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Best Comics #2 - Better Dec 1939 - Ont 68 Pages
| Additional Information | |
| Publication | December 1939 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: Monthly | Editing: Leo Margulies? |
| Featuring | Adventures of the Red Mask |
| Comic Story | "While Nina was telling her terrible experience..." (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Adventures of the Red Mask |
| Credits | Script: George West [as Geo. West] (signed) | Pencils: George West [as Geo. West] (signed) | Inks: George West [as Geo. West] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Red Mask; Nina; Danny; Colonel Trent; Robert Fear; Miranda; Mombasa |
| Notes | copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp. Pages numbered 8 -13. The Red Mask is the first African or minority hero in comics and is depicted as black-skinned on the cover of the first issue, but is depicted as a white-skinned hero on the cover of this issue, as well as the subsequent issues 3 and 4. His skin-tone alternates between black and white throughout the interior story pages (including panels where parts of his body have different skin coloring). |
| Text Story | Rescued by the Masked Rider (2 pages) |
| Featuring | The Masked Rider |
| Credits | Script:? [as Sam Brant] | Pencils: "HE"? | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: The Masked Rider |
| Notes | "Sam Brant" was a house name used at Thrilling (Standard - Pines) from at least 1934 - 1956. The Masked Rider pulp magazine started in 1934, and was taken over by Thrilling (Standard - Pines) in 1938 and continued to 1953. |
| Comic Story | "That's me!" (9 pages) |
| Featuring | Silly Willie |
| Credits | Script: Loy Byrnes [as Roy B. Nyles] | Pencils: Loy Byrnes [as Roy B. Nyles] | Inks: Loy Byrnes [as Roy B. Nyles] |
| Content | Genre: Gag | Characters: Silly Willie |
| Notes | Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp. Strips numbered 10 - 18. |
| Comic Story | "Young man--will you mind Rover for me..." (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Happy |
| Credits | Script: Kin Platt | Pencils: Kin Platt [as Kin] | Inks: Kin Platt {as Kin] |
| Content | Genre: Gag |
| Notes | Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp. Strip numbered 6 |
| Text Story | Chab's Jungle Friends (3 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Capt. Kerry McRoberts | Letters: Typeset |
| Comic Story | "Hey, Bill, has then ten o'clock train pulled out yet?" (3 pages) |
| Featuring | Adventures of Nervy Nerts |
| Credits | Script: George Scott | Pencils: George Scott (signed) | Inks: George Scott (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Gag | Characters: I: Nervy Nertz |
| Notes | Copyright 1937 Syndicated Features Corp. Strips numbered 27 - 29 |
| Comic Story | No Fishing! (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Happy |
| Credits | Script: Kin Platt | Pencils: Kin Platt [as Kin] | Inks: Kin Platt {as Kin] |
| Content | Genre: Gag |
| Notes | Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp. strip is numbered 7 |
| Comic Story | "Hector--I want you to go shopping with me tomorrow..." (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Peggy Wow |
| Credits | Script: Ray McGill | Pencils: Ray McGill (signed) | Inks: Ray McGill (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp. Strips numbered 10 - 17 |
| Comic Story | "Now to find a clue" (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Happy |
| Credits | Script: Kin Platt | Pencils: Kin Platt [as Kin] | Inks: Kin Platt {as Kin] |
| Content | Genre: Gag |
| Notes | Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp. Strip #8 |
| Comic Story | "I wonder what's on the radio" (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Jigger |
| Credits | Script: Gus Jud (signed) | Pencils: Gus Jud (signed) | Inks: Gus Jud (signed) |
| Notes | Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp. strips numbered 10 - 17 |
| Comic Story | "Hiya--dutchess--what's new in story land?" (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Happy |
| Credits | Script: Kin Platt | Pencils: Kin Platt [as Kin] | Inks: Kin Platt {as Kin] |
| Content | Genre: Gag |
| Notes | Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp. Strip #9 |
| Comic Story | "Let's go to the movies tonight, Pop...." (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Pop's Night Out |
| Credits | Script: Dick Dorgan (signed) | Pencils: Dick Dorgan (signed) | Inks: Dick Dorgan (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp. Numbered 10 - 17 |
| Comic Story | Ball game 50 cents (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Happy |
| Credits | Script: Kin Platt | Pencils: Kin Platt [as Kin] | Inks: Kin Platt {as Kin] |
| Content | Genre: Gag |
| Notes | Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp. Strip #10 |
| Comic Story | "Why on Earth do you s'pose those baggage men..." (7 pages) |
| Featuring | The Jamms |
| Credits | Script: Crawford Young | Pencils: Crawford Young | Inks: Crawford Young |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp. Stips numbered 10 - 16 |
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