| Additional Information |
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| Publication | August 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Featuring | Blue Beetle |
| Credits | Pencils: Allen Ulmer (signed) | Inks: Allen Ulmer (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] |
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| Advertisement | The One and Only Blue Beetle (1 page) |
| Synopsis | House ad for Blue Beetle, proclaiming that it is now published "About the 15th of Every Month". |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | inside front cover |
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| Synopsis | The Blue Beetle goes up against a mad scientist with an "ice gun" who captures Joan and Mike. |
| Featuring | Blue Beetle |
| Credits | Script:? [as Charles Nicholas] | Pencils: Pierce Rice |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Mike Mannigan; The "Mad Doctor" (villain, intro, death); Dr. Franz |
| Notes | Joan Mason is now a reporter for the Baily Blade instead of the Chronicle. |
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| Synopsis | Blue Beetle solves a case of Japanese infiltrators killing soldiers on leave by placing mechanical beetle weapons in their houses. |
| Featuring | Blue Beetle |
| Credits | Pencils: Sol Brodsky? | Inks: Sol Brodsky? |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Manigan; Moodyee (villain, intro) |
| Notes | Mike Mannigan's name is changed to Manigan. |
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| Comic Story | The Death Mask (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Blue Beetle must fight a crime lord who wears a green skull mask and seems to be able to kill by pointing his finger. |
| Featuring | Blue Beetle |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Mike Mannigan; The Death Mask (villain) |
| Notes | Penciling attribution by Margaret Ulmer Loucks. Previous indexer had wondered if Charles Quinlan had penciled it. |
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| Comic Story | Patriots Fight For the Right (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | A mortally wounded Agent V-19 tells the rest of the V-Group he has found the location of the radio station that is broadcasting defense secrets. V-Man joins Agents V-66 and Ginger Dare in capturing Schutz, the German commander. |
| Featuring | V-Man |
| Credits | Script:? [as Jay Foster] | Inks: Ramona Patenaude? |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: V-Man [Jerry Steele]; V-Group [Agent V-19 (dies); Agent V-66 [Johnny]; Ginger Dare]; Schutz (villain, intro) |
| Notes | last appeared in V...- COMICS #2 |
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| Text Story | Death on the Waterfront (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Blue Beetle fights a thief who killed an elderly man to steal some diamonds. |
| Featuring | Blue Beetle |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] |
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| Comic Story | The Hooded Spectre of Death (14 pages) |
| Synopsis | A boy becomes the target of murder attempts after uncovering a hooded bank robber's secret. |
| Featuring | Blue Beetle |
| Credits | Pencils: Christopher Schaare? |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Mike Manigan; Dr. Franz; The Hooded Spectre [Silas Spencer] (villain, intro); Buddy Spencer |
| Notes | While the story repeatedly refers to the Hooded Spectre's hood as black, it is colored light blue throughout. |
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| Synopsis | Spark and Chuck rescue a radio operator from fascist Italians who were forcing him to aid their cause. |
| Featuring | Spark Stevens |
| Credits | Pencils: Joe Kubert (signed) | Inks: Joe Kubert (signed) |
| Content | Characters: Spark Stevens; Chuck; Spark's Parrot |
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| Advertisement | Cat Man Comics; Captain Aero Comics (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Two paragraphs each about "Cat Man Comics" (but typed "Cat-Man Comics" later on) and "Captain Aero Comics". |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | inside back cover |
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| Advertisement | Ride the Sky Trails of Adventure! (1 page) |
| Content | Characters: Captain Aero; Flagman; Rusty; Miss Victory [Joan Wayne]; Sky Scouts; Commandos of the Devil Dogs; Alias X; P. T. Patrol |
| Notes | back cover |
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