The Skeleton With a Job is a close cousin to the Looming Spectre of Death, only instead of merely lurking symbolically, they do a little task symbolically. I love them and they enhance every comic panel or splash page that they appear in.
COMMUNICATIONS:
Radio operator skeleton (Daring Mystery Comics 008, 1942)
Telegraphy skeleton (Daring Mystery Comics 008, 1942)
CRIME:
Gangster skeleton (Hit Comics 014, 1941)
Murderer skeleton (Mystery Men Comics 007, 1940)
Saboteur skeleton (Jumbo Comics 022, 1940)
MUSIC:
Conductor skeleton (Adventure Comics 068, 1941)
Violin skeleton (Feature Comics 035, 1940)
SPORTS:
Football skeleton (Shield-Wizard Comics 002, 1940)
Jockey skeleton (The Spirit Section, 29 December, 1940)
THEATRE:
Puppeteer skeleton (Shield-Wizard Comics 002, 1940)
Stagehand skeleton, I think (Blue Beetle Comics v1 010, 1941)
TRADES:
Not quite a skeleton but Blacksmith Skullhead can join the gang (Smash Comics 009, 1940)
TRANSPORT:
Driving skeleton (The Funnies 047, 1940)
Pilot skeleton (Smash Comics 007, 1940)
Stagecoach skeleton (Adventure Comics 060, 1941)
WAR:
Soldier skeleton (Crack Comics 006, 1940)
Allied and Axis soldier skeletons (Smash Comics 007, 1940)
Sort of a generic ancient warrior skeleton (Smash Comics 012, 1940)
Roman-ish warrior skeleton (Smash Comics 014, 1940)
German soldier skeleton. (Wings Comics 002, 1940)
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