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| I'm sure it's just a coincidence but man oh man are the Hawk Men from that first story straight out of the Flash Gordon Movie.
What a great comic! |
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| Well, if by "just a coincidence" you mean they were a direct swipe from the Flash Gordon newspaper comics, then yes. You could certainly fill a large omnibus volume with comics directly swiped from Flash Gordon. |
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| The Captain Cole story actually seems to be an entirely different story of a character called Torro, with a Captain Cole framing sequence to set it up. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | February 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: every month |
| Notes | Art credits verified by Roy Thomas. |
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| Cover | Cave of the Demons |
| Featuring | Flint Baker |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Flint Baker |
| Notes | Art credits verified by Roy Thomas. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Found on the inside front cover.
Indicia lists Thurmond T. Scott as President, Malcolm Reiss as Editor, William E. Eisner as Art Director, and S. M. Iger as Feature Editor.
Illustrated advertisement from the publisher, repeating the ad from the previous issue, and adding five new pictures of German aircraft. The largest picture is titled "British Bombers Over Wilhelmshaven" by artist Leo Morey, then there are ten postcard sized pictures of British and German aircraft. Readers were advised to send in the coupons from the February issues of Jumbo, Fight, Jungle and Planet Comics with five cents in coin, or just mail in 75 cents to cover the cost. |
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| Synopsis | Professor Sandow detects strange flashes among the clouds. Payson and Roland investigate and discover a castle on a cloud, where they discover eerie Hawkmen who seek help in ending a war between the clouds. |
| Featuring | Planet Payson |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Planet Payson (introduction); Professor Sandow (astronomer, introduction); Roland (introduction); The Hawkmen (introduction); Buzzlark (villain, introduction, death); Buzzlark's men (villains, introduction for all, many die) |
| Notes | Scripter's identity suggested by the Who's Who. |
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| Comic Story | Cave of the Demons (15 pages) |
| Synopsis | Planning to return to Earth after their adventures on Mars, Flint and Mimi are approached by Princess Viga, who begs them to stay and help defend her people from a terrifying monster. |
| Featuring | The Adventures on Mars of ... Flint Baker |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Fletcher "Flint" Baker; Mimi Wilson; Princess Viga; unnamed Martian scientist (villain, introduction, death); the scientist's monster (villain, introduction, death) |
| Notes | The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
Scripter's identity suggested by the Who's Who.
Peddy credit suggested by the Who's Who. |
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| Comic Story | The Dashing, Slashing Adventure of the Great Solinoor Diamond (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tiger Hart rescues the captive Queen Hilda from the clutches of Turk the Terrible, who is holding her in exchange for the Great Solinoor diamond. |
| Featuring | Tiger Hart of Crossbone Castle on the Planet Saturn |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Tiger Hart (introduction); Zip (introduction); Queen Hilda (introduction); Turk the Terrible (villain, introduction); Talon (villain, introduction, death) |
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| Synopsis | Spurt is sent to the planet Venus in order to obtain a supply of Radia-Tronite crystal which is needed to supply power to America's generators, leading to a war between America and Mars. |
| Featuring | Spurt Hammond, Planet Flyer |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Lieutenant Spurt Hammond; Amoura (Queen of Venus, introduction); Prince Khangiz (villain, Red Master of Mars, introduction) |
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| Text Story | The Earth Queen's Last Refuge (1.5 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Queen and Commander land on a little known planetoid known as Cathoid after escaping from the Red Fleet of Betelgeux, whose mission is to wipe out all Earth craetures in the universe! |
| Credits | Script:? [as Don Varick] (credited) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Queen Lais; Commander Lothain; Ma'Gloon (villain, traitor to Earth, death); Betelgeuzians (villains) |
| Notes | Story is continued from the previous issue.
The last half-page of the story features an illustrated advertisement from the Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, encouraging readers to sell just three magazines for their company, and earn money and prizes for doing so. |
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| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters:?; typeset |
| Notes | The last half of page 37 features an illustrated advertisement from the Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, encouraging readers to sell just three magazines for their company, and earn money and prizes for doing so.
Ad contains a small stick figure three panel cartoon. |
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| Synopsis | Buzz, the doctor and his daughter are attacked by mysterious Crab-Men at the bottom of the seas covering Neptune, are captured and taken to the lair of the evil Sinfo, who controls the creatures, and who intends to use his captaives as guinea pigs. |
| Featuring | Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol |
| Credits | Script:? [as Bob Jordan] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Buzz Crandall; Dr. Coran [aka Curan] (scientist); Sandra Coran [aka Curan] (the doctor's daughter); Sinfo (villain, scientist, introduction, death); the Crab-Men (villains, introduction for all) |
| Notes | Possible artists for this strip in 1940 include Nick Cardy, Gene Fawcette, and Charles Sultan.
Oddity: In this story, the spelling of the doctor and his daughter's last names are alternately known as "Coran" and "Curan", and the daughter's name is now Sandra (it was Nancy in issue #1). |
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| Synopsis | Cole is ordered to take a large fleet to the Planet Zog to take on a giant who is extracting tribute from Zog's poor people. |
| Featuring | Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Force |
| Credits | Pencils:? (pages 1-9) | Inks:? (pages 1-9) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Captain Nelson Cole [becomes "Torro" in this story only with magic clothing and whip]; Z-X (Cole's boss); Berton (member of Cole's crew); Ruler of Zog (introduction); a two-headed giant (villain, introduction, death) |
| Notes | The giant's heads are of "husband and wife". |
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| Synopsis | At one of his famed gigantic banquets, Auro is pulled aside by one of the servants, Ava, and told that he must flee before the murderer of her parents, Agra, arrives to kill him. |
| Featuring | Auro Lord of Jupiter |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Auro [Lord of Jupiter]; Ava (introduction); Agra (villain, introduction, death) |
| Notes | Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.
HS notes that, despite the Golden credit, the art looks more like Malcolm Kildale than Golden.
The final panel blurb provides the title to next issue's story, "The Dragon God". |
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| Credits | Script:? (promo copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Jungle |
| Notes | Inside back cover.
Illustrated house advertisement for Jungle Comics #1, Fight Comics #1, and Jumbo Comics #11, all covers reproduced. |
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| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Found on the back cover.
Illustrated advertisement from Johnson Smith and Company in Detroit, Michigan, inviting readers to order a wide variety of products, to include a 30-shot B-B pistol, a vest pocket folding camera, an electric telephone set, and much more. |
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