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| Publication | June 1945 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-monthly |
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| Cover | A Corpse That Comes to Life |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Superhero | Characters: Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Hotfoot; Gabby |
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| Comic Story | A Corpse That Comes to Life (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | Doc Wackey invents a drug that makes the subject sleep so deeply even his heart stops beating. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Superhero | Characters: Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby; Hotfoot; Monk Simian; Sniffer Snoop; Mayor Glibb |
| Notes | All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
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| Synopsis | All the clocks are smashed in the night, and if killing time ain't murder, what is it? |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Detective-mystery | Characters: Wun Cloo; watch maker; parrot |
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| Comic Story | Gentle Jake (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Daffy has a wrestling show at the State Pen. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Sports | Characters: Daffy Dill; Gentle Jake; Deke |
| Notes | Originally credited "Bart Tumey?", but this is the same artist as in the signed story in #60, Janice Valleau with pen name Ginger. Compare the half realistic faces with the more cartoony by Tumey in #50. |
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| Synopsis | Why should crooks risk prison or the electric chair to steal a piece of newsreel film showing kids in pie-eating contest? |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Rookie Rankin; Little Jack Horner |
| Notes | Similar art to the credited pencil work on Manhunter stories in Police Comics (Quality, 1941 series) #37-#59 by Peter Riss. |
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| Synopsis | Griff welched on a gambling debt and is eager to stay behind bars as he is afraid of Blackie, the gambler. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Lady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Sgt. Sloburn; Peecola; Blackie (villain, gambler); Griff (villain) |
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| Synopsis | Japanese war-lords drive their conquered captives back to fiendish customs |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: Black X; Batu |
| Notes | Signed on top of the right pillar in splash panel. |
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| Text Story | Gold in Your Heart (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | The rise and fall of a mining town called Gold City. |
| Featuring | Jimmy Christian |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Jimmy Christian (reporter); Kurt Blair (editor); Satan [Brad Smith] (mule skinner and prospector); Old Madge; Janie; Steve Baxter; Patch Harlan (promotor); Dutch Muldoon (freight boss) |
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| Synopsis | Something must be done about the king's practical jokes. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Archie O'Toole (king); Tigeronian envoy |
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| Synopsis | Spunky and Curly both want to take Marge to the school dance. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Spunky (intro); Pug pal); Marge (girl friend); Curly (rival) |
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| Synopsis | Crusty Croft and his gang want the plans for Dr. Mulgor's scientific weapons. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Quinopolis; Detective Hustace McGinty; Dr. Mulgor (scientist); Crusty Croft (villain) |
| Notes | Originally credited "Sam Citron ?" Some faces on page 3 and 4 have the look of Pete Riss, V-shaped with eyes a bit far apart, and also very static expressions and movements. This art is very similar to his credited pencils on many credited Manhunter stories in Police Comics #37-#59, like the "flying" knocked "up" crook on page 5. |
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| Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man! (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Tootsie; Monster Man; Rollo |
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