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| Date | | Number: 50 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Additional Information | |
| Name | Feature Comics 50 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | The 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. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Lala Palooza (inset); Samar (inset); Mickey Finn (inset); Spin Shaw (inset) |
| Pencils | John Cassone ? Gill Fox ? |
| Inks | John Cassone ? Gill Fox ? |
| First Line | Starring America's comic sensation |
| Notes | The Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. index card attached to online scanned version suggests Gill Fox as the cover artist. |
| Advertisement | Remington Typewriters (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Act now! On this bargain offer! |
| Comic Story | The Final Act of Mr. Grimm / Doll Man (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Grimm has important news to reveal to America. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Grimm (first appearance; death); The Nazis (villains); Dr. Roberts; Franz; Otto |
| Script | William Erwin Maxwell |
| Pencils | Reed Crandall |
| Inks | Reed Crandall |
| First Line | Darrel Dane is flying with Dr. Roberts and his daughter Martha to a remote part of the island of Java. |
| Story | Big Top (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | A young boy gets a job at the circus. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Joe; Herculo; Butch |
| Pencils | John Devlin |
| Inks | John Devlin |
| First Line | Hello, young fella - what're you hanging around for? |
| Notes | Two one page stories. |
| Comic Story | The Curse of the Death Devil / Samar (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | A foreign agent is trying to get Benton's workers to kill Benton. |
| Script | John Charles (credited) |
| Genre | Jungle |
| Characters | Samar; Ted Benton (first appearance); An agent of the Homburg Rubber Company (first appearance; villain; death) |
| Pencils | Max Elkan |
| Inks | Max Elkan |
| First Line | Samar strides through the forest one day.. suddenly.. |
| Comic Story | The Gibson Street Ghoul / Zero, Ghost Detective (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Zero is summoned by the law to take on the Gibson Street Ghoul, a mysterious ghost bent on vengeance. |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Zero; un-named ghost (introduction); John Stewart (introduction, death); Betty Stewart (introduction); The Gibson Street Ghoul [Moss] (villain, introduction, death); Foley; Burke; Joe |
| Script | Toni Blum |
| Pencils | Al Bryant |
| Inks | Al Bryant |
| First Line | A hit and run auto leaves a mangled body by the roadside. |
| Notes | Script credit suggested by the Who's Who. |
| Comic Story | To Save a Convoy / Dusty Dane (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dusty and Mike discover the first mate is a traitor. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Dusty Dane (last appearance); a first mate (first appearance; villain); the Nazis (villains); Big Mike Cardigan |
| Script | Vern Henkel |
| Pencils | Vern Henkel |
| Inks | Vern Henkel |
| First Line | Hey, Dusty, why're ya packin'.... what's the rush? |
| Notes | Final appearance of feature. |
| Comic Story | Acid and Extortion / Swing Sisson (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | An extortion gang threatens Bonnie if she doesn't pay them. |
| Genre | Humor; Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Swing Sisson; Gilda Kay (first appearance); An extortion gang (first appearance; villain); Bonnie Baxter; Toby Tucker |
| Script | Phil Martin |
| Pencils | Phil Martin |
| Inks | Phil Martin |
| First Line | A wave of terror grips the country's highly-paid performers, for star after star has recieved extortion threats... |
| Notes | Letterer misspelled received in first line. |
| Story | Lala Palooza (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Vincent spends some money on an expensive coat. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Lala Palooza; Vincent Doolittle; Burps; Mrs. Van Gelt |
| Pencils | John Devlin |
| Inks | John Devlin |
| First Line | Oh boy! The ponies did right by little Vincent today - 35--40--45--50-- |
| Comic Story | The Escape of Romer / Reynolds of the Mounted (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | German flying ace Romer is hunted down by Reynolds. |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Characters | Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; Romer (first appearance; villain; death); Tom; Marjorie Blaine; Jimmy Blaine |
| Pencils | Art Pinajian |
| Inks | Art Pinajian |
| First Line | Laden with captured German aviators brought from Europe, the prisonbound limited thunders through the Canadian wilds... |
| Comic Story | Clue of the Matches / Captain Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bruce tracks down the arsonists starting forest fires to destroy army camps. |
| Genre | Adventure; Spy |
| Characters | Capt. Bruce Blackburn; Z-2 and other spies (first appearance; villains); Gurk; White; Jackson Blackburn |
| Script | Harry Campbell |
| Pencils | Harry Campbell |
| Inks | Harry Campbell |
| Comic Story | Legree, the Dope Smuggler / Fargo Kid (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Fargo Kid takes shelter from the weather and comes across drug smugglers. |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Characters | The Fargo Kid [Tim Turner]; Mr. Legree (first appearance; villain); Mrs. Lil Legree (first appearance; villain); Pedro (first appearance; villain); BX 2 |
| Pencils | Alex Koda |
| Inks | Alex Koda |
| First Line | High in the mountains of the southwest the Fargo Kid finds himself lost... |
| Text Story | Treasure of the Khymers (1.35 pages) |
| Synopsis | Perry finds the hidden city of the Khymers. |
| Feature | Perry Scott |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Perry Scott; Dhat Klung |
| Script | Robert Hyatt ? |
| Advertisement | No Title |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | It's free this exciting new book Chemistry - the Modern Magic |
| Notes | The Porter Chemical Company. |
| Advertisement | Columbia Bicycles |
| Pencils | ?; ? (photograph) |
| Inks | ?; ? (photograph) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Tops by test pilot standards |
| Story | Mickey Finn (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Phil bets on a poor horse. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Nippie (in topper strip); Mickey Finn; Mrs. Finn; Phil Finn; Bridgework (horse); Whitney Van Astor (imposter); Houlihan; Clancy; Joe; Sadie; Sunny |
| Script | Lank Leonard |
| Pencils | Lank Leonard |
| Inks | Lank Leonard |
| First Line | So your uncle Phil went to the races today, eh Mickey? |
| Notes | Four comic strip reprints. |
| Comic Story | The Explosive Pencils / Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Rusty and the gang are believed to be saboteurs. |
| Genre | Adventure; Children; Spy |
| Characters | Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Smiley Scott; Ed; Whitey; Scotty]; Hans (villain, introduction, death); Number Two (villain, introduction, death); Number Three (villain, introduction); Mike; Clancy |
| Script | Paul Gustavson |
| Pencils | Paul Gustavson |
| Inks | Paul Gustavson |
| Letters | Paul Gustavson |
| First Line | One day, as the Brigadiers visit the new air-field near Boyville... |
| Notes | All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
| Story | Homer Doodle and Son (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Junior and a friend make a lot of noise while his father and mother are out. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Homer Doodle; Junior Doodle; Herb |
| Script | Arthur Beeman |
| Pencils | Arthur Beeman |
| Inks | Arthur Beeman |
| First Line | Mother and I are going now, Junior |
| Comic Story | Castor Oil / Poison Ivy (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Poison fears what's coming. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Poison Ivy; Mrs. Ivy |
| Script | Gill Fox |
| Pencils | Gill Fox |
| Inks | Gill Fox |
| First Line | Who's that? |
| Comic Story | Chaos in Cuba / Spin Shaw (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Cadet Bryant goes on patrol with Spin. |
| Script | Rex Smith (credited) |
| Genre | Aviation |
| Characters | Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Gomez (first appearance; villain); Nazis (villains); Eddie Bryant |
| Pencils | Witmer Williams |
| Inks | Witmer Williams |
| First Line | At the naval training station a cadet pilot rushes up to Spin Shaw. |
| Advertisement | Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns (1 page) |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Pencils | Fred Harman |
| Inks | Fred Harman |
| First Line | Own this saddle gun! |
| Advertisement | American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals (1 page) |
| Pencils | various |
| Inks | various |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Gene Autry |
| First Line | Chose your prize |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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