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| Publication | July 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.] (inset); The Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Jane Arden; Ned Brant |
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| Comic Story | The Black Condor in America (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | On his first trip to America, the Condor serves as protector of a friend's daughter. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; the Princess of Singat (introduction); Ras Gyn (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Jim Amash identifies the penciller in The Quality Companion (TwoMorrows, 2011 series) #1 (November, 2011), page 93. |
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| Content | Genre: Sports |
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| Comic Story | Thomas Andrews Kidnapped by the Spider (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Harry (the Spider's chauffeur) (introduction); Thomas Andrews (villain, introduction); Mrs. Andrews (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | The Pirate Subs (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Red Topedo [Captain Jim Lockhart]; X-1 [William Wotan] (villain, introduction); Wotan's submarine pirates (villains, introduction for all) |
| Notes | The Who's Who suggests, as do Mike Kooiman and Jim Amash in the Quality Companion, that Kiefer not only created this feature, but did the art for it through the strip's entire run. Kiefer is also usually considered to have written it. |
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| Comic Story | In Double Trouble (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Cameo: Gill Fox (or at least his hand) |
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| Comic Story | Captured by Kiroto (4 pages) |
| Content | Characters: Lee Preston; Major Kiroto (villain, introduction); Kip (introduction) |
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| Comic Story | Gang Czar's Right Hand Man Arrested (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | When O'Brien is framed and arrested on the testimony of gangster Scar Sizza, Pug disguises himself as the Clock and shoots to death Sparks and Mack. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery; Superhero | Characters: The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Pat "Pug" Brady; Lieutenant Foxx; Scar Sizza (villain, introduction); Sparks (villain, introduction, death); Mack (villain, introduction, death) |
| Notes | The fact that Pug and Brian were the spitting image of one another served well in future stories to protect the identity of the Clock, since the Clock and Brian could appear together. |
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| Cartoon | Glenna Collett's Greatest Uphill Fight to Win (1 page) |
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| Comic Story | A Way to Mark Husbands (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | The Death-Ray Decoy (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Wizard Wells; Tug; Mary Perry; Smythe (introduction); Hitlin (villain, introduction); foreign spies (villain, introduction) |
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| Text Story | Scourge of the Skies (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Eric Vale |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Eric Vale |
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| Cartoon | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Biography |
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| Comic Story | Mystery at Windward Castle (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Madam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; John Gordon (introduction); Betty Gordon (introduction); Jack Dale (introduction); Ross (villain, introduction, death); Slade (villain, introduction); Max (villain, introduction) |
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| Content | Genre: Drama |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | appears on bottom half of Jane Arden pages. |
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| Comic Story | The Escape of Lucky Largo (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Space Legion; Rock Braddon; Lucky Largo (villain, introduction) |
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