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| Publication | April 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Ray [Happy Terrill]; Midnight [Dave Clark] (inset); Bozo the Robot (inset); Wings Wendall (inset); Espionage [Black X] (inset) |
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| Comic Story | The Empire of Captain Blue (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Ray, a boy and two men are stranded on a Pacific Island after their plane is shot down by "asiatics". There he meets Captain Blue, a pirate who intends to attack Hawaii, then take over the world after the Americans and the "mongols" destroy each other. Blue imprisons the Ray in a circle of light, and the Ray must rely on his human strength to send Blue over a ledge to his death. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Ray [Happy Terrill]; Jackie (introduction, later known as Bud); Keefer; Rogers; Captain Blue (villain, introduction, death) |
| Notes | Jackie discovers the Ray's true identity in this story. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Children |
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| Comic Story | Gabby, the Talking Monkey (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Midnight comes to the rescue of a purse snatching victim and discovers she's a scientist who can make animals talk. Intending to turn this secret over to government authorities, Alice is attacked and killed by thugs, who burned her secrets, leaving only Gabby as proof that her theories worked. Midnight gains custody of the monkey, after rounding up the people responsible for Alice's death. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Superhero | Characters: Midnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby the talking monkey (introduction); Alice O'Day (scientist, death); Slug McGurk (villain); Julie the Jerk (villain) |
| Notes | The Vacuum Gun was an automatic that projected a suction cup connected to a self-winding reel of fine silk cord.....strong enough to hold a man's weight, and its suction held to almost any surface. |
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| Comic Story | Trouble on Sao Paulo Island (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wings and Spinner discover an unknown base on an American island. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation | Characters: Wings Wendall; Spinner Benson; Derek; Baron; Col Harrison |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: The Purple Trio [Tiny Todd; Warren; Rocky Hill]; J. G. Throcton |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Detective-mystery |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston]; Mr. Mite (villain, introduction, spy); Black John (villain) |
| Notes | The villain, Mr. Mite, bears an uncanny resemblance to Captain Marvel's foe, Sivana. |
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| Synopsis | Black X goes to India to help Batu track down terrorists that have infiltrated the British Raj. Madame Doom follows for her own reasons. |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: Espionage [Black X]; Batu; Madame Doom (villain); Ahkir Jubnijhak (villain) |
| Notes | Credits suggested by the Who's Who. |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Abdul; Hassan; Afta Ikur; Cy Young |
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| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: The Scarlet Seal [Barry Moore]; Captain Tim Moore; Seymour Blots (villain) |
| Notes | Credits suggested by the Who's Who. |
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| Synopsis | Five archeologists tattoo a map to ancient mystical treasure on the backs of their hands. Now someone is murdering them and stealing those hands. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Magno [Tom Dalton]; Dr. Harry Wood; Van Nest |
| Notes | Last appearance of feature.
Final Golden Age appearance of Magno [Tom Dalton] character. Next appearance in All-Star Squadron (DC, 1981 Series) #31 (March 1984). |
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| Text Story | Ghost Stampede (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Jimmy Christian |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Comic Story | Lost in the Wilds of Tibet (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Chic Carter; Gordon Bruce; Chung Musta; Hilme; the Prince of Kabat |
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| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Tom Holms; Mr.Goyle; Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Chico |
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