| Additional Information |
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| Publication | October 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Uncle Elby; Sam Smithers |
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| Publisher advertisement | Join the Buck Rogers Solar Scouts (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Anthony "Buck" Rogers; Wilma Deering |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Two unrelated daily gag panels. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Four unrelated gag panels. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Spunky Dory |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Teen | Characters: Roy Powers; Chunky; Captain Conway; "Shan" Morpin; Ray Barker; Phil Clary |
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| Letters Page | Readin' Writin' and 'rithmetic (1 page) |
| Featuring | Let's Get Into a Huddle |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Text Article | Royal Pawns (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: King Henry VIII; Lady Jane Grey; Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Tommy Hughes; Junipah; Lovejoy; Billy Hill; Clipper; Indian Joe |
| Notes | Script formerly credited to Russell Keaton. |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Harry Hollingsworth; Rudolph Rassendale (villain); Belinda Blinks |
| Notes | The bottom tier is "High-Gear Homer", by the same creator. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: High-Gear Homer; Mrs. Twidgefitz |
| Notes | The bottom tier of the "Hairbreadth Harry" Sunday page, by the same creator. |
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| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Buddy Deering; Princess Alura |
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| Comic Story | Catching Fish (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Jitter catches fish with his tail. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Animal | Characters: Jitter |
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| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Speed Spaulding; Rex; Jerry; Torpedo; Mitisuki; Ann Pendon; Professor Pendon |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Children | Characters: Dickie Dare; Dan Flynn; Doctor Murdock; Captain Yakovac |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Children | Characters: Patsy Cardigan; Uncle Phil Cardigan; Snerts; Georgia |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Animal | Characters: Napoleon; Uncle Elby; Gerald |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Big Chief Wahoo; Pigtails |
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| Featuring | Penpal Page |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Animal | Characters: Napoleon; Uncle Elby |
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| Featuring | Animals in the News |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Featuring | Frog Pond Ferry |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: The Skipper; Pinhead |
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| Content | Characters: Sir Oaky Doaks; King Cedric; Laura Lye (a mermaid) |
| Notes | Script previously credited to Ralph Briggs Fuller, but William McCleery was the author from its beginning in 1935 to 1961. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Seaweed Sam; Prince Tiny; The Scarlet Skull |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Big Chief Wahoo; Pigtails; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha |
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| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: Olive Lane; Lala Palooza; Buddy Lane; Skip Allen |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Scorchy Smith; Himmelstoss; Mickey Lafarge |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Cam O'Flage; Mame Doodle |
| Notes | The bottom tier is “The Back-Seat Driver”, by the same creator. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: John Smith; Mary Smith (both unnamed here) |
| Notes | The bottom tier of the "Somebody's Stenog" Sunday page, by the same creator. |
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| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: The Lone Rider [Jim Larrimore]; Dr Chuda, the Deathless One (villain); Caleb Stone |
| Notes | Letters credit identified by Greg Theakston and later Harry Mendryk on the Jack Kirby Museum web page http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/2369, 31 October 2008 (retrieved 15 December 2014).
On the evidence of the writing credit - Dr. Chuda has advanced mental powers and claims to be 50,000 years old - Kirby may well be the writer. |
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| Text Article | A Price on his head! (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Vincent Sheean |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Animal | Characters: Napoleon; Uncle Elby |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Big Chief Wahoo; Gravyface; Princess Minnie-Ha-Cha |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Children | Characters: Dorothy "Babe" Bunting; Benjy Boles; Spike; William Drood; Shane the watchman |
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| Comic Story | Throw Out the Life Line! (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier | Characters: Mescal Ike; Pa Piffle; Li'l Willie |
| Notes | Four daily strips:
#1 - Throw Out the Life Line!
#2 - Step Right Up, Gents, and Win a Barrel!
#3 - There Ain't Much That Pa Hasn't Seen!
#4 - So Ya Won't Tslk! |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Connie Kurridge; Willy |
| Notes | The bottom tier is “The Wet Blanket”, by the same creator. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | The bottom tier of the "Connie" Sunday page, by the same creator. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Six unrelated daily gag panels. |
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| Featuring | Animals in the News |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Featuring | Frog Pond Ferry |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: The Skipper; The Five Feline Acrobats |
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| Text Story | Stop Or I'll Fire! (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Captain Andy Bullock; Spinner O'Brien; Pete Martin |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Homer Hoopee; Dad Hoopee; Senor Santos |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Animal | Characters: Napoleon; Uncle Elby |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Animal | Characters: Jitter |
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| Notes | House ad for Heroic Comics #2 |
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