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| The first issue in which "The Ghost" is drawn by August Froelich. |
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| Publication | August 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doc Strange [Dr. Thomas Hugo Strange]; The American Crusader [Professor Archie Masters] (inset); Nazis |
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| Publisher advertisement | Don't Miss... Captain Future! (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Future [Curt Newton] |
| Notes | Inside front cover. House ad for Startling Comics. |
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| Comic Story | Baron Krasna Strikes (14 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doc Strange [Dr. Thomas Hugo Strange]; Virginia Thompson; Baron Krasna (villain, introduction, death); Doctor Mann (inventor); Franz (Nazi agent) |
| Notes | Keith Chandler : Art was previously credited to Kin Platt ?, but appears rather to be by Leonard Sansone. |
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| Comic Story | Origin of the American Crusader (18 pages) |
| Synopsis | Delighted that he has discovered a new planet near Uranus, Professor Masters rushes off to tell Professor Scott and accidently enters a test chamber of Scott's atom smasher, and, as a result, has his entire atomic structure rearranged, giving him unlimited powers. He needs them for he must battle an ex-Nazi officer and his gang of traitors who intend to destroy democracy in the United States. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The American Crusader [Professor Archie Masters] (introduction, origin); Jane Peters (Master's Secretary, introduction); Professor Scott (physicist, introduction); Doug (G-Man, introduction); Lola (Doug's fiancee, introduction); un-named criminal boss (villain, introduction); the Boss' gang [Augie; rest un-named] (villains, introduction for all); Kruz (villain, ex-Senator, introduction); Scarface Nick Polazi (villain, gangster, introduction); General Oyster (villain, ex-Nazi Officer, introduction) |
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| Comic Story | The Baseball Signal Scam (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Crime; Sports | Characters: Dan Duffy; Marcia Lee; "Blink" Gordon; Coach Reynolds; Kearns (crook); Captain Long |
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| Text Story | Message to the Sheriff (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? (2 spot illustrations) | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Zack Luden; Tommy Luden (his grandson) |
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| Comic Story | The Magic Grail of Gwyllyn (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Ghost and Betty go back to 1st Century Wales to prevent the evil Fenton from getting his hands upon the Magic Grail. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Ghost [George Chance]; Betty Morris; un-named Yogi Master; Professor Fenton (villain); Stahl (villain) |
| Notes | Art identification by Bill Black, added by Craig Delich 2013-11-22. |
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| Letters Page | Meet The Crusader! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Chats with the Editor |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Kidnapping of Dr. Ryan (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Lone Eagle plans a ruse to get the real Dr. Ryan safely to England with his odorless gas invention, but Nazi agents capture the scientist in his lab before he is scheduled to leave. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War | Characters: The Lone Eagle; Dr. Ryan (gas expert); Dr. Ryan imposter (death); Nazi agents [Kees; others un-named](villains, some die) |
| Notes | Art credits by Craig Delich. |
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| Comic Story | Claude Mowbry's Train Robbery (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: The Rio Kid; Claude Mowbry (villain); Evelyn Wayne; Wayne |
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