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| Publication | February 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | The original indexer listed Reed Crandall as the inker. Per Roger Hill on the Facebook page The Reed Crandall Appreciation Page, the inks for this cover were done by Mac Elkan (19 August 2021). |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Great Defender [Stormy Foster] |
| Notes | The original indexer listed Reed Crandall as the inker. Per Roger Hill on the Facebook page The Reed Crandall Appreciation Page, the inks for this cover were done by Mac Elkan (19 August 2021). |
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| Comic Story | The Deadly Scheme of Dr. Bork (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Bork plans to start an epidemic by infecting the milk supply, and they stand to make a fortune since they've cornered the supply of the treatment serum. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Great Defender [Stormy Foster]; Ray Cooper (introduction); Ah Choo; Doc Vaughn; Dr. Bork (villain); Pincus (villain); Kritz (villain); Gaddis (villain) |
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| Comic Story | Elephant Extract (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Mail Duty (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: Bob Masters; Swab Decker; Nazis |
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| Comic Story | Murder's Last Act (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Betty Bates; Victor Ralley (introduction, dies); Rene Balbo; Inez (villain); Biff (villain) |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | The Spy Snatchers (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | FBI Chief Weever asks the Ghost to deliver sensitive documents to the War Department, which he does.....but only after battling a German brute, who was a giant with near superhuman strength. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Ghost of Flanders ["Rip" Graves]; Egbert Weever (introduction, Chief of the FBI); Haggenschmidt (villain, introduction) |
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| Comic Story | The Elevator Murders (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (District Attorney); Nancy (mention only in the splash); Jasper Skinner; Mary Skinner; Abner Twist (villain) |
| Notes | The "Nancy", mentioned only in the splash and never seen in this story, may very well be a name change from Valerie Ransome, introduced in the last issue. |
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| Comic Story | The Photo Hunters (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Lion Boy; Yussuf (villain); Ali; Jim Helder (introduction); Mrs. Helder (introduction) |
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| Comic Story | Hot Rocks in a Lunch Box (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Doug Strange; Rod Strange; Drum (villain); John Haddon; Chief Inspector Grant |
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| Text Story | Thunderbolt Comeback (1.67 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Drama; Sports | Characters: Mighty Mac Burdock |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Deviltry at the Defense Exposition (6 pages) |
| Credits | Script:? (signed as Gregg Powers) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Hercules |
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| Comic Story | The War Games That Weren't Games (9 pages) |
| Featuring | Don Glory |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Don Glory |
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