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20May 1939
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Feature Funnies #20

Quality Comics · May 1939

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Series
Feature Funnies (Quality Comics, 1937 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
May 1939
Key date
1939-05-10
Indicia publisher
Comic Favorites Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Ed Cronin; inks: Ed Cronin
1-comic story4script: Ham Fisher; pencils: Mo Leff; inks: Mo LeffJoe Palooka; Little Tommy
2-cartoon0.5script: Ed Reed; pencils: Ed Reed; inks: Ed Reed
3The Tuvanian Munitions Plotcomic story4script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerBlack X; Bronislaus (first appearance; villain); Karl Lescu (first appearance; villain); Pigiron (first appearance; villain; death)
4-comic story4script: Monte Barrett; pencils: Russell Ross; inks: Russell Ross
5The East Wingcomic story2script: Will Eisner; pencils: Will Eisner; inks: Will EisnerArchie O'Toole; The ghosts of the East Wing (first appearance; villains); Max; Snowdrift
6A Helping Handcomic story2script: H. J. Tuthill; pencils: H. J. Tuthill; inks: H. J. Tuthill
7The Desertercomic story4script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art PinajianSgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; Harry Wells (first appearance; villain); Jim Wells (first appearance; villain); Pierre (first appearance; villain); their gang (first appearance; villains)
8Episode 20comic story2script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan
9-comic story1script: George Marcoux; pencils: George Marcoux; inks: George Marcoux
10-comic story1script: Bill Sakren; pencils: Bill Sakren; inks: Bill Sakren
11Yu the Greatcartoon1script: John Hix; pencils: John Hix; inks: John Hix
12Robbery At the Acme Diamond Companycomic story5script: George Brenner; pencils: George Brenner; inks: George BrennerThe Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Boss Marco (villain, introduction, death); Slick (villain, introduction, death); Soapy (villain, introduction, death); another crook (villain, introduction, death)
13The Olympic Marathon of 1908 in Londoncartoon1script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt Depew
14-comic story3script: Rube Goldberg; pencils: Rube Goldberg; inks: Rube Goldberg
15The Scarab Cursecomic story4script: Bill Smith; pencils: Bill Smith; inks: Bill SmithCaptain Cook; The Briston Brothers (first appearance; villain); Earl of Gillingham (first appearance; death); Sydney Gillingham (first appearance; death); John Gillingham (first appearance)
16-cartoon1script: Ed Reed; pencils: Ed Reed; inks: Ed Reed
17-comic story3script: J. P. McEvoy; pencils: John Striebel; inks: John Striebel
18Episode 20comic story2script: John Welch; pencils: John Welch; inks: John WelchRoger Bligh; Hartley Hammond; Mrs. Bott; Jusith Benton; Slim; Tubby; Bullets Benton
19The Mystery of Echo Island, Chapter 1: Man of Irontext story2script: John A. Thorne
20Battle At Seacomic story4script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelSir Raymond (first appearance); Lady Alice (first appearance); Sir Neville
21-comic story4script: Bob Zuppke; pencils: Walt Depew; inks: Walt Depew
22-comic story4script: Frank Frollo; pencils: Frank Frollo; inks: Frank FrolloRichard Manners; Mr. Goetz (first appearance); Miro (first appearance; villain); Joe (first appearance; villain); Caesar (first appearance; villain)
23Mark of A Cowardcartoon0.25script: John Hix; pencils: John Hix; inks: John Hix
24-comic story4script: Lank Leonard; pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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