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45June 1941
$0.10

Feature Comics #45

Quality Comics · June 1941 · on sale 1941-04-25

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Series
Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#45
Publication date
June 1941
Key date
1941-06-00
On-sale date
1941-04-25
Indicia publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinLala Palooza; Vincent; The Doll Man [Darrel Dane] (inset); Spin Shaw (inset); Poison Ivy (inset); Samar (inset); Rance Keane (inset); Dusty Dane (inset); Reynolds of the Mounted (inset); Bruce Blackburn (inset); Big Top (inset); Mickey Finn (inset)
1Don Hernandez, Jewel Thiefcomic story9pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallDoll Man [Darrel Dane]; Donna Isabella (introduction); Don Hernandez (villain, introduction)
2Neck and Neck Movie Studioscomic story2script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxPoison Ivy
3The Seagoing Hellcatcomic story4script: Bill Smith; pencils: Bill Smith; inks: Bill SmithRance Keane; Harvey Topping; Mary McDermot (first appearance); Kanaka Lew (first appearance); Shark Egan (first appearance); Red Mack (first appearance; villain)
4The Ghostly Wreckers of Danger Islecomic story5script: Toni Blum; pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantZero; James Darby (introduction); a ghostly bosun (introduction); Ghost pirates (villains, introduction for all)
5Island of the Druidscomic story5pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianSgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; Johnny Westlake (first appearance); Gaspard (first appearance); Pierre DuLac (first appearance; villain)
6-comic story1script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman
7The Hyena-Mencomic story5pencils: Max Elkan; inks: Max ElkanSamar; Julie van Mar (daughter of a jeweler); Mr. Van Mar (jeweler); The Hyena-Men (villains, death); Obandi Chief (villain, reforms); Obandi tribe (villains, reforms)
8-comic story2pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinLala Palooza
9Double Doublecomic story5script: Harry Campbell; pencils: Harry Campbell; inks: Harry CampbellCapt. Bruce Blackburn; A Willard Farnum impostor (first appearance; villain; death); Byrne (first appearance; villain)
10Attack on Trilaskacomic story5pencils: Maurice Gutwirth; inks: Maurice GutwirthUSA; the Nazis (villains)
11Enter: The Boyville Brigadierscomic story4script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonRusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Smiley Scott; Ed; Whitey; Scotty] (introduction, in costume); Baby-Face Malone (villain, introduction)
12Dead End Islandtext story2script: Robert M. Hyatt; pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); letters: typesetPerry Scott
13-comic story2pencils: John Devlin; inks: John Devlin
14Shanghaied by Captain Snydecomic story4script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelDusty Dane; Captain Snyde (villain); Bucko (villain); Crimpy (first appearance; villain)
15-comic story4script: Lank Leonard; pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard
16The Aerial Spycomic story5pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsSpin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; a spy (first appearance; villain; death)

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