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| Although the GCD tentatively credits the Shock Gibson story to Joe Kubert, a little detective work -- in this case, reading the signature "Sam Glanz" on the right-hand side of the splash -- suggests that it might be Sam Glanzman. The style is closer to Glanzman than to Kubert, too, at least at this stage of both of their developments. |
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| Publication | April 1943 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-monthly |
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| Cover | Berlin |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Freedom (Dan Wright) |
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| Comic Story | The Convoy Sabotage Caper (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: MCaptain Freedom [Don Wright]; The Young Defenders [Slim; Whitey; Lefty; Blackie; Beanie; Joanie]; ax Thonig (introduction, death); Borgam (villain, introduction, an impostor); the Nazis (villain) |
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| Comic Story | The Kidnapping of Shirley Dimple (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Ted Parrish Man of 1000 Faces; Fish (villain, introduction); Jose (villain, introduction); other Nazi spies (villains, introduction) |
| Notes | This is the final appearance of the "Ted Parrish" feature. |
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| Comic Story | Daffy Drafty Becomes a Reporter (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Military | Characters: Daffy Drafty; Lieutenant Pinksheet; "Day" Nurse Caroline; "Night" Nurse Betty |
| Notes | last appearance |
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| Comic Story | The Professor and the Fiendish Four, Part ? (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Detective-mystery | Characters: Padlock Homes; Dr. Watsis; The Professor (villain); the Fiendish Four (villain) |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Flossie |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; War | Characters: Biff Bannob; The Admiral |
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| Comic Story | The Case of "The Floating Corpses" (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Cat [Linda Turner]; Rick Horne; The Japanese (villain) |
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| Comic Story | Hitler's Ace in the Hole (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Shock Gibson [Robert Charles Gibson]; Adolf Hitler (villain); Gen. Von Vuncen (villain, introduction, death); the Nazis (villain) |
| Notes | Signature down right hand edge of splash page is Sam Glanz. |
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| Comic Story | Attack on the Nazis in Norway (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War | Characters: The Girl Commandos [Tanya; Mei-Ling; Penelope Kirk; Ellen Billings; Pat Parker]; The Nazis; Olaf Swenson (introduction) |
| Notes | Pat Parker makes her last costumed appearance in this story. Reprint note from Darci, November 2008. |
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| Text Story | The Story Behind the Cover (1.67 pages) |
| Featuring | Captain Freedom |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Freedom [Don Wright] |
| Notes | The balance of page two is taken up with the annual Statement of Ownership. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Flossie; Mr. Blye |
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| Comic Story | Speed Joins the Marines (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Speed and Tubby join the Marines. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War | Characters: Speed Taylor; Joe Burns (villain, introduction); Tim Brown; the Nazis (villain); Tubby |
| Notes | Signature spotted by Saltarella and submitted via the GCD Error Tracker.
Feature Logo on this story is "Speed Taylor of the U. S. Marines" |
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