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| Publication | October 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; The Web [John Raymond] |
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| Comic Story | Your Own Web of Doom (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | Winkler's poison gas formula is stolen and sent to Germany, but it is the imperfect version. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Web [John Raymond]; George Winkler (chemist); Jeanne Winkler (George's wife) |
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| Synopsis | The Vagabond, a master of disguise and daring, is the leader of the Valiants, his fellow Czechoslovakian freedom-fighters battling against the Nazis, as well as a pen pal to Steel Sterling. When Steel hears reports that the Vagabond has turned traitor, he investigates and finds that the hero has been imprisoned and replaced by an imposter. He races to rescue the Vagabond, but only gets there in time to find him dying from the injuries he's sustained from torture. Even in death, he serves as an inspiration to his Valiants, and they continue to ride forth in his name. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; The Vagabond (Czech partisan, death); The Valiants (Czech partisans); Vagabond imposter (villain); the Nazis (villains) |
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| Comic Story | Who Killed Casino? (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Black Jack must discover the identity of the person who killed the club owner, Casino. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Black Jack [Jack Jones]; Nick Casino (night club owner, death); Duval (knife-thrower); Diamond Lil; Judy Sloane (singer); Mike Angelo (club owner); Legs Thompson (villain, strong arm guy) |
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| Comic Story | "The inventor must think in simple terms..." (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilbur tries out his new inventions at home. |
| Content | Genre: Teen | Characters: Wilbur Wilkin; Robert Wilkin (dad); Mary Wilkin (mom) |
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| Comic Story | Pilot Zoom O'Day (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Zoom gets into a boxing fight with Liverlips, and later meets him as a stowaway in the PBM patrol bomber. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War | Characters: Zoom O'Day (introduction); Liverlips (boxer) |
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| Comic Story | General Draja Mihailovich (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Leader of the conquered Yugoslavs. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War | Characters: General Draja Mihailovich |
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| Comic Story | People America Can do Without No.1 The Case of Mr. Hooker (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mr. Hooker has a hobby railroad and the U.S. could use it as valuable scrap metal. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Zambini (magician); Mr. Hooker |
| Notes | Art credit revised per Leonard Wolinsky, from splash page signature, 1/19/2007. Previously credited to "J. K. Phillips?" |
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