| Additional Information |
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| Publication | [December] 1944 | Price: 0.50 USD | Pages: 1 |
| Notes | Art is taken from various stories within the comic, with the exceptions of Silver Knight and Zudo, which are taken from Schomburg’s cover for Mystery Comics #[1] (August 1944). |
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| Featuring | Silver Knight; Barnaby Beep; Zudo; Thunderhoof; Little Oliver; Herman Melville; Jocko and Socko |
| Content | Characters: Silver Knight; Herman Melville; Zudo; Thunderhoof; Stardust; Barnaby Beep; Little Oliver; Jocko; Socko |
| Notes | Art is taken from various stories within the comic, with the exceptions of Silver Knight and Zudo, which are taken from Schomburg’s cover for Mystery Comics #[1] (August 1944). |
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| Contents | Contents (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils: various | Inks: various | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Silver Knight [Briane]; Little Otto; Ozzie; Thunderhoof; Li'l Cheesit; Looie Lazybones; Ace; Spotty; Rufus; Zudo; The Grim Reaper; Barnaby Beep |
| Notes | On inside front cover in black and white. Includes indicia. |
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| Synopsis | As Briane and Tarna plan to wed, Vorkal sneaks into England to steal the Silver Knight's magic armor and sword. |
| Featuring | The Silver Knight |
| Credits | Job #: CC-240 |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Silver Knight [Briane]; Tarna; Gareth; Vorkal; Halmur; Gawain; Mordru |
| Notes | Based on copyright dates, the Silver Knight's appearance here follows his appearances in COMPLETE BOOK OF COMICS AND FUNNIES #1 and MYSTERY COMICS #1. His next appearance is in AMERICA'S BEST COMICS #26.
Leo Isaacs was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch. |
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| Comic Story | Flares In the Night! (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Commando Cubs go to Norway to help bombers find a secret Nazi airfield. |
| Featuring | Commando Cubs |
| Credits | Job #: CC-11 |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: The Commando Cubs [Ace Browning; Pokey Jones; Horace Cosgrove II; Whizzer Malarkey; Spud O'Shea]; Nils Anders; Arne Jensen; Professor Musselbownd |
| Notes | Based on copyright dates, the three Commando Cubs stories in this issue were likely published between their appearances in THRILLING COMICS #45 and #46.
Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch. |
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| Synopsis | Barnaby is invited to join the Harum-Scarum Fraternity. |
| Featuring | Barnaby Beep |
| Credits | Job #: AC-105 |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Barnaby Beep (introduction); Jones |
| Notes | Credits suggested by Jerry Bails’ Who’s Who. |
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| Synopsis | Zudo encounters a hunter who likes shooting animals. |
| Featuring | Zudo |
| Credits | Job #: CC-225 |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Zudo; Lao; Sven Larson; Haines; Mumbo; Jolla |
| Notes | Based on copyright dates, Zudo’s appearance here was likely published between his appearances in MYSTERY COMICS #3 and #4. |
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| Synopsis | Dick saves the rogue horse Thunderhoof from quicksand. |
| Featuring | Thunderhoof |
| Content | Genre: Animal; Western-frontier | Characters: Thunderhoof; Stardust; Dick Foster; Pat Norris; Rex; Pete Kenton; Kelly; Red Rover; Captain |
| Notes | Based on copyright dates, the two Thunderhoof stories in this issue were published between his appearances in BLACK TERROR #5 and #9.
Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch. |
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| Synopsis | Oliver acts tough because Professor Frawd and his crystal ball tell him to. |
| Featuring | Little Oliver |
| Credits | Job #: AC-103 |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Professor Frawd; Little Oliver; Marigold; Butch; Spike |
| Notes | Fox and bear characters are consistent with those in Singer’s signed art from Monkeyshines Comics #2 and 4 (1944-1945). |
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| Comic Story | Sea-Scribe (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The life of Herman Melville and how his real life experiences became part of his books. |
| Credits | Job #: CC-245 |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Herman Melville; Mrs. Melville; Uncle Matt; Emily; Captain Digby; Mr. Greene; Toby; Fayaway; Dr. Long Ghost; Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| Notes | Signed "Camy" on the edge of the anchor in the splash. |
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| Synopsis | An ant decides to follow a grasshopper's advice on life. |
| Featuring | Funny Bees-Ness |
| Credits | Job #: AC-108 |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Hoppin' Hal; Beezie Bee |
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| Synopsis | The Colonel orders Andy to walk around camp in a German uniform to see how long it will take the men to react, but two captured Nazis escape at the same time. |
| Featuring | G. I. Andy |
| Credits | Job #: CC-216 |
| Content | Genre: Humor; War | Characters: Andy; Hans |
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| Synopsis | Jocko learns to hypnotize people. |
| Featuring | Jocko and Socko |
| Credits | Job #: AC-118 |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Jocko; Socko; One-Round McKluck |
| Notes | Monkey characters are consistent with those in Singer’s signed art from Barnyard Comics #2 and Monkeyshines Comics #2 (1944). |
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| Synopsis | In this adventure, the Reaper brings a special Nazi zeppelin to England and wants nothing more than to go back to the continent. He says, "The only reward I want is a chance to fight the Nazi beasts again and again ... to spread terror among the foulest terrorists the world has ever known! Tremble, you Nazis! The Grim Reaper is coming back!" |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Grim Reaper [William "Bill" Norris]; the Nazis (villains); Raoul Anet; General Lichtenberg |
| Notes | Based on copyright dates, The Grim Reaper’s appearance here was published between his appearances in WONDER COMICS #3 and #4. |
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| Synopsis | A conman crocodile tries to get the best of country kangaroo. |
| Featuring | Kangarube |
| Credits | Job #: AC-127 |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Comic Story | Brian Boru (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Brian fights to repell the Danes and unite the clans of Ireland. |
| Credits | Job #: CC-248 |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Brian Boru; Mathgamhain; Leinster; Thorvid |
| Notes | Art identification by Saltarella. |
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| Synopsis | The Commando Cubs come across a German breaking into prison. |
| Featuring | Commando Cubs |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: The Commando Cubs [Ace Browning; Pokey Jones; Horace Cosgrove II; Whizzer Malarkey; Spud O'Shea]; Professor Musselbownd; Schmidt; Carl; Kurt; Tasso |
| Notes | Based on copyright dates, the three Commando Cubs stories in this issue were likely published between their appearances in THRILLING COMICS #45 and #46.
Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch. |
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| Comic Story | He's No Milk Cow-Ard (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Happy tries to milk a cow. |
| Featuring | Sappy "Happy" Hyena |
| Credits | Job #: AC-73 |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Happy Hyena |
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| Synopsis | Spotty and Silly sell spot remover. |
| Featuring | Spotty and Silly Civet |
| Credits | Job #: AC-112 |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Spotty; "Silly" Civet |
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| Comic Story | Tasman, Pacific Adventurer (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Dutch explorer Tasman finds new lands for the Netherlands. |
| Credits | Job #: CC-234 |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Abel Jansen Tasman; Mynheer Van Diemen; Matthew |
| Notes | Art identification by Saltarella. |
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| Synopsis | Clarabelle wishes Looie would take her to dinner and a ham falls out of the sky and hits him on the head. |
| Featuring | Looie Lazybones |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Looie Lazybones; Clarabella; Shrimpy; Basher; Doolittle; Zeke; Smoky |
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| Comic Story | Rattlesnake (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ozzie thinks he hears a rattlesnake behind him. |
| Featuring | Ozzie the Seminole |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Ozzie |
| Notes | pantomime; wordless story |
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| Synopsis | The Cubs hop a plane to Burma. |
| Featuring | Commando Cubs |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: The Commando Cubs [Ace Browning; Pokey Jones; Horace Cosgrove II; Whizzer Malarkey; Spud O'Shea]; Professor Musselbownd; Erich Swenger; Otto; General Sakawaka; General Wingate |
| Notes | Based on copyright dates, the three Commando Cubs stories in this issue were likely published between their appearances in THRILLING COMICS #45 and #46.
Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch. |
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| Comic Story | Bulletin: Orders of the Day! (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Otto has to drive a jeep. |
| Featuring | Little Otto |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Little Otto |
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| Synopsis | Kenton discovers gold on Apache land and he tries to get the land from them. |
| Featuring | Thunderhoof |
| Content | Genre: Animal; Western-frontier | Characters: Thunderhoof; Stardust; El Diablo; Pete Kenton; Kelly; Running Wolf |
| Notes | Based on copyright dates, the two Thunderhoof stories in this issue were published between his appearances in BLACK TERROR #5 and #9.
Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch. |
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| Synopsis | Pansy joins the PACS, Pigeon Air Carrier Service. |
| Featuring | Pansy Pigeon |
| Credits | Job #: AC-107 |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Pansy Pigeon; Bessie Busybody; Adolf Pigler; Hoiman; Colonel Barker |
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| Comic Story | G. I. Johnston, the Soldier Who Came Back (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | How Private Johnston earned the distinguished service cross. |
| Credits | Job #: CC-241 |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Bill Johnston; Curly |
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| Comic Story | Friendly Boys Social Club (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Li'l Cheesit tries to enter the Friendly Boys Social Club. |
| Featuring | Li'l Cheesit |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Li'l Cheesit |
| Notes | Credit completed with help of Jerry Bails' Who's Who http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=TENDLAR%2c+DAVID |
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| Synopsis | A swindler tries to get the better of Rufus. |
| Featuring | Rufus |
| Credits | Job #: AC-113 |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Rufus; Slinky |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | A United States War message with 4 things to do to keep prices down and help avoid another depression.
On inside back cover in black and white. |
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| Advertisement | Hasten the Day! (1 page) |
| Featuring | U.S. Treasury |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | U.S. Treasury advertisement for war bonds.
Back cover. |
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