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42March 1941
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Feature Comics #42

Quality Comics · March 1941

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Series
Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
March 1941
Key date
1941-03-10
Indicia publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineDoll Man [Darrel Dane]; Lala Palooza (inset); Rance Keane (inset); Spin Shaw (inset); Samar (inset)
1The Treasure of the Black Albatrosscomic story9pencils: John Celardo; inks: John CelardoDoll Man [Darrel Dane]; Jane (first appearance); Jane's father (first appearance; death); Captain Rocco (first appearance; villain)
2The Treasure Hunt: Part 3comic story4script: Bill Smith; pencils: Bill Smith; inks: Bill SmithRance Keane; Harvey Topping; Simon (first appearance; death); Amyas (first appearance; death)
3-comic story2pencils: John Devlin; inks: John Devlin
4Introducing USAcomic story5pencils: Maurice Gutwirth; inks: Maurice GutwirthUSA (introduction, origin); Betsy Ross (flashback); Franklin D. Roosevelt; Otto Fluger (villain, introduction, death); Fluger's un-named spies (villains, introduction for all, all die); Adolf Hitler (villain)
5Zero's Future Incarnationcomic story5script: Toni Blum; pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsZero; Dr. Potsam (introduction); Lanya (introduction); Loro (villain, introduction); Mogur (villain, introduction); un-named Martians (villains, introduction for all)
6The Time Machinecomic story2script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxPoison Ivy
7The Slaver of Bleak Islecomic story4script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelDusty Dane; Ahmeer (first appearance; a dancing girl); Abdul Kalat (first appearance; villain); Singh (first appearance; villain)
8-comic story2pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinLala Palooza
9Ghosts Don't Use Gunscomic story5script: Harry Campbell; pencils: Harry Campbell; inks: Harry CampbellCapt. Bruce Blackburn; The Prussorians (first appearance; villains)
10The Raid on Bulobocomic story5pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardySamar; Jeho (first appearance); The Nazis (villains)
11Origin of Reynolds of the Mountedcomic story4script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianSgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP (origin in flashback); The Old Timer (first apperaance); Tom Reynolds (first appearance; flashback; death; Reynolds's brother); Pinky Reynolds (first appearance; Reynold's brother); Jeff Bandro (first appearance; villain; flashback)
12Epic in Bronzetext story2script: Robert HyattPerry Scott
13The Sledcomic story2script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman
14Trapping the Trapperscomic story4script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonRusty Ryan; Moose (villain, a hunter); Joe (villain, a hunter, villain)
15-comic story4script: Lank Leonard; pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard
16Bar Sinistercomic story5pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsSpin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; A gang of spies (first appearance; villains)

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