Feature Comics (1939 Quality) comic books 1940

Cover art by Ed Cronin. Untitled Joe Palooka story, script and art by Ham Fisher. Untitled story, script and art by Vernon Henkel; Captain Fortune (Tyrone Fortune) battles Captain Clegg. Untitled Ned Brant story, script by Bob Zuppke, art by R. W. Depew. 2 pages of Rube Goldberg's Side Show. "The Decoy Robbery" starring Rance Keane, script and art by William A. Smith (as Will Arthur). One-page sports story, "Bill Carr's All Time Olympic Record." "The Bombing of Dan Nolen," script and art by George Brenner; The Clock (Brian O'Brien" vs. Clyde Neste. Untitled Jane Arden story, script by Monte Barrett, art by Russell E. Ross; jewels get stolen. "Dr. Rodent and the Harbor Bombings," script by Will Eisner (as William Erwin Maxwell), pencils by Will Eisner and Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine; Doll Man (Darrel Dane) vs. Dr. Rodent. "The Mysterious Light On Beaver Island," script and art by Art Pinajian; Reynolds of the Mounted vs. Sam. "Barrell Rolls and Tail Spins" text story by A. J. Allen. "The Kidnapping of Donna Grant: Part 1," script and art by Alfred Andriola; Detective-mystery story with Charlie Chan. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ed Cronin. "The Metropolis Museum Mystery" starring Doll Man (Darrel Dane), script by Will Eisner (as William Erwin Maxwell), pencils by Will Eisner and Lou Fine, inks by Lou fine; Darrel succeeds in developing Professor Roberts formula into pill form; vs. Sidney Ambrose. Untitled Joe Palooka story, script and art by Ham Fisher. Untitled sports story with Ned Brant, script by Bob Zuppke, art by R. W. Depew. "The Kidnapping of Donna Grant: Part 2," script and art by Alfred Andriola; Detective-mystery story starring Charlie Chan. Untitled Dixie Dugan story, script by J. P. McEvoy, art by J. H. Striebel. "The Shooting of Ted Holt," script and art by George Brenner; The Clock (Brian O'Brien) battles The Reaper. Untitled Jane Arden story, script by Monte Barrett, art by Russell E. Ross. "The Flying Death," script and art by Art Pinajian; Reynolds of the Mounted battles Chief Big Eagle. "The Crownsville Train Wreck," script and art by William A. Smith; Rance Keane vs. Gus Dropper. "Whispering Walls" text story by A. L. Allen. Untitled story, script and art by Vernon Henkel; Captain Fortune (Tyrone Fortune) vs. Black Flint. "The Crop-Killing Planes" starring Spin Shaw, script and art by Bob Powell (as Rex Smith). Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine. "The FBI Agent Killing," script and art by George Brenner; The Clock (Brian O'Brien) battles Carl Adolf Voss. Untitled soap opera-type story starring Jane Arden and Lena Pry, script by Monte Barrett, art by Russell E. Ross. "The Phoney Gold Shipment," script and art by Art Pinajian; Reynolds of the Mounted vs. Lane and Jeff Dixon. 2 pages of Rube Goldberg's Side Show. "Collision at Sea" starring Spin Shaw, Captain "Poison" Atkins, and Ann Atkins, script and art by Bob Powell. Untitled Ned Brant story, script by Bob Zuppke, art by R. W. Depew. "The Fate of the DRAGON" starring Captain Fortune, script and art by Vernon Henkel. "The Bomber Engine Robberies," script by Will Eisner (as William Erwin Maxwell), pencils by Will Eisner and Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine; Doll Man (Darrel Dane) vs. The Nazis. "The Bridge Blasters," script by William A. Smith, art by William A. Smith (as Will Arthur); Rance Keane vs. Seth Cheatham. Untitled Joe Palooka story, script and art by Ham Fisher. "The Dr. Croft Ruby Mystery: Part 1," script and art by Alfred Andriola; Detective-mystery story with Charlie Chan. Untitled Mickey Finn and Nippie story, script and art by Lank Leonard. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Death Room," script by Will Eisner (as William Erwin Maxwell), art by Lou Fine; Doll Man borrows a model plane owned by Tim Smith to use as his personal aircraft in going after Grimes, a hideous jewel thief; After capturing the felon, Doll Man returns the plane to Smith along with a $10 bill. 1 page of Rube Goldberg's Side Show. Untitled Jane Arden story, script by Monte Barrett, art by Russell E. Ross. "The Wicked Duke," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Captain Fortune (Tyrone Fortune) vs. Duke Edward of Kent. Untitled Joe Palooka story, script and art by Ham Fisher. "Cal Hennings's Rustlers" starring Rance Keane, the Knight of the West, script and art by William A. Smith (as Will Arthur). "The Poison Gas Formula," art by George E. Brenner; While pursing thieves who had stolen a secret military poison gas formula, the Clock leaps from his airplane and lands on another below; The crooks use the gas on him. "Jasper Orin, Gun Runner," script and art by Bob Powell; Spin Shaw vs. Jasper Orin. Untitled Ned Brant story, script by Bob Zuppke, art by R. W. Depew. "The Dr. Croft Ruby Mystery: Part 2," script and art by Alfred Andriola; Detective-mystery story with Charlie Chan; Continued in Big Shot Comics (Columbia, 1940 series) #1. "The Escaped Convicts" starring Reynolds of the Mounted, script and art by Art Pinajian. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine. "The Sins of Anton Bock," script by Will Eisner (as William Erwin Maxwell), art by Lou Fine; Professor Roberts has perfected a powerful gas; A gas too dangerous to sell or even use, so he decides to destroy it; Before he can do so, he is kidnapped from his lab; Later, Darrel and Martha track his movements to the waterfront, where strange lights of red, blue and green, as well as mysterious noises are coming from; Doll Man steps in. "The Capture of Castle Balomar," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Captain Fortune (Tyrone Fortune) vs. Duke Edward. "The Three-Fingered Ogre," script by Toni Blum, art by Dan Zolnerowich (as Arthur Hamon Doyle); Zero investigates the ghostly return of three brothers, who in their youth had made a pact: if one of them were to die, they must return in the form of an agre, to care for the others. "The Medicine Man's Scheme," script and art by Art Pinajian. "The Snatch of the Plane Plans," script and art by Bob Powell; Spin Shaw vs. G. Roland Lorber. "The Murder of Bus Pritchard" starring Rance Keane, script and art by William A. Smith. "Living Dead Men," script by Harry Campbell, art by Henry Weston Taylor; Blackburn and Jackson fake their own deaths by placing two medical school corpses in a car, setting it on fire, and pushing it over a cliff. "The Insurance Murder Plot" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. "Origin of the Voice" starring Mr. Elixir, art by Stan Aschmeier. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Devlin. "Back From the Dead," script by Will Eisner (as William Erwin Maxwell), art by Lou Fine; Darrel soon discovers that he no longer needs his special pill in order to shrink in size; Instead, he invents another pill that makes his body rigid and the heart imperceptible. "Rance's New York Adventure," script and art by William A. Smith (as Will Arthur); Rance Keane vs. Harry the Hawk. "Spy Scent," script and art by Harry Campbell; Captain Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy vs. Tanya Slavska, Josef and Karel. "Mona, Queen of the Apes," pencils by Robert Hayward Webb and Ann Brewster, inks by Ann Brewster; Samar vs. Mona. "Navy Planes In Mass Flight To Philippines," script and art by Bob Powell; Spin Shaw vs. Princess Lahania and The Cherubus. "The Lady Pirate" starring Captain Fortune, script and art by Vernon Henkel. "The Solving of the World's Greatest Counterfeit Case," art by Stan Aschmeier; The Voice brazenly takes access of a bank's speaker system to send alert as the Voice, leading to the rescue of the bank's kidnapped President. "The Mystery of the Bloody Sword," script by Toni Blum, art by Dan Zolnerowich; Zero, Ghost Detective vs. ghosts of African slaves. "The Reforming of Mr. Grudge" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "Murder In the Beaver Mine," script and art by Art Pinajian; Reynolds of the Mounted vs. Slade. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"El Diablo Blanco," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by Lou Fine; Doll Man hides himself behind El Diablo Blanco to give the impression that the steed could talk, an act which helps Wampum save his land; The horse was then tamed by Doll Man and used to pursue his enemy right off a cliff! "Sacrifice at Tafu," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Captain Fortune vs. a giant. "Ghost of the Coolnook Church," script by Toni Blum (as Noel Fowler), art by Dan Zolnerowich; Zero, Ghost Detective vs. a ghost. "The Wildman of Wolf's Head Bay," script and art by Art Pinajian; Reynolds of the Mounted vs. Tom Paxton. "Arctic Survival Mission" starring Spin Shaw, script and art by Bob Powell. "The Shakespeare Snatch," script and art by William A. Smith (Will Arthur). "The Black Mask," art by Stan Aschmeier; The Voice begins fielding requests for help and installed a special one-way mirror when he interviewed his clients, speaking to them from the mirror; One of the requests led the Voice to engage the mysterious Black Mask in battle. "The Hearing Eye" starring Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy, script and art by Harry Campbell. "Mystery in the Mine Shaft" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Devlin. "The Return of Wampum," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by Lou Fine; Doll Man vs. Briney and The crew of the Black Gull. "Hong Kong the Mandarin," script and art by William A. Smith; Rance Keane vs. Hong Kong, a character in Pee Wee's dream. "Danse Macabe" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum, art by Dan Zolnerowich; Story inspired by Saint-Saens's "Danse Macabre." "The Disappearance of Tim Benson," script and art by Art Pinajian; Reynolds of the Mounted vs. Captain Crane and Philip Kemp. "Action On the Amazon," script and art by Bob Powell; Spin Shaw vs. Antzec. "The Ghost Ship," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Captain Fortune (Tyrone Fortune) vs. The Ghost Pirates. "Murder In Apartment 2-B" starring The Voice, art by Stan Aschmeier. "The Arson Plot," script and art by Paul Gustavson. "The Foiled Assassination," script and art by Harry Campbell; Captain Bruce Blackburn vs. Frantz, Pratz and Karl Korn. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "Valley of the Cavemen" starring Samar, pencils by Robert Hayward Webb and Ann Brewster, inks by Ann Brewster. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Python the Brain Thief," script by Will Eisner (as William Erwin Maxwell), pencils by Will Eisner and Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine; When the Police discover headless bodies along the river, The Doll Man must use all of his cunning and wits to prevent the Python from stealing his brain! "The Anti-Cancer Serum," script and art by William A. Smith (Will Arthur); Rance Keane vs. Prof. English. "Captured By the Amazons"; Samar vs. Lazana and his Amazons. "The Narcotics Ring," script and art by Art Pinajian; Reynolds of the Mounted vs. Red Baylor, Spike, Madge Carr and other members of a narcotics ring. "The Mail Plane Spies," script and art by Bob Powell; Spin Shaw vs. Heinrich Muller. "The Twin Kidnappers" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. "Captives of Captain Frosk" starring Dusty Dane, script and art by Vernon Henkel. "Murder Tunes In," art by Stan Aschmeier; The Voice (Mr. Elixir" vs. John Burke. "The Mystery Motor" starring Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy, script and art by Harry Campbell. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Ghost's Vengeance" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum, art by Dan Zolnerowich. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Laughing Puppeteer," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by Lou Fine; Doll Man must face and defeat the evil puppeteer named Bombasto, who uses shrunken corpses in his work. "The Electric Cage Trap," script and art by William A. Smith (as Will Arthur); Rance Keane vs. a racketeer. "Call of the North," script and art by Art Pinajian; Reynolds of the Mounted vs. Duke Jackson. "Mutiny On the Ghost Galleon," script and art by Toni Blum (as Noel Fowler); Zero, Ghost Detective vs. The ghost crew of the Flying Skull. "The Horse Race To Save Boyville" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. "Tap Trap" starring Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy, script and art by Harry Campbell. "Aboard the Ghost Ship," art by Stan Aschmeier; The Voice (Mr. Elixir) vs. Gerald Carder. "Dmitri the Pearl Thief" starring Dusty Dane, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Amazons of Nesbo" starring Samar. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Deadly Toymaker," art by John Celardo; Darrel Dane becomes a government detective. "Mystery At the World's Fair," script and art by William A. Smith (Will Arthur); Rance Keane vs. Frank Topping. "The Band of Treason" starring Captain Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy, script and art by Harry Campbell. "Queen of the Bat-Men," art by Maurice Gutwirth; Samar vs. The Bat-Men and Queen Nevar. "Action In Guatemala" starring Spin Shaw, art by Clark Williams. "Mission To the Spirit World," script by Toni Blum; Zero's fellow mystic, Madam Aura, sent him into the spirit world after a young woman, where he used his "ring of the moon" to affect the spirits under moonlight. "Origin of the Ace of Space," script by H. Weston Taylor, art by Harry Campbell; Ace encounters a red and yellow alien spaceship while piloting his private plane, and is able to communicate with the being inside, who warns of an impending invasion by the Slogans. "The Game With Stamford" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. "The Sinister Lighthouse" starring Reynolds of the Mounted, script and art by Art Pinajian. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Devlin. "The Puritan Village," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by John Celardo; While chasing a gang of thieves, Darrel enters a cave which opens into a world where Puritans still live. "The Eye," script and art by William A. Smith (as Will Arthur); Rance Keane vs. The Eye (Sol Lang). Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Blockade Runner," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Dusty Dane vs. Capt. John Galt. "The Valley of Giants" starring Samar, art by Maurice Gutwirth. "Mine Field Mission" starring Spin Shaw, script by Rex Smith, art by Witmer Williams. "The Haunted Night Club," script by Toni Blum; Zero, Ghost Detective vs. Tommy Manners. "The Demon of Destruction" starring Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy, script and art by Harry Campbell; Inspired by a boy who attempted to emulate a comic book and called himself Colossal Guy, Blackburn decides to adopted a costumed identity himself that would aid him in his attempt to crush the so-called "Un-American Band." "The Ski Rescue Mission" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. "The Phony Foreign Committee," script by H. Weston Taylor, art by Harry Campbell; Ace's telepathic abilities alert him to a plot by European dictators to impersonate United States lawmakers. "Witchcraft In Red Rock," script and art by Art Pinajian; Reynolds of the Mounted vs. Simon Grabble. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.