| Additional Information |
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| Publication | December 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Web; Steel Sterling |
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| Synopsis | A German u-boat lands at the peaceful isle of Agoona for provisions and meets Father John. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Web [John Raymond]; Captain Klug (villain); Father John; Captain Jimini |
| Notes | Has more in common with Burlockoff's signed story in #33, such as noses in front view, hands and scowling mouths. |
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| Text Story | Suicide... or Murder? (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Three men dead and one murderer. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Web [John Raymond]; Martin Miller (business man); Jonathan Cook (playboy); Eric Wilson (student); Vincent Bastell (psychiatrist) |
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| Comic Story | The Werewolf of France (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | A fake werewolf preys on the French people to get skin and bones to use in surgery on wounded German soldiers. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (policeman); Looney; Werewolf (Nazi) |
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| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Credits suggested by the Who's Who. |
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| Text Story | The Stars Shine Down -- on Crime! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (policeman); Looney |
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| Synopsis | A rug merchant collecting war funds for China is murdered and twenty thousand dollars is stolen. Only a playing card signed Fan Tan is left. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Black Jack [Jack Jones]; Ah Kim (rug merchant, death); Lotus (daughter); Sergeant Murdock [Fan Tan]; Sing Lee |
| Notes | Originally credited to Red Holmdale, but has none of the crude faces found in his signed story in #31. The best other choice of credited artists on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, must be Schwartz. He drew Archie and Jughead, and the girl's face with round eyes and heavy lashes on the outer rim, and also leg movement when running on page 4, have similarities to his drawings in Archie. |
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| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Synopsis | Wilbur and the gang go skinny dipping. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Wilbur Wilkin; Mrs. Wilkin; Robert Wilkin; Marmaduke |
| Notes | Many panels of characters sans clothing.
Splash panel has "by Montana" doodles by Cutler. |
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| Synopsis | Full page ad for six MLJ titles: Hangman Comics; Pep Comics; Zip Comics; Shield-Wizard Comics; Top Notch Laugh Comics and Jackpot Comics. |
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| Synopsis | After a forced landing with some medical supplies for Russia, Zoom disguises himself as Adolf Hitler to get another plane and deliver the load. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor; War | Characters: Zoom O'Day; Liverlips; Adolf Hitler |
| Notes | This is the final appearance of the "Zoom O'Day" feature.
This is Kubert; compare the artwork with Kubert's signed Spark Stevens story in Blue Beetle #13 (Holyoke, 1942 series). Early work. |
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| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. |
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| Comic Story | Maria Baida (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Maria gets the Order of Lenin for bravery fighting the German invaders. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Maria Baida |
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| Synopsis | full page ad for the upcoming first issue of Archie Comics. |
| Featuring | Archie |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Text Article | Meet the Editor Harry Shorten (1 page) |
| Synopsis | full page bio of editor Harry Shorten with drawn "headshot." |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Colors:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Biography |
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| Comic Story | The Case of Silas Uriah (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Uriah has raised the rents of defense workers and profits while the country fights a grim battle to the death. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Zambini; Silas Uriah |
| Notes | Art formerly attributed to Paul Reinman. |
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