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38November 1940
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Feature Comics #38

Quality Comics · November 1940 · on sale 1940-09-25

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Series
Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#38
Publication date
November 1940
Key date
1940-11-00
On-sale date
1940-09-25
Indicia publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Ed Cronin; inks: Ed CroninDoll Man [Darrel Dane]; Spin Shaw (inset); Lala Palooza (inset); Rance Keane (inset); Samar (inset)
1The Deadly Toymakercomic story9pencils: John Celardo; inks: John CelardoDoll Man [Darrel Dane]; Kurt Killdor (first appearance; villain; death); Gimpy (first appearance; villain); other crooks (first appearance; villains)
2Mystery at the World's Faircomic story4script: Bill Smith; pencils: Bill Smith; inks: Bill SmithRance Keane; Harvey Topping (first appearance); Frank Topping (first appearance; villain)
3-comic story2script: Lank Leonard; pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard
4The Band of Treasoncomic story5script: Harry Campbell; pencils: Harry Campbell; inks: Harry CampbellCaptain Bruce Blackburn; Henry (villain, introduction); un-named "Band" members (villains, introduction for all)
5Queen of the Bat-Mencomic story5pencils: Maurice Gutwirth; inks: Maurice GutwirthSamar; The Bat-Men (first appearance; villains; all die); Queen Nevar (first appearance; villain; death)
6Action in Guatemalacomic story6pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsSpin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]
7-comic story2pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinLala Palooza
8Mission to the Spirit Worldcomic story5script: Toni Blum; pencils: Charles Sultan; inks: Charles SultanZero; Mr. Tobias Finch (introduction); Mrs. Tobias Finch (introduction); Sylvia Finch (introduction); Madam Aura (a medium, introduction)
9-comic story2pencils: John Devlin; inks: John Devlin
10Origin of the Ace of Spacecomic story5script: Henry Taylor; pencils: Harry Campbell; inks: Harry CampbellThe Ace of Space [Ace Egan] (introduction, origin); Jennings (Egan's butler, introduction); an alien (introduction, death); The Slogons (villains, introduction, all die)
11The Hunting Tripcomic story2script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur BeemanMr. Homer Doodle (first appearance); Mrs. Homer Doodle (first appearance); Bud Doodle (first appearance)
12The Curse of Quetzaltext story2script: Robert M. Hyatt ?; pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); letters: typesetPerry Scott
13Trouble on the Rubber Plantationcomic story4script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelDusty Dane; Wolf Hennick (first appearance; villain; death); the Mouse (first appearance; villain; death); Patricia Morley (first appearance)
14The Game with Stamfordcomic story4script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonRusty Ryan; Chuck (introduction)
15The Mighty Mite versus Muscletoecomic story2script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxPoison Ivy; Muscletoe (first appearance; villain); The Great Colosso (first appearance; a superhero)
16The Sinister Lighthousecomic story5script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianSgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; Waxey Ginzo (first appearance; villain; death); Tito (first appearance; villain; death)

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