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| There is supposed to be a Gil Kane/Infantino story, 'The Golden eagle' in this. If so, its missing. |
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| Looks like the scanner's copy was missing pages, Panther, but you can see the last page of the Golden Eagle story and the signatures Katz & Infantino in the last panel. |
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| Contact Comics is definitely a great example to show to anyone who doubts 1940s comic book art was good and wants to get a decent idea of how good it could be beyond Joe Shuster, Bob Kane, and Jack Kirby’s art. It had talent like L. B. Cole, John Giunta, George Appel, Nina Albright, Rudy Palais, Jack Alderman, Manny Stallman, and Alvin Hollingsworth, most of whom I think are pretty underappreciated artists. It’s like the all-star team of comic book artists of the day really. |
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| Publication | July 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-Monthly |
| Notes | Flying Tigers bombing Japanese airfield. |
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| Credits | Pencils: L. B. Cole | Inks: L. B. Cole | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War |
| Notes | Flying Tigers bombing Japanese airfield. |
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| Comic Story | 13th Mission (The Luck of Sgt. Jones) (1 page) |
| Synopsis | True story of J. Jones luck after being thrown out of a B-17. |
| Credits | Pencils: L. B. Cole (signed) | Inks: L. B. Cole (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Biography; War | Characters: Sgt. J. Jones |
| Notes | Found on the inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | Episode in the South Pacific (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Golden Eagle was one of the most brilliant pilots in World War I--his picture hangs in many an air force briefing room..... |
| Featuring | Golden Eagle |
| Credits | Pencils: Gil Kane [as Katz] (signed); Carmine Infantino [as Infantino] (signed) | Inks: Gil Kane [as Katz] (signed); Carmine Infantino [as Infantino] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Golden Eagle (Dennis Quinn) |
| Notes | Pencil credits added by Craig Delich 2010-7-18. |
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| Comic Story | A Day With Lafayette Escadrille (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | This is the story of the first allied pioneer airmen, to Norman Prince of Massachusetts goes the distinction of organizing the American Escadrille #124 later known as the Lafayette Escadrille. |
| Credits | Pencils: Tom Van Buren (signed) | Inks: Tom Van Buren (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War |
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| Comic Story | Valda King of the Dead! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Colonel Moore is ordered to report to India to deal with a so-called prophet that has been gathering followers by the hundreds in order to force infidel white men from the country. |
| Featuring | Flamingo |
| Credits | Pencils: John Giunta | Inks: John Giunta |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Flamingo (Moore Williams); Valda [un-named Japanese POW] (villain, death?) |
| Notes | Art credits by Bill Black, added by Craig Delich 2011-4-19. |
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| Comic Story | Warplanes of Our Fighting Allies (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Comprised of centerfold pages of drawings of various warplanes from WWII. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War |
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| Comic Story | Postmen of the Sky (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The story of the United States Air Mail. |
| Credits | Pencils: Louis Ferstadt [as Ferstadt] (signed) | Inks: Louis Ferstadt [as Ferstadt] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War |
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| Text Story | Fathers of Eagles (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War |
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| Comic Story | Out of the skies above battle torn Burma......" (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Black Venus discovers that the Japanese have built a catapault drome, which allows them to quickly engage American fliers by surprise! |
| Featuring | Black Venus |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Tomsey [as Tomsey] (signed) | Inks: Charles Tomsey [as Tomsey] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; Superhero | Characters: Black Venus (Mary Roche, Burma U.S.O. hostess); the Japanese (villains, some die) |
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| Comic Story | One-Man Air Force (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Our story opens one day in 1941 when a young naval pilot on carrier duty reported to his commanding officer. |
| Credits | Pencils: Ebbins? [as Snibbe] (signed) | Inks: Ebbins? [as Snibbe] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War |
| Notes | Snibbe MAY be the name of an artist named Ebbins, who worked in the Ferstadt studio. This information added by Craig Delich 2010-7-18. |
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| Text Story | Thunderbolt Pilot (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War |
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| Synopsis | Thrill to the triumphant Indian war cry "Cherokee-e-e" as the redskin warriors of the air, led by Tommy Tomahawk and his young pal Red Wing strike terror into the hearts of the Japs. |
| Featuring | Tommy Tomahawk |
| Credits | Pencils: George Appel [as Geo. H. Appel] (signed) | Inks: George Appel [as Geo. H. Appel] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War | Characters: Tommy Tomahawk; Red Wing |
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| Synopsis | Advertisement for X-Acto knives. |
| Notes | Found on the inside back cover. |
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| Synopsis | Advertisement for the book, "Wonders of Living Things". |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Found on the back cover. |
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