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Issue: Feature Comics #40 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1941
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Issues: #40 of 124 Issues (125 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Comic Favorites, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ed Cronin
Disclose Notes: Comic Favorites Inc 322 Main St, Stamford, CT
Editor Edward Cronin 322 Main St, Stamford, Ct
Bus Mgr Everett M. Arnold 198 Shore Rd, Old Greenwich, Ct
Owners: Everett M. Arnold, Claire C. Arnold
Henry P. Martin Jr 8 Fowler Dr Des Moines, IA
Frank J. Murphy 194 Wesner St Larchmont, NY
Printed in Cleveland OH
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was on-going series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Will Eisner
Inker(s): Will Eisner
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Doll Man
Character(s): Doll Man [Darrel Dane]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Candy and Sabotage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Celardo
Inker(s): John Celardo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Doll Man
Character(s): Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts; Gruber (first appearance; villain); Adolf (first appearance; villain); other spies (first appearance; villains; one spy dies)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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The Treasure Hunt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William A. Smith
Penciller(s): William A. Smith
Inker(s): William A. Smith
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Rance Keane
Character(s): Rance Keane; Harvey Topping; The Eye (villain); Bat Crawley (first appearance; villain)
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Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Devlin
Inker(s): John Devlin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Big Top
First Line: Of course, the show can stand some building up!
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Pages: 1
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The Dark House of Arno Cain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as John Charles]
Penciller(s): Nick Cardy
Inker(s): Nick Cardy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Samar
Character(s): Samar; Jean (first appearance); Arno Cain (first appearance; villain; death)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Vote for Sardini or Else

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gill Fox
Penciller(s): Gill Fox
Inker(s): Gill Fox
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Poison Ivy
Character(s): Poison Ivy; Sardini (first appearance; villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Speed, Inc.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): H. Weston Taylor (signed)
Penciller(s): Harry Campbell
Inker(s): Harry Campbell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Ace of Space
Character(s): The Ace of Space [Ace Egan]; Dr. Devlin (villain, introduction); Karl and Speed, Inc. (villains, introduction)
Synopsis: Ace must go up against the evil Dr. Devlin, who has invented a serum that gives men super-speed.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Writer credit confirmed by Jim Amash in the Quality Companion (November, 2011).
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The Spell of the Albatross

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Toni Blum [as Noel Fowler] (signed)
Penciller(s): Charles Sultan
Inker(s): Charles Sultan
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Zero, Ghost Detective
Character(s): Zero; un-named girl (introduction); the girl's two brothers (villains, introduction for both); un-named ghosts (villains, introduction for all)
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Story inspired by Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner."

Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Devlin
Inker(s): John Devlin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Lala Palooza
Character(s): Lala Palooza
First Line: Vincent! Don't tell me you're a soldier!
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Pages: 2
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Seven Seas Cafe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vernon Henkel
Penciller(s): Vernon Henkel
Inker(s): Vernon Henkel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Dusty Dane
Character(s): Dusty Dane; Patricia Morley; Tondas (first appearance; villain); Bulok (first appearance; villain)
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Pages: 4
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United States Fleet Leaves for Two-Day Makeover

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Witmer Williams
Penciller(s): Witmer Williams
Inker(s): Witmer Williams
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Feature(s): Spin Shaw
Character(s): Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Ann Grace (first appearance); Mr. Wonga (first appearance; villain; death)
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Pages: 5
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Kids of Calamity

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Campbell
Penciller(s): Harry Campbell
Inker(s): Harry Campbell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, espionage
Feature(s): Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy
Character(s): The Destroying Demon [Captain Bruce Blackburn]; Colonel Jordan; The Band (villains); Gurk (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: After dealing with the Un-American Band, the Destroying Demon reveals his identity to Colonel Jordan.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Blackburn appears as "The Destroying Demon" for the last time and also uses his rubber cable trick for the last time.
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Mediterranean Madness

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert M. Hyatt
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Perry Scott
Character(s): Perry Scott
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Pages: 2
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Statement of Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Everett M. Arnold
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Comic Favorites Inc 322 Main St, Stamford, CT
Editor Edward Cronin 322 Main St, Stamford, Ct
Bus Mgr Everett M. Arnold 198 Shore Rd, Old Greenwich, Ct
Owners: Everett M. Arnold, Claire C. Arnold
Henry P. Martin Jr 8 Fowler Dr Des Moines, IA
Frank J. Murphy 194 Wesner St Larchmont, NY
Printed in Cleveland OH
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lank Leonard
Penciller(s): Lank Leonard
Inker(s): Lank Leonard
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mickey Finn
First Line: So your Uncle Phil bet Houlihan he'd be first in the gates at the World Series, eh Mickey?
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: strip reprints
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The Fifty Thousand Dollar Package

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Gustavson
Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson
Inker(s): Paul Gustavson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Paul Gustavson
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, espionage
Feature(s): Rusty Ryan
Character(s): Rusty Ryan; Butch (villain, introduction); Butch's partner (villain, introduction)
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Arthur Beeman (signed)
Penciller(s): Arthur Beeman (signed)
Inker(s): Arthur Beeman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Homer Doodle and Son
First Line: Hey Pop - Why don't you come down and play some ball wth me and my pals?
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Pages: 2
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Aru the Mountain Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Art Pinajian
Penciller(s): Art Pinajian
Inker(s): Art Pinajian
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Reynolds of the Mounted
Character(s): Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; Aru (first appearance); White Eagle (first appearance); an Indian chief (first appearance; death); Grayson (first appearance; villain; death); Buck (first appearance; villain)
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Pages: 4

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