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| Publication | August 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | FDC symbol on cover- distributed by Fawcett |
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| Cover | Fight for Freedom |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] |
| Notes | FDC symbol on cover- distributed by Fawcett |
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| Comic Story | Voyage of Doom! (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Garret and Spunky are sent by the F.B.I. to Morocco to investigate the death of an American agent. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Spunky; Dave Morris (dies); Abdul; Heinrich Lembach |
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| Featuring | G.I. Laffs |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Military |
| Notes | Five gag panels on a military theme. |
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| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Sgt. Blake |
| Notes | Keith Chandler : A previous indexer credited the art to W. Jourdain (compare styles with the previous feature), but this appears to be E. C. Stoner. |
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| Comic Story | The Adventure of the Double Cell (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | When Professor Hogart is murdered, the Beetle accidentally ingests Hogart's secret formula, which creates an eerie duplicate of himself. Then he has to keep the formula out of the hands of Nazi agents. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Professor Hogart (death); Mike Mannigan; Carman; Fischer; Sonny (a duplicate Beetle); Kastner (villain); Andrews (villain) |
| Notes | Cartoonist Jim Engel states in Alter Ego #117 (June 2013) that the art is by one of the artists listed (Herman C. Browner or E, C, Stoner).
Keith Chandler : This looks to be pure Stoner art. |
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| Text Story | Sullivan's Folly (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: "Dippy" Sullivan (pickpocket); Slim (crook); Trigger Mike (crook) |
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| Synopsis | Joan Mason investigates unscrupulous behavior at the Children Protective Society. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Joan Mason; Officer Mike Mannigan; Paddy; Tommy Ryan; Hammond (superintendent); Dr. Gelles |
| Notes | Joan works for the Daily Planet! |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: Waterman O'Brine; Wetmore O'Brine; Herr Schmeel |
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| Comic Story | Fight for Freedom (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Aquatis, an underwater city, attacks New York City, but the Blue Beetle helps fend off the attack and prevents a large missile from striking the world's tallest building. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Tedishaw of Aquatis; Jerimac of Aquatis |
| Notes | Blue Beetle has super powers, including the ability to grow to giant size.
Art confirmed per Ken Quattro's article in Alter Ego #118 (July 2013). |
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| PSA | You Can Help (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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