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| According to Alter Ego #17, this issue marks the earliest documented work of Lou Fine. Taking over from a young Jack Kirby, Lou drew the stories “Wilton of the West,” “The Count of Monte Cristo,” and “Diary of Dr.
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| Publication | December 1938 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Bobby in Hollywood: Part 4 (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Bobby |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | from Wags (UK) 1937 series |
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| Comic Story | The Law of the Bat: Part 2 (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Inspector Dayton |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Detective-mystery | Characters: Inspector Dayton; Patch; Col. Case (villain) |
| Notes | from Wags (UK) 64-65? |
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| Comic Story | The Origin of the Hawk (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: The Hawk (origin,fb); Madeline (flashback; the Hawk's ex-fiancee); Madeline's Brother (Villain, Intro, Death, flashback) |
| Notes | reprinted -- re-translated into English -- in Will Eisner's Hawks of the Seas (Kitchen Sink Press, Inc., 1986 series) #1 |
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| Featuring | Uncle Otto |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Universal Phoenix Syndicate. Second one is dated 7/19/37 |
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| Featuring | Stars on Parade |
| Credits | Script:? [as Lora Lane] |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography |
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| Comic Story | The Hughes Racer (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Aviation |
| Notes | plane used by Howard Hughes. From Wags (UK) #31? |
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| Comic Story | The Moon Shot: Part 4 (4 pages) |
| Featuring | Peter Pupp |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Peter Pupp; Buddah the Genie; Zula (first appearance; villain); Prof. Botts (first appearance); Prof. Botts' daughter (first appearance) |
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| Featuring | Heroes of Sport |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Sports |
| Notes | Second one dated 9/20/37. Universal Phoenix Syndicate |
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| Featuring | News Facts |
| Credits | Script:? [as George] | Pencils:? [as George] | Inks:? [as George] | Letters:? [as George] |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Universal Phoenix Features |
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| Activity | Complete These Letters for a Well-Known Nursery Rhyme (1 page) |
| Featuring | Puzzle Phun |
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| Comic Story | Part 4 (4 pages) |
| Featuring | Count of Monte Cristo |
| Credits | Script:? (adaptation) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: Edmond Dantes; Napoleon Bonaparte |
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| Featuring | Pee Wee |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children |
| Notes | Universal Phoenix Features. 7/12/37 and 5/31/37 |
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| Featuring | Gilda Gay |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Universal Phoenix Features |
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| Activity | Jumbo Jim's Prize Party (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | This page is a contest page. To enter, dialog is filled into the incomplete 4-panel strip at the bottom of the page, which is signed by Betty Marion. |
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| Comic Story | The Origin of Sheena: Part 4 (3 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Prof. Van Dyke; the witch doctor; Bat Morgan (villain; death) |
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| Featuring | Jest Laffs |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Universal Phoenix Features |
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| Comic Story | Dogs Like Archaeology |
| Synopsis | Otto's dogs are interested in his book about archaeology. |
| Featuring | Uncle Otto |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Chapter 12: A Way Out; Chapter 13: A Repeated Attack (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Adventures of Tom Sherrill |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | Part 4 (4 pages) |
| Credits | Script:? (adaptation) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Drama |
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| Comic Story | The Transovanian War: Part 4 (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | ZX-5 excapes death and then immediately gets himself in trouble again. |
| Featuring | ZX-5 Spies in Action |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: ZX-5 |
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| Text Story | The Lost City (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Ken Hammond |
| Credits | Script: Lin Davies | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Comic Story | The Man Who Lived Twice: Part 4 (3 pages) |
| Featuring | Spencer Steel |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Spencer Steele; Lucky Lucifer (villain); Doaks |
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| Comic Story | The Experiment of Kromo: Part 4 (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Diary of Dr. Hayward |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Dr. Hayward; Mr. Eternity; Kromo (villain; death); Stuart Taylor; Lora |
| Notes | from Wags (UK) 1937 series #76?-77? |
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| Comic Story | The Experiment of Ali Pasha: Part 1 (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ali Ben Pasha has discovered the secret of invisibility. |
| Featuring | Diary of Dr. Hayward |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Dr. Hayward; Ali Ben Pasha (first appearance; villain); Stuart Taylor; Lora |
| Notes | from Wags (UK) 1937 series #78?-79? |
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| Comic Story | The Hooded Archer: Part 2 (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilton rescues Geoffrey and Marcia from a bandit. |
| Featuring | Wilton of the West |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Wiley Wilton; Henry Fleetfoot (villain); Geoffrey; Marcia |
| Notes | Universal Phoenix Features |
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