Yellowjacket Comics (1944) comic books

Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Bill Allison, Harold DeLay, Arnold Hicks, Gus Schrotter and Chu F. Hing. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. Crime writer and apiarist Vince Harley learns he can control bees, and sets out to battle crime as the (first) superhero named Yellowjacket. Perhaps inspired by Wonder Woman, the Greek goddess Diana returns to Earth to punch out Nazis during World War II. Meanwhile in Manila, Juan Manito becomes the Filipino Kid to resist invading Japanese forces, in a story that may be the work of early Asian-American comics artist (and Green Turtle creator) Chu F. Hing. Plus, the early horror feature Tales of Terror adapts Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat. Yellowjacket; Diana the Huntress; Message for the Cops; Famous Tales of Terror: The Black Cat; Debunker; King of the Beasts; Harbor Lights: The Man Who Should Have Died; Bee Lines; Filipino Kid. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Gregg. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Jack Warren, Gus Schrotter, George Gregg and Rudy Palais. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. As Greek guerrillas battle invading Nazi forces, they are aided by the moon goddess Diana and the gods from Mt. Olympus. Heroic Harry, part of the Homeville VFD, risks his life to save a lady's "baby" from a burning building, only to learn he's rescued a cat. American fishermen are captured by a Japanese vessel during WWII. Plus pre-drone advice on taking aerial photos with a camera and a kite. Yellowjacket; Diana the Huntress; Liberator Team; Aerial Photography; Heroic Harry; Debunker; King of the Beasts; Harbor Lights; Bee Lines; Filipino Kid. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Battefield. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Leo Morey, Jack Warren, Gus Schrotter, George Gregg and Rudy Palais. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. Yellowjacket investigates when a doctor experiments on amputee soldiers to see if crab serum will regenerate their limbs, or just turn them into crab monsters. The moon goddess Diana leads a contingent of gods against a Nazi armada approaching Greece, including Hercules, Jupiter, Mercury and Discordia. The Filipino Kid leads his guerrillas into battle against the so-called "murder master of Manila." Plus, the early horror feature Tales of Terror adapts Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum. Yellowjacket: The Curse of the Broken Claw; Diana the Huntress; Killer; Famous Tales of Terror: The Pit and the Pendulum; Debunker; King of the Beasts; Harbor Lights; Bee Lines; Filipino Kid. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Paul Gattuso, Leo Morey, Harold DeLay, Gus Schrotter, and Rudy Palais. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. An ex-convict sets up a "crime school" to pass along illicit knowledge, until Yellowjacket gets wind of it. Diana the moon goddess intervenes when bandits attack American relief shipments to Nazi-beleaguered Greece. Steve of the harbor police learns that a gang plans to rob a cocaine smuggler's ship, and sets out to get there first. Plus, the early horror feature Tales of Terror adapts Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher. Yellowjacket: The Steel Coffin Case; Diana the Huntress; Out of Commission; Famous Tales of Terror: The Fall of the House of Usher; Debunker; King of the Beasts: Circus Saboteur; Harbor Lights; Bee Lines. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Leo Morey, Harold DeLay, George Gregg and Rudy Palais. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. Yellowjacket tracks a child kidnapping ring. In a second story, he actually carries a boxed beehive onto a ship to fight crooks with his bee-control powers. The goddess Diana gets the other Greek gods to help her rout the Nazis in Greece; if they elude Jupiter's thunderbolts, they won't avoid Diana's arrows. Yellowjacket: Adventure of the Mailbox Marauders; The Adventure of the Clipper Inn!; Diana the Huntress: We Are Super-Men; Shipped Express; King of the Beasts; Harbor Lights: The Curse of Prince Tarouk!; Bee Lines; Filipino Kid. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Battefield. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Leo Morey, Harold DeLay, Arnold Hicks and Rudy Palais. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. A museum gets a chance to buy a priceless pirate artifact, but Yellowjacket suspects it's a swindle. The moon goddess Diana descends to America just in time to battle jewel thieves. The King of the Beasts seeks aid from a newspaper when gangsters threaten the circus with a protection racket. Plus, the early horror feature Tales of Terror adapts Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell Tale Heart. Yellowjacket: The Adventure of the Hollywood Blackmailers; The Adventure of the Golden Horn Murder; Diana the Huntress: Brotherly Love; Twain Shall Meet; King of the Beasts; Famous Tales of Terror: The Tell Tale Heart; Harbor Lights; Bee Stings; Bee Notes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ken Battefield. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Burton Geller, Harold DeLay, Alan Mandel, Marvin Levy and Alex Toth. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. Yellowjacket investigates when members of an exclusive club are being murdered one by one. In perhaps the first appearance in comics of an EC-style "horror host," The Ancient Witch narrates the story of The Avenging Hand for Famous Tales of Terror. King of the Beasts faces Mrs. Van Wiggle, a wealthy socialite who uses a trained lion to kill her society rivals. Plus an early one-page cartoon by future comics legend Alex Toth. Yellowjacket: The Lonely Ones; Diana the Huntress; Better Late than Never; King of the Beasts; Famous Tales of Terror: The Avenging Hand!; Little Laffs; Cap'n Grim, Harbor Pilot: Whom the Gods Would Destroy, First They Make Mad; Fip - The Filipino Kid; B Buzzes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ken Battefield. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Burton Geller, Harold DeLay, Alan Mandel, and Gerald Altman. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. The moon goddess Diana visits a Balkan village to end an outbreak of "moon fever." The circus fortune-teller sets King of the Beasts on his guard when he predicts a disaster under the big top. The Filipino Kid plans to hijack a birthday party to cause an Axis Japanese general to lose face. Yellowjacket: The Adventure of the Mad Architect!; Diana the Huntress: The Moonstruck Madmen; King of the Beasts: Crime in the Crystal Ball; Buzzin' Biz; Tales of Terror: The Third Wish; Bee Stings; Crown for a Hero; Harbor Pilot; The Filipino Kid. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ken Battefield and Leo Bachle. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Leo Bachle, Burton Geller, Harold DeLay, George Mandel, Alan Mandel, and Gerald Altman. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. When Gordius the Titan steals Pandora's Box to destroy the world, the moon goddess Diana intervenes. The Ancient Witch reveals the terrible fate that befalls temple thieves in Tibet. The Filipino Kid plans a heist of a Manila paper shipment to aid the Resistance. Plus a vintage ad for the "Technicolor Comicscope." ("Be a Movie Producer!") Yellowjacket: The Adventure of the Man with the Scar!; Diana the Huntress; King of the Beasts; Buzzin' of the Bees; Tales of Terror; Bee Stings; Hotel Holdup; Cap'n Grim; The Filipino Kid. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Harold DeLay, George Mandel, Alan Mandel, and Gerald Altman. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. Yellowjacket investigates how a long-dead man has become a homeless amnesiac. Argus the Many-Eyed steals the secret of fire from Prometheus, and the moon goddess Diana must stop him from releasing it on Earth, in her final appearance. The Filipino Kid must save the mystery woman of the Resistance from Axis forces, in his final appearance. Yellowjacket: The Adventure of the Man with Two Faces; Diana the Huntress; King of the Beasts; Famous Tales of Terror; Gold! Gold! Gold!; Cap'n Grim; The Filipino Kid. Final issue under this title; the series continued as Jack in the Box (1946) #11. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.