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Issue Details

Issue #68
Published October 1948
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 52
Editing Ned Pines
Notes Some information in this index contributed by Greg Theakston and Leonard Wolinsky, confirmed from original comic. Indicia states published by "Standard Magazines Inc."

Cover Details

Characters Princess Pantha
Genre jungle
Pencils Alex Schomburg (signed as Xela)
Inks Alex Schomburg (signed as Xela)
Notes Some information in this index contributed by Greg Theakston and Leonard Wolinsky, confirmed from original comic. Indicia states published by "Standard Magazines Inc."
Reprinted in Thrilling Comics (Standard, 1948 series) #68 [Canadian edition]

10 page Princess Pantha story "The Girl who Kept Faith!"

Characters Princess Pantha; Senor Pirahna [Jeff Masters]; Dane Hunter; Alice McGregor.
Synopsis A girl named Alice McGregor arrives in the jungle to find her fiance, but he is being held captive by Senor Pirahna. Princess Pantha saves them both by tricking Senor Piranha into jumping into the water.
Genre jungle
Pencils Art Saaf (signed as Artie Saaf)
Inks Art Saaf (signed as Artie Saaf)
Reprinted in Thrilling Comics (Standard, 1948 series) #68 [Canadian edition]

9 page Kathy story "Shutterbugs!"

Characters Kathy
Synopsis Kathy's dad convinces her to take up photography, but when she takes pictures in daredevil situations, he smashes her camera.
Genre teen humor
Script Arthur Adler
Pencils Ralph Mayo (signed as Mayo); Frank Frazetta?
Inks Frank Frazetta (signed as Frazetta)
Notes Story is signed as "Mayo + Frazetta", but very much resembles Frazetta's solo work, with very little Mayo influence. Script credit from Adler's interview in Alter-Ego.
Reprinted in Thrilling Comics (Standard, 1948 series) #68 [Canadian edition]

7 page Looie Lazybones story "Everything's Vine!"

Characters Louie Lazybones
Synopsis A tomato growing contest between the Tuzzlewit's and the Lazybone's gets out of hand.
Genre humor
Pencils Frank Frazetta (signed)
Inks Frank Frazetta (signed)
Notes On page 3, "Fritz loves Carol" is carved into a tree.
Reprinted in Thrilling Comics (Standard, 1948 series) #68 [Canadian edition]

2 page Pantha text story "Pantha and the Golden Idol"

Characters Princess Pantha; Diane; Tala; V: Walter Benson.
Synopsis Pantha decides to investigate the reasons behind strange white men bringing present of golden statue into the M'Tongo village for trade.
Genre jungle
Script Charles S. Strong (signed)
Pencils Art Saaf (signed as Saaf)
Inks Art Saaf (signed as Saaf)
Letters typeset
Notes Art credits and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-31-08.
Reprinted in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #69

6 page From Your District Attorney's Files [Stories From the D.A. File] story "Too Tough To Live"

Characters Monk Eastman
Synopsis Monk Eastman gets out of jail by becoming a soldier in World War II, then ends up dead when he tries to beat the law after the war.
Genre crime
Notes Feature title is "From Your District Attorney's Files"; original indexer had "Stories From the D.A. File". Unsure what this feature is named in other issues.
Reprinted in Thrilling Comics (Standard, 1948 series) #68 [Canadian edition]

1 page Thrilling Facts filler "In his youth, he was quite a tennis player..."

Characters Franklin Roosevelt; Woodrow Wilson; Harry S. Truman; Herbert Hoover.
Synopsis Short paragraphs about U.S. presidents and their involvement with sports when they were young.
Genre fact

1 page text story "Hawaiian Boy"

Characters Duke Kuluai; Kit McGrath; Carl Schmidt.
Genre adventure
Script Oliver Buchanan (signed)
Pencils George Tuska (illustration)
Inks George Tuska (illustration)
Letters typeset
Notes Art credit supplied by Gary Watson, May 2008.

12 page The Phantom Detective story "Death Shocks the City!"

Characters The Phantom Detective [aka The Phantom] [Richard Curtis Van Loan]; Frank Havens; Johnson (the D.A.); Dan Grogan; Smoke Nolan.
Synopsis When the DA is murdered by high-voltage over a telephone line, the Phantom goes undercover as Smoke Nolan to find the murderer.
Genre detective
Notes The main character is variously refered to as "The Phantom Detective" and as "The Phantom" in this story. Art previously tentatively assigned to George Tuska. Denied by Gary Watson, May 2008.