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| Publication | October 1945 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Midnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey |
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| Comic Story | Gimme Back My Body (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | Professor Padsel's machine can switch minds into different bodies, which results in everybody getting mixed up. Then Padsel uses Midnight's body to commit murder! |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Superhero | Characters: Midnight [Dave Clark]; Sniffer Snoop; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey; Hotfoot; Belinda Marsey; Colin Marsey; Professor Padsel (villain) |
| Notes | All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
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| Synopsis | They make Archie look like a king, but can't make him act like one. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Archie O'Tolle (king) |
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| Comic Story | Zambizi the Hypnotist (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Zambizi the Hypnotizer is in town. This inspires Curly to hypnotize Spunky a couple of times. |
| Credits | Colors:?? |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Curly; Marge; Spunky; Pug; Zambizi |
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| Synopsis | The fabulous necklace of Rajidore is stolen and Hollywood star Mona Forbes kidnapped. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Rookie Rankin; The Chief; Mona Forbes; Rand; Bleek |
| Notes | The art is similar the many Manhunter stories in Police Comics (Quality, 1941 series) credited to Riss.
Bob Hughes agrees on Riss pencils. |
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| Comic Story | Colonel Snath's Murder Plot (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Colonel, a persistent foe who has discovered Lady Luck's dual identity, tries to have her killed, and hires some fake painters to get Brenda Banks out of his way. For a time, she lets him think he has succeeded. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Lady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Hilgo; Peecolo; Colonel Eustace Snath (villain) |
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| Comic Story | Queen Mai of Xanxal (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Black X and Batu cross the border into the forbidden kingdom of Xanxal deep in Asia. |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: Black X; Batu; Queen Mai |
| Notes | The two lines between chin and jaws, making him look a bit fat, narrow skull and round lower lip in sideview on Black X, make this the art of Quackenbush. Compare with his signed stories in previous issues. |
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| Text Story | Cloud of Death (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Locust swarms over an oil field in Africa. |
| Featuring | Jimmy Christian |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Jimmy Christian (reporter); Ogo (old chief); Col. Kemper |
| Notes | text story |
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| Synopsis | They say that rich widow Smith carries a mint on her, and Spike plans to get it. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Detective-mystery | Characters: Wun Cloo (detective); Widow Smith; Spike (robber) |
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| Comic Story | The Match in the Mine (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Daffy wrestles in a coal mining town. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Sports | Characters: Daffy Dill; Deke Parsons; Evelyn Ballit (wrestler) |
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| Comic Story | The Busting of Big Nick Lester (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A man is framed by Big Nick and his mob. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective Hustace McGinty; Big Nick Lester (villain) |
| Notes | Originally credited "Sam Citron ?" Similar art to the credited pencil work on Manhunter stories in Police Comics #37-#59 by Peter Riss. |
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| The Return of Dr. Narsty (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Captain Tootsie and Rollo are invited to have a meeting at the Cadwallader home. But during the visit, Dr. Narsty shows up to steal the host's jewels, and Tootsie saves the day. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Dr. Narsty; Cadwallader Van Tilden; Mys. Van Tilden |
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