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Series
Kid Komics 1
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- February 1943
- Sighted Date Stamp
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Dec 22
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- U.S.A. Comic Magazine Corp.
- Starring
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Captain Wonder starring
- Cover Credits
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Syd Shores pencils and inks attributed
Issue Overview
Kid Komics #1 was published by U.S.A. Comic Magazine Corp. in February 1943. It is part of Kid Komics, a superhero series that began in 1943.
Cover credits include Syd Shores. This issue features Captain Wonder.
Atlas Tales indexes 9 stories for this issue, including "The Origin of Captain Wonder." Indexed story credits include Otto Binder and Frank Giacoia, among others.
Stories
Untitled
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Notes: Inside front cover.
The Origin of Captain Wonder
Credits
Otto Binder script attributed
Frank Giacoia pencils and inks attributed
Syd Shores pencils and inks attributed
Notes: Characters: Tim Mulrooney (introduction, origin); Mr. Death [Max Blucher] (villain, introduction, death); Dr. Martin; Bob; Jackie; Steve Brent
The Haunted House
Notes: Characters: Jeff (of the Young Allies, guest-star); Mr. Sandervilt (his father, guest-star); Knuckles; Whitewash
The Pennypincher Problem
Credits
Chad Grothkopf pencils attributed
Chad Grothkopf inks attributed
Notes: Characters: Trixie Trouble (introduction); Phineas Pennypincher; Butch; Cecil; McGillkudy
Triple Threat
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Notes: Characters: Wilbur Whitherback; Hans; Adolph
Slick Shaw and the Webster Ranch
Pinto Pete
first appearance
Credits
Henry Keifer pencils and inks guess (Kiefer did some work for Timely during this year. Pencils are very much in his style and some of the faces look to be inked by him also, but there is another inking hand involved. (attribution unknown))
Notes: Characters: Slick Shaw; Stiletto; Greg; Mrs. Webster; Red; Swifty (horse)
Introducing Subbie
Credits
Notes: Characters: Subbie (introduction); Father Neptune (introduction); Netar (manta ray); Egbert Cortland; Beans; Ritter
The Pickup Plane Spy Ring
Credits
Notes: Characters: Breezy Collins (introduction); Wings West (introduction); William Collins (introduction); Nails Nelson (introduction); Janice Jones (introduction)
The Flying Flash
Credits
Notes: Characters: Flap Flipflop (introduction); Major Mush; Professor Ploop; Professor Plip
Looking for the full run? Browse the Kid Komics checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.