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| Publication | March 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Steel Sterling |
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| Comic Story | The Return of the Black Knight (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | In the state penitentiary, a gang of desperate convicts begin a well-planned escape. They are going to hi-jack a boatload of gold from Alaska. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Black Knight (Villain) |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Mugsy (dog) |
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| Comic Story | The Protection Racket (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A bomb is tossed from a speeding car into a shop and kills a tailor, and the police won't listen to Jim as a witness. It turns out to be a case of protection racketeering. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Scarlet Avenger (Jim Kendall); Sam the Tailor; District Attorney (racketeer boss) |
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| Comic Story | Introducing the Masked Man (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Nevada Jones gains masked identity. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Nevada Jones; Little Joe (sidekick); VILLAINS: Brock Craven (killer); Bill Craven; Hatfield |
| Notes | Art is identical to Volpe's many signed and unsigned Loop Logan stories in Blue Ribbon Comics, from #4. He can be spotted by his very realistic horses in #13, bony faces with marked cheek lines and mouth inked in two short lines. Also the small lines on each side of nose or smiling cheeks. Compare as well his signed London stories in Daredevil Comics #9 and 10 (Lev Gleason) |
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| Synopsis | Taking the red grain that turns him into a giant of 15 feet, Kalthar wreaks havoc among a gang of ivory hunters. |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Kalthar; Mano (elephant); Ta-Lo; ivory hunters |
| Notes | It is not easy to find similarities with later signed samples of Pious's work, as in Sgt. Spook, but some inking of faces and eyes match his signed Old Cap Hawkins in Blue Bolt Comics. |
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| Comic Story | Herr Schultz's Luftwaffe Trap (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Shane brothers refuse to become squadron leaders. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War | Characters: Tim Shane (pilot); Tom Shane (pilot); Herr Schultz (Villain) |
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| Text Story | The Oregon Death Dealer! (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Harry Tracy; Janet Warrington; Phil Austin |
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| Comic Story | The Revenge of Hop-Lung (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Captain Valor and his two friends help a couple of American missionaries besieged in the mountains by a pirate gang. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Captain Valor; Ronnie; his sister Angie; Gen. Ho Tsin (villain); Hop-Lung (Villain) |
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| Comic Story | The Monster of Shadow Pond (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Three men had disappeared into Shadow Pond, and never returned. Tracks of a prehistoric monster had been found. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Mr. Satan (Dudley Bradshaw); Prof. Heaslip; John Heaslip (brother); Mrs. Heaslip |
| Notes | Signed at the gunwhale of the canoe. |
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| Synopsis | Iron in the left glove. |
| Featuring | Cyclone Jones |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Cyclone Jones; Mr. Carter |
| Notes | This is the only appearance of the "Cyclone Jones" feature. |
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| Comic Story | On the Planet Inferno (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | A new planet will burn up the Earth in 48 hours, and Zambini uses his magic to get to the planet on a palm tree growing like a beanstalk. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Zambini (magician); Prof. Stargaze (Villain; Introduction); Girl secretary; Glass Blower (Villain; Introduction) |
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