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Cat-Man Comics #25 - 1944 - In -30 Pages
| Additional Information | |
| Publication | July 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | JULY 1944. Volume 2, Number 12. CAT-MAN COMICS is published bi-monthly by Continental Magazines, Inc., 420 DeSoto Avenue, St. Louis, 7, Mo. Editorial offices: 220 West 42nd Street, New York City, 18, N. Y. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at St. Louis, Mo. Copyright, 1944, by Continental Magazines, Inc. Yearly subscription 60 cents for six issues in U. S. A. For advertising rates write Continental Magazines, Inc., 220 West 42nd Street, New York City, 18, N. Y. PRINTED IN THE U. S. A. |
| Featuring | The Cat-Man |
| Credits | Pencils: Rudy Palais [as R. Palais] (signed) | Inks: Rudy Palais [as R. Palais] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Cat-Man [David Merrywether]; The Kitten [Katie Conn] |
| Advertisement | Amaze Your Friends! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Albert Publications |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Comic Story | The Eyes of Justice! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | A jury acquits Moroni despite the evidence, but the David Merrywether tells him outside the courthouse that he's marked, and the Cat-Man and Kitten make good on that threat! |
| Featuring | The Cat-Man and the Kitten |
| Credits | Script: Charles M. Quinlan Jr.? | Pencils: Charles M. Quinlan Sr. [as Chas. M. Quinlan] (signed) | Inks: Charles M. Quinlan Sr. [as Chas. M. Quinlan] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Ca-Man [Captain David Merrywether]; The Kitten [Katie Conn]; Mike (court guard); Moroni [aka Tony; Looey; Toni] (villain, introduction, death) |
| Notes | Writer credit added by Craig Delich 2012-11-29. |
| Comic Story | Rasputin Jr. (6.5 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Deacon suspects a hypnotist who's giving a show in town, but when he gets hypnotized himself it's up to Mickey to save the day! |
| Featuring | The Deacon and Mickey |
| Credits | Script: Jack Grogan? (see notes) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Deacon; Mickey Matthews; Rita Jordan (the Mayor's daughter); Moody (villain, introduction); Rasputin, Jr. (villain, introduction, death) |
| Notes | According to Who's Who, Grogan wrote this feature in 1944. As he also wrote another feature in this issue, he's *very tentatively* credited here. |
| Publisher advertisement | The Tops in Comics Books! |
| Featuring | Captain Aero Comics; Terrific Comics; Suspense Comics; Cat-Man Comics |
| Content | Characters: Captain Aero; Miss Victory; Kid Terrific; Jimmie; Mr. Nobody; The Catman; The Kitten |
| Notes | Promo for all four of Continental's then-current series. |
| Comic Story | "Goodness, I'm Sure!" (3 pages) |
| Featuring | Jerry Jr. |
| Credits | Pencils: W. Jourdain? | Inks: W. Jourdain? |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Jerry Jr.; Jerry's mother |
| Notes | Who's Who identifies Jourdain as an artist on this, and it looks similar to other Jourdain work identified elsewhere in the GCD, but confirmation is needed. |
| Text Story | 80 to 1 (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Comic Story | The Stamps That Spilled Blood (6.5 pages) |
| Synopsis | The death of a young girl in the back of his cab leads Matty, a.k.a. the Reckoner, to investigate, and he discovers that she and her father have been kidnapped in order to obtain the man's rare stamp collection. |
| Featuring | The Reckoner |
| Credits | Pencils: Don Rico (signed) | Inks: Don Rico (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Superhero | Characters: The Reckoner [Matty Martin] (introduction); Rocky (introduction); Saunders (introduction, villain); Skully (introduction, villain) |
| Publisher advertisement | "Write a true personal adventure that happened to you!" |
| Synopsis | Introduces a contest, which asks readers to submit a true personal adventure that had happened to them, along with a snapshot, to Continental Magazines. The winner, in addition to receiving a $25 War Bond, would also have their story illustrated in comic strip form [along with their likeness]. The 2nd place winner would get $10 in war stamps, while there were 100 more prizes where the winners would get $5 each in war stamps. |
| Featuring | Catman Comics |
| Comic Story | The Sons of the Rising Sun (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Escapees from a Japanese POW camp dress as American cowboys in order to attack and secure Carlyte, a new super explosive created by Wilferd Carson. |
| Featuring | The Hood |
| Credits | Script: Jack Grogan? | Pencils: Jack Alderman | Inks: Jack Alderman |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Hood [Major Craig Wood]; Rae Herman (his fiancée); Wilferd Carson; Nejo (villain); Balu (villain); other Japanese saboteurs (villain) |
| Notes | There ia a reference to the Killer Dogs of issue #22. Grogan is listed in Who's Who as the writer during this period and has a signed story elsewhere in the issue, but there is no direct evidence for this story. |
| Text Story | The Return (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Comic Story | The Death of a Swordsman (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mickey, Katie and other students join the Fencing Club run by new teacher Mr. Schaeffer, but he turns out to be a jewel thief hiding out from his fellow criminals. |
| Featuring | Little Leaders |
| Credits | Script: Jack Grogan? | Pencils: Lou Ferstadt [as Ferstadt] (signed) | Inks: Lou Ferstadt [as Ferstadt] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Mickey Matthews [aka Mickie]; The Kitten [Katie Conn]; Mel Parker; Ray (worker in the Palace of Sweets); Paula (workwer in the Palace of Sweets); Mr. Arnold (high school principal); Police Lieutenant Colson; Mr. Schaeffer [Gary Loder] (villain, introduction, jewel thief, death) |
| Notes | Grogan is listed in Who's Who as the writer during this period and has a signed story elsewhere in the issue, but there is no direct evidence for this story. The Kitten does not wear her costume in this story. |
| Comic Story | Heroes All! (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The story of how "Speedy" Powell got a plane of a type he'd never flown before through a battle after the pilot was hit. |
| Credits | Pencils: Gil Kane [as Eli Katz] (signed) | Inks: Gil Kane? |
| Content | Genre: Biography; War | Characters: J. A. "Speedy" Powell |
| Notes | Eli Katz is Gil Kane according to Who's Who. |
| Comic Story | The Death of You (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | A cautionary tale about how Japanese shells being made from American metal sold to Japan years before. |
| Credits | Script: Jack Grogan (signed); Orren Ward, Jr. (signed) | Pencils: L. B. Cole (signed) | Inks: L. B. Cole (signed) |
| Content | Genre: War |
| Advertisement | Remove Ugly Blackheads (1 page) |
| Featuring | Balco Products Company |
| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
| Advertisement | Be Popular (1 page) |
| Featuring | Pioneer Publications, Inc. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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