Logged in as: Guest User [ Log in ] [ Register ]
Search:




 
about ]  [ chat ]  [ messageboard / forum ]   [ donate ]   [ faq ]   [ contact us ]

Home Lev Gleason Comics / Comics House Publications Daredevil Comics Daredevil Comics 038 (diff ver)
   We are the best site for downloading FREE public domain Golden Age Comics. All files here have been researched by our staff and users to make sure they are copyright free and in the public domain. To start downloading just register an account and enjoy these great comic books. We do not charge per download and the goal of the project is to archive these comic books online and make them widely available.



Filesize: 48.97 MB
Uploader: Don Ensign Memorial Collection
Downloads: 676
Views: 8158
 
 
A rangerhouse scan,
edit by loftypilot.
From the Don Ensign Memorial Collection.
Issue: #38
Published: September 1946, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Charles Biro; Bob Wood
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
 Comic Contents:
Cover (1 page)
Featuring: Daredevil; The Little Wise Guys
Credits: Pencils: Charles Biro (signed) | Inks: Charles Biro (signed)
Genre: Superhero
Characters: Daredevil [Bart Hill] The Little Wise Guys [Curly Pee Wee Jock Scarecrow]

Advertisement (1 page)
Credits: Letters: typeset

Comic Story (10 pages) The Phony Death-House Reverend
Featuring: Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys
Synopsis: Lippy helps Monk escape from prison and immediately Monk attempts a job at a bank. He loses a foot during the escape, and his mob members decide to abandon him, for which Monk decides to rub the whole gang out. Only Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys can stop him.
Credits: Script: Charles Biro (signed) | Pencils: Norman Maurer (signed) | Inks: Norman Maurer (signed)
Genre: Superhero
Characters: Daredevil [Bart Hill] The Little Wise Guys [Curly Pee Wee Jock Scarecrow] Tailor (death) Mr. Neuman (bank Teller) Miss Breen (bank Employee, Death) Un-named Deputy-Sheriff Lippy [the Death-House Reverend] (villain) Monk Scartor (villain) Scotty (villain)

Advertisement (1 page)
Featuring: Pepsi, the Pepsi-Cola Cop
Synopsis: When a sabage gorilla escapes from the zoo, Pepsi drinks a Pepsi in order to get an idea on how to capture the beast.
Credits: Pencils: Graham Hunter (signed) | Inks: Graham Hunter (signed)
Genre: Humor
Characters: Pepsi Bozo (a Gorilla)

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword (1 page)
Credits: Letters: type

Comic Story (16 pages)
Featuring: Daredevil
Synopsis: Daredevil asks the Little Wise Guys if they would like to know how he came to be Daredevil, and they agree, also wanting to know if they can see him without his mask. Bart tells them of his parent's trip to Australia to meet with Edgar, who managed John's gold mine, and tells them the mine is worthless. Unaware that Edgar wants the mine, John is killed by natives, Mary committing suicide, and the baby abandoned. The baby grows up in a tribe and challenges the Chief to battle, defeating him and becoming the new Chief. He discovers the truth and goes back to America to avenge his parents.
Credits: Script: Charles Biro (signed) | Pencils: Charles Biro (signed) | Inks: Charles Biro (signed)
Genre: Superhero
Characters: Daredevil [Bart Hill] (origin) The Little Wise Guys [Curly Pee Wee Jock Scarecrow] John Hill (Bart's Father, Gold Mine Owner, Death) Mary Hill (Bart's Mother, Death From Suicide) Jack (John's Lawyer, Death) Edgar (Bart's Father's Stepbrother, Bart's Uncle) (villain, Managed John's Gold Mine, Death) Native Chief Dressed Like Daredevil (villain, Death)

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword (1 page)
Credits: Pencils: Charles Biro (signed); ? (photos) | Inks: Charles Biro (signed); ? (photos) | Letters: typeset
Genre: Non-fiction
Characters: Daredevil [Bart Hill] The Little Wise Guys [Pee Wee Jock Scarecrow] Bob Wood (photo) Lev Gleason (photo) Charles Biro (photo)

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)
Featuring: True Crime and Penalty
Credits: Pencils: Charles Biro (signed) | Inks: Charles Biro (signed) | Letters: ?; some typeset
Genre: Crime

Comic Story (10 pages)
Featuring: Sniffer
Synopsis: The goings-on in Sniffer's apartment has caused the other tenants to complain to the landlord and ask for his eviction. When the landlord gets scared to do so, he hires some toughs to throw Sniffer out, and in the process of doing so, Sniffer gets amnesia. He wanders around trying to find lodging, and finally overhears some zoo attendants talk about a car accident one of them was in, and how their life flashed before them in four seconds. Sniffer thinks that if he is involved in such an accident, that he'll discover who he really is. It doesn't quite work out, though.
Credits: Script: Virginia Hubbell | Pencils: Carl Hubbell (signed) | Inks: Carl Hubbell (signed)
Genre: Adventure Humor
Characters: Sniffer Benito Henry (neighbor Of Sniffer) Henry's Wife Murgatroyd J. Hoopgoople (Sniffer's Landlord) Apartment Building Tenants Fenimore (zoo Keeper) Albert (zoo Keeper) Three Un-named TV Executives Crusher (villain) Pot-Belly McGurk (villain) McGurk's Mob (villains) Satan (villain, Image Only) The Owl (villain, Image Only)

Comic Story (0 pages)
Featuring: We'll Never Forget...
Credits: Script: Morris Weiss (credited) | Pencils: Morris Weiss (credited) | Inks: Morris Weiss (credited) | Colours: ? (wash)
Genre: Non-fiction Sports
Characters: Jack Dempsey Gene Tunney

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring: Twiddle
Synopsis: Twiddle decides to get his portrait painted, but doesn't think the picture looks like him.....so the artist makes an unexpected adjustment.
Genre: Humor
Characters: Twiddle Artist

Advertisement (1 page)
Credits: Pencils: ?; ? (photos) | Inks: ?; ? (photos) | Letters: typeset

Text Story (2 pages) Too Many Clues
Featuring: Crimebuster
Synopsis: With a visiting Crimebuster in his office, Inspector Crandell receives a call from Barney Garrett, who tells the Inspector that he expects to be killed.....and the Inspector hears some shouting and the line goes dead. The pair rush over to Barney's place and find him dead....their job is to find the culprit.
Credits: Script: Dick French (credited) | Letters: typeset
Genre: Superhero
Characters: Crimebuster [Chuck Chandler] Inspector Crandell Barney Garrett (death) Mona Marris (actress) Harry Stoner (villain, Comedian)

Letters Page (1 page)
Featuring: What's On Your Mind?
Credits: Letters: typeset

Advertisement (1 page)
Credits: Pencils: ? (photo) | Inks: ? (photo) | Letters: typeset

Comic Story (8 pages) The Last Round!
Featuring: "Go-Along" Gallagher
Synopsis: Gallagher wins his first professional fight, then decides to go out to a party with Bea Frank, an action Gallagher's manager strongly advises against. At any rate, Gallagher is scheduled to fight "The Quaker Express" next, and his manager gets an offer for Gallagher to throw the fight in the first round...or else!
Credits: Script: Morris Weiss [as Wes Sirrom] (signed) | Pencils: Morris Weiss [as Wes Sirrom] (signed) | Inks: Morris Weiss [as Wes Sirrom] (signed)
Genre: Sports
Characters: Go-Along Gallagher [aka Punchdrunk] Nocky (Gallagher's Manager) Bea Frank Jerry Eddie Frank Pete (sparring Partner) The Quaker Express (villain, Boxer) Slick Slyme (villain, Manager Of The Quaker Express)

Comic Story (1 page)
Synopsis: Two men, working for different clothing companies, are marching up and down the street carrying signs proclaiming that their companies provide "pants to match". The two men note that their attire would match if they just changed their pants.....and they do.
Genre: Humor
Characters: Two Un-named Men

Advertisement (1 page)
Credits: Pencils: ?; ? (photo) | Inks: ?; ? (photo) | Letters: typeset

Comic Story (6 pages) The Whale Sub
Featuring: Dickie Dean
Synopsis: Dickie has built a mechanical whale, which can operate on or under the water, as well as fly, for an Ichthyologist friend of his. Harbor Police alert Zip that some smugglers are operating in the area and to on the lookout. Unfortunately for Zip, the smugglers force him at gunpoint to operate the device, with unexpected results.
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Dickie Dean [Richard Dean] Zip Todd Professor Nelson (Ichthyologist, Mention Only) Pair Of Smugglers (villains)

Advertisement (1 page)
Credits: Pencils: ? (photo) | Inks: ? (photo) | Letters: typeset
Characters: George F. Jowett

Advertisement (1 page)
Credits: Pencils: ?; ? (photos) | Inks: ?; ? (photos) | Letters: typeset

Advertisement (1 page)
Credits: Pencils: ? (photos) | Inks: ? (photos) | Letters: typeset

Advertisement (1 page)
Credits: Letters: typeset

  The data in the above section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database™ under a Creative Commons Attribution License.


Home Lev Gleason Comics / Comics House Publications Daredevil Comics Daredevil Comics 038 (diff ver)
Back to Top