Issue Details

Issue	#15
Published	December 1947
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Leon Harvey
Notes	Only appearance of Atoma. First appearance of Humphrey. Possible first appearance of Little Max. Most information for this issue is from Darci, April 2009.

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters	Joe Palooka; Humphrey Pennyworth
Genre	sports; humor
Pencils	Ham Fisher (signed)
Inks	Ham Fisher (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	All information for this issue is from Darci, April 2009.

16 page Joe Palooka story "With a bullet that was meant for me!"

Characters	Joe Palooka; Phantom Dill; Vince Quinn; Knobby Walsh; Dr. Bimmellman (masquerading as Juan del Torres); Dolores; Dr. Radler
Genre	sports; humor
Pencils	Ham Fisher (signed)
Inks	Ham Fisher (signed)
Reprinted	from Joe Palooka daily (McNaught Syndicate) 1946 - 1946.07.20

9 page Joe Palooka story "Introducing Humphrey"

Characters	Humphrey Pennyworth; Knobby Walsh; Prunella Pennyworth; Mushky O'Toole; Otto Blamp
Genre	sports; humor
Pencils	Ham Fisher (signed)
Inks	Ham Fisher (signed)

Half page Joe Palooka promo (ad from the publisher) "untitled"

Characters	Joe Palooka; Humphrey Pennyworth
Synopsis	House ad for Joe Palooka #16.

3 page Little Max story "Little Max Goes Into Business"

Characters	Little Max; Mr. Boyle; Mr. Casey; Tuffie; Joe Palooka
Genre	humor
Pencils	Ham Fisher (signed)
Inks	Ham Fisher (signed)

1 page Little Max story "Eager Beaver"

Characters	Little Max; Joe Palooka
Genre	humor
Pencils	Ham Fisher (signed)
Inks	Ham Fisher (signed)

Half page Steve Canyon promo (ad from the publisher) "untitled"

Synopsis	House ad for Steve Canyon #1.
Letters	typeset

1 page Joe Palooka story "Knobby's Sure Bet"

Characters	Joe Palooka; Knobby Walsh; Ann Howe; Kid Leff; Buster Boyle
Genre	sports; humor
Pencils	Ham Fisher (signed)
Inks	Ham Fisher (signed)

Half page Kerry Drake promo (ad from the publisher) "untitled"

Synopsis	House ad for Kerry Drake #6.
Letters	typeset

3 page Joe Palooka story "Personal Appearance"

Characters	Jerry Leemy; Moe; Joe Palooka; Mr. Bobblekrop; Knobby Walsh
Genre	sports; humor
Pencils	Ham Fisher (signed)
Inks	Ham Fisher (signed)

1 page Black Cat text story "Beauty and Killer"

Characters	Black Cat; Mrs. Dwight [Cathy] Pellman; Natalie Scully
Genre	superhero
Letters	typeset

Half page Black Cat promo (ad from the publisher) "untitled"

Characters	Black Cat
Synopsis	House ad for Black Cat.

Half page Rickie Roony filler "untitled"

Characters	Ricky Roony
Genre	humor

6 page Atoma story "Atoma"

Characters	Dusty Rhodes; Atoma (first and only appearance); Arton
Synopsis	Dusty accidentally projects himself 500 years into the future, where Atoma the historian acquaints him with the year 2446. The City of Peace is a domed habitat powered by atomic plants. People only work an hour a day, spending their leisure time reading on the solar deck. Modern medicine keeps people alive for hundreds of years. However, only the soldiers have the freedom of the city. Atoma regards their Governor was little better than Hitler from Dusty's time.
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Bob Powell (signed)
Inks	Bob Powell (signed)

Half page Green Hornet promo (ad from the publisher) "untitled"

Characters	Green Hornet; Kato; Mike Axford; Lenore "Casey" Case
Synopsis	House ad for Green Hornet Comics #37.
Notes	Also advertises the show on the NBC Blue network on Tuesday nights.

Half page filler "Cartoon Laughs"

Synopsis	Jokes with art.
Genre	sports; humor
Pencils	Salo Roth (signed)
Inks	Salo Roth (signed)
Notes	Another signature on this sequence appears to be "La Mc..."

1 page Black Cat text story "Almost Perfect Crime"

Characters	Black Cat; Louie; Rick Horne
Genre	superhero
Letters	typeset

1 page Terry and the Pirates promo (ad from the publisher) "untitled"

Synopsis	House ad for Terry and the Pirates #7.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside back cover.