| Additional Information |
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| Publication | February 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Steel Sterling |
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| Comic Story | Enter: The Rattler (14 pages) |
| Synopsis | Twisto has developed a new bullet proof outfit that looks like a scaled serpent, and he now calls himself The Rattler. Steel is also in disguise to catch the criminals. Inferno saves the life of Steel when the Rattler will kill him with his poison needles. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police); Dora Cummings; Twisto [The Rubber Man; Pig Panwood; The Rattler] (villain, introduction); Inferno [The Fire Breather] (guest-star, reforms in this story) |
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| Comic Story | Dicky Finds His Father (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dick has emerged from the Magic Fores with three priceless finds, a flying broom, a magic watch and a wishing bone. |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Dicky; Farenwell (introduction, Dicky's father); Mr. Wish (guest-star); Giant of Komo Castle (villain, introduction); the Witch (villain, death) |
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| Comic Story | Jim Creep's Payroll Robbery Plot (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jim Creep, a rancher, has hired some of his men to rob his own payroll and cut them in. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Nevada Jones; Little Joe (sidekick); Jim Creep (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introduction); Sue Warren (introduction) |
| Notes | Faces and very realistic horses identical to Volpe's credited Loop Logan story in Blue Ribbon Comics #13. |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Statues of Death (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Murder and robbery is committed by living statues. The statues are petrified human beings made by professor Grazani and sold as statues to millionaires. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Red Reagan (Police Detective); Bertie Randolph (assistent); Grazan (villain, introduction, death); his gang (villains, introduction); some living statues (villains, introduction) |
| Notes | Originally credited to Sam Cooper. Compare with Klein's signed Kardak and Bob Phantom stories in Top-Notch Comics #8, 9, 10 and 12. Especially the peculiar mean, angled eyebrows in close up sideview, and also movement of figures, and inking of suits.
There is no writer credit. |
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| Comic Story | The Secret Fascist Supply Line (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The outpost of Kadak in East Africa hasn't been heard from in three days, and the R.A.F. wants the twins to find out what is wrong. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War | Characters: Tim Shane (pilot); Tom Shane (pilot); The Fascists (villains) |
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| Comic Story | The Wrestling "Gods" (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The mission where Valor and his company have taken refuge, is surrounded by Zeke Pepper and his gang, who want their ammunition and weapons. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Captain Valor; Ronnie; Neek-Olaus (guest-star); Mama Claus (guest-star); Tania (guest-star); Dallas (guest-star); Zeke Pepper (introduction); Hungarian Angel (introduction); Kauliflower Karl (introduction); Bruiser O'Boyle (introduction); Flying Tackle Finnegan (introduction); The Japanese (villains) |
| Notes | The artist signs - as "Meskin" - on both the first and last pages. |
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| Comic Story | Tomorrow's Murders (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | After a suicide on the train, Inez finds a newspaper of tomorrow headlining the suicide she witnessed today. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Scarlet Avenger [Jim Kendall]; Inez Courtney [Operative No.1]; Peanut-Head (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introduction) |
| Notes | The artist also signs - as "Novick" - on the final page. |
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| Comic Story | The Tail Men of Tanzanyika (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The witch doctor of the Tail Men will kill and eat Zambini to have part of his magic power. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Zambini (magician); The Tail Men (villains, introduction); their Witch Doctor (villain, introduction) |
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