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61October 1942
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Feature Comics #61

Quality Comics · October 1942 · on sale 1942-08-26

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Series
Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#61
Publication date
October 1942
Key date
1942-10-00
On-sale date
1942-08-26
Indicia publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxLala Palooza; Vincent; The Doll Man [Darrel Dane] (inset); Mickey Finn (inset); Swing Sisson (inset); Spin Shaw (inset)
1The Scientist Slaves of Yvette DeMortirecomic story11pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallDoll Man [Darrel Dane]; Dr. Kwikmind (introduction); other scientists (introduction for all); Yvette DeMortire (villain, introduction); Ms. DeMortire (villain, introduction)
2-comic story2pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard Dibble
3To Return from the Deadcomic story5script: Toni Blum; pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantZero; Matilda (introduction, death); J. M. Fon (introduction); A ghost (villain, introduction, death); Windsor (villain, introduction)
4Kidnapping on the Midnight Expresscomic story5script: Frank Borth; pencils: Frank Borth; inks: Frank BorthThe Spider Widow [Dianne Grayson]; The Raven [Tony Grey]; un-named Nazi spies (villains, introduction for all)
5-comic story4script: Lank Leonard; pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard
6Escape of the Nazi Seamencomic story4pencils: Alex Koda; inks: Alex KodaThe Fargo Kid [Tim Turner]; Crazy Jane (first appearance); Nazi seamen (first appearance; villains); Joe (first appearance; villain); a smuggling ring (first appearance; villains)
7-comic story2pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleLala Palooza
8Sabotage in Seattlecomic story6script: Phil Martin; pencils: Phil Martin; inks: Phil MartinSwing Sisson; Fritz (first appearance; villain); other Nazi spies (first appearance; villains)
9The Ice Cream Blackoutcomic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxPoison Ivy
10Fortress of Spiescomic story5pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianSgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; The Japanese (villains)
11The Chinese Dollcomic story6script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonRusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Smiley Scott; Ed; Whitey; Scotty; Moi Yutong]; The Chinese Doll (introduction); Japanese spies (villains, introduction for all, all die)
12The God Who Talkedtext story2script: Robert M. Hyatt ?; letters: typesetPerry Scott
13-comic story1script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman
14The Wagi-Wagi Incidentcomic story5pencils: Rafael Astarita; inks: Rafael AstaritaSamar; Wagi-Wagi tribe (first appearance); a white hunter (first appearance); Evil white men (first appearance; villains; death)
15The Nazi Gold Theftcomic story5pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsSpin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Marie (introduction); the Nazis (villains); un-named island Governor (villain, introduction)

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