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Weird Comics
Date | Number: 4 | Lang: English (en)
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To my surprise there is a THOR superhero, 1940 well before Marvel comics started theirs. Then there is a superhero who flies with wings. Reminiscent of X-man 'The Angel'. ....makes me wonder if these were seen & inspired Stan Lee...? who knows.
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Thanks to my lord emperor golddalek for picking this one – I was of course immediately drawn to the distressed blonde in red dress cover – not to mention the redhead in a steel bikini. Thor has been out of copyright since about 721AD, so no surprise to find a version predating the Marvel version – there were even earlier versions, see the Eddas, Adam of Bremen, Wagner etc. I like this Wright Lincoln version if only because he has a badly-drawn girlfriend called Glenda (aforementioned damsel in distress). Equally badly drawn is Sorceress Zoom (is it really Joe Simon?) This time, blonde Sally has a green dress to provide some variety. Her boyfriend is turned into a snake – can things ever be the same between them – will they hiss and make up? Pencil standards are maintained in Blast Bennett where spacer Blast loses his sidekick, Red. Most would leave it at that, but Blast feels the need to find Red thus encountering midgets, giants and cavemen in a tale that would embarrass the pen of a six-year-old. Much like the editor, the mad Dr Mortal is intent on creating a monster. Bert Whitman’s pencils are a small step up and the story entices with a couple of interesting plot twists. Voodooman also earns brownie points with a real sense of menace, an interesting plot that involves hypnotic drugs, good facial work and some nice painted panels. The talking tree is a bit of a let-down but we can overlook that because – you guessed it – there’s a distressed blonde in a red dress. Birdman is a bit high in the sky but the introduction of Nava, the Queen of Jarvaak, at the end of Typhon holds out some promise for the next issue. There’s also an advert for a comicscope – I always wanted one of them.
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The Sorceress of Zoom finally appears on a cover! In the story she wears a different costume, a blue version of her red dress from issue #1. The Evil wizard Zoro captures Jimmy and his gal Sally. Very Sorceress of Zoom behavior. The Sorceress wants Jimmy for herself, and the story seems to be continued but by next issue we'll see that the Sorceress has completely forgotten both of them. She's fickle like that.
  
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NameWeird Comics 4 (fiche) | Published
PublicationPrice: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly
NotesThe 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.
 
Cover1 page
GenreFantasy
CharactersSorceress of Zoom
PencilsJoe Simon
InksJoe Simon
First LineCaught in the evil hands of the Sorceress of Zoom
NotesSwiped from a pulp cover.
 
StoryThor (12 pages)
SynopsisGrant must stop the bandit thief Wong and his men from securing the vast gold hoard of Buddha.
GenreFantasy
CharactersThor (ancient god); Grant Farrel [also as a Mongol traveller]; Glenda; The Grand Llama; General Wong (villain); Wong's Army (villains)
Script (signed) ?
PencilsDan Gormley ?
InksDan Gormley ?
First LineHeir to the supernatural power of the ancient god Thor, Grant Farrel is summoned to Valhalla.
NotesScript credit suggested by the Who's Who.

Wright Lincoln was a House name at Fiction House in 1939.

Art credits from Ron Goulart via Will Murray and the GCD Error List (21 March 2006), with the original indexer crediting both pencils and inks to Pierce Rice (who did the strip sometime in 1940, but not this story).

Note from Craig Delich: I don't believe Gormley is the artist here. The Who's Who and other sources lists him as doing "Dynamite Thor", which appeared in Weird Comics #6-8, and featured the hero in costume. Thor, God of Thunder, found in Weird Comics #1-5, was set in Valhalla. I've added a ? to Gormley's art credits.

Grant Farrel was given the powers and image of Thor whenever Thor threw his mighty hammer striking Grant.
 
Comic StoryZoro the Wizard / The Sorceress of Zoom (8 pages)
CharactersZoro
PencilsDon Rico
InksDon Rico
NotesSorceress back to being a villainess again
 
StorySolar Plexis (2 pages)
Script ?
PencilsFred Schwab ?
InksFred Schwab ?
First LineWar has been raging with ever-increasing fury...
 
Comic StorySearch for Red / Blast Bennett (8 pages)
CharactersRoro; savages
PencilsDon Rico
InksDon Rico
 
Comic StoryBanquet of Monsters / Dr. Mortal (8 pages)
Script
PencilsBert Whitman
InksBert Whitman
 
Text StoryThe Little Earth (2 pages)
ScriptSid L. Sidney
Letterstypeset
 
Comic StoryPlague of Jacmel / The Voodoo Man (8 pages)
Pencils? [as Allan Spectre]
CharactersRev. Williams; Lydia Williams; Manda; Voodoo Man; Grand Zombie; Grand Zombie's mistress
 
Comic StoryThe Tekite Terror / Bird Man (8 pages)
Pencils? [as Arnold Mazos]
CharactersBird Man; Dr. Exton
Noteslast appearance
 
StoryWeird Facts (1 page)
SynopsisFeatures Irish terrorists, buried crosses, Maori, and the beliefs of natives of the Belgian Congo.
Pencils? [as Ferguson]
Inks? [as Ferguson]
 
Comic StoryThe Land of Javaark / Typhon (8 pages)
Pencils? [as Phillips Judge]
CharactersQueen Nava
 
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