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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published November 1949
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Harry Stein
Notes Indexed from a scanned copy from goldenagecomics.co.uk. Bill Ward art IDs are very tentative.

Cover Details - "The United States Navy Wants You!"

Characters Torchy Todd
Pencils Bill Ward ?
Inks Bill Ward ?
Notes Indexed from a scanned copy from goldenagecomics.co.uk. Bill Ward art IDs are very tentative.

1 page advertisement "Hi Fellows! The New Lionel Trains Catalog is Ready"

Synopsis Ad for Lionel Trains
Notes Inside front cover. Also includes indicia which states comic is published bi-monthly.

9 page Torchy story "Ethelbert... Wait!"

Characters Torchy Todd; Tess Parker; Ethelbert (robot); Ed Tracy; Elmo Fleep
Synopsis Ed takes Torchy and Tess to visit his inventor friend Elmo who has just developed a robot that answers voice commands. Unfortunately, the robot takes things a little bit too literally.
Pencils Bill Ward ?
Inks Bill Ward ?

6 page Sam Brown Supersalesman story "Remember to tell our customers that Harebrain Hatpins are on hats to stay!"

Characters Sam Brown
Synopsis Sam Brown tries to sell hatpins but almost gets engaged to a homely princess instead.
Pencils Harry Sahle [as Sahle]
Inks Harry Sahle [as Sahle]
Notes Sam Brown looks and acts like Bob Hope.

8 page Torchy story "Now for your $10,000 prize question..."

Characters Torchy Todd; Tess Parker; Ed Tracy
Synopsis Torchy gets on a radio quiz show.
Pencils Gill Fox (signed)
Inks Gill Fox (signed)

1 page text story "Just Call Me Sugah"

Letters Typeset

7 page Torchy story "Yoo-hoo, Ed! Bon voyage!"

Characters Torchy Todd; Ed Tracy; Tess Parker; Jonathan Boyer; Alonzo Fleuge
Synopsis Ed gets a job as a millionaire's chauffeur and tries to get money to back a show.

1 page "U. S." Royal advertisement "Spoiling the Gangsters' Scheme"

Characters U. S. Royal
Synopsis Comic strip ad for U. S. Royal Bike Tires.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "A Quality Romance Publication Means You'll Get The Best!"

Synopsis Ad for 5 Quality romance titles, including cover shots.
Notes Inside back cover.

1 page advertisement "Prizes for You!"

Synopsis Ad for selling Christmas Packs and getting prizes from the American Specialty Company.
Notes On back cover of comic.