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| Publication | August 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Same art as the interior story. |
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| Cover | Introducing Zoro the Mystery Man |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Zoro; Dell Travis |
| Notes | Same art as the interior story. |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | Dell loses all her money at the casino and plans to kill herself, but Zoro asks her to put off killing herself while he uncovers the truth of the casino. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Zoro the Mystery Man (introduction); Paul Migg (villain; introduction; death); Zak (villain; introduction; death); Jim Hart; Dell Travis |
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| Advertisement | Whiz Comics |
| Credits | Pencils: C. C. Beck | Inks: C. C. Beck | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] |
| Notes | Shows the cover of Whiz Comics #7. |
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| Comic Story | The Floating Fortress (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Hansen is assigned to destroy a deadly floating fortress of the Kazilians. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Hurricane Hansen; Appleby; the Kazilians |
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| Cartoon | "50,000 telephone calls are made daily in New York city -" (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | Zoto, the Outlaw Politician (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sally overhears plans to kill Porto Grando's ambassador. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Zoto (Villain; Intro); Jim Dolan [Ambassador Hernandez]; Sally; Basil |
| Notes | Jim disguises himself as the ambassador, but we never see the real one. |
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| Comic Story | The Bull Murders (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lucky investigates a death where a man was supposedly trampled by a bull. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Lucky Lawton; Grat Guth (Villain; Intro); Snake (Villain; Intro); Pal |
| Notes | George Evans named as one of Guth's victims. |
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| Comic Story | The Sky Demon (7.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Sky Demon challenges Diamond Jack to stop him from ruling the world. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Diamond Jack; The Sky Demon (Villain; Intro; Death?); Professor Jerral |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Text Story | Ten Dollars (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jim needs ten dollars for a car. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Jim Chandler; Phil; Mr. Johnson; Mrs. Anderson |
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| Comic Story | The Battlefields of Arbela (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mark and Kent arrive at the battlefields of Arabella and Darius orders their capture. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Mark Swift; Rodney Kent; Alexander the Great (Intro); Darius (Villain; Intro) |
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| Featuring | Puzzlettes |
| Content | Characters: Butch |
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| Comic Story | Baron Bruht Turns the Tables (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | After being captured the Baron is traded back to Sermia for two captured generals. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation | Characters: Baron Bruht (Villain); Captain Tom Sharp |
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| Comic Story | Queen of the Driver Ants (7.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | A woman raised by driver ants seeks to rule the jungle. |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Lee Granger; Eric, the Talking Lion; The Ant Queen (Villain; Intro; Death); Kate Bond |
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| Notes | Promo for Whiz Comics. |
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| Advertisement | Johnson Smith & Co. (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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