| Additional Information |
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| Publication | September 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
| Notes | Bugg actually signed this "Robug40" to indicate the year (1940) after his name. |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Fantom of the Fair; Betty |
| Notes | Bugg actually signed this "Robug40" to indicate the year (1940) after his name. |
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| Synopsis | Steve and his fiance lead an expedition to Africa to capture a mastadon (sic). A killer takes the place of a seaman, on the orders of Bragg Ballio to stop Steve. Fantoman follows Steve to stop the killer. |
| Featuring | Fantoman |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Limey; Steve Landbar; Betty; Fantoman |
| Notes | Character is called Fantom of the Fair on the cover but is renamed Fantoman in the interior story.
Limey is not named until Fantoman #4 (Dec 1940).
In 1940, the Fantom strip was written by George Kapitan as well as Paul Gustavson and Frank Thomas. No extant evidence exists that is known as to who wrote this particular story.
Same applies to the artist of the story. Besides Gustavson, other known artists include Will Roland. |
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| Comic Story | Chapter 8 (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tippy is captured by the witch who cast a spell over the enchanted city, and she sends him into the Realm of Nightmares. He wakes from the spell and mixes a potion that will change the witch into the exact opposite of her current self. Now filled with love and kindness, she restores the city to its former size and glory. |
| Featuring | Fantasy Isle |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Tippy Taylor; The Witch |
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| Featuring | Inner Circle |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: George Selkirk; Markham; Bentley; Ahmed; Ranee |
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| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Jon Linton; Doctor Kane; Lisa Kane; Alpha 712 |
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| Text Story | Drums of Doom (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Clark Gregory; Major Compton; Professor Curtis; Claire Curtis |
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| Comic Story | Night of Terror (5 pages) |
| Featuring | Larry Kane |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Larry Kane; Sandra Marsh |
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| Comic Story | The Cannibal Monster of the Pygmy Planet (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Space Patrol |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Nick Nelson; Kodi; Rom Laro |
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| Featuring | Lieutenant Lank |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Lieutenant Lank; Queen Ursula; Josef |
| Notes | This is a similar or reworked feature to American Ace from Funnies, Inc in Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 http://www.comics.org/issue/529629/#1060172 and Marvel Mystery Comics #2-3 http://www.comics.org/issue/580/#10658 http://www.comics.org/issue/629/#11179
Next appearance in The Arrow #2 |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Mysterious Monocle (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Super Spy 7B-3X |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: 7B-3X; General Wergu; N2-4A |
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| Featuring | Speed Centaur |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Speed Centaur; Reel McCoy |
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