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| Publication | July 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Cover | American Vs. Jap!! |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; The Web [John Raymond]; Black Jack [Jack Jones] |
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| Comic Story | The Black Dragon of Death! (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | A dead man found in a burned car, identified by John Raymond as the missing General Mason, has been murdered by The Black Dragon. Raymond changes into the Web to track down the villain, but in the process inadvertently leaves clues that Rose Wayne has found, through which she discovers that John Raymond is the Web. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Web [John Raymond] (criminology professor, introduction); Rose Wayne (Raymond's future wife, learns The Web's secret identity, introduction); General Mason (death); The Black Dragon (villain, introduction); Japanese spies [Lin Chow; rest unnamed] (villains, introduction for all, many die); Nick Morro (villain, big-shot gangster, introduction); Morro's gang (villains, introduction for all) |
| Notes | Contents page story title is "The Holocaust of Horror". |
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| Comic Story | The Stars Drip Blood (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Black Seven is born as seventh son of a seventh son, and that is a bad sign. He becomes a symbol for fiendish cunning and murder. When he is out to steal secret documents from the Turkish ambassador, he meets up with Black Jack. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Black Jack [Jack Jones]; The Black Seven [Omar; rest unnamed] (villains, introduction for all); Hussein and his six sons (father and brothers of Black Seven, all die) |
| Notes | Contents page story title. |
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| Comic Story | The Swastika of Death (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Germans are after a Polish immigrant, but the attempt fails when Steel interferes. On his back is written the secret whereabouts of the gold of the Polish government in exile. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Sergeant Clancy McGinty (Policeman); Anton (Polish immigrant, introduction); Anton's sister (introduction); Looney; Baron Gestapo (villain, introduction); Nazi spies [Karl; others unnamed] (villains, introduction for all) |
| Notes | Contents page story title. |
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| Comic Story | A-Hunting We Will Go (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilbur and his dad are on a hunting trip with Mr. Phillips. |
| Content | Genre: Teen | Characters: Wilbur Wilkin; Robert Wilkin (dad); Mary Wilkin (mom); I: Jim Phillips |
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| Comic Story | Vengeance from the Grave (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The pirate captain was a practical man, wise in the ways of sailing ships, but he knew nothing about ghosts or the curses from a murdered lighthouse keeper. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Black Witch; Captain Price (pirat); Old Harry (lighthouse keeper) |
| Notes | Signature noted by Gary Watson, April 2008. |
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| Comic Story | Wings of Doom (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Eagles are on their way to New York on an American Clipper when attacked by a German plane. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War | Characters: Tim Shane (pilot); Tom Shane (pilot); Swen (crewman); V: Nazis |
| Notes | This is the final appearance of the "War Eagles" feature.
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| Comic Story | The Fiddle and the Prize-Fighter (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Zambini helps a chagrined mother, whose violinist son has turned to prize fighting. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Zambini (magician); I: James Graham, Mrs. Graham, the Champ; V: A manager and a trainer (I for both) |
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