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| "The Deacon" and "The Hood" stories are the standouts here! |
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| Re this cover.
Kitten looks like she is asleep here. Also, if you punch someone in the knee, you are definitely going to seriously hurt your fist!
Cheers. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | December 1943 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Featuring | Cat-Man; Kitten |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Cat-Man [David Merrywether]; Kitten [Katie Conn] |
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| Comic Story | Hands of Destiny (9 pages) |
| Featuring | The Catman and the Kitten |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Cat-Man [David Merrywether]; Kitten; Japanese cult (villains) |
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| Comic Story | The Demons of Death (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Hearing a weird cry, the Deacon and Mickey exit their home and go out into the marshland, discovering a fatally wounded man who warns them of the "demons of death". Spotting several figures looking like devils, they soon spot those figures robbing a bank of their gold. Deacon puts a false ad in the personal column to draw them out into the open so they can be dealt with, and soon discovers the band of villains are members of the Centreville Bank's Board of Directors, wanting to embezzle the bank's funds. |
| Featuring | The Deacon and Mickey |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: The Deacon [Dean Denton]; Mickey Matthews; Caldron (banker, cameo, death); "Mad Monk" Rasputin Jr. (hypnotist, cameo); Satan [Pierre LaMarte] (villain, banker); Satan's followers (villains, members of the bank's Board of Directors) |
| Notes | Inker credit by Craig Delich.
Last panel shows Mad Monk Rasputin Jr., who plays a large role in the next issue. |
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| Featuring | The Little Leaders starring Mickey and the Kitten |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Mickey Matthews; The Kitten [Katie Conn]; Japanese saboteurs (villains) |
| Notes | Although Al Zere mostly did humour features, he did some "straight" work including "Minit Mystery" and "One Round Hogan," and this story very strongly resembles his work. |
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| Comic Story | The Cry of the Killer-Beasts (6 pages) |
| Featuring | The Hood |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Hood [Major Craig Williams]; Hitler; Nazi dogs (villains) |
| Notes | Major Williams is in Hollywood, going around with 'Betty Lou'; at the end is an apology to 'Miss Ray Hermann', Craig's fiancée (also known as Rae Herman) |
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| Featuring | Blackout |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Blackout; Happy (Blackout's sidekick); Baron von Richoften, Jr or II (villain) |
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| Featuring | The Ragman, starring 'Tiny', Six Feet of Dynamite |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Ragman [Jay Garson, Jr.]; Tiny (his assistant) |
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| Comic Story | Costly Curiosity (4 pages) |
| Featuring | A True Personal Adventure |
| Content | Genre: Drama |
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| Comic Story | Venture into Rebellion (6 pages) |
| Featuring | A True Personal Adventure |
| Content | Genre: Drama |
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