Feature Comics (1939 Quality) comic books 1943

Cover art by Al Bryant. "The Unlucky Quarter," art by Rudy Palais; Doll Man vs. Midnight Joe, Louie, Prof. Belittle, and Slick Simmons. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "Death To Irving Gershwin," script and art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson vs. Von Brunt and his Nazis. "The Death Emerald" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams. "The Traitorous Actor" starring Spider Widow and the Raven, script and art by Frank Borth; Dianne takes up acting as a hobby and begins appearing in summer theatre productions outside New York; She discovers that one of her fellow actors is a spy...and the Raven steps in to help her nab him. "Kismet El Aschid" starring Spin Shaw, script by Rex Smith, art by Bob Powell. "Origin of the Bungling Buddha," script and art by Sy Reit; Blimpy, an ancient Oriental Buddha statue brought to life when young Tabby Tyler spoke the magic words: "Oggle doggie woggle ibbidy bibbidy sibbidy sab, dictionary down the ferry, out goes ipso facto with the floy-floy!", covers his blue skin with coal dust and tries to pass for an Afican-American. "How To Be a Super Salesman," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan vs. Alfred Krantz. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. "The Black Atom"; Doll Man faces the Black Atom, who has the ability to vanish in a puff of smoke. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Man Nobody Loved," script and art by Toni Blum; Zero, Ghost Detective vs. Eloise the vampire. "The Mechanical Gangster," script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl; Blimpy (aka Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain) vs. The Mechanical Gangster. "There Ain't Gonna Be No Santa Claus" starring Spider Widow and the Raven, script and art by Frank Borth. "The Plot to Dynamite the Clover Club," script and art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson vs. Art King. "The Fate of Kino" starring Spin Shaw, script and art by Bob Powell. "Enter Alababa," script and art by Paul Gustavson; During an adventure in North Africa, Rusty Ryan picks an Arab named Alababa and a zoot-suited African named Pierpoint Lee to join the Brigadiers. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Bryant. "The Adventure With the Corpse," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by Rudy Palais; Doll Man faces the insideous Corpse, a man who had gone to the electric chair in 1939, and who could instill rigor mortis in living people; Doll Man succeeds in forcing his foe's car off a cliff...but did the villain live through it? "Blimpy Falls In Love," script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl; Blimpy falls in love with a lady statue, who he stole from her sculptor, and which was brought to life by Tabby. "Case of the Missing Twins," script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams; Zero helps Lois Ugar, who is sweet on the detective, summon up her deceased twin sister. "Skyjacked In Mexico," script and art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson vs. Franz Von Worle. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Spider Widow Meets the Spider Man," script and art by Frank Borth. "Wonder Gal" starring Spin Shaw, script and art by Bob Powell. "Alababa and the Five Thieves" starring Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. "The Ugliest Man in the World," art by Rudy Palais; Doll Man vs. The Ugly Man. "The Will of Jacob Pendergast," script and art by Frank Borth; Bizarre circumstances force the Raven to reveal his true identity, Dianne's Uncle John had become the executor of his friend's considerable fortune, and the will required that four random people would have to compete for that fortune; One of these, Miss Withington, killed one of the other four and moved to attack Dianne when she discovered that she was the Spider Widow. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Extortionists and the Ape" starring Swing Sisson, script and art by Phil Martin. "Plans For General Dwight," art by Bob Powell; Spin Shaw wins the Navy Medal of Honor. "Spirit of the Elemental" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams. "Hobo's Paradise" starring Blimpy, script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl. "Learn Commando Tactics," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers vs. The Baron. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Bryant. "The Bearded Lady," art by Max Elkan; Doll Man must overcome a little person named Dr. Highe, who envies the Doll Man's ability to change size. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "Case of Buggy No. 13" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams. Untitled story, script and art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson vs. Maestro. "The Spider Widow meets the Tiglon Man," script and art by Frank Borth; When The Raven summoned Dianne to a cemetery, she happened upon the lair of the Tiglon Man, a creature having the head of a tiger, who commanded the very artifacts that The Raven had meant to show her. Untitled Spin Shaw story, script by Rex Smith, art by Bob Powell. "Featured Star Performer, 3 Ring Circus," script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl; Blimpy becomes a performer at the 3-Star Circus. Untitled Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $89.00 View scans Cover and centerfold detached at single center staple, tape stains. Glue spots along spine.

This unusually rare issue features an eye-popping tailed red devil cover by Gill Fox. This issue is among the rarest within this title, but how to explain the rarity! Our guess is that many copies went to comic book hell during the Fredric Wertham inspired 1950s comic book purge!

Cover art by Gill Fox. "Fate Dealt the Cards" starring Doll Man. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. Untitled story, script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl; Blimpy, the Bungling Buddha (aka Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain) vs. the Japanese. "Fightingest' Gals in the History of Comic Books!", script and art by Frank Borth (as Frank M. Borth); The Raven has invited Sandra to meet with Dianne Grayson and believes that they can help Sandra with all the problems she has been encountering with attempts being made to get inside information from her father; But the two ladies bicker from the very start, but succeed in being taken to The Boss by one of his henchmen, only to lose him in the end. Untitled Spin Shaw story, script and art by Bob Powell. "The Friars of Finance" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams (as Clark Williams). Untitled Swing Sisson story, script and art by Phil Martin. Untitled story starring Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Bryant. "The Case of the Pharoah's Curse"; Doll Man vs. The Pharaoh (Janus). Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. Untitled story, script and art by Frank Borth; The Spider Widow and Phantom Lady learn that the Raven has been taken from the hospital, where he was recovering from his wounds, to a place called the Lookout Hotel; When Dianne enters the hotel, she is confronted by the Raven, who claims he has joined the Bosses' mob. "Octa Puss Pickpocket Gang Pockets City," script and art by Al Stahl; Inferior Man battles a former wrestler who has taken to theft as the dreaded Octa Puss! "The Return of Yvonne" starring Swing Sisson, script by Tex Henson, art by Phil Martin. "The Jade Elephant" starring Spin Shaw, script and art by Bob Powell. "The Ghost That Haunted Macbeth," script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams; Zero, Ghost Detective vs. Banquo's ghost. "King Neptune's Domain" starring Blimpy, script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl. "The Wrong Wong" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. "The Diary of Death," pencils by Alex Kotzky, inks by John Cassone; Doll Man (Darrel Dane) vs. Emil and John Carrel. "The Underwater Airfield," script and art by Bob Powell; Spin Shaw vs. Kideki and the Japanese. "The Werewolf," script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams; Zero, Ghost Detective uses the "ghost disintegrator" on the spirit of a werewolf. "Swing Sisson Murdered!!", script by Tex Henson, art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson vs. Thatchy Dawkins, Bert and other members of Yvonne's gang. "Blimpy's Substitute," script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl. "Peace--It's Wonderful!", script and art by Frank Borth; The Raven receives a bunch of petitions asking him to settle the feuding between Spider Woman and Phantom Lady, and invites both to an escape-proof cellar in a building to settle their differences. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Magic Teapot," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan and the Brigadiers wander through the South Pacific where Pierpont finds a magic lamp and wishes the group up a boat. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. "Crime Goes To College," pencils by Alex Kotzky, inks by John Cassone; Doll Man (Darrel Dane) vs. Prof. Whittlesey, Gats Grogan and Bruiser Bellows. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Headhunter" starring The Spider Widow, script by Frank Borth, art by Rudy Palais; Dianne's friends, Alice and Emory, had succumed to headhunters in the jungles of South America. But the true villain nearly killed Dianne and then leapt out a window to his death. "The Invisibility Formula," script by Tex Henson, art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson has a difficult time dealing with the infamous Dr. McNulty, who has invented an invisibility serum. "Letter To Stalin" starring Spin Shaw, script and art by Bob Powell. "The Hand of Rutatutakhmen," script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams; Zero defeats the possessed mummy of the Egyptian pharaoh, Rutatutakhmen. "Blimpy Goes To the Devil (Almost!)", script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl. Miss Siren" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.