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Weird Comics
Date | Number: 19 | Lang: English (en)
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SourceThis book was scanned from a copy in the JVJ Archive.
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The artwork in the Sorceress of Zoom has gone up a notch with this story. She goes undercover to claim the ‘Crimson Sapphire’. The Sorceress is called the ‘Evil Enchantress’ in this story, and she’s looking very sexy but seems to prefer using brute force instead of seduction.
  
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NameWeird Comics 19 | 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, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 4.
 
Cover1 page
GenreSuperhero; War
CharactersThe Eagle; Buddy; The Dart (inset)
PencilsRoland Patenaude
InksRoland Patenaude
First LineAs the Eagle battled the U-boat crew, Buddy dove overboard, to try to stop, with his bare hands, the torpedo headed for the American boat!
NotesArt identification based on Patenaude’s signed covers for The Eagle #3 and 4, on which the art of the Eagle and Buddy is consistent with the art of them on this cover, including small and smoothly well-rounded heads, wide smiles with teeth showing, and their capes hanging in the air. Star-esque spiky circles are also used to convey the Nazis getting punched.
 
Comic StoryThe Electromagnetic Trap / The Eagle (14 pages)
GenreSuperhero
CharactersThe Eagle; Buddy; Gauleiter (villain, introduction, death); Gleich (villain, introduction, death); Nazis
PencilsLouis Cazeneuve ?
InksLouis Cazeneuve ?
 
Comic StoryThe Vault of Time / The Sorceress of Zoom (7 pages)
SynopsisThe Sorceress visits Father Time to discover who the owner of the fabulous Crimson Sapphire is.
GenreFantasy
CharactersFather Time (introduction); Time; Lanny; Sorceress of Zoom (villain); Gunner Scapula (villain, introduction, death); Slug (villain, introduction)
PencilsHarry Lucey (signed)
InksHarry Lucey (signed)
NotesHarry Lucey art credits, synopsis, and some other information added by Craig Delich 9-28-08.
 
Comic StoryThe Gold Thief / Black Rider (8 pages)
GenreWestern-frontier
CharactersThe Black Rider; Bolton (villain, introduction)
PencilsPierce Rice
 
StoryThe Dart (10 pages)
SynopsisWhen the watch of Mr. Wheeler is found at the scene of a murder, the Dart must go into action to clear the name of his secret identity.
Script? [as Alex Boon] (credited)
GenreSuperhero
CharactersThe Dart [Wheeler]; Ace [Andy]; Jimmy Dante; Mr. Mance (death); Miss Tilbury; Blackwell (villain, introduction)
PencilsDennis Neville
InksDennis Neville
First LineJimmy Dante, adopted son of John Mance, high school principal is the victim of a murderous attack by a masked killed! [sic]
NotesSome info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-28-08.

Credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
 
Comic StorySudden Death! / Marga the Panther Woman (6 pages)
SynopsisThe murder of a messager and the theft of the jewels he was carrying lead Marga on a mission to track down the killer and recover the gems.
Pencils? [as James J. Royal] (signed)
Inks? [as James J. Royal] (signed)
GenreJungle
CharactersMarga; Mary; Ambers; Marl (villain, introduction)
NotesSome info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-28-08.
 
Text StoryRome by Time Machine (2 pages)
Letterstypeset
GenreAdventure
Script (signed)
 
StoryDynamo (5.5 pages)
SynopsisDynamo must stop the attempt by a detective hired to protect a powerhouse from blowing up the same.
GenreSuperhero
CharactersDynamo [Jim Andrews]; Mr. Barret; Barret's daughter; Slate (villain, detective, introduction)
Script ?
PencilsRoland Patenaude
InksRoland Patenaude
First LineAs the lone watchman walks his round at the central abutment of the Barrett Railroad bridge, two sinister figures attack him from the back and blow up the main derrick!
NotesLast appearance.

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-26-08.

Harold Weber is a house name.

Art credits from Mark Heike.

The last half of Page 6 is an illustrated ad in panels, featuring The Kooba Kid, and a panel announcing a contest and prizes for kids making up the last line for a limerick. Contest closed July 25, 1941.
 
AdvertisementNo Title
SynopsisThe Kooba Kid comes to the defense of a poor youngster who has just been beaten up.
FeatureThe Kooba Kid
Pencils? [as BIC] (signed)
Inks? [as BIC] (signed)
GenreAdventure
CharactersThe Kooba Kid
NotesSequence and all info added by Craig Delich 10-26-08. The last panel is an ad for a contest called "Kid Limericks", which asks readers to fill in the last line of a rhyme to win prizes: 1st prize = $25, 2nd prize [five total] = $5 each; and 3rd prize [50 total] = $1 each.
 
Comic StoryGorrit the War Ace / Swoop Curtiss (6 pages)
Pencils? [as Bob Keen] (signed)
Inks? [as Bob Keen] (signed)
GenreAviation
CharactersSwoop Curtis; Gorrit (villain, introduction)
 
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