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Feature Comics #72

Oct 1943 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD
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"Crime Goes to College" introduces a gripping mystery in Feature Comics #72, a 1943 Quality Comics standout where Dianne faces a deadly threat in the jungles of South America. Written by Frank Borth and illustrated by Rudy Palais, the story unfolds with chilling precision as Dianne confronts a villain whose actions leave her shaken—and the true mastermind's fate hanging in the balance. The cover by Alex Kotzky captures the tension with a striking, moody image that hints at danger lurking beneath the surface.

Contains 12 stories
Crime Goes to College
13 pp · Superhero
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]Prof. Whittlesey (first appearance, villain)Gats Grogan (first appearance, villain)Bruiser Bellows (first appearance, villain)unnamed crook (first appearance, villain)

When a disgraced professor discovers that scientific method can be applied to crime just as easily as to academia, he assembles a gang of crooks to execute perfectly calculated heists—until Doll Man realizes that one variable the professor failed to account for is a six-inch-tall crime-fighter. With "Crime Goes to College," this 1943 Feature Comics tale pits mathematical precision against resourcefulness, as the Doll Man must unravel Prof. Whittlesey's foolproof formula before the professor's next calculated strike.

Untitled Humor story
4 pp · Humor
A Week in the Life
1 pp · Humor
Poison Ivy
The Headhunter
5 pp · Superhero
The Spider Widow [Dianne Grayson]Alice (introduction)Emory (villain, introduction, death)

In "The Headhunter," Dianne is thrust into a deadly jungle peril when her friends Alice and Emory are taken by headhunters in South America. After narrowly escaping the same fate, she confronts the true villain—only to see him vanish through a window, leaving her with more questions than answers.

The Mental Attitude
2 pp · Humor, Superhero
Inferior Man [Courtney Fudd]The Mental Attitude (villain, introduction)The Mental Attitude's wife (villain?introduction)

In "The Mental Attitude," the Inferior Man finds himself up against a chilling hypnotist whose commands turn bystanders into self-destructive agents—right before Courtney’s eyes. The story unfolds with unsettling calm, testing the limits of will and morality in a world where mind control wears a friendly smile.

The Invisibility Formula
6 pp · Humor, Detective-Mystery
Swing SissonDr. J. P. McNultyTerry (introduction)un-named Japanese spies (villains, introduction for all)
Untitled Humor story
3 pp · Humor
Lala Palooza
Letter to Stalin
5 pp · Aviation
Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]Maj. Maria Soblesky (introduction)the Japanese (villains)
The Hand of Rutatutakhmen
5 pp · Detective-Mystery
ZeroProf. Wilcox (introduction)Rutatutakhmen (villain, a mummy, introduction)
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Blimpy Goes to the Devil (Almost!)
7 pp · Humor
Blimpy [Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain]Blimpy's Devil (introduction)Blimpy's Angel (introduction)the Devil (villain, a facsimile thereof)
Miss Siren
9 pp · Adventure, Children, Spy
Rusty RyanThe Boyville Brigadiers [AlababaPierpont Lee]Louola (introduction)Louola's father (introduction)Miss Siren (villain, introduction)Gorbo (villain, introduction)

When Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers wash ashore on a remote island, they discover it's under the iron grip of the ruthless pirate Gombo and his mysterious partner Miss Siren—who uses a hypnotic power to render their victims helpless. Trapped and facing execution, Rusty must draw on commando training and quick thinking to free his friends and turn the tables on the island's tyrannical rulers. A young woman named Louola risks everything to help them survive long enough to fight back.

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Raw (Good) $28
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $1,302*
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $833
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 none in existence
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CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $54*
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Full credits

artist, inker Rudy Palais
cover pencils, inks Alex Kotzky

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