- Darling .. I mean MARTHA .. How long have you felt like this?
- — Doll Man
Feature Comics #58 is an issue of the series Feature Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1942.
Synopsis for Doll Man: "The Dishonorables"
A small gang of dishonorably-discharged, embittered traitors poisons the NYC water supply with an extremely potent nerve toxin, and turns the population into high-strung nervous wrecks. Then the gang collaborates with the Luftwaffe to bring about a bombing raid on New York City.
Doll Man busts up the gang, and learns from one member the antidote for the nerve poison. It's salt, which a thirsty person would never consider consuming. He gets to the Mayor's office and broadcasts a message on radio, advising everybody to eat salt right away. And it's none too soon, either, because the bombers are on their way. But the salt works very quickly, so New Yorkers both civilian and military, regain their wits, deploy their air defenses, and defeat the air-raid.
Appearing in Doll Man: "The Dishonorables"
Featured Characters:
- Template:Apn
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- the Dishonorables, five of them
- Luftwaffe
Other Characters:
- Mayor of New York City
Locations:
Items:
- Dishonorables' Nerve Toxin
- Induces anxiety, and thirst, thus in the water supply it is virtually addictive.
- Antidote = salt.
Animals:
- stolen Zoo Eagle
Vehicles:
- ten or more German 2-engine bombers
- some U.S. fighter planes
Synopsis for Samar: "Snake Country"
Samar invades a dangerous area in order to reunite two long-separated twin sisters.
Appearing in Samar: "Snake Country"
Featured Characters:
Villains:
- Natives of Snake Country
- Witch Doctor
- warriors
Other Characters:
- white girl
- her twin sister
Locations:
- Africa
- Snake Country
- Snake Country
Synopsis for Reynolds of the Mounted: "What Is The New Skyrocket Plane?"
It's a Grumman XF5F. Spies steal the blueprints and Sgt. Jim pilots the prototype in pursuit of them, with Flatfoot riding in the 2nd seat. He overtakes the getaway plane of the spies, and shoots it down. That set of blueprints, plus at least one spy, are destroyed.
Appearing in Reynolds of the Mounted: "What Is The New Skyrocket Plane?"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Flatfoot
Villains:
- Jenkins, pilot
- at least two other spies
Other Characters:
- Jimmy Cutter
- Mr. Cutter, airplane designer
Locations:
Items:
- Cutter's Skyrocket Blueprints
Vehicles:
- Grumman XF5F Skyrocket, early model
- 1930s-style racing plane
Synopsis for "Nippie // Mickey Finn"
(newspaper strip reprints)
"Nippie" runs across the tops of the "Mickey Finn" pages.
Appearing in "Nippie // Mickey Finn"
Featured Characters:
- Nippie
- Mickey Finn
Synopsis for "Fargo Kid"
To spring Slats Mallon from death row, his partner Duke has his henchmen disguise themselves as Indians and kidnap the State Governor. The Governor's daughter recruits the Fargo Kid and some Indian braves to get him back.
Appearing in "Fargo Kid"
Featured Characters:
Villains:
- Duke (Dies)
- his henchmen
- Slats Mallon
Other Characters:
- State Governor
- his daughter
- Indian braves
Locations:
- Southwestern USA
Synopsis for "Lala Plaooza"
(newspaper strip reprints)
Appearing in "Lala Plaooza"
Featured Characters:
- Lala Palooza
Supporting Characters:
- Vincent Palooza
Synopsis for Swing Sisson: "In Hollywood"
Swing Sisson, along with Bonnie and Toby, travel to Hollywood to appear in a movie. A mysterious man makes several attempts to murder Swing. Bonnie dubs this guy the "Masked Marvel", and he turns out to be an embittered ex-bandleader, who hates Swing music.
Appearing in Swing Sisson: "In Hollywood"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Bonnie
- Toby
Villains:
- Masked Marvel
Locations:
- Clover Club
- Hollywood
Synopsis for Zero, Ghost Detective: "Sally's Sorority"
At Zero's niece's private school, one girl (Alice) has killed herself because of not being inducted into the niece's sorority, and shortly later the girl's mother died of a stroke. Now the mother's vengeful ghost was menacing the sorority girls. It attacks Betty, the dead girl's former best friend, but Zero arrives and chases away the ghost. According to Betty, Alice really killed herself because of bad grades, and the mother's ghost was wrongly blaming the sorority. Alice's ghost appears to Zero, asking for help with this matter.
Zero's first attempt to communicate with the killer ghost fails completely, and afterward the ghost sneaks up on Zero and bludgeons him over the head with a wooden chair, knocking him out. Then the ghost kidnaps Betty out of her room, takes her to a pond in the garden outside, and tries to drown her. Zero rallies up in time to tackle the mother ghost, and the daughter ghost catches up to them and informs the mother ghost about Betty's innocence. The two ghosts depart together, forever.
Appearing in Zero, Ghost Detective: "Sally's Sorority"
Featured Characters:
Villains:
- Alice's mother's ghost
Other Characters:
- Sally, Zero's niece
- Betty, Sally's sorority sister
- Alice, a ghost
Locations:
- private boarding school
Synopsis for Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers: "The Black Dragon - Once Again!"
Appearing in Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers: "The Black Dragon - Once Again!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Boyville Brigade:
- Smiley Scott
- Ed
- Whitey
- Scotty
Villains:
- Imperial Japan
- Black Dragon Society
- Black Dragon (Quality Universe) (Man of a Thousand Faces)
- Black Dragon Society
Other Characters:
- Colonel Ames (Dies)
Locations:
Items:
- Black Dragon's rubber masks
Vehicles:
- a dozen troop ships
Synopsis for Spider Widow: "Madame Largossi"
Appearing in Spider Widow: "Madame Largossi"
Featured Characters:
- Template:Apn
Supporting Characters:
- Bob Ableson
Villains:
- Madame Largossi
- her Japanese partners
- Huti
- Tohoto
Other Characters:
- Jo-Jo
Locations:
Animals:
- Spider Widow's large, numerous spiders
Items:
Vehicles:
- Madame Largossi's cargo ship
- U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat
Synopsis for Spin Shaw: "Japanese Fleet"
Ace torpedo bomber pilot S.R. "Spin" Shaw uses a tugboat to drag a hopelessly damaged U.S. cruiser into position to sink it in the mouth of an enemy harbor. Shaw gets captured and escapes.
Appearing in Spin Shaw: "Japanese Fleet"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Admiral
Villains:
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Sanboon, Far Eastern harbor
- Wurabaya, Japanese base
Items:
Vehicles:
- U.S. battleships and 1 aircraft carrier
- 10 or more Japanese warships (Destroyed)
- squadron of U.S. torpedo bombers (several are destroyed)
- U.S. tugboat and derelict cruiser (Destroyed)
Notes
- Doll Man:
- "The Dishonorables" all wear KKK-style white outfits.
- As it was in Feature Comics Vol 1 55, the airbase of the German bombers is not identified or even hinted at.
- Unlike Feature Comics Vol 1 55, the German planes have German markings.
- Reynolds of the Mounted:
- Sgt. Reynolds pilots a Grumman XF5F Skyrocket, and shoots down an unarmed getaway plane.
- Also appearing in this issue of Feature Comics were:
- "Big Top", art by Bernard Dibble
- "Poison Ivy", art by Gill Fox
- "Black Market" (text story, featuring Perry Scott)
- "Homer Doodle and Son", by Arthur Beeman
See Also