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Startling Comics
Date | Number: v2 1 | Lang: English (en)
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Notes64 of 68 pgs Missing centerfold (Last 2pgs G-Man Dalton & First 2pgs Ace Buckley)
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Thanks for uploading this and the color rendering is fantastic, however the book is missing pages 33 - 36 for some reason. These contain some of the Ace Buckley story that feature the great work of Max Plaisted.
  
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NameStartling Comics 4 | Published
PublicationPrice: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: bi-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. 4.
 
Cover1 page
GenreSuperhero
CharactersCaptain Future [Andrew Bryant]
PencilsKin Platt (signed)
InksKin Platt (signed)
 
StoryCaptain Future (12 pages)
GenreSuperhero
CharactersCaptain Future [Andrew Bryant]
PencilsKin Platt
InksKin Platt
First LineA Nazonian espionage ring meets in its secret New York headquarters!
 
StoryDon Davis (6 pages)
SynopsisDon is assigned by British Intelligence with a vital mission to the British oil terminal in Haifa, the scene of many air strikes by enemy forces. Unless the attacks can be stopped, the British will be unable to fight.
GenreSpy
CharactersLt. Don Davis; Colonel Brank (villain)
PencilsLeonard Sansone
InksLeonard Sansone
First LineLt. Don Davis makes a great decision!
 
StoryMystico (7 pages)
SynopsisMystico receives a mental warning, alerting the Navy from test firing its big guns. But when they do, against Mystico's advice, a large sea creature arises out of the water and destroys the ships. After the same thing happens to Army guns along a beach, the man behind the creature escapes from a mental institution and then controls the beast to wreak havoc.
GenreSuperhero
CharactersMystico; un-named U.S. Navy Admiral; un-named Army Major; Carr (villain, planetary potentate); Simeo (villain, hairy apeman); Amphisaur (sea creature, death)
PencilsLeonard Sansone
InksLeonard Sansone
First LineThe Atlantic fleet steams past Sandy Hook for maneuvres.
NotesFeature entitled 'Mystico the Wonder Man'.
 
StoryG-Man Dalton (7 pages)
CharactersG-Man Dalton; J.C. Timms
PencilsLeo Morey
InksLeo Morey
First LineJ. C. Timms, a famous engraver, calls on his art agent!
 
StoryAce Buckley (5 pages)
GenreScience Fiction
CharactersAce Buckley; Toni; The Bashaw; Lieutenant O'Bannon
PencilsMax Plaisted
InksMax Plaisted
 
StoryThe Mysterious Dr. X (6 pages)
GenreAdventure
CharactersDr. X (master of occult science); Cynthia (his niece); Bob Stone (her fiancé)
First LineAmerica is stunned as the ocean suddenly recedes, leaving ships stranded...
 
Text StoryBoy Detectives (1 page)
FeatureJerry Martin
Letterstypeset
GenreAdventure; Children
CharactersJerry Martin; Herbie Johnson; Captain Blake
Script
First LineHerbie Johnson liked to play exciting games...
 
StoryBiff Powers (9 pages)
SynopsisThe Carson Circus sends Powers to Angola to find rumored giants as an attraction. The rival Trans-American Circus hires Peters to beat him to the giants. Peters arrives first, and befriends a pygmy tribe who will help him capture giants. The pygmies capture Powers and his girlfriend and plan to behead them, but the giants attack while the village guards are distracted. As a reward, their chief sends two men back with Powers for the circus.
GenreJungle
CharactersTom Carson; Biff Powers; "Brick" Peters (villain, introduction, death); Horace (introduction); Marcia Beale
PencilsJack Lehti ?
InksJack Lehti ?
First LineThe curator of the Metropolitan Museum delivers an important address!
 
Text StoryStage Robber (1 page)
Pencils? [as WWD] (2 spot illustrations)
Inks? [as WWD] (2 spot illustrations)
Letterstypeset
GenreWestern-frontier
CharactersBuck Nelson; Tommy Luden; Sheriff Sam Jerrson
Script
First LineOld Zeb Martin grinned at the boy...
 
StoryMasked Rider (6 pages)
GenreWestern-frontier
CharactersThe Masked Rider ["Bronc" Nelson]; Jud Watkins (crook); Barker; Curley
PencilsJohn Daly
InksJohn Daly
First LineThe Masked Rider heads along a trail above the Conchos River --
 
StoryHappy and Snappy (1.5 pages)
GenreHumor; Western-frontier
CharactersHappy; Snappy
PencilsKin Platt (signed)
InksKin Platt (signed)
First LineWe gotta get that guy!
NotesTwo separate stories, one full page, and one half page.
 
Publisher advertisementNo Title
FeatureDoc Strange
NotesHouse ad for Thrilling Comics
 
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