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85February 1945
$0.10

Feature Comics #85

Quality Comics · February 1945

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Series
Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series)
Issue
#85
Publication date
February 1945
Key date
1945-02-10
Indicia publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The King of Beastscover1pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantDoll Man [Darrel Dane]; Swing Sisson (inset); Blimpy [Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain] (inset); Rusty Ryan (inset); Lala Palooza (inset)
1The King of Beastscomic story13pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; inks: Dan ZolnerowichDoll Man [Darrel Dane]; King (villain, introduction, death); King's gang (villains, introduction)
2-comic story2script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard Dibble
3Allura and the Rising Sunscomic story7pencils: Bill Quackenbush; inks: Bill QuackenbushRusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Alababa; Pierpont Lee]; Allura (villain, introduction); the Rising Suns (villains, introduction for all)
4-comic story4script: Lank Leonard; pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard
5-comic story3script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard Dibble
6The Musician of Crimecomic story6script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelSwing Sisson; The Musician [Larry Lake] (first appearance; villain; death)
7In Toy Landcomic story6script: Sid Lazarus; pencils: Sid Lazarus; inks: Sid LazarusPerky; Lucy (first appearance; a paper doll); Hortense (first appearance; a male toy soldier)
8Valley of Dead Mentext story2script: Robert HyattPerry Scott
9The Balloon Flightcomic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxPoison Ivy; Prof. Wiphill (first appearance)
10Mission to Port Satsumacomic story5pencils: Irving Tirman; inks: Irving TirmanSpin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Sultan of Kowkow (first appearance); The Japanese (villains)
11Twerlin the Sorcerercomic story7pencils: Tony DiPreta; inks: Tony DiPretaBlimpy [aka Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain]; Miss Vanderworth (introduction); Twerlin the Sorcerer (villain); The Fraternity of Crime (villains, introduction for all)

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