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| Just found out that the Mask stories were originally supposed to be for the Black Bat, but they had to reach an agreement with National. |
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| There's a name on the bottom of page 25 (The Mask). Would it be that art isn't entirely Raymond Thayer's? |
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| That's Kin Platt's signature. Perhaps the art is his. I don't know either artist well enough to opine. |
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| I own a copy of this issue with an undamaged, fully saturated cover and would be happy to email you a high quality image of it. The interior pages seem nicer too, but I can't see myself spreading the book flat for fear of major damage to the spine etc...
You guys have just about everything covered but I feel like maybe I could offer this improvement.
I'm at C119studio@gmail.com |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | June 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Art was previously credited to L. North, but is clearly Plaisted. |
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| Featuring | The Space Rovers |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: The Space Rovers [Ted Hunt; Jane Martin] |
| Notes | Art was previously credited to L. North, but is clearly Plaisted. |
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| Comic Story | The Robot Masters of Venus (10 pages) |
| Featuring | The Space Rovers |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: The Space Rovers [Ted Hunt; Jane Martin]; Amok (introduction, death); King Tharrko (introduction); Venusians (introduction); The "evil gods" (villains, introduction, death) |
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| Comic Story | Ted Crane in the City of Gold (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Ted Crane |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Ted Crane; Betty Hawkins; Professor Hawkins; Gruenfeld (villain, introduction); Major Stanforth |
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| Comic Story | The Takeover of Jim Gotch (6 pages) |
| Featuring | The Mask |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Mask [Tony Colby]; Carol Smith (secretary); Silk; Butch; Jim Gotch (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Signed on the last panel of the fifth page. Art was previously attributed to Raymond Thayer. |
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| Comic Story | The Red Light of Dr. Hodl (10 pages) |
| Featuring | Thesson, Son of the Gods |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Dr. John Thesson [Son of the Gods]; Professor Craig; Dr. Hodl (villain, introduction, death); General Pasko (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Signed in the penultimate panel. |
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| Comic Story | The Collins Case (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Dan Williams, Private Investigator |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Dan Williams, Private Investigator; Collins (villain, introduction); Dr. Palumbo (villain, introduction); Miss Adams (secretary); Miss Neering (a nurse) |
| Notes | Previously credited to R. Lowry. Regular artist Ray Thayer's full name is Raymond Lowry Thayer. |
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| Text Story | Special Detective (1 page) |
| Credits | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Tim Marsh; Detective-Sergeant Bill Casey |
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| Comic Story | In Berlin (5 pages) |
| Featuring | Sergeant Bill King |
| Content | Genre: Military | Characters: Sergeant Bill King; Nazis (villains); Lieutenant Beale (Nazi spy); Carr (British spy, introduction) |
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| Comic Story | Case of the Crown Jewels (7 pages) |
| Featuring | The Sphinx |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Sphinx [Ellsworth Forrester]; Tom; Countess Donya Petrovich (introduction); Prince Alexis (introduction); Whitford (villain, introduction); Blackie Lewis (villain, introduction) |
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| Text Story | Robbers' Boots (1 page) |
| Featuring | Johnny Blue |
| Credits | Pencils:? (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? (2 spot illustrations) | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Johnny Blue [later Jimmy Blue] (introduction) |
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| Comic Story | Crisis in Concho (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger; Texas Ranger Captain McDowell; Bull Jeffrey (villain, introduction); Duffield (villain, introduction); Clem Bradley |
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| Featuring | Make-Believe Mickey |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Make-Believe Mickey |
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