| Additional Information |
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| Publication | May 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: White Streak |
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| Publisher advertisement | More Free Prizes for Target Readers (1 page) |
| Credits | Script:? (promo copy) | Pencils:? (photographs) | Inks:? (photographs) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover.
Promotion for collecting coupons from this page to turn in to get free items. Photographs of objects being offered are in black in white. |
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| Comic Story | The Gas Mask Disaster (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: White Streak; Reynolds (villain, introduction) |
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| Comic Story | The Counterfeit Lottery Ring (7 pages) |
| Featuring | T-Men |
| Credits | Script: Ben Thompson (signed) | Pencils: Ben Thompson (signed) | Inks: Ben Thompson (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Crime; Detective-mystery |
| Notes | Ben Thompson based on signature found on story by Ken Quattro and posted to Comics History Exchange page on Facebook (24 August 2016).
The original writer and letters tentatively was given to E.W. Webster (Ethel Felder Webster). Original pencil and inks credit given to Joe Simon. |
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| Comic Story | Bomb-Sight Boomerang (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Lucky Byrd |
| Credits | Script: Harry Campbell | Pencils: Harry Campbell | Inks: Harry Campbell | Letters: Harry Campbell |
| Content | Characters: Lucky Byrd; Captain James (villain, introduction) |
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| Comic Story | The Dam Breaks (3 pages) |
| Featuring | Little Puppet Man |
| Credits | Script: John Spina | Pencils: John Spina | Inks: John Spina | Letters: John Spina |
| Notes | This story continues in the next issue. |
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| Comic Story | The Reformation of Pretty Boy: Part 3 (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Calling 2-R |
| Credits | Script: Jack Warren [Jack A Warren] | Pencils: Jack Warren [Jack A Warren]; E. F. Webster [Ethel Felder Webster]? | Inks: Jack Warren [Jack A Warren]; E. F. Webster [Ethel Felder Webster]? | Letters: Jack Warren [Jack A Warren] |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Science Fiction | Characters: Skipper; The Captain; Big Boss [Big Shot] (villain); Drusella (villain); Pretty Boy (guest star); Butch (villain) |
| Notes | Ken Quattro posted to Comics History Exchange page on Facebook (24 August 2016), that he sees both Warren and Webster's work in this story. |
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| Text Story | Submarine Surprise (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Andrew Allen | Pencils: Sam Gilman (illustration, signed) | Inks: Sam Gilman (illustration, signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits reported by Ken Quattro and posted to Comics History Exchange page on Facebook (24 August 2016). |
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| Content | Genre: Crime |
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| Comic Story | The Music Monster (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Fantastic Feature Films |
| Credits | Script: Tarpe Mills | Pencils: Tarpe Mills | Inks: Tarpe Mills | Letters: Tarpe Mills |
| Content | Genre: Drama |
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| Synopsis | A movie talent scout is looking for a beautiful baby. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Moe Higrass; Joe Higrass |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Sports |
| Notes | Pencils and inks credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who in 20th Century American Comics Books. |
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| Synopsis | Bill has a run-in with a dude named Ted Cameron who has accompanied Dawn to see what a round-up camp looks like. In actuality, Cameron is interested in securing some mining papers, claims and deeds. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Bill Target; Quing; Dawn; Bob (sheriff); Ted Cameron (villain, introduction); Blackbeard Hurston (villain, introduction, death); Tony (villain) |
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| Advertisement | Boy! Look at this Bargains! (1 page) |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (photographs) | Inks:? (photographs) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover.
Advertisement for novelty items from Treasure House of New York, New York. Photographs of objects being offered are in black in white. |
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| Featuring | Blue Bolt |
| Credits | Script:? (promo copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction; Superhero |
| Notes | Back cover.
Advertising the upcoming Blue Bolt (Novelty Press, 1940 series) comic's first issue. |
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