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Issue: Frogman Comics #5 Public Domain
Publication Date: November 1952
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Issues: #5 of 11 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagHillman
Brand: A Hillman PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Hillman Periodicals Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Edward Cronin
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions:  
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): John Prentice
Inker(s): John Prentice
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Prize-Winning Doll

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Blue Eyes
Synopsis: Baby Blue Eyes doll with magic hair that curls, waves, combs and washes.
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Pages: 1
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Frogman's Warning

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kim Aamodt ?
Penciller(s): Mike Roy ?; Larry Woromay ?
Inker(s): Jack Abel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Cmd. Barton; Lt. Jamie Jamison
Synopsis: A U.S. destroyer with American and British frogmen finds a creature off the coast of Scotland.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Sawdust Target

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kim Aamodt ?
Penciller(s): Bernie Krigstein (signed)
Inker(s): Bernie Krigstein (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Character(s): Krainin (spy); Draper (spy)
Synopsis: Two enemy spies are copying an important formula at a defence plant.
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Pages: 3
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Draw Instantly

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Master Art Helper Co.
Synopsis: Amazing new invention makes drawing easy.
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Pages: 1
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Frogman's Confetti

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kim Aamodt ?
Penciller(s): Dan Zolnerowich
Inker(s): Dan Zolnerowich
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, war
Character(s): Tom Lacey (frogman); Stoddard (Ordnance Officer)
Synopsis: Four Army transport ships are sabotaged in Sea of Japan during the Korean War.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Zolnerowich is credited to working at Hillman by by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and this art is exactly identical to his credited story "Color Blind" in Hillman's Crime Detective v1 #10. Compare face and nose page 3 panel 5 with page 1 panel 3 in "Color Blind".
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The Ice Frogs

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kim Aamodt ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Cpt. Wright; Cmd. Carew
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Aamodt is the only writer credited to Frogman 1952-53, but there may have been others.
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Parents: Visit Your Schools

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Education Week
Synopsis: Program for the American Education Week Nov. 9-15, 1952.
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Pages: 1
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The Sunken Viking

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kim Aamodt ?
Penciller(s): Mike Suchorsky
Inker(s): Mike Suchorsky
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Gunnar Jarl; Narvik (spy); Knut Bronson
Synopsis: Search for a Viking grave of Poppakadmar and spies on a small North American island.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Suchorsky is credited to Frogman in Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and this work is identical to his "Sea Witch" stories in "Pirate Comics", also credited by Bails. He can be noticed by his rounded ears and lips, and detailed inking.
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Borrow Money by Mail

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): State Finance Company
Synopsis: Borrow money and pay doctor bills, insurance and old debts.
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): Bits from the Blue
First Line: This gigantic U.S. Intercontinental bomber...
Synopsis: Gigantic bombers and piggy-back planes.
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Pages: 0.5
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Frogman's Sunday Punch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kim Aamodt ?
Penciller(s): Leo Morey
Inker(s): Mike Becker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, espionage
Character(s): Cmd. Lee C. Dawson (scientist); Parsons; Tonda Dawson (actress and spy)
Synopsis: Commander Dawson is saved from foreign agents by frogmen who includes his wife Tonda.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Morey worked for Hillman in 1948-51 and Becker on ink in 1952-53 according to Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Dates are not always exact.
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Sacrifice Sale

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): U.S. Diamond House
Synopsis: Swiss watches at 70% off.
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Pages: 1
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How to Fix Any Part of Any Car

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Motor Book
Synopsis: Book that covers every job on every car built from 1935 thru 1952.
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Pages: 1
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Bulova Wrist Watch

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dean Studios
Synopsis: Hand out only 20 new free enlargements coupons to friends and get prizes.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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