Digital Comic Museum - Weekender Comics 03


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(c2c) (The Rucker Publishing Weekender Series - Toronto, Canada) (1945-09)
Comic from the RKahl collection
Scanned by RangerHouse
Edited by ComicWanderer

27-April-2017 3:27 pm	\|
Username:	rangerhouse
Comment:	I did not know this series existed?
27-April-2017 5:57 pm	\|
Username:	Yoc
Comment:	Yep, it's completely new to me as well! The GCD says there were seven issues published. https://www.comics.org/series/18875/
25-July-2019 5:17 am	\|
Username:	jrasicmark
Comment:	I had never heard of it either. I just saw it mentioned in the Public Domain Heroes Wiki, which said the title was a rebinding of remainder comics, so each issue contained different comics.

Volume: #1, Issue: #3
Published: September 1945, Price: 0.10 CAD, Pages: 52, Editing:
Color: Colour Cover; Black And White Interior Dimensions: 8.25" X 11" (#3); 7.5" X 10.7" (#4); 7.7" X 10.25" (v2 #1) Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-Stitched Publishing Format:

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)	The Weekender
Credits:	Pencils: Thomson (signed) \| Inks: Thomson (signed)
Genre:	Adventure Superhero

Advertisement (1 page)
Credits:	Script: ? (ad copy) \| Letters: typeset

Photo Story (2 pages)
Featuring:	Illustrated News
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photo) \| Inks: ? (photo) \| Letters: typeset

Comic Story (8 pages)
Featuring:	Mr. E.
Synopsis:	Terry spots an old woman on the street and learns from her that her son is about to be executed for a crime he didn't commit, so she takes the woman to see Mr. E. A Messenger of Justice finds the residence of the true gang leader, then alerts Mr. E that the gang is about to leave town after framing the boy. Ricci successfully traps Mr. E at Dorrence's mother's home, but the Messengers of Justice help save the day, and Dorrence is released from prison.
Credits:	Pencils: Charles Sultan \| Inks: Charles Sultan
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Mr. E King Kolah (a God, Introduction) "Messengers Of Justice" (three Blackbirds That Appeared In Answer To Prayers To Kolah And Could Turn Into A Human Figures, Introduction For All) Miss Terry (introduction) Dorrence (introduction) Dorrence's Mother (introduction) Ricci (villain, Introduction) Ricci's Gang [Slinky Rest Unnamed] (villains, Introduction For All, Some Die)

Photo Story (4 pages)
Featuring:	Illustrated News
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photo) \| Inks: ? (photo) \| Letters: typeset

Text Story (1 page)	Ole Faithful
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Crime

Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring:	Dan Hastings
Credits:	Pencils: Max Plaisted ?
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Dan Hastings Gloria Carter Bob Carter Dr. Carter Max Guddy

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	Insurance Ike
Credits:	Script: Jack Cole \| Pencils: Jack Cole \| Inks: Jack Cole
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Insurance Ike

Photo Story (4 pages)
Featuring:	Illustrated News
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photo) \| Inks: ? (photo) \| Letters: typeset

Text Story (1 page)	The Return of Dr. Strange
Featuring:	Dan Hastings
Synopsis:	1 page text story
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Science Fiction

Comic Story (7 pages)	The Coming of the Sky Chief
Featuring:	The Sky Chief
Synopsis:	The Sky Chief secret aerial operative for the G-Men smashes through a ring of saboteurs to stop the mysterious destruction of American clipper planes.
Credits:	Pencils: Charles Sultan ? \| Inks: Charles Sultan ?
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Sky Chief

Photo Story (4 pages)
Featuring:	Illustrated News
Credits:	Inks: ? (photo) \| Letters: typeset

Text Story (1 page)	Music Soothes the Savage Beast
Featuring:	Scoop Daily
Synopsis:	Scoop Daily teaches the Sarge how playing the harmonica can win the war.
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Adventure

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Park Prowler
Featuring:	The Echo
Synopsis:	Who was the mad monster that prowled the park after midnight? The Echo sought the grisly answer altho he knew he would need a more deadly strategy than his amazing power of ventriloquism.
Credits:	Pencils: Ken Battefield ? \| Inks: Ken Battefield ?
Genre:	Adventure
Characters:	The Echo

Text Story (1 page)	Midnight Present
Featuring:	Major Victory
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Major Victory

Photo Story (2 pages)
Featuring:	Illustrated News
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Advertisement (1 page)
Credits:	Script: ? (ad copy) \| Letters: typeset

Advertisement (1 page)
Synopsis:	ad for dance instruction books
Credits:	Script: ? (ad copy) \| Letters: typeset

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