| Additional Information |
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| Publication | [January 9] 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
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| Content | Genre: War |
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| Text Article | War Planes (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War |
| Notes | On inside front cover in black, white and red. |
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| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Scoop Mason (first appearance); Sleepy Samson (first appearance); Jay-Jay [Judy Jackson] (first appearance); Jonesie (first appearance); Baron Treville (first appearance); Rosita (first appearance) |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; War | Characters: Tripod Trio (first appearance) |
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| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Storm Allen (first appearance); Lucky Lane (first appearance); Buzz Magee (first appearance); Ah Wing (first appearance); Admiral White (first appearance); Nichi Koto (first appearance) |
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| Comic Story | On the High Seas / Three Days Out (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; War | Characters: Tripod Trio |
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| Comic Story | Scapa Flow (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War | Characters: Guenther Prien |
| Notes | Alden McWilliams credit from "Comic book culture: an illustrated history" by Ron Goulart (2000-Collectors Press Inc.) [Submitted by Doc Mars via the Error Tracker]. |
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| Comic Story | Lt. Frank Luke, World War Ace (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Biography; War | Characters: Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. |
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| Featuring | Sikandur the Robot Master |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Sikandur (first appearance; only appearance); Countess Sylvia (first appearance); Robot X5328B (first appearance); Bert (first appearance); Bill (first appearance); Ed (first appearance) |
| Notes | This is the only appearance of the "Sikandur the Robot Master" feature. |
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| Comic Story | Television Torpedo Wars Newest Weapon (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War | Characters: Sgt. Murphy; Lt. Radcliffe; U. A. Sanabria |
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| Credits | Script:? [as J. D. Wilkyey] | Pencils:? [as J. D. Wilkyey] |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Tim (first appearance); Jerry (first appearance); Mr. Jones |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; War | Characters: Tripod Trio |
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| Comic Story | London is Bombed (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War | Characters: Danny Dash (first appearance); Mac [Shamrock McGlynn] (first appearance); Gray Hordes from the Center of the Earth (first appearance) |
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| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Peace Raider [Larry MacIntosh] (first appearance); Babanoff (first appearance) |
| Notes | I'm assuming Arthur McCaffery is the artist based on the use of the other bylines in this issue, since it says "by Arthur McCaffery." |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; War | Characters: Tripod Trio |
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| Activity | Name the Pilots! (1 page) |
| Notes | A "Name the Pilots" contest on inside back cover. |
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| Text Article | Submarine Strength at the Outbreak of War! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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