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Publication | Spring 1948 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
Notes | We had suggested Reed Crandall as the artist, but Crandall expert Roger Hill denied that attribution. Bryant pencils credit per Hill. |
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Featuring | Doll Man |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Darrel Dane (head view); Martha Roberts (head view); Professor Roberts (head view) |
Notes | We had suggested Reed Crandall as the artist, but Crandall expert Roger Hill denied that attribution. Bryant pencils credit per Hill. |
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Comic Story | Millions for Murder (12 pages) |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; J. W. Kerrigan (introduction, death); Hiram Browning (introduction, death); an un-named man (introduction, death); Eddie Gordon (introduction); Henry "Flame" Larsen (villain, introduction); Uncle Elias (villain, introduction); un-named crooks (villains, introduction for all); |
Notes | Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn. |
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Comic Story | Death Is My Hobby (11 pages) |
Synopsis | Darrel and Martha visit the aquarium and are revolted to see a live salmon fed to piranhas. As they leave, Darrel spots two known felons approaching the aquarium and ends up in a struggle with them, getting knocked out. This chance meeting eventually leads the Doll Man to meet up with Professor Piranha, who once had his lower right arm flesh eaten off by piranhas! |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts; Professor Piranha (villain, introduction); Tippy Graham (villain, introduction, death); Rocky Lynch (villain, introduction, death) |
Notes | Corrected art credits added by Craig Delich (2006-11-19). Formerly listed as Alex Kotsky ? Corrected name of the chief villain, from Professor Moray to Professor Piranha per Jim Amash in the Quality Collector (TwoMorrows, 2011). |
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Comic Story | Queen of the Vuctus (8 pages) |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Torchy Todd; Frisby Q. Quint (first appearance; villain); The Vuctus and the Explorers Club (first appearance) |
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Text Story | Black Mountain (1.75 pages) |
Featuring | Doll Man |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doll Man [Darrel Dane] |
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Statement of Ownership | Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Comic Story | Doll Man Joins the Underworld (14 pages) |
Synopsis | Tom Thumb "rises from the grave" after dying in prison, thanks to a drug given to him by his henchmen. Vowing to get even with Doll Man, he disguises himself as the Tiny Mite and sends a recently stolen 70-carat diamond to Martha Roberts (fiancee of Darrel Dane aka Doll Man), thus incriminating our hero. |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts; Tom Thumb (villain); Muggs Maloney (villain, introduction); Champagne Charley (villain, introduction) |
Notes | Jerry Bails' Who's Who suggests Al Bryant left comics in 1947. |
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