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| Thanks to macsnafu for pointing out this title. The stories are entertaining and the art is good, especially on Ted Hardy and Thunderbrand.
My only quibble is that Jonathan Jones' sidekick Kewpie O'Toole and Rusty "Crash Kid" Adams look so much alike that at first I thought they were supposed to be the same person. |
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| Publication | February 1945 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Possible logo design credit from Todd Klein via his Facebook posting Comics Logos C #8: CANNONBALL COMICS on 4 July 2021. |
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| Featuring | Crash Kid |
| Content | Genre: Superhero |
| Notes | Possible logo design credit from Todd Klein via his Facebook posting Comics Logos C #8: CANNONBALL COMICS on 4 July 2021. |
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| Comic Story | Stolen Pie (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Hobo-Ken steals a pie, and shares it with the cop who chases him. |
| Featuring | Hobo-Ken |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Hobo-Ken |
| Notes | Inside front cover.
Art credit suggested by Who's Who of American Comic Books website. |
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| Comic Story | The Strange Case of the Black Dragon Gods! (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Crash Kid joins forces with the daughter of a murdered Asian businessman to track down and halt the activities of the Black Dragon Cult. |
| Featuring | Crash Kid |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Crash Kid [Rusty Adams] (introduction); Pook (Rusty's pal); Ho Lin Fong; Lum Fo (villain) |
| Notes | Art credits from Bill Black. |
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| Comic Story | Shrunken Uniform (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Mussel-Man is late getting to a crime because he has to iron his uniform. He lands in a puddle and his uniform shrinks. |
| Featuring | Mussel-Man |
| Content | Genre: Satire-parody; Superhero | Characters: Mussel-Man |
| Notes | Superman parody, includes "Up, up and away!" dialogue.
Art credits suggested by Who's Who of American Comic Books website. |
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| Comic Story | Saving the Football Game (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ted Hardy transfers from a rural school to a big city school where he tries to fit in. He gets his chance in the final football game of the season. |
| Featuring | Hardy of Hillsdale High |
| Content | Genre: Teen | Characters: Ted Hardy; Cal Vetter; Zelda; Lizzie Jones |
| Notes | Art credit from signed Hardy of Hillsdale High story in Cannonball #2. |
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| Comic Story | Dangerous Dancing (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Hank outfights a dozen Japanese soldiers on an island in the Pacific but breaks his leg while jitterbugging when he gets home. |
| Featuring | Hank the Hero |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Hank |
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| Text Story | The Crash Kid Scores a Scoop (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mr. Comedy pulls a robbery each day, and the Crash Kid has to figure out where he will strike next. |
| Featuring | The Crash Kid |
| Credits | Script: Don Grange (credited) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Crash Kid [Rusty Adams]; Pook; Tommy Brown; Mr. Comedy [Tim Carmody] (villain) |
| Notes | Text story with two illustrations. Same artist as the other Crash Kid story in the issue. |
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| Comic Story | The Strange Deaths of the Painted Grin (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Crime Crusader investigates a series of murders. Each corpse has a grotesque grin, and a stuffed animal is found near the body. |
| Featuring | Crime Crusader |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Crime Crusader [Jonathan Jones] (intro); Kewpie O'Toole; Flip Baroni; Van Park; Joseph Miller; Lloyd Cosgrove; Verne Stanton |
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| Comic Story | Foiling the Bank Robbery (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Officer O'Heck chases a little kid for riding his bike on the grass and accidentally breaks up a bank robbery. |
| Featuring | Officer O'Heck |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Officer O'Heck |
| Notes | Art credits suggested by Who's Who of American Comic Books website. |
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| Text Story | The D.A. Dares Danger (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A district attorney uses a card trick to distract a thug who wants a statement that the D.A. has in his possession that proves the thug is a murderer. |
| Credits | Script: Elliott Sanders (credited) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Andy Prescott; Mysto the Magician; Spud Mahoney |
| Notes | Text story with one illustration. |
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| Comic Story | Raid on Algiers (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Young Brand wins a sword fight and earns the right to find out how he came to be part of a pirate ship's crew. A lost golden scepter holds the secret of his identity. A raid against Algiers goes badly, and Brand has to rescue Barbarossa, the captain. |
| Featuring | Thunderbrand |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Brand [Thunderbrand] (first appearance); Barbarossa; Giacomo; Teng-ha; Hassan |
| Notes | Art credit suggested by Who's Who in American Comics website. |
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| Comic Story | The Rabbit Hunt (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Gunsite Gus goes hunting for rabbits, but the one he finds tricks him into having his shotgun smashed by rocks. |
| Featuring | Gunsite Gus |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Gunsite Gus |
| Notes | Inside back cover.
The characters act like Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny in the Warner Bros. cartoons. |
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| Advertisement | Birthstone Ring Given Away |
| Featuring | Gold Crown Spot Remover |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Top third of back cover. Ad for selling Gold Crown Spot Remover and Cleaner. Gold Crown Products, Jefferson, Iowa. |
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| Advertisement | New True-Love and Friendship Ring |
| Featuring | Empire Diamond Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Middle third of back cover. Ad for sterling silver ring and matching earrings. $1.95 each from Empire Diamond Co., Jefferson, Iowa. |
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| Advertisement | New Enlargement 3¢ Stamp |
| Featuring | Dean Studios |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Bottom third of back cover. Ad for introductory offer of a 5 x 7 enlargement of a photo or negative for sending the mail-in coupon and a 3¢ stamp. Dean Studios, Des Moines, Iowa. |
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