Comments |
|
Strange entry from the early fifties which probably sparked the outcry for censorship. The Title Stories read like one of today's TV : the creators seem to enjoy the portrayals of grim and unspeakable torture to the Innocent while any sense of Justice is minimized, having the effect that what the Title Characters did truly was "fun" |
|
"Forecast for Death!" was originally a story titled "The Saint and the Star Gazer" from 'The Saint' #2 (1947). Aside from the name change, it's also been edited to change some of the character's names. The art is by Allen Ulmer, whose name was visible on the original splash page. |
|
| |
Additional Information |
|
Publication | 1951 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
|
Cover | The Secret Society That Terrorized Women and Men Alike! |
Featuring | The Hooded Menace |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Crime; Western-frontier |
|
Featuring | The Hooded Menace |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Crime; Western-frontier |
Notes | Inside front cover. |
|
Comic Story | The Terror of the Northwest! (8 pages) |
Synopsis | In 1903, ex-soldiers from the Spanish-American war settle in the Northwest region of the US and prey on the new settlers. |
Featuring | The Hooded Menace |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Crime; Western-frontier | Characters: John; Mary; Governor Brownlow; Sam Custis |
|
Comic Story | Reign of Terror! (7 pages) |
Synopsis | President Roosevelt arranges for troops to head to the Northwest and take down the "Fun Club" of hooded men. |
Featuring | The Hooded Menace |
Credits | Pencils:? (pages 5-7) | Inks:? (pages 5-7) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Crime; Western-frontier | Characters: John; Miss Ralston; Mr. Anderson; Theodore Roosevelt; Jake; Luke; Colonel Thomas; Jed Wilkins |
Notes | Story is unsigned. First few pages look like artist in first story, last few look much more amateur. |
|
Comic Story | Mad-Dog Killer Vincent Coll! (8 pages) |
Synopsis | The short and brutal life of a gangster named Vincent Coll. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Crime | Characters: Vincent Coll; Dutch Schultz; Peter Coll; French de Mange; Owney Madden; Sally; Joie Rao; Bo Weinberg; Bud |
|
Comic Story | Forecast for Death! (8 pages) |
Synopsis | Mike saves a girl from jumping off a building and gets himself involved in a phony fortune-telling scheme. |
Featuring | Mike Strong |
Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Mike Strong; Pat Kent; Helen Corning; Dexter Corning; Sandy Quirk; Mysta; Alfred; Roscoe |
Notes | Although there is a Rudy Palais credit in Jerry Bails' Who's Who for this feature and although the previous indexer suggested Rudy Palais ? for pencils and inks, this is most certainly not Palais.
Pencils and inks credits from the index of the original printing. The title and some names were changed. |
|
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Rocket Wholesale Company. |
|
Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | American Healthaids Company. |
|
Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Institute of Applied Science.
Back cover. |
|
The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a
Creative Commons Attribution License.
More details about this comic may be available in their page here |