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From the Collection of JVJ. Scans and Edits by Ontology.

4-June-2009 11:09 pm
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Username: jimpage
Comment: This is a great comic! An early post-Superman effort, it illustrates, in the Martan the Marvel Man feature and others, something Jules Feiffer mentioned in his The Great Comic Book Heroes: One panel is a swipe of Raymond, the next of Caniff, and so on. Good scans, too. Thanks!!!
 
 

Issue: #49
Published: March 1940, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Contents copyright, 1938, 1939 by NEA Service, Inc.; 1940 by Stephen Slesinger; 1940 by R. S. Callender; 1940 by Phillip Lords, Inc. The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.
 Comic Contents:
Cover (1 page)
Credits: Letters: typeset
Genre: Science Fiction
Characters: Martan The Marvel Man
Comic Story (6 pages)
Synopsis: G-Man John Winston and his assistants chase the Tri-State Gang to a showdown in Baltimore.
Genre: Crime
Characters: John Winston Pete Baxter Tony Carter Officer Kelly (death) Tri-State Gang [Flo McGuire (villain) George Mayer (villain) Hank Mayer (villain) Joe Cardo (villain) Ray Lowen (villain)]
Comic Story (6 pages)
Synopsis: Martan and Vana get ready for action as Martians invade Earth.
Credits: Script: G. Ellerbrock (credited)
Genre: Science Fiction
Characters: Martan The Marvel Man Vana
Comic Story (7 pages)
Synopsis: Dave and Alan and their stone age friends Maya and Omu must escape an earthquake and the eruption of a volcano.
Credits: Script: Albert Hartje (credited)
Genre: Adventure Science Fiction
Characters: The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham Dave Burnham] Maya Omu
Comic Story (1 page)
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: Herky Lois
Comic Story (6 pages)
Synopsis: The Masked Pilot and Tom intercept a hijacked bomber over the jungles of Nicaragua.
Genre: Adventure Aviation
Characters: The Masked Pilot Tom Spud Rekra (villain) Stephan (villain)
Comic Story (4 pages)
Synopsis: Penguin Pete and Pudge hunt alligators.
Genre: Adventure Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters: Penguin Pete Pudgie
Comic Story (8 pages)
Synopsis: After landing their rocket on a strange planet, Captain Tornado, Professor Bordani, and his daughter Jane are held captive by a civilized race of people living underground to escape the giant insects which infest the surface of the planet.
Genre: Science Fiction
Characters: Captain Tornado Professor Bordani Jane Bordani
Comic Story (8 pages) Willy Williams, American Boy, at the Snow Carnival
Synopsis: Wally, Gramps, and the gang have adventures while attending the Ski Carnival.
Genre: Sports Teen
Characters: Wally Williams Gramps Williams Arlene Grahame Betty Riley Bart Kelsey Jughead
Comic Story (6 pages) Moon Mountain Manor
Synopsis: Ace and K-16 investigate the strange Dr. Mancho Phyroe, who has a death ray that can kill or revive humans.
Genre: Detective-mystery
Characters: Ace Brady (introduction) K-16 (introduction) Dr. Mancho Phyroe (introduction, Villain) Zorcena (introduction, Villain)
Comic Story (4 pages)
Synopsis: Bronc Peeler is due home at the ranch. Coyote Pete plans to pick him up at the next town over and escort him to the local depot by horseback.
Genre: Western-frontier
Characters: Bronc Peeler Pete [also As Coyote Pete] Leaping Lena Nellie (a Horse)
Comic Story (4 pages)
Synopsis: A mysterious "Syndicate" threatens Shark Egan and his friends aboard the ship "Hwang-Ho" off the coast of China.
Genre: Adventure Historical
Characters: Shark Egan Mary McDermot Kanaka Lew Angkar Captain Mai-ti [formerly As Captain Mai Ti] Ace O'Doul Rear-Admiral Shomi (villain) Koye (villain) The Syndicate (villains)
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