Issue: #49
Published: June 1944, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing: Harry Shorten
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
Shield G-Man Club Bulletin No. 27 |
Synopsis: |
Include's Elaine's winning entry into the "Why America is the best place to live" contest. It starts "I think Hitler is just plain stupid." |
Credits: |
Script: Elaine Schatzman (credited); Joe Higgins (credited) | Letters: Typeset |
Comic Story (10 pages) |
Aboard the Narcissus |
Featuring: |
Archie |
Synopsis: |
Archie is caught trying to play a prank on Reggie and is sent to the principal's office. Mr. Weatherbee uses his latest readings in child psycology and gives Archie responsibility for a school picnic aboard a boat. Archie accidentally charters a garbage scow, but everything turns out all right in the end. |
Credits: |
Script: Ed Goggin | Pencils: Harry Sahle [as Sahle] | Inks: Janice Valleau [as Ginger] |
Genre: |
Teen |
Characters: |
Archie Andrews Mr. Weatherbee Miss Grundy Reggie Mantle Jughead Jones Betty Cooper Veronica Lodge |
Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
Archie Is Good for What Ails You! |
Synopsis: |
Promo for Archie Andrews radio show on WOR Mutual. |
Credits: |
Script: Bill Vigoda ? | Pencils: Bill Vigoda (signed) | Inks: Bill Vigoda (signed) |
Characters: |
Archie Andrews Jughead Jones Veronica Lodge |
Comic Story (8 pages) |
Special Communique #15: Father Scarface |
Featuring: |
Captain Commando |
Synopsis: |
Father Scarface, a Buddhist monk, defends his Monastery from the Japanese with the help of Captain Commando. |
Credits: |
Pencils: Clem Weisbecker |
Genre: |
Superhero |
Characters: |
Father Scarface (introduction) Captain Commando |
Text Story (1 page) |
Crime Is Always Careless |
Featuring: |
Black Hood |
Credits: |
Script: Roger Conway (credited) | Letters: typeset |
Genre: |
Superhero |
Characters: |
Black Hood |
Comic Story (10 pages) |
The House That Crime Built |
Featuring: |
Black Hood |
Synopsis: |
Narrated by "the house that crime built," this is the story of Black Hood solving a crime at a house built in 1821 with a history of crimes being committed in it. |
Credits: |
Pencils: Clem Weisbecker [as Clem] (signed) | Inks: Pen Shumaker [as Pen] (signed) |
Genre: |
Superhero |
Characters: |
Mary Hawkins (introduction, Villain, Death) The Black Hood |
Comic Story (10 pages) |
The Rajah's Silver Idol |
Featuring: |
Shield and Dusty the Boy Detective |
Synopsis: |
The Rajah's silver idol goes missing and it's up to the Shield to find out where it went. |
Credits: |
Pencils: Clem Weisbecker [as Clem] (signed) | Inks: Pen Shumaker [as Pen] (signed) |
Genre: |
Superhero |
Characters: |
The Shield Dusty The Rajah |
Text Story (1 page) |
America -- First, Last, and Always |
Featuring: |
Black Hood |
Credits: |
Script: Scott Feldman | Letters: typeset |
Genre: |
Superhero |
Characters: |
Black Hood |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
On Gazund Island |
Featuring: |
Marco Loco |
Synopsis: |
Marco Loco meets pearl-diving headhunters. |
Credits: |
Script: Carl Hubbell ? | Pencils: Carl Hubbell (signed) | Inks: Carl Hubbell (signed) |
Genre: |
Humor Historical |
Characters: |
Marco Loco Snooch |
Advertisement (1 page) |
Free With This Offer -- Be the Master... |
Synopsis: |
Ad for books on Boxing, Wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu. |
Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
Advertisement (1 page) |
Be Popular - Learn the Newest Dances in 5 Days |
Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
Advertisement (1 page) |
Baby Ruth Candy Makes Delicious Cookies |
Synopsis: |
Ad includes a picture of a sailor and a note to buy war bonds and stamps. |
Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
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