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| Publication | October 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Pencil and ink credits were given to Reed Crandall by the original indexer. Pencil credits changed to Lou Fine with an unknown inker through the consensus of the members of the Facebook group The Reed Crandall Appreciation Society (17 August 2021). |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Hercules [Joe Hercules] |
| Notes | Pencil and ink credits were given to Reed Crandall by the original indexer. Pencil credits changed to Lou Fine with an unknown inker through the consensus of the members of the Facebook group The Reed Crandall Appreciation Society (17 August 2021). |
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| Comic Story | The Dockside Saboteurs (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Hercules hears of the sinking of an Allied supply vessel and races to the scene to save the ship. He then volunteers for guard duty to stop the saboteurs responsible. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Hercules [Joe Hercules]; Saboteurs [Kurtz; others unnamed] (villains, introduction for all) |
| Notes | Script credits suggested by the Who's Who. |
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| Comic Story | The Murder of Moe Jukes (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | While meeting a friend at the airport, Betty witnesses the death of a noted racketeer, and, when the smoke clears, a young man holding the gun is nabbed by the police. Betty knows the man is innocent and sets out to prove it. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Detective-mystery | Characters: Betty Bates; Tim Donner (introduction); Moe Jukes (villain, introduction, death); Ratty Mulvain (villain, introduction); Jeff (villain, elevator operator); unnamed murderer (villain) |
| Notes | Script credit suggested by Bails' Who's Who. |
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| Comic Story | Headbanger (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Death of a Director (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: The Strange Twins; Darleen (villain, introduction); an Indian (villain, introduction); Hitch (introduction, death) |
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| Comic Story | Prisoner of the Hunters (5 pages) |
| Credits | Script:? (signed as Merton Holmes) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Lion Boy; Two hunters (villains, introductions) |
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| Comic Story | The Fake Buoy of Mozambique (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: Bob; Swab; Three crooks (villains, introductions); Dominic (introduction) |
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| Comic Story | Murder in Chinatown (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Rick is sent on an assignment to Chinatown to investigate the murder of a Chinese, only to find that opium is behind the whole thing. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (Assistant District Attorney); Michael (Red Bee's pet bee); Dan (Policeman); Zipper (villain, introduction); Zipper's gang (villains, introduction for all) |
| Notes | Writer revision from ? to Toni Blum by Craig Delich December 30, 2013-12. The Who's Who indicates that Toni Blum wrote this feature in 1941-42.
Artist verification for Williams by the Who's Who.
B. H. Apiary is a house name for the strip only. |
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| Comic Story | The Seizure of the Pana (4 pages) |
| Credits | Script:? (signed as Ace N. Hoell) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Hell Diver; The Japanese (villains) |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | The Anti-Neon Machine (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Neon must face Scar Lioni, who has created a formidable tractor beam of sorts that Neon could not escape from (unless he turned his body into energy). |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Neon [Tom Corbet]; Scar Lioni (villain, introduction); Rackets, Inc. (villains, introduction for all) |
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| Text Story | Plunder from the Deep (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Gene Miller (credited) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Comic Story | U.S. Destroyer Mysteriously Sunk (4 pages) |
| Credits | Script:? (signed as Cary Weyte) |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: G-5 |
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| Comic Story | The Sirocco Saboteurs (9 pages) |
| Credits | Script:? (signed as Lincoln Ross) |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Don Glory; saboteurs (villains, introductions) |
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