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Issue Details

Issue #16
Published Spring 1948
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Jesse C. Rogers, Jr.

Cover Details

Characters Doll Man [Darrel Dane]
Genre superhero
Pencils Reed Crandall?
Inks Reed Crandall?

12 page Doll Man story "Millions For Murder"

Characters Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Henry "Flame" Larsen (first appearance; villain); Uncle Elias (first appearance; villain); other crooks (first appearance; villains); J. W. Kerrigan (first appearance; death); Hiram Browning (first appearance; death); an un-named man (first appearance; death); Eddie Gordon (first appearance)
Genre superhero
Pencils Alex Kotzky?
Inks Alex Kotzky?

11 page Doll Man story "Death Is My Hobby"

Characters Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts; Prof. Moray (first appearance; villain); Tippy Graham (first appearance; villain; death); Rocky Lynch (first appearance; death; villain)
Synopsis Darrel & Martha visit the aquarium and are revolted to see a live salmon fed to piranhas. As they leave, Darrel spots two known felons approaching the aquarium and ends up in a struggle w/them, getting knocked out. This chance meeting eventually leads the Doll Man to meet up w/Professor Moray, who once had his lower right arm flesh eaten off by piranhas!
Genre superhero
Pencils John Spranger
Inks John Spranger
Notes Corrected art credits added by Craig Delich (November 19, 2006). Formerly listed as Alex Kotsky?
Reprinted in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #60

8 page Torchy story "Queen of the Vuctus"

Characters Torchy Todd; Frisby Q. Quint (first appearance; villain); The Vuctus and the Explorers Club (first appearance)
Genre sitcom; adult
Script Bill Ward?
Pencils Bill Ward
Inks Bill Ward

1 page Doll Man text story "Black Mountain"

Characters Doll Man [Darrel Dane]
Genre superhero
Letters typeset

Half page Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation text article "Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation"

Letters typeset

14 page Doll Man story "Doll Man Joins the Underworld"

Characters Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts; Tom Thumb (villain); Muggs Maloney (first appearance; villain); Champagne Charley (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis Tom Thumb "rises from the grave" after dying in prison, thanks to a drug given to him by his henchmen. Vowing to get even w/Doll Man, he disguises himself as the Tiny Mite and sends a recently stolen 70-carat diamond to Martha Roberts [fiancee of Darrel Dane aka Doll Man], thus incriminating our hero!
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Bryant
Inks Al Bryant
Notes Artist credits verified by Craig Delich (June 30, 2007).
Reprinted in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #65