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| Although obviously inspired by the Joker, the Clown is much more evil like what the Joker would become in the 70s and 80s than what he was like in the 40s. Even this idea of adopting a gorilla as partner in crime is something the Joker didn't come around to until much later. Interesting. |
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| Publication | June 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bimonthly |
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| Featuring | Magno the Magnetic Man |
| Credits | Pencils: Jim Mooney | Inks: Jim Mooney |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Magno; Davey Landis; The Clown |
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| Comic Story | The Clown Comes Back (15 pages) |
| Synopsis | Convinced that their avowed enemy, the Clown, is dead, Magno and Davey decide to take in the local circus. Meanwhile, in his underground laboratory beneath a cemetery, the Clown is very hard at work and decides to visit the circus in order to see a killer ape that has been stricken with epamonia, a rare jungle malady. Creating a diversion, the Clown kidnaps the beast in order to draw his blood and attempt to create a serum of death to humans as part of his mad plan to rule America. |
| Featuring | Magno the Magnetic Man |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Magno the Magnetic Man; Davey; Johnny; Goliath the Killer Ape (death); The Clown (villain) |
| Notes | Cover story.
Some information added by Gary Watson, August 2008.
Script credit suggested by the Who's Who. |
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| Featuring | The Black Spider |
| Content | Genre: Superhero |
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| Featuring | Vulcan |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Vulcan; the Black Master (villain; introduction) |
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| Featuring | Peewee Wilson, U.S.A. |
| Credits | Pencils:? [as B] | Inks:? [as B] |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Featuring | Sky Smith |
| Credits | Pencils: Maurice Gutwirth (signed) | Inks: Maurice Gutwirth (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Aviation |
| Notes | Last appearance. In addition to signing his name on the final page, Gutwirth puts his initials, M G, on the license plate of the car in panel four of page one. |
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| Featuring | Buckskin |
| Credits | Pencils: Harry Anderson [as Anderson] (signed) | Inks: Harry Anderson [as Anderson] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero |
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| Text Story | Crossword Crimes (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Cliff Howe | Letters: typeset |
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| Featuring | Captain Gallant and his Mini-Sub |
| Credits | Pencils: Mark Arthur Schneider (signed) | Inks: Mark Arthur Schneider (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
| Notes | The artist's signature is on the second panel of page three. |
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