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| Name | Startling Comics 1 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 455853. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Kin Platt |
| Inks | Kin Platt |
| Publisher advertisement | No Title (1 page) |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Here they are! |
| Notes | Inside front cover. House ad for the Thrilling group of magazines. |
| Comic Story | The Origin of Captain Future / Captain Future (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Although fired from his job because of money shortages, Dr. Bryant has two weeks to complete his experiment to create an ultra shortwave for the transmission of radio and electrical impulses. When he crosses the infrared band with gamma rays, there is an explosion and Bryant finds himself charged with electrical power! |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Mr. Devlin (villain, introduction, President of the Pacific Electrical Corporation); Knights of the Purple Plague (villains, introduction for all); robot guards (villains) |
| Pencils | Kin Platt |
| Inks | Kin Platt |
| First Line | Dr. Andrew Bryant, studious young research worker, is summoned to the executive offices... |
| Comic Story | Introducing Dr. X / The Mysterious Dr. X (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. X sends an astral projection of his niece, Cynthia, to the planet Inus. |
| Genre | Fantasy; Science Fiction |
| Characters | Cynthia (introduction); Bob Stone (introduction); Inus-Men (introduction, villain) |
| First Line | In an observatory high in the Andes, Dr. X, master of the mysteries of occult science, undertakes the greatest experiment of his career! |
| Notes | For this story only, the Feature Logo is "Dr. X". |
| Story | G-Man Dalton (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bob Dalton, secret agent, hunts down a gang that robs banks. |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Bob Dalton (introduction); Mr. Kane; Henry Flint (introduction, villain); Sam; Moran; Jerome Elkton; Jean Elkton; Mike |
| Pencils | Leo Morey |
| Inks | Leo Morey |
| First Line | An ominous group gathers outside the Graceton National Bank... |
| Comic Story | The Origin of Mystico / Mystico (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Slade revives an ancient Egyptian mummy, Mystico, in a test of the vita-ray's ability to restore the dead to life. |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Characters | Dr. Slade (villain); Scraggs; the Green Shirts (introduction for all); Spike |
| Pencils | Leonard Sansone |
| Inks | Leonard Sansone |
| First Line | Dr. Slade, crazed inventor of the vita-ray, possesses the secret of restoring life to the dead! |
| Story | Scoop Langdon (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Scoop is assigned to write about the disappearance of Blaine Moffat and finds that the story also involves the Lung Yung Tong. |
| Genre | Adventure; Crime |
| Characters | Scoop Langdon (introduction); Blaine Moffat (villain); Ling Yung Tong (introduction for all); Joe Daniels; Mrs. Moffat; Toy Lan; Pai Nong; Ho T'Sing; Dr. Hutchins |
| First Line | Walking through Chinatown, Scoop hears a call for help! |
| Comic Story | Origin of the Masked Rider / Masked Rider (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bronc Randall returns home and discovers who killed his uncle. Bronc also uncovers a plan by Bishop to acquire property with oil deposits. |
| Genre | Western-frontier |
| Characters | Uncle Randall (introduction, death); Helen Carter (introduction); Shorthorn Jones (introduction); Bishop (introduction); Pete (introduction); Smokey (introduction); Bishop's gang (introduction); Tim Carter; Joe |
| Pencils | John Daly |
| Inks | John Daly |
| First Line | Bronc Randall, after two years on the rodeo circuit, is returning to his uncle's ranch! |
| Activity | Startling Comics Cash Contest (2 pages) |
| Characters | Bosco; Danny; Mrs. Jones |
| First Line | Look! $25 in cash prizes free |
| Notes | Startling Comics contest to earn cash prizes by solving five puzzles. |
| Story | Detective Sgt. Burke (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Detective Tom Burke is assigned to investigate the murder of Lou Wills and discovers a dope ring. |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Detective Sgt. Tom Burke (introduction); Anthony Clare (villain); Sun Kee (introduction); Hip Yen Tong (introduction); Lou Wills (death); Dr. Kwan |
| Pencils | Ray Thayer |
| Inks | Ray Thayer |
| First Line | Passing a house, Detective Sergeant Tom Burke is startled by the sound of a shot! |
| Text Story | Bobby and the Lions (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Bobby, on his way home, hears a cry for help and discovers two lions prowling around a tent with Sally trapped inside. |
| Colors | Will Garth |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Bobby Thomas; Sally |
| Script | Edmond Hamilton ? |
| First Line | Bobby Thomas stopped suddenly as he strode along the jungle trail. |
| Notes | Will Garth is a pen name used by Hamilton in Better (Pines) from 1940 to 1943 and later used by Alexander Samalman. This feature that is not mentioned in Bails for this creator and because of the coloring credit it might be somebody else entirely." |
| Comic Story | No Title (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bob and Beano investigate the kidnapping of Miss Hayes. |
| Feature | Bob and Beano |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Bob (introduction); Beano (introduction); Miss Hayes (introduction); Butch (introduction, villain); Butch's gang (introduction); Colonel Hayes |
| Pencils | Jack Lehti |
| Inks | Jack Lehti |
| First Line | Hey, Beano, you lug--cut out the noise--I'm tryin' to read! |
| Notes | Only appearance. |
| Advertisement | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Home Recordo |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Pencils | ? (illustration); ? (photographs) |
| Inks | ? (illustration); ? (photographs) |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Characters | Charlie Barnet (photos); Bill May (photo); Judie Ellington (photos); Larry Taylor (photo); Bob |
| First Line | Make your own records at home |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Ad for the Home Recordo. |
| Advertisement | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | This beautiful desk for only $1.00 with any Remington portable typewriter |
| Notes | Back cover. Ad for the Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter. |
| 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 | |
