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| Gorgeous Bob Fujitani artwork on the Hood story. |
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| Publication | September 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Featuring | The Catman |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Catman [David Merrywether]; Kitten [Katie Conn] |
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| Synopsis | When a 30-year-old paperboy becomes disgusted of being called "my boy" by people, he decides to get revenge on anyone who dares call him that. So he gathers a group of eight newsboys together to work for him, exacting that revenge and getting rich in the process. But David and Katie have a run-in with one of the boys and learn where this Berko resides. From there, The Catman and Kitten take over. |
| Featuring | The Catman and the Kitten |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Catman [David Merryweather]; The Kitten [Katie Conn]; Tony Berko (villain); Berko's mob (villains) |
| Notes | Script credit by Craig Delich. |
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| Comic Story | The Man Who was Death (6 pages) |
| Featuring | The Deacon and Mickey |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: The Deacon; Mickey (boy sidekick); Mr. Death (villain) |
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| Comic Story | Count Vultiere (6.5 pages) |
| Featuring | Leatherface |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: Leatherface [Andre DeLeboef] (introduction, "champion of the damned"); the Duc du Bellaire; Catherine (the Duc's daughter) |
| Notes | Art credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
Only appearance of Leatherface, set in 16th century France. |
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| Statement of Ownership | Statement of Ownership |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Editing | R. R. Hermann (owner, managing editor); F. Z. Temerson (business manager); Esther Temerson (owner); Continental Magazines, Inc. (publisher, owner) |
| Notes | Full data provided (courtesy of Frank Motler, April 28, 2005) as the print is exceedingly small in the original, and not easily legible even in the higher-resolution of the two available scans:
Statement Of Ownership: Continental Magazines, Inc.: Catman Comics (V3#1), Oct, 1st, 1943.
Publisher: Continental Magazines, Inc, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City. Distributor: P.D.C..
Editor: none.
Managing Editor: R.R. Hermann, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City.
Business Manager: F.Z. Temerson, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City.
Owners: Continental Magazines, Inc, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City, R.R. Hermann, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City, Esther Temerson, 220 West 42nd Street, New York City.
Other bondholders: none. Notary: Anna Higgins, Queen's County Clerk's No 2773, Reg No 772, New York. County Clerk's No 4H432. Commission expires Mar 30, 1944. Dated: 29th September 1943. Statement of Ownership |
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| Text Story | You're the Murderer! (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Featuring | Rufus |
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| Comic Story | The Tokyo Termites (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Little Leaders |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Superhero | Characters: Mickey (Deacon's sidekick); The Kitten [Katie Conn] |
| Notes | Inker credit added by Craig Delich 3-21-09. |
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| Synopsis | Ned is a kitchen boy who becomes Robin Hood's aide, The Golden Archer. |
| Featuring | The Golden Archer |
| Content | Genre: Historical | Characters: The Golden Archer [Ned] (introduction); Ned's father (introduction); the Sheriff of Nottingham (villain); Dianne (the sheriff's niece, or 'neice') |
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| Comic Story | The Man Who Sold His Soul to the Devil! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Hood has to face Harvey Stone, a man who sells his soul to the Devil for ten good years, a man who now has the luck of the Devil, and whose every venture is crowned with success and unspeakable evil. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Hood [Major Wood]; Rae Herman (his fiancée); Satan (the Man in the Black Cloak, villain); Harvey Stone (villain, death) |
| Notes | Art credits by Craig Delich. |
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| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a
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