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| Publication | April 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly except December and June |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Lala Palooza (inset); Rusty Ryan (inset); Blimpy [Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain] (inset); Swing Sisson (inset); Spin Shaw (inset); Mickey Finn (inset); Poison Ivy (inset); Perky (inset) |
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| Synopsis | Secretly, both Darrel and Martha wish to partner up in the tiny mite's adventures, and, somehow, the simultaneous wishing unlocks a shared super-power which shrinks both of them. Both of them read a news article about three members of the Bramber family dying mysteriously in the garden of their ancestral home, and decide to investigate. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Midge [Martha Roberts] (introduction as heroine); William Bramber (broker, death); Bramber's butler; Joe Bramber (Bramber's nephew); Mr. Spelvin (villain, Bramber family attorney); Sabina (villain, Joe's girl) |
| Notes | This is the first time Martha Roberts gains the power to shrink to tiny size, adopting the heroic name Midge. Later on, she will become Doll Girl. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Blimpy [Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain] |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Detective-mystery | Characters: Swing Sisson |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Poison Ivy |
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| Content | Genre: Aviation | Characters: Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw] |
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| Text Story | The Captain Is a Beast (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Perry Scott |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Perky |
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| Comic Story | Sunken Treasure!! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | From a dying sea captain, Rusty gets half a map that shows the latitude and longitude of the Black Pirate Treasure, but not the location. Rusty has to beat a group of pirates to the captain's daughter who may be able to reveal the location. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Children; Spy | Characters: Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Pierpont Lee; Alababa]; Captain Cooper (death); Miss Cooper; group of pirates (villains) |
| Notes | Art is by Mort Leav, with his large hands, lively figures and a special crouching way of running, with thighs lifted high. |
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