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| Good harebrained action with wisecracking superheroes the Black Terror, the American Eagle (the strength and buoyancy of an eagle??) and the Liberator. Plus Ted Crane foiling a plot to kidnap the child Dalai Lama; Pepper Swift, unusual because it's the kid sidekick who's the hero; Larry North, U.S.N., which is appealingly hard-boiled; and some service comedy with Rooke Riley for dessert. Good value for your dime, even a 1942 dime. |
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| Publication | October 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly with the exception of January, May, September |
| Notes | Cover marquee: "Introducing The American Eagle Democracy's Champion"
Cover is redrawn from title panel of interior story. |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The American Eagle |
| Notes | Cover marquee: "Introducing The American Eagle Democracy's Champion"
Cover is redrawn from title panel of interior story. |
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| Comic Story | The Weather Wreckers (13 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Terror Twins [The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Barometri (introduction); Schneider |
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| Comic Story | The Machine That Raised the Dead (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | A clever Nazi spy learns of a scientist's invention that can bring the dead back to life and kills the man who invented it so he can secure the machine to bring great villains from the past back to life. Bud dons a costume for the first time [Bud says to himself: "Guess I'm The American Eaglet Now, Huh?"] to help his mentor battle for his life! |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The American Eagle [Tom Standish]; The Eaglet [Bud Pierce](introduction and origin); Dr. Ennis (introduction, death); Klauber (villain, introduction, death); Blackbeard and other villains (villains, introduction, death) |
| Notes | First appearance in America's Best Comics #2. |
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| Text Story | Clarion Call (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? (2 spot illustrations) | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Wong Lee; Sergeant Billy Tyler; Wong San |
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| Comic Story | The Bulletproof Men (11 pages) |
| Featuring | The Liberator |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Liberator [Professor Nelson Drew]; Annabel Evans; Dr. Voss (introduction, death); Professor Wentworth; Nazis |
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| Text Story | Circus Lad (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? (2 spot illustrations) | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Alfred Gordon; Barnes (circus owner) |
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| Comic Story | Ted Crane at the Top of the World (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Ted Crane |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Ted Crane; Betty; Dr. Cobra (introduction); Hakawaya; the Dalai Lama |
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| Comic Story | Conspiracy by the Clock (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Pepper Swift |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Pepper Swift; Buzz Ward; Felix Pierre (introduction); Captain Williams; Penny Williams |
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| Publisher advertisement | It's a Smash Hit! |
| Synopsis | Promo for America's Best Comics |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror (inset); Doc Strange (inset); The American Eagle (inset); Captain Future (inset); Secret Ace (inset)); The Woman in Red (inset) |
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| Comic Story | Larry Saves a Vital Rubber Shipment! (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Larry North U.S.N. |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Lieutenant Larry North, U.S. Navy; Betty Harmon; Frieda Schmidt (introductionl Nazi spy); Nazis |
| Notes | Bellem credit suggested by Jerry Bails's Who's Who. |
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| Featuring | Rookie Riley |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Military | Characters: Rookie Elmer Riley; Militia; Captain Stone |
| Notes | NcGill signs each of the three pages. |
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