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| Publication | August 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bimonthly |
| Notes | credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.'s notes.
Keith Chandler : Ashe draws the Beetle's cowl with a prominent scarab on the forehead, only found elsewhere in this issue on the newspaper strip reprint given the title 'The Murder Miniatures'. |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Blue Beetle |
| Notes | credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.'s notes.
Keith Chandler : Ashe draws the Beetle's cowl with a prominent scarab on the forehead, only found elsewhere in this issue on the newspaper strip reprint given the title 'The Murder Miniatures'. |
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| Comic Story | Radium Threat (15 pages) |
| Synopsis | Porky Hog steals radium from the hospital to build a great destructive weapon. |
| Credits | Script:? [as Charles Nicholas] (credited) | Inks:? [as Charles Nicholas] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Officer Mike Mannigan; Joan Mason; Porky Hog (Intro, villain); Scorny; Doc Franz |
| Notes | credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.'s notes |
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| Comic Story | Dr. Krug's Explosive Gorillas (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Krug uses gorillas coated in dynamite to take over the city. Well, that was the plan anyway. |
| Credits | Script:? [as Charles Nicholas] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Officer Mike Mannigan; Joan Mason; Dr. Krug (Intro, villain); Dr. Franz |
| Notes | credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.'s notes |
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| Comic Story | The Crime Dealer (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Crime Dealer threatens to blow up the Brandt hotel unless blackmail is paid. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Dynamo [Jim Andrews]; The Crime Dealer (Intro; villain), [Morell]; Sally Brandt; Renard |
| Notes | Takes place between WEIRD COMICS #17 and 18. Credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.'s notes/
Keith Chandler : While there is no entry for Harold Weber in the Who's Who, he may be the writer here. |
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| Text Story | Red Cross Dog (2 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? (2 spot illustrations) | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Animal | Characters: Lieutenant D'Oursac |
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| Comic Story | The Murder Miniatures (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Beetle investigates a businessman's death. The only clue is a miniature painting. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Officer Mike Mannigan; William Brent (villain); Jean Brent; George Brent; Smythe; Werner |
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| Comic Story | Gagon's Explosive Device (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Gagon has stolen a machine that can cause explosions from a distance and demands the keys to the state bank or he will blow up the city. |
| Credits | Script:? [as Charles Nicholas] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Officer Mike Mannigan; Gagon (Intro, villain); Joan Mason; Dr. Franz; Drag |
| Notes | credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.'s notes |
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| Comic Story | The Remote-Controlled Death-Device (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Zonn, a foreign agent, uses his radio compass to blow up arms shipments. |
| Featuring | Dynamite Thor |
| Credits | Script:? [as Wright Lincoln] (credited) | Inks:? [as Wright Lincoln] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Dynamite Thor [Peter Thor]; Zonn (villain); Ludwig (villain); the Countess (villain); Glenda |
| Notes | Final appearance. Credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.'s notes. |
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