Thrilling Comics #1 (10)

Nov 1940 · Pines · 0.10 USD

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"Dr. Strange, Patriot" introduces a gripping mystery in Thrilling Comics #1 (1940), where the enigmatic Woman in Red steps into a web of deception after a stage murder and a kidnapping. Written by Richard Hughes and illustrated by William Smith, the story unfolds with a daring double identity and a trail of clues that challenge both the police and the public. The cover by Alex Schomburg captures the drama in bold, striking detail.

Contains 8 stories

Dr. Strange, Patriot

16 pp · Superhero

Doc Strange [Professor Thomas Hugo Strange]Virginia ThompsonPresident Franklin Delano Roosevelt (guest-star)The Leader [Robert Marsh] (villain, introduction)Dallas (villain, introduction, death)Bundists (villains)

Untitled Superhero story

7 pp · Superhero

The Ghost [George Chance]John KentBetty MorrisProf. Fenton (villain)Nauheim (villain, introduction)King Rasamis (introduction)

Untitled Spy story

8 pp · Spy

Nickie NortonMeyers (villain, introduction, death)Bundists (villain, introduction, death)

Untitled Aviation story

8 pp · Aviation, War

The Lone EagleMajor Rossi (villainintroductiondeath)C.L. Judson (death)Pietro (henchman)

Black Death

6 pp · Superhero

The Woman in Red [Peggy Allen]Linda Lytell (actress)Perry Knight (actor)Tinker (actor, death)Inspector Cavanaughunnamed Police CommissionerMike (Policeman)The Black Death [Weber] (villain, theatre owner, introduction)

When Perry Knight is arrested for murdering an actor on stage, Inspector Cavanaugh finds himself tangled in a mystery that deepens when Linda Lytell vanishes. The Woman in Red steps in, infiltrating the theater world as the Black Death to uncover the truth behind the killer’s identity—while the real villain, the theatre owner Weber, watches from the shadows.

Untitled War story

6 pp · War

Tom Niles, Undersea RaiderSchleuter (villain, introduction)Nazis (villain)Fascists (villain)

Untitled Sports story

5 pp · Sports

Dan DuffyOllie Brant (villainintroduction)Fred Thomas (introduction)Marcia LeeBlink

Untitled Western-Frontier story

6 pp · Western-Frontier

The Rio KidBaker (villain, introduction)Sheriff Dawson (villain, introduction)Carsons (newspaper proprietor)Doyle (banker)

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Full credits

writer Richard Hughes

artist, inker William Smith

cover pencils, inks Alex Schomburg

Reprints

Reprinted in Men of Mystery Comics #100 (2016), Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn] (2017)

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