| Additional Information |
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| Publication | October 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Shield [Joe Higgins]; Hangman [Bob Dickering]; Dusty |
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| Comic Story | Dr. Wang's Kidnapping Plot (13 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty; Dr. Wang (villain) |
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| Comic Story | The Man Who Tried to Escape the Hangman (11 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Jackal (villain) |
| Notes | Title taken from ad in ZIP COMICS #20. |
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| Comic Story | Black Bart the Pirate (7 pages) |
| Content | Characters: Kupkake; mermaids; King Neptune (first appearance); Davey Jones (first appearance); Black Bart (first appearance; villain; death) |
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| Comic Story | The Invasion of Physhnchips (7 pages) |
| Content | Characters: Sergeant Boyle; Twerp; Corporal Collins; The Nazis (villains) |
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| Comic Story | Flaming Mystery: Part 2 (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Fireball [Ted Tyler]; Jim Oliver (villain) |
| Notes | This is the final appearance of the "Fireball" feature in Pep Comics. The feature appears next in New Crusaders (Archie, 2012 Series) #6 (March 2013)
Final Golden Age appearance of Fireball [Ted Tyler]. He appears next in The Mighty Crusaders (Archie, 1965 Series) #4 (April 1966).
Originally credited to Paul Reinman, but his faces with eyes far apart and out of line, and the wedge shaped heads are not seen here. This is the same artist that drew some Fran Frazer and Zambini stories. Notice the narrow pointed ears and long creepy fingers, which are found in all his stories. |
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| Comic Story | The Temptation of Ralph Saunders (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Satan (villain); Madam Satan (villain); Brother Sunbeam; Ralph Saunders (first appearance); Ellen (first appearance; death) |
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| Comic Story | The Restoration of Kayo Ward (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Sports |
| Notes | GS: Dr. and Mrs. Graves, Martha Graves; Kayo's face is restored by plastic surgery
art credit via Kelly Izaj email November 2007 |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Flames of Purgatory (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Reeves (first appearance; villain; death); Sir Linsley (first appearance; death); James Linsley (first appearance); Christina (first appearance); Philbert Linsley (first appearance) |
| Notes | Originally credited to Mort Meskin. |
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