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Series: Cat-Man Comics

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Publisher: Temerson / Helnit / Continental

Title: Cat-Man Comics
Issue: 12 [25]
Page Count: 52
Publish Date: July 1944
Volume: 2
Contributors: Editor: ?

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Catman Comics #25
Owner: jimbo707

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Story Title: [ no title ] - cover
Features:The Cat-Man
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Cat-Man [David Merrywether]; The Kitten [Katie Conn]


Story Title: Amaze Your Friends! - advertisement
Features:Albert Publications
Pages:1
Pencils:? (photo)
Inks:? (photo)
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Eyes of Justice! - comic story
Features:The Cat-Man and the Kitten
Pages:8
Pencils:Charles Quinlan Sr. [as Chas. M. Quinlan] (signed)
Inks:Charles Quinlan Sr. [as Chas. M. Quinlan] (signed)
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Ca-Man [Captain David Merrywether]; The Kitten [Katie Conn]; Mike (court guard); Moroni [aka Tony; Looey; Toni] (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis:A jury acquits Moroni despite the evidence, but David Merrywether tells him outside the courthouse that he's marked, and the Cat-Man and Kitten make good on that threat.


Story Title: Rasputin Jr. - comic story
Features:The Deacon and Mickey
Pages:6.5
Pencils:John Giunta
Inks:John Giunta
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Deacon; Mickey Matthews; Rita Jordan (the Mayor's daughter); Moody (villain, introduction); Rasputin, Jr. (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis:The Deacon suspects a hypnotist who's giving a show in town, but when he gets hypnotized himself it's up to Mickey to save the day.


Story Title: The Tops in Comics Books! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Captain Aero Comics; Terrific Comics; Suspense Comics; Cat-Man Comics
Pages:0.5
Characters:Captain Aero; Miss Victory; Kid Terrific; Jimmie; Mr. Nobody; The Catman; The Kitten


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Jerry Jr.
Pages:3
Pencils:W. Jourdain ?
Inks:W. Jourdain ?
Genre:humor
Characters:Jerry Jr.; Jerry's mother


Story Title: 80 to 1 - text story
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Stamps That Spilled Blood - comic story
Features:The Reckoner
Pages:6.5
Pencils:Don Rico (signed)
Inks:Don Rico (signed)
Genre:adventure; superhero
Characters:The Reckoner [Matty Martin] (introduction); Rocky (introduction); Saunders (introduction, villain); Skully (introduction, villain)
Synopsis:The death of a young girl in the back of his cab leads Matty, a.k.a. the Reckoner, to investigate, and he discovers that she and her father had been kidnapped in order to obtain the man's rare stamp collection.


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Catman Comics
Pages:0.5
Synopsis:Introduces a contest, which asks readers to submit a true personal adventure that had happened to them, along with a snapshot, to Continental Magazines. The winner, in addition to receiving a $25 War Bond, would also have their story illustrated in comic strip form [along with their likeness]. The 2nd place winner would get $10 in war stamps, while there were 100 more prizes where the winners would get $5 each in war stamps.


Story Title: The Sons of the Rising Sun - comic story
Features:The Hood
Pages:7
Pencils:Jack Alderman
Inks:Jack Alderman
Genre:superhero
Characters:The Hood [Major Craig Wood]; Rae Herman (his fiancée); Wilferd Carson; Nejo (villain); Balu (villain); other Japanese saboteurs (villain)
Synopsis:Escapees from a POW camp dress as American cowboys in order to attack and secure Carlyte, a new super explosive created by Wilferd Carson.


Story Title: The Return - text story
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


Story Title: The Death of a Swordsman - comic story
Features:Little Leaders
Pages:6
Pencils:Lou Ferstadt [as Ferstadt] (signed)
Inks:Lou Ferstadt [as Ferstadt] (signed)
Genre:adventure
Characters:Mickey Matthews [aka Mickie]; The Kitten [Katie Conn]; Mel Parker; Ray (worker in the Palace of Sweets); Paula (workwer in the Palace of Sweets); Mr. Arnold (high school principal); Police Lieutenant Colson; Mr. Schaeffer [Gary Loder] (villain, introduction, jewel thief, death)
Synopsis:Mickey, Katie and other students join the fencing club run by new teacher Mr. Schaeffer, but he turns out to be a jewel thief hiding out from his fellow criminals.


Story Title: Heroes All! - comic story
Pages:4
Pencils:Gil Kane [as Eli Katz] (signed)
Inks:Gil Kane ?
Genre:biography; war
Characters:J. A. "Speedy" Powell
Synopsis:The story of how "Speedy" Powell got a plane of a type he'd never flown before through a battle after the pilot was hit.


Story Title: The Death of You - comic story
Pages:4
Pencils:L. B. Cole (signed)
Inks:L. B. Cole (signed)
Genre:war
Synopsis:A cautionary tale about how Japanese shells are being made from American metal sold to Japan years before.


Story Title: Remove Ugly Blackheads - advertisement
Features:Balco Products Company
Pages:1
Letters:?; typeset


Story Title: Be Popular - advertisement
Features:Pioneer Publications, Inc.
Pages:1
Letters:typeset


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