| Additional Information |
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| Publication | April 1953 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Suchorsky is credited to Frogman in Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the eyes and hands on this cover looks like his work. |
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| Credits | Pencils: Mike Suchorsky | Inks: Mike Suchorsky | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War |
| Notes | Suchorsky is credited to Frogman in Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the eyes and hands on this cover looks like his work. |
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| Advertisement | I'll Mail You $1.000.... (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Mr. Levitt will loan you money and pay him back at your convenience. |
| Featuring | Postal Finance |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Joe Sam's Shark Net (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | U.S. frogmen repairing submarine pens are attacked by hostile frogmen. |
| Credits | Script: Kim Aamodt? | Pencils: John Prentice | Inks: John Prentice |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Spy | Characters: Joe Sam (frogman); Lt. Cary; Lt. Vant |
| Notes | Prentice is credited to war stories for 1952-53 at Hillman by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and his sober faces are not to be mistaken. Just think of Rip Kirby and you have him. |
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| Comic Story | Frogman in Purple (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | King Manuel has enemies employed by a powerful neighboring power. |
| Credits | Script: Bill Woolfolk | Pencils: Mike Suchorsky | Inks: Mike Suchorsky |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: King Manuel; Alex (sniper); Premier Rakosi; Cmd. Tom Lacey (frogman); Janoki (frogman) |
| Notes | Suchorsky is credited to Frogman by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and this is certain Suchorsky work, with his detailed inking, rounded ears and bulging lower lips. He had many stories in GI Joe.
Woolfolk credit per his record books, via Martin O'Hearn's blog:
http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/07/woolfolk-records-195210.html |
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| Advertisement | Boys, Girls, Men, Women! |
| Synopsis | The world is on fire. Serve the Lord by selling Religious Wall Mottos and you can have these prizes. |
| Featuring | The Hubbard Folk |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | See How Easy It Is... |
| Synopsis | Free booklet shows how you can earn extra money cartooning, lettering and drawing. |
| Featuring | Washington School of Art |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Nest of the Iron Fish (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A large amount of radium is smuggled by torpedoes out of a Latin American country. |
| Credits | Script: Kim Aamodt? | Pencils: Leo Morey? | Inks: Michael Becker? |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Cpt. Jorgens; Nick Hodson (frogman); Lt. Vincente; Dorena Wilton |
| Notes | The art very similar to the "Frogman's Sunday Punch" in #5 credited to these two artists. |
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| Advertisement | Look Slimmer-Feel Younger (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Amazing new health supporter belts for men and women who want to look slimmer. Yours to try free. |
| Featuring | Ronnie Sales |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Text Story | Full Dress Bath (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Kim Aamodt? | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Ensign Butch Long; Exec. Hanson; Lt. Allerton |
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| Comic Story | Frogman's California Grab (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A movie set-up by U.S. Inteligence with frogmen from the Navy. |
| Credits | Script: Kim Aamodt? | Pencils: George Olesen | Inks: George Olesen |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Spy | Characters: Pat Stillman (frogman); Jersey Jackson (frogman); Mel Eaton (camera man); Richard Lang (producer); Cmd. Rhodes; Krebbs (director and spy); Zelda Ray (actress) |
| Notes | Olesen is credited to war stories at Hillman 1952-53 by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. He is best spotted by his abundance of thin inklines, open bright eyes and very heavy eyebrows. |
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| Advertisement | Take Off Ugly Fat! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Don't stay fat, you can lose pounds and inches safely without risking health with the Electric Spot Reducer. |
| Featuring | Spot Reducer Co. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Underwater Shepherd (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Foreign frogmen are trying to steal a new underwater television camera. |
| Credits | Script: Kim Aamodt? | Pencils: Dan Zolnerowich | Inks: Dan Zolnerowich |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Spy | Characters: Lt. John Donovan; Peter Walder (magazine writer and spy) |
| Notes | The heavy "S" inside the ears is evidence of Zolnerowich here |
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| Advertisement | Overcome Any Enemy (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Use the 3-Power system to defend yourself. |
| Featuring | Pickwick Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | Diamond & Gold Rings (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Surprise your friends with amazing pseudo diamonds made by European craftsmen. |
| Featuring | U.S. Diamond House |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | I Gained 53 Lbs. of Shapely Power-Packed Muscles (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Give Jowett 10 pleasant minutes a day in your home to give you a new he-man body. |
| Featuring | Jowett Institute |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photos) | Inks:? (photos) | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | Get Prizes... (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Make money by selling seed packages. |
| Featuring | American Seed Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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