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| Publication | October 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Dart [Caius Martius Wheeler]; Ace; Sorceress of Zoom (inset) |
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| Featuring | Kooba |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Ad for the soft drink Kooba. |
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| Comic Story | The Missing Witness (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dart and Ace rescue the state's witness, Mr. Brown, from the Black Spot Gang. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (Jerry Arbo) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Spot Gang (villain, introduction); Dart [Caius Martius Wheeler]; Ace; Betty Tillbury; Mr. Brown; Jinx |
| Notes | Betty's last name is spelled as Tillbury and Tilbury in the story. |
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| Comic Story | The Sorceresses of Camelot (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Sorceress of Zoom rescues Sir Gareth from robbers and then helps Gareth recover. Restored, Gareth remains despondent due to Lady Elaine being kidnapped by Morgana Le Fay. Wanting Gareth for herself, the Sorceress of Zoom decides to "help" Gareth rescue Elaine while secretly plotting to get rid of Elaine. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Fantasy | Characters: Sir Gareth (introduction); Elaine (introduction); Merlin (introduction); Sorceress of Zoom (villain); Morgana Le Fay (introduction); Sir Mordred (introduction); Ismal |
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| Comic Story | The War Maniac's Fifth Column (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dynamite Thor ruins the plot of fifth column spies to sabotage a marine base and an arsenal. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (Wright Lincoln) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Magda (villain, introduction); Bauer (villain, introduction); Muller (villain, introduction); Dynamite Thor [Peter Thor]; Glenda |
| Notes | Next appearance in BLUE BEETLE #6 |
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| Comic Story | The Mind Transfer Racket (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Marlene and Gary foil Dr. Mortal's plan to tranfer the minds of older bankers into the bodies of young people. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Dr. Mortal; Phideas T. Jordan; Marlene; Gary Brent; Carol; Pango |
| Notes | Phideas introduces himself as Phideas T. Jordan, but is referred to as Jorgan throughout the rest of the story. |
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| Text Story | Human Trees (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | A policeman investigating the homicide of Mrs. Hamilton Hetherwaite is captured by Dr. Munro. After capturing the policeman, Dr. Munro prepares to treat the policeman with an experimental serum that will turn the policeman into a tree. |
| Credits | Script: Nathaniel Nitkin [as N. N. Nathaniel] | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Dr. Munro; Dr. Borden; Betty; Pythor; Lt. Burke |
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| Comic Story | Karnak Seeks a Wife (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Karnak has a woman from Earth kidnapped to become his wife. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Karnak (villain, introduction, death); Blast Bennett |
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| Featuring | Rex Dexter of Mars |
| Content | Characters: Rex Dexter |
| Notes | House ad for Rex Dexter of Mars #1, which includes a reproduction of the cover. |
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| Comic Story | Lucifer's Goat-Man (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Warren rescues Dr. Morton from the clutches of the Voodoo Man. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (Allen Spectre) |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Voodoo Man (villain); Baku (villain, introduction, a goat-man); Dr. Warren; Dr. Morton; Petro |
| Notes | Next appearance in Flame (Fox, 1940 series) #4 |
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| Credits | Pencils: Ferguson (signed) | Inks: Ferguson (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | The Kraken vs. the Tarpon (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Typhon has a new submarine, the Tarpon, built. Taking the Tarpon out for the first time, Typhon and crew encounter a monstrous kraken. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (Phillips Judge) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Typhon; Kelland; Mark; Brady |
| Notes | last appearance |
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| Featuring | Samson |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Samson |
| Notes | House ad for Samson appearing in Fantastic Comics. Includes a cover reproduction of Fantastic Comics #10. |
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| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] |
| Notes | Ad for the Blue Beetle radio program. |
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| Featuring | Flame; Green Mask |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Flame [Gary Preston]; Green Mask [Michael Shelby] |
| Notes | Inside back cover. House ad for the Flame and the Green Mask appearing in their own titles. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Samson; Flame [Gary Preston]; Green Mask [Michael Shelby]; Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Eagle; Dart [Caius Martius Wheeler] |
| Notes | Back cover. House ad for five Fox titles. |
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