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| Master Comics is a great read, and the art work is wonderful. |
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| I don't know what the cover had to do with this issue, but I thought the Cap Marvel Jr story with Jolly Roger was great.
Biggest disappointment was the Hopalong Cassidy Story. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | January 27, 1943 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: every four weeks |
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| Cover | Capt. Marvel Jr. Defies the Flame |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman] |
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| Featuring | In This Issue |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel Jr.; The Jolly Roger |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Jolly Roger (12 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Jolly Roger [Danny Hogan] (villain, introduction) |
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| Comic Story | Professor D. (13 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Professor D. (first appearance, villain, death) |
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| Featuring | Small Change |
| Credits | Script: Al Capp | Pencils: Al Capp | Inks: Al Capp |
| Notes | contents page title; formerly Small Fry; war bond feature |
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| Comic Story | Minute Man Goes to Ireland (12 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Minute Man [Jack Weston]; Scarface Ludwig (first appearance, villain) |
| Notes | contents page title |
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| Text Story | Chapter VII: Blown to Glory (3 pages) |
| Featuring | Hoodoo Hannigan |
| Credits | Script: Joseph J. Millard | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Hoodoo Hannigan |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero |
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| Activity | Spirit Force (1 page) |
| Synopsis | How to perform 2 magic tricks. |
| Featuring | Balbo's Own Magic Page |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | The Vanishing Train (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A train with gold and armed guards simply vanishes into thin air. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Hopalong Cassidy; Topper (horse); Mesquite (deputy); Boyle Gang |
| Notes | Contents page title.
Carlson can be recognized by his horses: very long, narrow, tapering heads with two marked lines leading to the nostrils and by the movement of the legs. Notice the outstretched front leg of Topper on page 3. |
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