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Cover: Gill Fox
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Feature Comics #55

Apr 1942 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
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In "It Happened on Rails," a 1942 wartime thriller from Feature Comics #55, Darrel and Martha take refuge in a subway tunnel during an air raid, where Darrel—under the guise of Doll Man—spots two painters acting suspiciously. Cover by Gill Fox, the story unfolds with Reed Crandall handling both pencils and inks, blending wartime tension with a mystery that leads Doll Man to uncover a chillingly precise sabotage scheme.

Contains 14 stories
Untitled Superhero story
11 pp · Superhero
Script ? [as William Erwin Maxwell]
The Doll Man [Darrel Dane]Martha RobertsDr. Robertstwo unnamed Nazi painters (villains)the Nazis (villains, some die)Japanese servant of Dr. Roberts (villain)

In a tense 1942 moment, Darrel and Martha take cover in a subway tunnel during an air raid, where Darrel—after noticing something off about two painters—transforms into Doll Man to investigate. As he follows their trail, he uncovers a chilling connection between the luminous paint on city rooftops and the precision of the Nazi bombings.

Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Untitled Jungle story
5 pp · Jungle
Samar
Untitled Detective-Mystery story
5 pp · Detective-Mystery
ZeroDr. WintersHiram (farmer, death)Gloria (Hiram's daughter)John (villain, Hiram's stepson, death)Hiram's un-named housekeeper (villain)

In the shadowed halls of a forgotten estate, Zero is hired to retrieve a locket from the remains of a wealthy farmer—its contents said to hold the key to a hidden fortune. But when the farmer’s stepson, John, tries to beat him to it, the stakes turn deadly, and Zero soon finds the body is gone, leaving only a trail of silence and suspicion.

Untitled Humor story
4 pp · Humor
Untitled story
4 pp
The Fargo Kid [Tim Turner]
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Lala PaloozaVincent
Untitled Humor story
6 pp · Humor, Detective-Mystery
Swing Sisson
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Poison Ivy
Untitled Western-Frontier story
5 pp · Western-Frontier
Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP
Untitled Adventure story
6 pp · Adventure, Children, Spy
Rusty RyanThe Boyville Brigadiers [Smiley ScottEdWhiteyScotty]
Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
It Happened on Rails
5 pp · Adventure, Spy
Captain Bruce BlackburnSonya (villain)
Untitled Aviation story
5 pp · Aviation
Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $29
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $873
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $560*
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 none in existence
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CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 none in existence
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $45*
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Full credits

artist, inker Reed Crandall
cover pencils, inks Gill Fox

Reprints

Reprinted in Golden-Age Greats Spotlight #5 (2011), Men of Mystery Comics #91 (2013), Men of Mystery Comics #101 (2016)

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