg's Side Show will move to Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 Series) starting with issue #1.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 23)

Dixie Dugan / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
J. P. McEvoy (signed)
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  • Genre:humor
Reprints (0)
  • Reprint of two Sunday pages (McNaught Syndicate)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of each page features "Good Deed" Dotty.

Last appearance in Feature Funnies and in a Quality publication. Dixie Dugan reprints appear next in a comic book in Big Shot Comics (Columbia, 1940 Series) #1 (May 1940).

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 24)

Off the Record / comic story / 1 page

Script:
Ed Reed (signed)
Pencils:
Ed Reed (signed)
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor

Indexer Notes

Last appearance in Feature Comics. Off the Record will move to Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 Series) starting with issue #1.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 25)

Mickey Finn / comic story / 4 pages

Script:
Lank Leonard (signed)
Pencils:
Lank Leonard (signed)
Inks:
Lank Leonard (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:humor
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

The top tier of each page is Nippie -- He's Often Wrong, also by Lank Leonard.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Ladies! Would you like to put your head on this figure?"]
    Mickey Finn
  2. [no title indexed]
    Off the Record
  3. [The Death Room]
    Doll Man
  4. [no title indexed]
    Rube Goldberg's Side Show
  5. [no title indexed]
    Jane Arden
  6. [The Wicked Duke]
    Captain Fortune
  7. [no title indexed]
    Big Top
  8. [no title indexed]
    Joe Palooka
  9. [Cal Hennings's Rustlers]
    Rance Keane
  10. [no title indexed]
    Toddy
  11. [no title indexed]
    Mortimer Mum
  12. [no title indexed]
    Off the Record
  13. [The Poison Gas Formula]
    The Clock
  14. [no title indexed]
    Lala Palooza
  15. [Jasper Orin, Gun Runner]
    Spin Shaw
  16. [Episode 31]
    Slim and Tubby
  17. [no title indexed]
    Ned Brant
  18. [The Dr. Croft Ruby Mystery: Part 2]
    Charlie Chan
  19. Magic on the Rink
  20. Open Season on Car Salesmen
    The Bungle Family
  21. [The Escaped Convicts]
    Reynolds of the Mounted
  22. About Mike McTigue's Grand Display of Gameness
    They're Still Talking
  23. ["Brain Derby full dress test..."]
    Rube Goldberg's Side Show
  24. [no title indexed]
    Dixie Dugan
  25. [no title indexed]
    Off the Record
  26. [no title indexed]
    Mickey Finn
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