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| Publication | April 1946 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Midnight [Dave Clark] |
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| Advertisement | Unexplored Country (1 page) |
| Featuring | Volto; Grape-Nuts Flakes |
| Credits | Pencils: Frank Robbins? | Inks: Frank Robbins? |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Volto; Jimmy |
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| Comic Story | King Zoris of Vaporia (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | Everyone's looking for King Zoris who's been missing since before the war. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Superhero | Characters: Midnight [Dave Clark]; Doc Mortimer Wackey; Gabby (a monkey); Sniffer Snoop; Hotfoot; Donald Larkinfoot; King Zoris |
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| Synopsis | The people clamor that the king picks himself a queen. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Archie O'Toole (king) |
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| Synopsis | Spunky and Curly, who have distinguished themselves at school, get awards, A cup for Curly as best athlete, and a toothbrush for Spunky for having the healthiest teeth. Then Spunky wants to find an athletic event at which he can beat Curly. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Spunky; Curly; Marge; Pug |
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| Comic Story | The Wheel of Fortune (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The rich people gather at the exotic gambling capitol of Murgastan. |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: Black X; Batu; Umra; the Major |
| Notes | Possibly Quackenbush, with the many figures with short torso and also some short arms and fingers. Quackenbush has some signed stories in this feature and some in Military Comics from the same period, but not very similar to each other. |
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| Comic Story | Mr. Facet and Miss Glint (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | At an diamond auction the Moon of the Orient is stolen from Mr. Facet. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Lady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Mr. Facet; Miss Glint; Peecolo |
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| Synopsis | A boxer is ordered to take a dive or be killed. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Rookie Rankin; Kayo Marvin; Spades Quinn; Roddy Dirk |
| Notes | Similar art to the Riss-credited pencil work on Manhunter stories in Police Comics (Quality, 1941 series) #37-#59.
Bob Hughes agrees on Riss pencils. |
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| Text Story | The Volcano Men (1.75 pages) |
| Synopsis | On the crest of Ptarmo Peak was supposed to live a strange pygmy people. |
| Featuring | Jimmy Christian |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Jimmy Christian (reporter); Stanley Walton |
| Notes | text story |
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| Statement of Ownership | Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, etc. |
| Credits | Script: Everett M. Arnold | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Printed in Buffalo New York.
Publisher: Everett M. Arnold, Lucas Point, Old Greenwich, CT.
Editor: Martin DeMuth, 415 Lexington, New York, NY
Owners: Everett M. Arnold, Claire C. Arnold, Smash Comics Inc. |
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| Synopsis | A hobo is cooking his socks and Wun Cloo gets a taste. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Detective-mystery | Characters: Wun Cloo (detective); Hobo Jim; Tony |
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| Comic Story | The Vitality Tonic (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | daffy is promoting Healer Bates and his Vitality Tonic. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Sports | Characters: Daffy; Deke; Crusher Blue |
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| Comic Story | The Scheme of Dr. Brook (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A doctor is committing a sane man to an asylum to get his fortune. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Jester [Chuck Lane]; John Carey; Joan Carey; Dr. Brook (villain) |
| Notes | Originally credited "Sam Citron?" This is similar art to the many Manhunter stories in Police Comics credited to Peter Riss on pencils. Notice the flying man getting a punch on the jaw, which can also be found in at least 12 Manhunter stories. |
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