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| Notes | Printed by Wm. H. Wise in 1944 on behalf of Fox as a way to get around WWII paper rationing. A mixed bag giant comic of 196 pages. Rangerhouse scans. David Miles edits. From the JVJ collection. There is more information about this book at the bottom of the page | |||
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| Name | Everybody's Comics nn | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.50 USD | Pages: 196 Lou Ferstadt |
| Notes | "Great Comic Library" appears on the back cover along with "World's Best Comics". On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1945 Pamphlets [etc.], page 285, copyright by William H. Wise & Co., Inc. There is no copyright record with a 1944 publication date. Lou Ferstadt |
| Lou Ferstadt (figures surrounding comic book) | |
| Cover | 1 page Lou Ferstadt (figures surrounding comic book) |
| Pencils | Lou Ferstadt (figures surrounding comic book) Lou Ferstadt (figures surrounding comic book) |
| Inks | Lou Ferstadt Lou Ferstadt |
| Credits | Contents (1 page) |
| Notes | On inside front cover. |
| Comic Story | The Murder in Masquerade / Bouncer (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Anteas Jr. picks up Don and George, two boys who were chosen to share a Bouncer adventure. They attend a masquerade ball, with the Bouncer as Anteas Jr. and Anteas Jr. as the Bouncer. Penny, the district attorney's daughter, is abducted and replaced with Star, the girlfriend of gangster Fever. When the crooks rob the ball's charity funds, Star shoots a man who tries to stop them, and Penny gets the blame. Anteas Jr. and the Bouncer solve the case and clear Penny. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Bouncer; Anteas Jr.; Don Smith; George Samarra Jr.; Penny Manly; Fever; Star; Numbness; District Attorney Manly |
| Script | Robert Kanigher ? |
| Pencils | Lou Ferstadt |
| Inks | Lou Ferstadt |
| Notes | Don Smith of Zanesville, Ohio and George Samarra Jr. of Brackenridge, Pennsylvania were comic book readers who submitted entries to a regular Fox contest to appear in a Bouncer story. |
| Comic Story | Modern Hercules / Bouncer (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Gangster Balloon hates the Bouncer; when he sees a picture of the ancient Hercules defeating the Bouncer, the crook hires modern day wrestler Hercules and his twin brother to attack the superhero. The Bouncer and Anteas Jr. defeat them, and the two wrestlers agree to change sides. They all participate in a charity wrestling tournament that Balloon plans to rob. This plan is foiled by the Bouncer. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Bouncer; Anteas Jr.; Hercules; Balloon; Blackie; Penny Manly; Hercules' brother |
| Script | Robert Kanigher |
| Pencils | Lou Ferstadt |
| Inks | Lou Ferstadt |
| Comic Story | Selura / Rocket Kelly (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Kelly, Sue, and Whacky are in Kelly's rocket plane when it goes out of control, leaves Earth, and lands on the planet Selura. They meet various odd beings. The Wise One says these are "misfits," banished from the Outer Rings where the "true Selurians...an intelligent but somewhat cruel people" live. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Captain Patrick Kelly; Sue Andrews; Whacky; Gilad; the Wise One |
| Script | Ted Small |
| Notes | This story is a direct sequel to the Rocket Kelly story in The Bouncer (1944 series) #14 Spring 1945. Thus, the "1944" date of Everybody's Comics is dubious. |
| Comic Story | Wise One / Rocket Kelly (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | On the planet Selura, the Wise One explains to Kelly, Sue and Whacky that the "misfits" they have met are the failed results of the Selurians to perfect their race. Kelly agrees to pose as a deceased "misfit" so his "corpse" will be taken to the Outer Rings for examination by the Selurians. When the Selurians arrive to pick him up, Kelly shoots them and proves to the Wise One that they aren't immortal. The Wise One says his people will "settle peaceably with the Outer Ring" now that they don't have to fear their oppressors. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Captain Patrick Kelly; Sue Andrews; Whacky; the Wise One; Gilad; Big Ears |
| Script | Ted Small |
| Notes | Gilad is bald in the previous story but has a full head of hair in this one. |
| Comic Story | The Man Who Made Dreams Come True / Puppeteer (10 pages) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Alec Hope |
| Pencils | Lou Ferstadt |
| Inks | Lou Ferstadt |
| Comic Story | One Round Hogan vs Battling Bradford / One Round Hogan (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Hogan is making a comeback but cancels a bout in New York because his father is going to be there and Hogan doesn't want him to know his son is a boxer. His manager Spigot convinces Hogan to confess everything after he's the champion. However, in the middle of the bout Hogan realizes his father is in the audience and is cheering for him. Hogan knocks out Bradford and becomes champion. |
| Genre | Sports |
| Characters | Tim "One Round" Hogan [Tim Curran]; Blimp; Spigot Barnett; Dad Curran; Battling Bradford |
| Script | Ruth Roche |
| Pencils | Al Zere |
| Inks | Al Zere |
| Notes | Title from contents page. |
| Comic Story | Light Heavyweight Champion of the World / One Round Hogan (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Hogan tells his father that he wants to move up to the heavyweight class and will retire from boxing when he wins that title. Hogan is kidnaped by gangster Blackie's men to force his manager Spigot to sell 50% of Hogan's contract. Spigot refuses and Hogan also won't cooperate. Hogan escapes from his captors and arrives at the arena just in time to win the championship fight. |
| Genre | Sports |
| Characters | Tim "One Round" Hogan; Spigot Barnett; Dad Curran; Blimp; Blackie Muratore; Spike |
| Script | Jo Logan |
| Pencils | Al Zere |
| Inks | Al Zere |
| Notes | "Jo" Logan byline this time, previous story spelled it "Joe" Logan. Contents page lists "Jo Logan" for all 3 One Round Hogan stories. Title from contents page. |
| Comic Story | Elephants at Large / One Round Hogan (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Now that he's the champion, Hogan gets many offers from movies, etc. He takes a job with a circus, fighting exhibition bouts so he can train at the same time. Hogan warns Spigot that he was "shell shocked in Africa" and mustn't see wild animals. Crooked manager Conners learns of Hogan's phobia. He sends Ranger McCoy to fight Hogan then releases some elephants. McCoy stops the stampede and apologizes to Hogan for participating in the scheme. |
| Genre | Sports |
| Characters | Tim "One Round" Hogan; Spigot Barnett; Pinky Conners; Ranger McCoy; Kelly |
| Script | Jo Logan |
| Pencils | Al Zere |
| Inks | Al Zere |
| Notes | Title from contents page. "Jo Logan" credit from Contents page. |
| Comic Story | Nylon Murders / Joan Mason (6 pages) |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Joan Mason |
| Script | Art Allen |
| Pencils | George Appel |
| Inks | George Appel |
| Notes | Joan Mason is a reporter for the "Daily Planet" but presumably this is not the same newspaper that employs Clark Kent. |
| Comic Story | Firebug / Joan Mason (6 pages) |
| Genre | Crime |
| Script | Art Allen |
| Pencils | George Appel |
| Inks | George Appel |
| Comic Story | Murder at the Opera / Joan Mason (6 pages) |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Joan Mason |
| Script | Art Allen |
| Pencils | George Appel |
| Inks | George Appel |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | This 'n That |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Walt Egan |
| Pencils | Al Zere |
| Inks | Al Zere |
| First Line | Yes, ma'am..we have our own methods |
| Notes | Five one-panel gag cartoons. "Walt Egan" credit comes from contents page. This issue is the only appearance of the "This 'n That" feature. |
| Story | Minit Mystery (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A murderer is killing members of the jury who sent his son "to the chair" ten years earlier. Private investigator Dick May solves the case. |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Richard May; Captain; Regan |
| Script | Tom Canby |
| Pencils | Al Zere |
| Inks | Al Zere |
| First Line | One by one eleven members of a quiet suburb have been slain in cold blood |
| Notes | "Tom Canby" credit comes from Contents page. Spelled "Minute Mystery" on Contents page, but "Minit Mystery" on the comic itself. |
| Story | Joy Family (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Cuthbert and Skeffingby, waiting for their wives to have babies, are held up by a crooked cab driver who changes his mind when he learns of their situation. He buys them both baby furnishings, but the store doesn't deliver. Cuthbert convinces a mover to pick up the stuff but while he's waiting, he's arrested by the police for obstruction. They change their minds and give Cuthbert a police escort back to the hospital, where his new baby daughter is waiting. |
| Script | Sam (credited) (house name) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Cuthbert Joy; Judy Joy; Pinky Joy; Skeffingby; Finnegan; Peoria Joy |
| Pencils | Al Zere |
| Inks | Al Zere |
| First Line | You'd better go home and get some sleep Mr. Joy! |
| Notes | Judy Joy and Pinky Joy only appear in the splash panel on page one. The infant would be named Peoria Joy in future stories. |
| Story | Joy Family (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Cuthbert and his son Pinky set off to see the new baby but are joined by "maid" Roweena and a host of Pinky's pals. The nurse says only Cuthbert can come in. Cuthbert promises to get a pass and sneak the children in one at a time. A guard pursues him, and Cuthbert disguises himself as a woman to escape but runs into a cop and smashes the policeman's basket of eggs. The judge sends Cuthbert home where he learns his wife and baby had arrived an hour earlier by cab. |
| Script | Sam (credited) (house name) |
| Genre | Humor; Domestic |
| Characters | Cuthbert Joy; Roweena; Pinky Joy; Peoria Joy; Pete; Horan |
| Pencils | Al Zere |
| Inks | Al Zere |
| First Line | Greatest Baby on Earth! Cuthbert Joy..Father |
| Comic Story | Tale of the Counterfeit Coins / Dick Transom (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Private eye Dick thinks he's solved the case of counterfeit coins flooding the city, but he just wins first prize in high society Mrs. Van Oop's treasure hunt. |
| Script | ? [as Hap Harris] |
| Genre | Humor; Crime |
| Characters | Dick Transom; Joe; Jeffrey; Mrs. Van Oop |
| Pencils | Al Zere |
| Inks | Al Zere |
| Story | Dick Transom (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Private detective Dick decides to return to the police force since business is bad. A fleeing robber tricks Dick into holding a bag full of loot. When the man's henchmen try to retrieve the bag, Dick won't give it to them and discovers they're crooks. He arrests the gang and reopens his detective agency. |
| Script | ? [as Hap Harris] |
| Genre | Humor; Crime |
| Characters | Dick Transom; Gerald Drew; Commissioner |
| Pencils | Al Zere |
| Inks | Al Zere |
| First Line | Big crime wave in city! Police fail (newspaper headline) |
| Comic Story | His Doubtful Double / The Green Mask (10 pages) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Johnny Green; Green Mask |
| Script | Jack Fiske |
| Story | The O'Brine Twins (6 pages) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Waterman O'Brine; Wetmore O'Brine; Time Immemorial Man |
| Script | Larry Page |
| First Line | The O'Brine Twins brough themselves a whizzbang... |
| Story | The O'Brine Twins (6 pages) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Wetmore O'Brine; Waterman O'Brine |
| Script | Larry Page |
| Pencils | Lou Ferstadt (signed) |
| Inks | Lou Ferstadt (signed) |
| First Line | Our time immerorial machine got us a real knight from King Arthur's Court! |
| Notes | Signed on the first panel of the fourth page. |
| Story | Gussie the Gob (3 pages) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Gussie; Paul |
| Pencils | Abner Moore |
| Inks | Abner Moore |
| First Line | And when I found out her father owns a chain of groceries, I knew I was in love! |
| Story | Gussie the Gob (3 pages) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Gussie; Paul; Vicki |
| Pencils | Abner Moore |
| Inks | Abner Moore |
| First Line | This town is full of beautiful girls sure wish I could get rid of this detail |
| Story | Mike the M.P. (3 pages) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Mike |
| Script | Tod Kay (house name) |
| First Line | So tonight's the liar's contest. The one telling the biggest lie wins |
| Story | Mike the M.P. (3 pages) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Mike |
| Script | Tod Kay (house name) |
| First Line | My duty is over for to-day-I hop somethin' interesting turns up! |
| Story | Pussy Katnip (4 pages) |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Pussy Katnip |
| Script | Len Short (signed) |
| First Line | In this story, Pussy Katnip, toast of all who come to her night club, sings three numbers... |
| Comic Story | The Unfortunate Fortune Teller / Pussy Katnip (3 pages) |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Script | Len Short (signed) |
| Comic Story | Bottled Misery / Snooky (4 pages) |
| Script | Toby (credited) (house name) |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Snooky; Honeybear |
| Story | Snooky (3 pages) |
| Script | Toby (credited) (house name) |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Snooky; Honeybear |
| First Line | That old witch is in for a big surprise in just a minute |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Sky High |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | This happens every Monday since those Air WAC's moved in |
| Notes | 5 one-panel cartoons. The only appearance of this "Sky High" feature from Fox. Not to be confused with other "Sky High" features at other publishers. |
| Comic Story | Gwendolyn Cleans Up / Gwendolyn (3 pages) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Gwendolyn |
| Script | Bert Bain |
| Notes | Only appearance of this "Gwendolyn" feature at Fox. Not to be confused with other "Gwendolyn" features at other publishers. |
| Story | Minit Mystery (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Sky detective Barnes helps capture a gang of thieves using a small submarine. |
| Genre | Crime |
| Characters | Barnes |
| Script | Tom Canby |
| Pencils | Al Zere |
| Inks | Al Zere |
| First Line | Barnes, several our our cargo planes carrying Federal gold have been lost over the ocean! |
| Notes | "Tom Canby" credit comes from Contents page. Spelled "Minute Mystery" on Contents page, but "Minit Mystery" on the comic itself. |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | This 'n That |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Walt Egan |
| Pencils | Al Zere |
| Inks | Al Zere |
| First Line | There's a mortgage onit but it's liquidated when the sun shines again! |
| Notes | 5 one-panel joke cartoons. "Walt Egan" credit comes from contents page. This issue is the only appearance of the "This 'n That" feature. |
| Story | Karrots (6 pages) |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Karrots; Goopy; Robbie Robot |
| Script | Cy King |
| First Line | Put 'er right in there, Robbie, ol boy..an' watch me put 'er right over the fence! |
| Story | Crime at Number Nine (6 pages) |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Script | Cy King |
| First Line | Let's have a smile, Snard |
| Story | Sweet Sue (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sue is afraid to approach her father with her report card because he's doing his income tax. She tries to avoid him but is finally caught--only to have her teacher say Sue got the wrong report card, and is really one of the school's "star pupils." |
| Genre | Humor; Children |
| Characters | Sue Higbee; Mr. Higbee |
| Script | Pat King (house name) |
| Pencils | Al Zere |
| Inks | Al Zere |
| First Line | Ooh! This is a mess! Snif snif snif! |
| Story | Sis and Junior (3 pages) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Mac Miller (house name) |
| First Line | Beautiful day isn't it? |
| Notes | "Mac Miller" credit from the Contents page. |
| Story | Sis and Junior (3 pages) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Mac Miller |
| First Line | Ow! What's the matter, dear? |
| Notes | "Mac Miller" credit from the Contents page. |
| Story | Illuso (6 pages) |
| Script | King (credited) (house name) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Illuso, Master of Magic |
| First Line | Illuso, master of magic and arch foe of crime, was taught the mysteries of illusion by a high llama of Tibet! |
| Comic Story | The Marauder Comet / Rick Evans (6 pages) |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Rick Evans; Stringbean; Astra; Igno, Master of Flame (villain) |
| Script | Stan Ford |
| Pencils | Lou Ferstadt |
| Inks | Lou Ferstadt |
| Notes | Art is consistent with Ferstadt‘s signed Rick Evans story from The Green Mask #v2#3 (Fall, 1945). |
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