| Additional Information |
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| Publication | May 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-monthly |
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| Content | Genre: War |
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| Activity | $25 in Cash Prizes! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | contest |
| Featuring | War Comics |
| Notes | On inside front cover in black, white and red. |
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| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Peace Raider [Larry MacIntosh]; Babanoff (villain); O'Roke (first appearance, villain) |
| Notes | In most stories in this issue, the byline refers to the artist. Unable to find any information on this creator to determine if he's writer/artist or both. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; War | Characters: Tripod Trio [Mickey] |
| Notes | Mickey is named in this story. |
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| Comic Story | Greg Gilday and the Martians (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The U.S. Crusier "Brooklyn" spots a weird, flying metal object and radios authorities with information. But the mysterious object blows the ship to pieces as well as the S.S. Aurentic which was sent to investigate. The mysterious craft then appears over Washington D.C. and shoots down every airplane sent to intercept it, then disappears. The President's Cabinet decides to turn the matter over to the dying Dr. Gilday. He travels to his lab to finish work on his Atomic Supervitalizer anyway and accidentally falls into it, gaining tremendous powers and abilities, and vows to take on the craft. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Dr. Greg Gilday (introduction, origin, doctor); Joan; President Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Notes | Continued next issue.
Fletcher signs every page of this story in the last panel. |
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| Comic Story | The Admiral Graf Spee (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War | Characters: Captain Langsdorff |
| Notes | Al 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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| Content | Genre: Humor; War | Characters: Tripod Trio [Mickey] |
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| Featuring | Small News True Stories from Behind the Lines |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | This issue is the only appearance of the "Small News True Stories from Behind the Lines" feature |
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| Featuring | New War Tactics |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Scoop Mason; Sleepy Samson; Jay-Jay [Judy Jackson; also as Rosita]; Crane; Baron Treville (villain); Carl (villain) |
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| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Storm Allen; Lucky Lane; Buzz Magee; Admiral White; Commander Kerry (first appearance); Judy Baines (first appearance); Ah Wing; Nichi Koto |
| Notes | Judy Baines is named in War Comics #3. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; War | Characters: Tripod Trio [Mickey] |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure; War | Characters: Danny Dash; Captain Georges Barnett; J.D.S.; Miss Stanley; Mr. Boumier; Dr. Lagron; Albert; Gray Hordes from the Center of the Earth |
| Notes | last appearance |
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| Comic Story | Mines (5 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils: Roy Humphries (signed) | Inks: Roy Humphries |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War |
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| Featuring | Small News True Stories from Behind the Lines |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | This issue is the only appearance of the "Small News True Stories from Behind the Lines" feature |
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| Content | Genre: Humor; War | Characters: Tripod Trio [Mickey] |
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| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Jerry; Tim; Mr. Bailey; Mr. Bosun (villain); Schultz (villain) |
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| Advertisement | This Beautiful Desk for Only $1.00 (1 page) |
| Featuring | Remington Rand Inc. |
| Notes | On inside back cover in black, white and red.
Ad for a desk/Remington Portable Typewriter. |
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| Advertisement | Announcing the Sensational New Daisy 1000-shot Red Ryder Carbine (1 page) |
| Featuring | Daisy Red Rider |
| Notes | Back cover ad for Daisy "Red Ryder" BB gun. |
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