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| Publication | December 1939 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero |
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| Comic Story | The Atomic Generator (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Harvey has invented a machine that unleashes the power of atomic energy. However the plans were stolen and Von Kraupt, an international racketeer, builds the machine for criminal gain. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Dr. Harvey; Joan Harvey (daughter); Lizzy; VILLAINS: Von Kraupt (Introduction); Jarud Kane (Introduction); Von Kraupt's henchmen |
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| Comic Story | The Golden Amulet (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Madame Punjai has obtained the Golden Amulet, which gives her the power over death, and she calls forth Death in order to kill young Carla Dennis whose beauty she hates. Yarko is asked by Sir Arthur Dennis to look into the matter and restore his daughter, if he can. Yarko tracks down Madame Punjai and takes her into the Land of Death, to show her what she has done. Defeating several demons, Yarko takes her to the Hall of Time, where her beauty is restored. Learning that that beauty will only last in death, she requests Death to take her life and restore Carla to life. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Superhero | Characters: Carla Dennis (introduction, Sir Dennis' daughter, dies but restored to life); Sir Arthur Dennis (introduction, Scottish diplomat); Dennis' un-named servant; Madame Punjai (villain, introduction, death); Burning Pain (villain, a demon, introduction); Horror (villain, a demon, introduction); Fear (villain, a demon, introduction); Death (villain, introduction) |
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| Comic Story | The Terror (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Shorty calls for an election to oust the corrupt mayor. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: the mayor; Suzy; Mr. Mizzen; Don Gorgonzola |
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| Comic Story | Action In Switzerland (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Patty and Ham are sent to Switzerland to film refugees escaping an unnamed European conflict. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War | Characters: Ham; Lord Mike; Major Giguere; several soldiers |
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| Comic Story | The Real Scorpio (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Fung and Dan Barrister fly to San Francisco to expose cult leader Scorpio, who has been black-mailing a number of citizens. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Detective-mystery | Characters: Dan Barrister; Corey Crews; Ted Collins; Chief Brady; Arno; Mira; Scorpio |
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| Text Story | Tommy Taylor, the Great Boy-Adventurer (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tommy is given a welcome home party by his friends and he tells of his adventures in Egypt, China and Rome. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; History | Characters: Ben Todd; King Zoser; Hassan; Emperor Shih-Huang-Ti; Genghis Khan; Marco Polo; Emperor Vespasian; Emperor Domitian |
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| Comic Story | The Dust of the Dead Men On Hangtown Flat (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mungen and Riggs are accused of murdering Timmons and are about to be hung by a mob when Tex shows up to delay the hanging and find out what really happened to Timmons. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Mungen; Riggs; Hogan; Timmons; Mr. Yaw |
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| Comic Story | Skull Maker! (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Ramon Varez; Jon Pulski |
| Notes | Four odd facts done in the style of Ripley's Believe-it-or-Not. |
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| Comic Story | Hitting the Road (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Following the lead of Bill and Spike, Don and Sancho hop on a freight train. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Sancho; Bill; Spike; unnamed vagabonds; judge |
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| Comic Story | The Return of Lin Sun (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lin Sun is using Remy Mussoni to create a revolution in the Philippines, so that she can gather forces to wage a war on the white race. Agents K-51 and Z-19 must stop that from happening. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Spy | Characters: Remy Mussoni; Tsin-Tu; Lin-Sun (also called Lim-Sun); two unnamed henchmen |
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| Comic Story | The Train Robbers (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Robinson goes after a gang of railroad mail car robbers. |
| Content | Genre: Crime; Detective-mystery | Characters: Richard G. Robinson ["Mob-Buster" Robinson]; railroad workers; Jerome Muldon; Muldon's gang members; motorcycle cop |
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| Text Article | Suez Canal Folly (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The story of a postage stamp for the Suez Canal and a stamp from Fiji with portrait of Great Britain's King George VI. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Colors:? (background) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Ferdinand de Lesseps; King George VI; M. Riche (French postmaster); Gustave Riche |
| Notes | A banner along the bottom touts the new Fantastic Comics (Fox, 1939 series). |
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| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Warner Baxter (1889-1951); Fay Wray (1907-2004); Herbert Plews (1898-1982); Anthony Quinn (1915-2001); C. Aubrey Smith (1863-1948) |
| Notes | A face portrait and paragraph of text about five Hollywood personalities. |
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| Comic Story | Adventure In the Azores (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | While on shore leave, Spark and Chuck are captured by a crew of smugglers who run guns and munitions to unnamed warring forces. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Military | Characters: Chuck Lawton; woman on balcony; 3 ruffians; Captain Nugg; Navy officers (U.S.S. Skyhawk) |
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| Publisher advertisement | The New Comic Sensation! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Spy; Superhero | Characters: Yank Wilson |
| Notes | Inside back cover promo ad for Fantastic Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #1 displaying a black and white cover reproduction, along with illustrations of Samson and Yank Wilson, Super Spy. |
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| Advertisement | This Beautiful Desk for Only $1.00 (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Colors:? (black and red lettering) | Letters: typeset |
| Editing | ? (ad agency) |
| Content | Characters: boy and girl |
| Notes | Back cover mail in coupon ad for a Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable typewriter from Remington Rand, Inc., Dept. 170-12, 465 Washington St., Buffalo, New York. |
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