Thrilling Comics #68 Values

COVER DETAILS

Characters: Princess Pantha

Pencils: Alex Schomburg [as Xela] (signed)

Inks: Alex Schomburg [as Xela] (signed)

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STORY DETAILS

Story #1 Story #2 Story #3 Story #4 Story #5 Story #6 Story #7 Story #8 (8 Stories)

Title: The Girl Who Kept Faith!

Characters: Princess Pantha; Senor Piranha [Jeff Masters]; Dane Hunter; Alice McGregor

Synopsis: A girl named Alice McGregor arrives in the jungle to find her fiance, but he is being held captive by Senor Pirahna. Princess Pantha saves them both by tricking Senor Piranha into jumping into the water.

Pages: 10.000

Pencils: Art Saaf [as Artie Saaf] (signed)

Inks: Art Saaf [as Artie Saaf] (signed)

Title: Shutterbugs!

Characters: Kathy

Synopsis: Kathy's dad convinces her to take up photography, but when she takes pictures in daredevil situations, he smashes her camera.

Pages: 9.000

Script: Arthur Adler

Pencils: Ralph Mayo [as Mayo] (signed); Frank Frazetta ?

Inks: Frank Frazetta [as Frazetta] (signed)

Notes: Story is signed as "Mayo + Frazetta", but very much resembles Frazetta's solo work, with very little Mayo influence. Script credit from Adler's interview in Alter-Ego.

Title: Everything's Vine!

Characters: Louie Lazybones

Synopsis: A tomato growing contest between the Tuzzlewit's and the Lazybone's gets out of hand.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Frank Frazetta (signed)

Inks: Frank Frazetta (signed)

Notes: On page 3, "Fritz loves Carol" is carved into a tree.

Title: Pantha and the Golden Idol

Characters: Princess Pantha; Diane; Tala; Walter Benson (villain)

Synopsis: Pantha decides to investigate the reasons behind strange white men bringing present of golden statue into the M'Tongo village for trade.

Pages: 2.000

Script: Charles S. Strong (signed)

Pencils: Art Saaf [as Saaf] (signed)

Inks: Art Saaf [as Saaf] (signed)

Letters: typeset

Notes: Art credits and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-31-08.

Title: Too Tough To Live

Characters: Monk Eastman

Synopsis: Monk Eastman gets out of jail by becoming a soldier in World War II, then ends up dead when he tries to beat the law after the war.

Pages: 6.000

Notes: Feature title is "From Your District Attorney's Files"; original indexer had "Stories From the D.A. File". Unsure what this feature is named in other issues.

Characters: Franklin Roosevelt; Woodrow Wilson; Harry S. Truman; Herbert Hoover

Synopsis: Short paragraphs about U.S. presidents and their involvement with sports when they were young.

Pages: 1.000

Title: Hawaiian Boy

Characters: Duke Kuluai; Kit McGrath; Carl Schmidt

Pages: 1.000

Script: Oliver Buchanan (signed)

Pencils: George Tuska (illustration)

Inks: George Tuska (illustration)

Letters: typeset

Notes: Art credit supplied by Gary Watson, May 2008.

Title: Death Shocks the City!

Characters: The Phantom Detective [The Phantom; Richard Curtis Van Loan]; Frank Havens; Johnson (the D.A.); Dan Grogan; Smoke Nolan

Synopsis: When the DA is murdered by high-voltage over a telephone line, the Phantom goes undercover as Smoke Nolan to find the murderer.

Pages: 12.000

Notes: The main character is variously refered to as "The Phantom Detective" and as "The Phantom" in this story. Art previously tentatively assigned to George Tuska. Denied by Gary Watson, May 2008.

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