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| Publication | July 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; Superhero | Characters: Midnight [Dave Clark]; The Ray [Happy Terrill] (inset); Rookie Rankin (inset); Bozo the Robot (inset); Espionage [Black X] (inset) |
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| Comic Story | The Waltz of Death (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | In occupied Budapest, ancient suits of armor are killing Nazi soldiers. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Ray [Happy Terrill]; Bud; The Gestapo (villains); the Nazis (villains, many die) |
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| Synopsis | An American soldier betrays his comrades as a favor to his Japanese wife, but then repents. |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: Espionage [Black X]; Mrs. Brandon (death); Douglas MacArthur (cameo); Colin P. Kelly (cameo); Colonel Atwater; Batu; Lt. Commander Brandon (villain, death) |
| Notes | Script credits suggested by the Who's Who. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Archie O'Toole |
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| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Bozo the Robot; Hugh Hazzard; Fritz (introduction); Krontz (introduction, death) |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: The Purple Trio [Warren; Tiny Todd; Rocky Hill]; Frazer (villain, introduction) |
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| Comic Story | Mad Merlin the Magician (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Thugs hunt for buried treasure in a castle inherited by Wildfire's friends. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Wildfire; Mad Merlin (introduction) Merlin's gang (introduction); Anne Haynes; John Haynes |
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| Synopsis | Dave Clark goes to Hollywood to broadcast a movie premiere, but stumbles onto the murder of actress Joy Devine, and many of her associates are murdered before he can discover the identity of the killer. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Superhero | Characters: Midnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey; John (introduction); Joy Devine (actress, death); Buzzbe (a movie director, introduction, death); Jones (movie camerman, introduction, death); Thompson the agent (agent, introduction, death); Veronica Lake (cameo); Ann Sheridan (cameo); Myrna Loy (cameo); Rita Hayworth (cameo); Betty Grable (cameo); Hedy Lamarr (cameo) |
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| Content | Genre: Aviation | Characters: Wings Wendall; Dr. Reinhardt (death); Miss Reinhardt (villain, death); Fielherr Kunkle (villain, introduction, death) |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; Detective-mystery | Characters: Wun Cloo |
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| Synopsis | Captain Krass schemes to replace American pilot Major Hurtz, who was caught trying to steal an English plane, and spy from inside. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War | Characters: The Marksman (Major Hurtz); Vorka; Captain Krass (villain, introduction, death); John Powell (introduction) |
| Notes | The art is a bit similar to Koda's credited art in #36 and #37, so it could be him, but the inking is more heavy and even, probably the same inker as in the previous issue. Much of the movement and the hands point to Irving Tirman (Adventure Comics #86, "Mike Gibbs, Guerrilla"). |
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| Text Story | The Cobra Test (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Jimmy Christian |
| Credits | Script: Robert M. Hyatt? | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Jimmy Christian |
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| Synopsis | When the police are unable to catch gambling joint owner Caraso with the proper evidence of his activities, the Jester goes into action to prove their case. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective McGinty; Miss Weston; Dutch (villain); Caraso (villain) |
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| Comic Story | Bodyguard Botchup (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Rankin is assigned bodyguard dury for Lionel Curtis, a member of the city reform government. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Rookie Rankin; Mitzie (introduction); Chopper (introduction); a butcher (introduction); Lionel Curtis (introduction); Sarge |
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