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Red Seal Comics 21 - 1947
| Additional Information | |
| Publication | October 1947 | Price: 0.10 CAD | Pages: 52 | Frequency: bi-monthly | Editing: Harry "A" Chesler?;? |
| Notes | Indicia states "Published bi-monthly by Superior Publishers Limited... Canada". Ads and content appear to be American. |
| Credits | Pencils: Gus Ricca? | Inks: Gus Ricca? |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
| Advertisement | Save Money - Save Time (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for button holer from London Specialties, Chicago with short comic strip along side. Also includes indicia. |
| Credits | Letters:?; Typeset |
| Comic Story | "What grim riddle concealed the motive behind the murders of penniless refugees?"][The Refugee Murders (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mr. Brauner helps refugees get into the country, then helps himself by blackmailing them. |
| Featuring | The Black Dwarf |
| Credits | Pencils: Paul Gattuso | Inks: Paul Gattuso |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Black Dwarf; Arsenic; Nitro; Mr. Brauner (Introduction, villain) |
| Notes | Originally credited to Gus Ricca, but this is Gattuso. He has such a unique style, with people constantly running on long spiderlegs, and faces with large gaping mouth and angry eyebrows. He is credited on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. |
| Filler | Sports (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The origins of the names of various major league baseball teams. |
| Content | Genre: Fact |
| Comic Story | "Hunted like a vicious animal for crimes of which he is innocent..."][The Death of Nevada Bill (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jim goes to meet Nevada Bill but finds him dead, and the Gay Desperado is accused of killing him! |
| Featuring | The Gay Desperado |
| Credits | Pencils: George Tuska [as Geo Tuska] | Inks: George Tuska [as Geo Tuska] |
| Content | Genre: Western | Characters: Gay Desperado [Jim Collins]; Ace D'Arcy (villain, introduction); Rattlesnake Rose (villain, introduction); Hoagy (a piano player)(introduction) |
| Text Story | Foul Frame-Up (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Ed Hall; Dan Jackson; Lloyd Stephens |
| Comic Story | "How can Lady Satan defy the weird terror that comes to life after sundown in Abbot's Arbor?"][The Horror of Abbot's Arbor (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Living trees attack a girl in Abbot's Arbor, but Lady Satan finds that there is more than meets the eye. |
| Featuring | Lady Satan |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Lady Satan (last appearance?); Mr. Whitt (villain, introduction); Mr. Whitt's Butler (villain, introduction) |
| Filler | "Well I'll be a coyote.." (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tenderfoot Joe is given the job of shoeing a horse, so he buys it boots. |
| Featuring | Tenderfoot Joe |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Tenderfoot Joe |
| Notes | Each panel is a verse of a poem. |
| Filler | "I get cold feet!" (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Five gag panels. |
| Featuring | Laughing at Life! |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Comic Story | "Blackmail is treacherous business..." (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | G-men capture blackmailers. |
| Featuring | Calling All Cars |
| Credits | Pencils: Chu Hing | Inks: Chu Hing |
| Content | Genre: Detective | Characters: Mrs. Barbour; Junior Barbour; Tony Catalano |
| Notes | Last appearance of strip. Chu Hing is credited on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the artwork is very similar to his Green Turtle stories in Blazing Comics. |
| Filler | "This calls for a celebration!" (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Foxy Grandpa takes a cab but realizes he doesn't have enough money to pay the bill. |
| Featuring | Foxy Grandpa |
| Credits | Pencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Joe Beck |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Foxy Grandpa |
| Notes | Does not appear to be a strip reprint. |
| Comic Story | "Don't turn your head, Pete..."][The Dummy (4 pages) |
| Featuring | Prehistoric Pete |
| Credits | Pencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Joe Beck |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Filler | Killer McGee (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A sheriff puts out a reward poster to capture Killer McGee. |
| Featuring | Killer McGee |
| Content | Genre: Western; Humor | Characters: Killer McGee |
| Text Story | Cop Killer (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Barry Masters; Don Ricca (villain) |
| Comic Story | "Death was the pay-off for holding the winning..."] [Sweepstakes of Death (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lucky finds out a sweepstakes winner apparently committed suicide and investigates. |
| Featuring | Lucky Coyne |
| Credits | Pencils: Tony Cataldo | Inks: Tony Cataldo |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Lucky Coyne; Red Rauch (Introduction, villain) |
| Notes | Tony Cataldo credit from Jerry Bails' Who's Who. First panel appears to have the name "Tony" written on a stack of tires in the background. The stiff movement of figures and some faces with rather long noses must be Cataldo, when comparing with his signed work. |
| Advertisement | Your Embarrassing Skin Condition May Be Overcome! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for Kleerex. Address is in Chicago, Ill. |
| Filler | King Kole (1 page) |
| Synopsis | King Kole tries to hire someone who speaks multiple languages. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: King Kole |
| Advertisement | Get This Authentic Dick Tracy Rapid-Fire Tommy Gun (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Short comic strip with ad. Address to write to is in Chicago. |
| Content | Characters: Dick Tracy |
| Advertisement | Boys! Girls! Make Your Own Models... (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for rubber molds from Chicago. |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
| Advertisement | He Knows What They "Go For"... (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for Baby Ruth Candy. Ad mentions Chicago. |
| Notes | On back cover of comic. |
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