| Issue | V2#12 [25] |
| Published | July 1944 |
| Frequency | bi-monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 52 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | JULY 1944. Volume 2, Number 12. CAT-MAN COMICS is published bi-monthly by Continental Magazines, Inc., 420 DeSoto Avenue, St. Louis, 7, Mo. Editorial offices: 220 West 42nd Street, New York City, 18, N. Y. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at St. Louis, Mo. Copyright, 1944, by Continental Magazines, Inc. Yearly subscription 60 cents for six issues in U. S. A. For advertising rates write Continental Magazines, Inc., 220 West 42nd Street, New York City, 18, N. Y. PRINTED IN THE U. S. A. |
| Characters | Catman [David Merrywether]; Kitten [Katie Conn] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Rudy Palais [as R. Palais] (signed) |
| Inks | Rudy Palais [as R. Palais] (signed) |
| Pencils | ? (photo) |
| Inks | ? (photo) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Characters | Catman [David Merrywether]; Kitten [Katie Conn]; Moroni (villain, introduction, death, first name given variously as Tony, Looey or Toni) |
| Synopsis | A jury acquits Moroni despite the evidence, but the David Merrywether tells him outside the courthouse that he's marked, and the Catman and Kitten make good on that threat! |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Charles Quinlan [as Chas. M. Quinlan] (signed) |
| Inks | Charles Quinlan [as Chas. M. Quinlan] (signed) |
| 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! |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jack Grogan ? (see notes) |
| Notes | According to Who's Who, Grogan wrote this feature in 1944. As he also wrote another feature in this issue, he's *very tentatively* credited here. |
| Characters | Captain Aero; Miss Victory; Kid Terrific; Jimmie; Mr. Nobody; The Catman; The Kitten |
| Notes | Promo for all four of Continental's then-current series. |
| Characters | Jerry Jr.; Jerry's mother |
| Genre | humor |
| Pencils | W. Jourdain ? |
| Inks | W. Jourdain ? |
| Notes | Who's Who identifies Jourdain as an artist on this, and it looks similar to other Jourdain work identified elsewhere in the GCD, but confirmation is needed. |
| Letters | typeset |
| 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 have been kidnapped in order to obtain the man's rare stamp collection. |
| Genre | adventure; superhero |
| Pencils | Don Rico (signed) |
| Inks | Don Rico (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series), #70 (2008) |
| 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. |
| Characters | The Hood [Major Craig Wood]; Rae Herman (his fiancée); Wilferd Carson; Nejo (villain); Balu (villain); other Japanese saboteurs (villain) |
| Synopsis | Escapees from a Japanese POW camp dress as American cowboys in order to attack and secure Carlyte, a new super explosive created by Wilferd Carson. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jack Grogan ? |
| Pencils | Jack Alderman |
| Inks | Jack Alderman |
| Notes | There ia a reference to the Killer Dogs of issue #22. Grogan is listed in Who's Who as the writer during this period and has a signed story elsewhere in the issue, but there is no direct evidence for this story. |
| Reprinted | in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #71 (2008) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Mickey Matthews; The Kitten [Katie Conn] (out of costume); Mel Parker; Mr. Schaeffer [Gary Loder] (villain, introduction, 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. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Jack Grogan ? |
| Pencils | Lou Ferstadt (signed) |
| Inks | Lou Ferstadt (signed) |
| Notes | Grogan is listed in Who's Who as the writer during this period and has a signed story elsewhere in the issue, but there is no direct evidence for this story. |
| 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. |
| Genre | bio; war |
| Pencils | Gil Kane [as Eli Katz] (signed) |
| Inks | Gil Kane ? |
| Notes | Eli Katz is Gil Kane according to Who's Who. |
| Synopsis | A cautionary tale about how Japanese shells being made from American metal sold to Japan years before. |
| Genre | war |
| Script | Jack Grogan (signed); Orren Ward, Jr. (signed) |
| Pencils | L. B. Cole (signed) |
| Inks | L. B. Cole (signed) |
| Letters | ?; typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |