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Torchy #1 (1949) · The Collector

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Quality Comics
Torchy (1949)
#1

Quality Comics#1

Torchy

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Torchy #1

Publisher: Quality Comics
Cover date: November 1949
Cover price: $0.10
Pages: 36

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Credits

Pencillers: Gill Fox, Harry Sahle
Inkers: Gill Fox, Harry Sahle
Cover: Gill Fox
Cover colors: Gill Fox

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Grand Comics Database issue 242121

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Ed takes Torchy and Tess to visit his inventor friend Elmo who has just developed a robot that answers voice commands. Unfortunately, the robot takes things a little bit too literally.

Cover letters

Gill Fox

Editorial and production

Editor: Harry Stein

Characters

Al Wright
Alonzo Fleuge
Apperson
B. G.
Ed Tracy
Elmira
Elmira Wibbs
Elmo Fleep
Ernie Burns
Ethelbert
Horatio Wibbs
Jeeves
Jonathan Boyer
Mr. Klotzbottom
Pete
Sam Brown
Tess Parker
Torchy Todd
Wilbur
Willis

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