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31April 1940
$0.10

Feature Comics #31

Quality Comics · April 1940 · on sale 1940-02-28

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Series
Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#31
Publication date
April 1940
Key date
1940-04-00
On-sale date
1940-02-28
Indicia publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Ed Cronin; inks: Ed CroninMickey 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)
1-comic story1script: Ed Reed; pencils: Ed Reed; inks: Ed Reed
2The Death Roomcomic story4script: Will Eisner; pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineThe Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Tim Smith; Grimes (villain, jewel thief, introduction)
3-comic story1script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
4-comic story4script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
5The Wicked Dukecomic story4script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelCaptain Fortune [Tyrone Fortune]; Duke Edward of Kent (first appearance; villain)
6-comic story2pencils: John Devlin; inks: John Devlin
7-comic story4script: Ham Fisher; pencils: Ham Fisher; inks: Ham Fisher
8Cal Hennings's Rustlerscomic story4script: Bill Smith; pencils: Bill Smith; inks: Bill SmithRance Keane
9-comic story1script: George Marcoux; pencils: George Marcoux; inks: George Marcoux
10-comic story1script: Bill Sakren; pencils: Bill Sakren; inks: Bill Sakren
11-comic story1script: Ed Reed; pencils: Ed Reed; inks: Ed Reed
12The Poison Gas Formulacomic story5script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerThe Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Police Captain Kane (cameo); Benny (airfield mechanic); Heizer (villain, introduction); foreign spy ring (villains, introduction for all)
13-comic story2pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinLala Palooza
14Jasper Orin, Gun Runnercomic story4script: Bob Powell; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellSpin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Jasper Orin (first appearance; villain)
15Episode 31comic story2script: John Welch; pencils: John Welch; inks: John Welch
16-comic story4script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt Depew
17The Dr. Croft Ruby Mystery: Part 2comic story4script: Alfred Andriola; pencils: Alfred Andriola; inks: Alfred AndriolaCharlie Chan
18Magic on the Rinktext story2script: Robert E. Jones (signed); letters: typeset
19Open Season on Car Salesmencomic story2script: H. J. Tuthill; pencils: H. J. Tuthill; inks: H. J. Tuthill
20The Escaped Convictscomic story4script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art Pinajian
21About Mike McTigue's Grand Display of Gamenesscomic story1
22-comic story1script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg
23-comic story2script: J. P. McEvoy; pencils: John Striebel; inks: John Striebel
24-comic story1script: Ed Reed; pencils: Ed Reed; inks: Ed Reed
25-comic story4script: Lank Leonard; pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard

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