The very first MLJ comic book and the first appearances of Dan Hastings and Richy the Amazing Boy. Rang-A-Tang cover by Norman Danberg. Story art by Jack Cole.
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COVER DETAILS
Title:
Meet Rang-A-Tang
Characters:
Rang-A-Tang (dog); Detective Hy Speed
Pencils:
Edd Ashe ?
Inks:
Edd Ashe ?
Notes:
Formerly credited to Norman Danberg, but Danberg was a writer.
STORY DETAILS
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Jack Cole (signed)
Pencils:
Jack Cole (signed)
Inks:
Jack Cole (signed)
Notes:
inside front cover
Title:
Origin of Rang-a-Tang
Characters:
Rang-A-Tang (a dog) (introduction); Hy Speed (detective, introduction); Amazing Boy [Ritchie Waters]; Blackie Blade (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
Rang-A-Tang, the wonder dog, is a dog at a small carnival, but escapes from his cruel trainer and was living in the streets until he saves Detective Speed’s life. After helping him, he gets full status with the police department.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Norman Danberg (signed)
Pencils:
Edd Ashe ?
Inks:
Edd Ashe ?
Notes:
Credit identification's by Martin O'Hearn. Writer formerly identified as "Will Harr ?".
Danberg formerly mis-identified as the artist.
Jerry Bails's Who's Who indicates Edd Ashe may be the artist.
Title:
The Mexidian Raiders
Characters:
Dan Hastings; Dr. Carter; Bob Carter; Gloria Carter; Europas (villain); Ursulis (villain)
Pages:
10.000
Script:
Otto Binder ?; Ken Fitch ?
Pencils:
Clem Gretter
Inks:
Clem Gretter
Notes:
Gretter is credited on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and faces, hands and figures are very much like his signed stories in US Marines Comics #1 and in Ray and Gail from DC Comics. Continued from Star Comics (Chesler) feature.
Binder credit by Craig Delich.
Title:
A Bad Bargain
Characters:
Buck Stacey (range detective, introduction); Sandra Cummings (rancher); Steve Vance (villain, crooked rancher); Ben Hackerman (villain, foreman)
Synopsis:
In the Old West, Buck, considered a "range detective", is hired to find some cattle rustlers by ranch owner Sandra Cummings, eventually capturing both the rustlers and the heart of Sandra.
Pages:
5.000
Pencils:
W. M. Allison
Inks:
W. M. Allison
Notes:
Continued next issue.
The story is printed in black, white, and red.
The faces and realistic horses are all identical to Allison's credited stories in Cowboy Western Comics #38, and Hi-Lite Comics #1.
Title:
The Picnic
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Jack Cole
Pencils:
Jack Cole
Inks:
Jack Cole
Title:
The Trap
Characters:
Sugar; Honey; Huggin' (three bears); Billy Fox (Introduction, villain)
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Dick Ryan (signed)
Pencils:
Dick Ryan (signed)
Inks:
Dick Ryan (signed)
Notes:
Signed on second page.
Title:
Secret Agent -- B.O.
Characters:
Ima Slooth (introduction)
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Jack Cole (signed)
Pencils:
Jack Cole (signed)
Inks:
Jack Cole (signed)
Notes:
next app. in DYNAMIC COMICS #11 (Chesler / Dynamic).
Notes:
Previously credited to WIll Eisner apparently due to an erroneous (or at least as yet unexplained) entry linking Boodini to Eisner in Who's Who. All known Boodini appearances are by Fred Schwab, who is also credited with wr/pen/inks/ in Who's Who. Much of Schwab's early work is signed, and this matches the style exactly.
Title:
The Radium Ore Robber
Characters:
Jack Burk (introduction); Johnson (villain, dies)
Pages:
5.000
Pencils:
Frank Frollo ?
Inks:
Frank Frollo ?
Notes:
only appearance; story in black and white and red.
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
Richard Speed ?
Inks:
Richard Speed ?
Notes:
Hand lettered text with illustrations. Former Chesler feature.
Title:
Down with the King
Characters:
King Kole
Pages:
2.000
Script:
George Nagle (signed)
Pencils:
Jack Cole
Inks:
Jack Cole
Notes:
series continued from Chesler's earlier Star Comics.
Title:
Village of Missing Men
Characters:
Joe Jordan of the Diamond Patrol (introduction); Denny (introduction); Barrett (villain, introduction); Barrett's gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis:
Major Joe Jordan and Denny are with the Diamond Patrol in Africa to investigate smuggling, illegal mining, etc. They are after a man named Barrett who holds women and children of a native village hostage to force the natives to reveal the location of and mine the stones for him and his gang.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
? [as Cliff Thorndyke] (signed)
Pencils:
Rafael Astarita ?
Inks:
Rafael Astarita ?
Notes:
Story in printed in black, white, and red.
Thorndyke is only credited as byline by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
Title:
Death around the Bend
Characters:
Jim Steele
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Pat Gleason
Pencils:
Edd Ashe ?
Inks:
Edd Ashe ?
Letters:
Typeset
Notes:
Art identical to Rang-A-Tang story.
Title:
The Man in the Moon
Characters:
Little Nemo; Dr. Pill; Flip; The Man in the Moon (villain); a Moon Man
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Bob McCay ?
Pencils:
Bob McCay ?
Inks:
Bob McCay ?
Notes:
next app. in ?
McCay credited as writer and artist by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
Pages:
1.000
Title:
The Murderous "Red" Keenan Gang
Characters:
Detective Cody; Lieutenant Storey; Keenan Gang (villains)
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
0.5
1.0
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.6
9.8
9.9
10.0
Total
Universal
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
3
0
2
1
0
2
0
4
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
22
Qualified
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Signature Series
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Restored
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Total
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
5
0
2
1
1
2
0
4
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
26
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