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.