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Issue Details

Issue V3#1 [26]
Published September 1944
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing R.R. Hermann (Managing Editor); F.Z. Temerson (Business Manager)
Notes Statement Of Ownership: Continental Magazines, Inc.: Catman Comics (V3#1), Oct, 1st, 1943. Publisher: Continental Magazines, Inc, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City. Distributor: P.D.C.. Editor: none. Managing Editor: R.R. Hermann, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City. Business Manager: F.Z. Temerson, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City. Owners: Continental Magazines, Inc, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City, R.R. Hermann, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City, Esther Temerson, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City. Other bondholders: none. Notary: Anna Higgins, Queen's County Clerk's No 2773, Reg No 772, New York. County Clerk's No 4H432. Commission expires Mar 30, 1944. Dated: 29th September 1943. Statement of Ownership information provided by Frank Motler (April 28, 2005).

Cover Details

Characters The Catman; Kitten.
Genre superhero
Pencils Lou Ferstadt (signed)
Inks Lou Ferstadt (signed)

8 page The Catman and the Kitten story "What queer quirk of fate makes criminals of law abiding people?"

Characters Catman; Kitten.
Genre superhero
Pencils Chas. M. Quinlan

6 page The Deacon and Mickey story "The Man Who was Death"

Characters The Deacon; Mickey (boy sidekick); Mr. Death [villain].
Genre adventure

6 page Leatherface story "Count Vultiere"

Characters Leatherface [Andre DeLeboef, champion of the damned, I]; the Duc du Bellaire; Catherine (the Duc's daughter).
Genre period
Notes Only appearance, set in 16th century France.

2 page text story "You're the Murderer!"

Letters typeset

7 page Rufus story "Folks! We want you to meet our newest addition to Cat-Man Comics...Rufus!"

Script Manny Stallman
Pencils Tom Van Buren
Inks Tom Van Buren

6 page Little Leaders story "The Tokyo Termites"

Characters Mickey (Deacon's sidekick); The Kitten.
Genre superhero; adventure
Pencils Rudolph Palais (signed as R. Palais)
Inks Rudolph Palais (signed as R. Palais)
Notes Inker credit added by Craig Delich 3-21-09.

6 page The Golden Archer story "Sherwood Forest, in twelfth century England..."

Characters The Golden Archer [Ned][I]; Ned's father (I); the Sheriff of Nottingham (villain); Dianne (the sheriff's niece, or 'neice').
Synopsis Ned is a kitchen boy who becomes Robin Hood's aide, The Golden Archer.
Genre period
Script Don Rico?
Pencils Don Rico (signed)
Inks Don Rico?

6 page The Hood story "The Man Who Sold his Soul to the Devil!"

Characters The Hood [Major Wood]; Rae Herman [his fiancée]; Satan (the Man in the Black Cloak, villain); Harvey Stone [villain, D].
Synopsis The Hood has to face Harvey Stone, a man who sells his soul to the Devil for 10 good years, a man who now has the luck of the Devil, and whose every venture is crowned with success and unspeakable evil.
Genre superhero
Pencils Bob Fujitani
Inks Bob Fujitani
Notes Artist credits, some info and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 3-21-09.
Reprinted In Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1995 series) #76 (2008)