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America's Best Comics
Date | Number: v1 1 | Lang: English (en)
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   By glypa
The Woman in Red is not only just the first masked female crimefighter in comic book history, as it's widely known....she also broke the first world record of bad lines on a single comic book page, see the record at page 64
   By BoldVenturePress
Interesting how the majority of super-heroes in this magazine adopt Clark Kent-like personas, even down to the blue suit and glasses.
  
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PublicationFebruary 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly
 
FeaturingBlack Terror; Doc Strange; Captain Future; Woman In Red; Liberator; Secret Ace
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Doc Strange [Dr. Thomas Hugo Strange]; Mike; The Liberator [Dr. Nelson Drew] (inset); The Woman in Red [Peggy Allen] (inset); Secret Ace (inset); Captain Future [Dr. Andrew Bryant] (inset)
 
FeaturingStartling Comics
ContentCharacters: Fighting Yank [Bruce Carter III]; Captain Future [Andrew Bryant]
NotesInside front cover. House ad for Startling Comics featuring the Fighting Yank and Captain Future.
 
Comic StorySorel's Saboteurs (13 pages)
SynopsisSorel's gang steals a map from Jean showing the location of vital city services; the gang later kidnaps Jean to eliminate witnesses. The Black Terror rescues Jean and learns that Sorel's gang is planning to sabotage a railroad bridge.
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Sorel (villain, introduction, death); Sorel's gang (villains, introduction for all); Jean Starr; Marty; Dan
NotesWriter credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin.
 
Comic StoryThe Great Gold Robbery (12 pages)
SynopsisThe Murmurer plans to steal $2,000,000 in gold from a train shipment heading to Fort Knox.
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: Doc Strange [Dr. Thomas Hugo Strange]; Mike Ellis; The Murmurer (villain, introduction); Virginia Thompson; Jake
NotesWriter credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin. Platt signs - as 'Kin' - in the penultimate panel.
 
Comic StoryThe Fifth Column Frameup (13 pages)
SynopsisLuke Danby is framed as a traitor to the United States by Scheel and his Bundists. The Liberator, suspecting something odd about Danby being a traitor, investigates the situation.
FeaturingThe Liberator
ContentGenre: Superhero | Characters: The Liberator [Dr. Nelson Drew]; Luke Danby (introduction); Fritz Scheel (villain, introduction, death); Axel (villain, introduction); un-named Bundists (villains, introduction for all); Annabel Evans; Tommy
NotesWriter credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin.
 
Text StoryTim's Good Deed (1 page)
SynopsisTim is selling newspapers when a strange dog runs out of a butcher shop, runs up to Tim, and deposits a piece of meat at his feet. The butcher threatens to call the dog catcher, but Tim, feeling sorry for the dog, offers to pay the butcher for the meat and then decides to also keep the dog. Later, the dog's owner shows up and pays Tim a reward of $50 - showing that kindness has a way of being repaid.
CreditsPencils:? (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? (2 spot illustrations) | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset
ContentCharacters: Tim March; Mrs. March; Henry Lake; Jack (dog)
 
Comic StoryThe Construction Company Graft Racket (12 pages)
SynopsisGrace and Agatha, investigating graft in the city, are kidnapped to stop them from discovering that the Commissioner of Public Works is in cahoots with the Ajax Construction Company.
ContentGenre: Science Fiction; Superhero | Characters: Captain Future [Dr. Andrew Bryant]; Bradley (villain, introduction); Mr. Wright (villain, introduction); Frank (villain, introduction); un-named gangsters (villains, introduction for all); Grace Adams; Agatha Adams; Algernon
 
Comic StoryThe Disappearing Supply Ships (6 pages)
SynopsisDon Davis discovers a Nazi spy ring that is operating out of New York to capture supply ships.
FeaturingDon Davis
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: Don Davis; Franz (villain, introduction); Adolph (villain, introduction); the Nazis (villains)
 
Text StoryChristmas Spirit (1 page)
SynopsisHerbie encounters a girl who is crying outside a toy store because she and her brothers will be receiving no gifts for Christmas due to their father lacking funds. Herbie, in an act of kindness, buys toys for the girl's brothers.
FeaturingHerbie Johnson
CreditsPencils:? (spot illustration) | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Colors:? (spot illustration) | Letters: typeset
ContentGenre: Drama; Children | Characters: Herbie Johnson; Charles Robert; Mr. Smith; Mr. Johnson; Mrs. Johnson
 
Comic StoryThe Heirs of Harris (6 pages)
SynopsisA strange phone call to police headquarters from a wealthy eccentric causes Peggy Allen to investigate.
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: The Woman in Red [Peggy Allen]; Cyrus Harris (introduction); unnamed butler; unnamed chauffeur
NotesWriter credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin.
 
FeaturingThrilling Comics
ContentCharacters: Doc Strange [Thomas Hugo Strange]; American Crusader [Archibald Masters]
NotesInside back cover. House ad for Thrilling Comics featuring Doc Strange and the American Crusader.
 
FeaturingReal Life Comics
ContentCharacters: Adolph Hitler
NotesBack cover. House ad for Real Life Comics.
 
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