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| You've got issue one and two backwards here. Otherwise they're gorgeously wacky examples of early comics with a slew of wonderfully weird artists. |
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| I just bought this comic, and being in a cgc case I just had to read it. Thanks for the posting. The artwork was great. |
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| Madame Strange is a such a badass!
"Keep talking or i'll break your arm" |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | November 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-monthly |
| Notes | Art revision from Larson Wells to ? by Craig Delich. Larson Wells was a by-line only used on this strip. |
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| Featuring | The Great Zarro |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Great Zarro; Rags |
| Notes | Art revision from Larson Wells to ? by Craig Delich. Larson Wells was a by-line only used on this strip. |
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| Comic Story | Origin of the Great Zarro (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | A pilot is hired by two foreign nationals to fly them to the Grand Toulee Dam, not knowing that they intend the blow the structure up. Saved by Zarro, the pilot is told of the young man's origins, then together they track down the villains and save the dam. |
| Featuring | The Great Zarro |
| Credits | Script:? [as Larson Wells] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Great Zarro [aka "Eagle Man"] (former circus aerialist, introduction, origin); Rags (a young boy, introduction); Pete Lahar (pilot, introduction); an old Gypsy woman (in flashback, introduction); circus owner (introduction, in flashback, death); Rag's sister (introduction, in flashback, death); Schwindler (villain, introduction, death); Ganzman (villain, introduction, death) |
| Notes | Script and art revision by Craig Delich. Larson Wells is a by-line on this strip and not the name of the actual person working on this feature.
Some of the story is told in flashback. |
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| Comic Story | George Washington (1 page) |
| Featuring | Great Fighters |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: George Washington |
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| Comic Story | The Plague of the Yellow Dragons (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Guy Gorham |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Guy Gorham (introduction); Zarita (introduction); Dr. Moluk (villain, introduction, death); Scorpo (villain, introduction, death) |
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| Comic Story | Search for Charles King (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Great Manhunts |
| Credits | Pencils: Art Saaf | Inks: Art Saaf |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Art Saaf index. |
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| Comic Story | Franz Von Papen / Dr. Heinrich Albert / Mata Hari (4 pages) |
| Featuring | World's Great Spies |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | Hunt for the Malay Elephant (5 pages) |
| Featuring | Buck Johnson |
| Credits | Pencils: Andre LeBlanc | Inks: Andre LeBlanc |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Buck Johnson (introduction); Irene (introduction) |
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| Comic Story | Princess Pursuit (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Knight and Daye |
| Credits | Script: Frank Little | Pencils: Frank Little | Inks: Frank Little |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
| Notes | Sir Upp removed from pencil credit by Craig Delich, and listed here. IF this was a pen name, it is NOT the pen name for Little, who, indeed, wrote and drew this feature. |
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| Featuring | Montmorency Twerp |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Montmorency Twerp |
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| Featuring | Clambake the Magician |
| Credits | Script: Frank Little | Pencils: Frank Little | Inks: Frank Little |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Watt A. Lyre removed from pencil credit and listed her by Craig Delich. IF this was a pen name, it was not one used by Little who wrote and drew this feature. |
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| Featuring | Life in the Roar |
| Credits | Script: Bob Kane | Pencils: Bob Kane | Inks: Bob Kane | Letters: Bob Kane? |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | This is really Bob Kane.
Letterer credit by Craig Delich. |
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| Comic Story | Mein Kemp Von Der Chungle (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Snarzan the Ape |
| Credits | Script: Llamuz | Pencils: Llamuz | Inks: Llamuz |
| Notes | maybe Frank Little, but I'm not sure |
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| Featuring | Ollie |
| Credits | Script: Bob Kane | Pencils: Bob Kane | Inks: Bob Kane |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | this is really Bob Kane, too |
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| Featuring | Frank and Meek |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | The Brain-Busted Dynamo (1 page) |
| Featuring | Soup-Or-Man |
| Credits | Script: Heza Souse | Pencils: Heza Souse | Inks: Heza Souse |
| Content | Characters: Soup-Or-Man (first appearance) |
| Notes | looks like Dr. Seuss, kinda |
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| Featuring | Milty and His Ma |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Featuring | Smoothie |
| Credits | Script: Llamuz | Pencils: Llamuz | Inks: Llamuz |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | The Ghost of Snaggle Castle (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Slabba Eyce | Pencils: Slabba Eyce | Inks: Slabba Eyce |
| Notes | I'm not making these pseudonyms up! |
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| Comic Story | Hail All Barberania (1 page) |
| Featuring | Barberania |
| Content | Characters: Dan Druff (first appearance); Manny Cure (first appearance); Herr Cutt (first appearance) |
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| Comic Story | King of the Canvas Kissers (5 pages) |
| Featuring | Moe M. Downe |
| Credits | Script: Fletcher Hanks [as Haye Maker] | Pencils: Fletcher Hanks [as Haye Maker] | Inks: Fletcher Hanks [as Haye Maker] |
| Content | Characters: Moe M. Downe (first appearance) |
| Notes | Attribution on December 29, 2009, by Paul Karasik, Editor of "I Shall Destroy All The Civilized Planets!" and "You Shall Die By Your Own Evil Creation!" Faces are retouched by Seymour Reit. |
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| Comic Story | Warmer Brothers Present Safety First (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Origin of the Bat (1 page) |
| Credits | Script: Don DeConn | Pencils: Don DeConn | Inks: Don DeConn |
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| Comic Story | Crisis in Sector Five (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Devildogs Three |
| Credits | Pencils: Rudy Palais | Inks: Rudy Palais |
| Content | Characters: Devildogs Three [Tex Burton (first appearance); Windy Wyeth (first appearance); Pete Perkins (first appearance)] |
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| Comic Story | The Plot to Capture Hawaii (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | As Madam Strange walks the streets of a Hawaiian island, she is shot at, but is able to capture one of the felons, and learns that Bonza, the kingpin of Axis agents, is behind it. If he is successful in overthrowing the island's government and execute its leaders, it means millions to Bohlog. |
| Featuring | Madame Strange |
| Credits | Pencils: Chuck Winter [as Achmed Zudella] (signed) | Inks: Chuck Winter [as Achmed Zudella] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Madame Strange (introduction); Bonza (villain, Japanese, introduction, death); Bohlog (villain, introduction); Pedro (villain, introduction, death); Dingo Bill (villain, introduction); Mato (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Madam Strange in an expert knife thrower.
Story line continued next issue. |
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| Featuring | The Secrets of Magic |
| Credits | Script: Thurstan Merlin |
| Notes | In red tones on inside back cover. |
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| Comic Story | Miracle Pictures Presents "Gold Dust or Bust" (1 page) |
| Credits | Script: Watz Izz Name | Pencils: Watz Izz Name | Inks: Watz Izz Name |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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