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| Funny--Ace Buckley's female companion is named Toni Stark. |
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| Publication | August 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly except April, June and September |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Future [Andrew Bryant] |
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| Featuring | American Crusader |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) |
| Content | Characters: American Crusader [Archie Masters] |
| Notes | Inside front cover. House ad for the American Crusader appearing in Thrilling Comics. |
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| Comic Story | The Avenger Strikes (13 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Avenger [Karl Vemba] (villain, introduction, death); his gang (villains, introduction); Captain Future [Andrew Bryant]; John Blaine; Senator Burt; Agatha Adams; Grace Adams |
| Notes | Platt signs in the penultimate panel, under the 'Next day' box. |
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| Comic Story | Master of the Harpies (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Nevins discovers how to summon harpies. Using the harpies, Dr. Nevins plans to conquer the world. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Fantasy | Characters: Dr. Nevins (villain, introduction); Harpies (villains, introduction); Baer (villain, death); Mystico; General Amber |
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| Synopsis | Don Davis captures a couple of spies that have infiltrated the Mellors Institute. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Spy | Characters: Eric (villain, introduction, death); Dr. Wolf (villain, introduction); Don Davis; Lane; Dr. Hanson |
| Notes | Although suggested as Sansome, the art style here is completely different from the preceding story in the same issue, also credited to him. |
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| Synopsis | Toni and Ace travel back in time, to the year 490 B.C., to witness the Battle of Marathon. |
| Featuring | Ace Buckley |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Science Fiction | Characters: Datis (guest-star); Miltiades (guest-star); Aristides (guest-star); Themistocles (guest-star); Pheidippides (guest-star); Pausanius (introduction); Hippias (villain); Persians (villain); Toni Stark; Ace Buckley; Greek hoplites |
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| Synopsis | Biff travels to Africa to capture a giant ape for the Carson Circus. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: A giant man-ape (introduction); Biff Powers; Tom Carson; Mr. Grimes; Marcia Beale; Weki |
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| Credits | Pencils: H. G. Ferguson (signed) | Inks: H. G. Ferguson (signed) |
| Content | Characters: Otto |
| Notes | Startling Comics contest to earn cash prizes by solving five puzzles. |
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| Synopsis | Larry Hogan tries to prevent the Columbia Trucking Corporation from operating in other states. |
| Featuring | Detective-Sergeant Burke |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Crime | Characters: Larry Hogan (villain, introduction); R.S. Wilmot; Lana Wilmot; Detective-Sergeant Burke; Dean; Dip |
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| Text Story | Roped Rustler (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Jimmy prevents rustlers from stealing cattle during a cattle drive. |
| Featuring | Jimmy Blue |
| Credits | Pencils:? (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? (2 spot illustrations) | Colors: Sam Brant | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Jimmy Blue; Monty; unnamed rustlers |
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| Synopsis | Jake Butler steals Joan's horse, Champion. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Jake Butler (villain, introduction); The Masked Rider ["Bronc " Randall]; Chuck; Champion (horse); Joan Greer; Concho (horse) |
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| Text Story | Rescue Mission (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Don goes to summon a doctor for his grandfather during a snowstorm, but is hurt during the trip. Don's dog, Teddy, instead makes the trip to the village and manages to summon the doctor to treat Don and Don's grandfather, Mr. Nelson. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (spot illustration) | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Colors: John Easterly | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: Don; Teddy (dog); Mr. Nelson |
| Notes | The story is from the point of view of a dog named Teddy. |
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| Featuring | G-Man Dalton |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Flint (villain, introduction, death?); G-Man Bob Dalton; Tige; Mr. Elwyn |
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| Text Article | Results of Contest No. 6 (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Listing of the winners of Startling Comics Contest No. 6. |
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| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Ad for various mail order items from Johnson Smith & Co. |
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| Featuring | Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. Ad for the Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter. |
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