Feature Comics #23
Quality Comics
United States
- Published
- August 1939
- Page count
- 68
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/493
Credits
- Editing
- Ed Cronin
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Bungle Family)
Cover, 1 page
1Featuring
- Feature
- Charlie Chan
- Genre
- Detective-mystery
- Characters
- Charlie Chan (first appearance); Lee Chan; Viscount Hilary Stacey; Peter Charing; Michael Ramsgate; Keena Charing
Credits
- Script
- Alfred Andriola
- Art
- Alfred Andriola
Synopsis
British intelligence calls Chan in to help them find a missing chemist, Peter Charing.
Notes
McNaught Syndicate: October 31,1938- December 17, 1938
2Featuring
- Feature
- Dixie Dugan
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- J. P. McEvoy
- Art
- J. H. Striebel
Notes
McNaught Syndicate Strip reprints. Across the top quarter of each page runs the feature Good Dead Dotty.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Gallant Knight
- Genre
- Historical
- Characters
- Sir Raymond; Lady Alice; Tartars (villains)
Credits
- Script
- Vernon Henkel
- Art
- Vernon Henkel
Reprint history
- First print
-
Wags Pages for All Ages (Joshua B. Powers, 1936 series) v3#16 ([17 January 1939]) — Untitled (Page 2)
Notes
title from last issue blurb
4Featuring
- Feature
- Toddy
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- George Marcoux
- Art
- George Marcoux
Notes
The top half of two consecutive pages, shared with Mortimer Mum.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Mortimer Mum
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Bill Sakren
- Art
- Bill Sakren
Notes
The bottom half of two consecutive pages, shared with Toddy.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Ned Brant
- Genre
- Sports
Credits
- Script
- Bob Zuppke
- Art
- R. W. Depew
Notes
strip reprints- Register and Tribune Syndicate
7Featuring
- Feature
- Slim and Tubby
- Genre
- Adventure
- Characters
- Bullet Benton; Slim; Tubby
Credits
- Script
- John J. Welch
- Art
- Jack McGuire
Notes
From Bullet Benton- Register and Tribune syndicated strip: A231:Dec 25, 1935 to A240:January 4, 1936 (Galveston Daily News)
8Featuring
- Feature
- Off the Record
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Ed Reed
- Art
- Ed Reed
Notes
Panel reprints: Register and Tribune Syndicate
9Featuring
- Feature
- The Clock
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Burton (introduction); Inspector Kane; Butch (villain); Squint (villain)
Credits
- Script
- George Brenner [as Geo E. Brenner]
- Art
- George Brenner [as Geo E. Brenner]
Synopsis
Brian attempts to work his way into Inspector Kane's latest case, but Kane, who really doesn't mind help, merely considers O'Brien nothing more than his golfing buddy, leaving Brian to his undercover devices as the Clock in rounding up Butch and Squint.
10Featuring
- Feature
- Rube Goldberg's Side Show
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Rube Goldberg
- Art
- Rube Goldberg
Notes
Reprints from the Register and Tribune Syndicate. Sideshow began June 19,1938. It is likely that Quality reprinted them from the beginning. Contains Brain Derby, Our Latest Invention, Foolish Questions, Candid Cartoon, Nibbsy the Newsboy, Blame it on Wilbur and Twisted Tales, all in one page.
11Featuring
- Feature
- Mickey Finn
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Lank Leonard
- Art
- Lank Leonard
Notes
strip reprints: McNaught Syndicate. Running across the top quarter of these pages is the feature Nippie.
12Featuring
- Feature
- They're Still Talking
- Genre
- Non-fiction; sports
- Characters
- Bob Feller (baseball player)
Credits
- Script
- Bob Zuppke
- Art
- R. W. Depew
Notes
strip reprints: Register and Tribune Syndicate
13Featuring
- Feature
- Jane Arden; Lena Pry
- Genre
- Drama
Credits
- Script
- J. P. McEvoy
- Art
- J. H. Striebel
Synopsis
Jane leaps from a window to escape the killer who entered her room.
Notes
Strip reprints. Register and Tribune Syndicate. Split pages with Jane Arden on the top half, Lena Pry on the bottom half.
14Featuring
- Feature
- Bungle Family
Credits
- Script
- H. J. Tuthill
- Art
- H. J. Tuthill
Notes
strip reprints: McNaught Syndicate
15Featuring
- Feature
- Reynolds of the Mounted
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Jim Slade and his gang (first appearance; villains); Mr. Brewster (first appearance); Bess Brewster (first appearance)
Credits
- Script
- Art Pinajian
- Art
- Art Pinajian
16Credits
- Author
- Robert M. Hyatt
- Letters
- typeset
17Featuring
- Feature
- Big Top
- Genre
- Adventure
Credits
- Script
- Ed Wheelan
- Art
- Ed Wheelan
Notes
strip reprints: Frank J. Markey Syndicate
18Featuring
- Feature
- Rube Goldberg's Side Show
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Rube Goldberg
- Art
- Rube Goldberg
Notes
Reprints from the Register and Tribune Syndicate
19Featuring
- Feature
- Lala Palooza
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Lala Palooza; Vince Doolittle
Credits
- Script
- Rube Goldberg
- Pencils
- Rub Goldberg
- Inks
- Rube Goldberg
Notes
Sunday strip reprints: Frank Jay Markey syndicate
20Featuring
- Feature
- Rance Keane
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Rance Keane; Joan Hern (first appearance); Jess Hern (first appearance)
Credits
- Script
- William A. Smith [as Will Arthur]
- Art
- William A. Smith [as Will Arthur]
21Featuring
- Feature
- Off the Record
- Genre
- Humor
Credits
- Script
- Ed Reed
- Art
- Ed Reed
22Featuring
- Feature
- Joe Palooka
- Genre
- Sports
- Characters
- Joe Palooka; Nobby
Credits
- Script
- Ham Fisher
- Art
- Mo Leff (ghost for Ham Fisher)
Notes
strip reprints McNaught Syndicate
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.