Feature Comics #86

Mar 1945 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD

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In "Wanted! For Attempted Murder! Darrel Dane," a 1945 Quality Comics standout, the sinister Bascom, scarred by his own invention, dons a synthetic face mimicking the innocent Darrel Dane and frames him for a deadly attack on Professor Roberts. Written by Joe Millard and illustrated by Dan Zolnerowich, this gripping tale unfolds as the real Dane becomes a fugitive, hunted for a crime he didn’t commit. The cover, by Alex Kotzky, captures the tension with a striking image of the accused.

Contains 10 stories

Wanted! For Attemped Murder! Darrel Dane

13 pp · Superhero

Doll Man [Darrel Dane]Professor RobertsMidge [Martha Roberts]Bascom (villain, introduction)

In this 1945 tale from Feature Comics #86, the real Darrel Dane finds himself wrongly accused of murder after a disfigured scientist, Bascom, uses a revolutionary new plastic to forge Dane’s face and frame him for the shooting of Professor Roberts. With a warrant out for his arrest, Dane must clear his name before the truth is buried beneath a mask of deception.

Untitled Humor story

6 pp · Humor, Detective-Mystery

Swing Sisson: Bonnie BaxterTobyHook Martin

Free Wishes

6 pp · Fantasy

Perky

Perky, the Charm Kid, crash-lands in Udopia, a world where a magical wishing well grants every desire—but discovers that when anyone can have anything they want, nobody wants anything at all. As Perky experiments with wishes both grand and simple, he learns an unexpected lesson about desire and satisfaction. By story's end, the citizens of Udopia find themselves changed by one final wish.

Untitled Humor story

1 pp · Humor

Poison Ivy

Untitled Humor story

3 pp · Humor

Untitled Humor story

4 pp · Humor

Untitled Aviation story

5 pp · Aviation

Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]

Untitled Adventure story

7 pp · Adventure, Children, Spy