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72October 1943
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Feature Comics #72

Quality Comics · October 1943 · on sale 1943-08-25

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Series
Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#72
Publication date
October 1943
Key date
1943-10-00
On-sale date
1943-08-25
Indicia publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Alex Kotzky; inks: Alex KotzkyDoll Man [Darrel Dane]; Rusty Ryan (inset); Mickey Finn (inset); Swing Sisson (inset); Lala Palooza (inset)
1Crime Goes to Collegecomic story13pencils: Alex Kotzky; inks: John CassoneDoll Man [Darrel Dane]; Prof. Whittlesey (first appearance, villain); Gats Grogan (first appearance, villain); Bruiser Bellows (first appearance, villain); unnamed crook (first appearance, villain)
2-comic story4script: Lank Leonard; pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard
3A Week in the Lifecomic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxPoison Ivy
4The Headhuntercomic story5script: Frank Borth; pencils: Rudy Palais; inks: Rudy PalaisThe Spider Widow [Dianne Grayson]; Alice (introduction); Emory (villain, introduction, death)
5The Mental Attitudecomic story2script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlInferior Man [Courtney Fudd]; The Mental Attitude (villain, introduction); The Mental Attitude's wife (villain?; introduction)
6The Invisibility Formulacomic story6script: Tex Henson; pencils: Phil Martin; inks: Phil MartinSwing Sisson; Dr. J. P. McNulty; Terry (introduction); un-named Japanese spies (villains, introduction for all)
7-comic story3pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleLala Palooza
8Letter to Stalincomic story5script: Bob Powell; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob PowellSpin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Maj. Maria Soblesky (introduction); the Japanese (villains)
9The Hand of Rutatutakhmencomic story5script: Toni Blum; pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsZero; Prof. Wilcox (introduction); Rutatutakhmen (villain, a mummy, introduction)
10You Win by Losingtext story2script: Robert M. Hyatt ?; letters: typesetPerry Scott
11-comic story2pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard Dibble
12Blimpy Goes to the Devil (Almost!)comic story7script: Sy Reit; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlBlimpy [Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain]; Blimpy's Devil (introduction); Blimpy's Angel (introduction); the Devil (villain, a facsimile thereof)
13Miss Sirencomic story9script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonRusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Alababa; Pierpont Lee]; Louola (introduction); Louola's father (introduction); Miss Siren (villain, introduction); Gorbo (villain, introduction)

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