| Additional Information |
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| Publication | November 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | The Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. index card attached to online scanned version suggests Gill Fox as the cover artist. |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Lala Palooza (inset); Samar (inset); Mickey Finn (inset); Spin Shaw (inset) |
| Notes | The Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. index card attached to online scanned version suggests Gill Fox as the cover artist. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Final Act of Mr. Grimm (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Grimm has important news to reveal to America. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Grimm (first appearance; death); The Nazis (villains); Dr. Roberts; Franz; Otto |
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| Synopsis | A young boy gets a job at the circus. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Joe; Herculo; Butch |
| Notes | Two one page stories. |
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| Comic Story | The Curse of the Death Devil (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | A foreign agent is trying to get Benton's workers to kill Benton. |
| Credits | Script: John Charles (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Samar; Ted Benton (first appearance); An agent of the Homburg Rubber Company (first appearance; villain; death) |
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| Comic Story | The Gibson Street Ghoul (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Zero is summoned by the law to take on the Gibson Street Ghoul, a mysterious ghost bent on vengeance. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Zero; un-named ghost (introduction); John Stewart (introduction, death); Betty Stewart (introduction); The Gibson Street Ghoul [Moss] (villain, introduction, death); Foley; Burke; Joe |
| Notes | Script credit suggested by the Who's Who. |
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| Comic Story | To Save a Convoy (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dusty and Mike discover the first mate is a traitor. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Dusty Dane (last appearance); a first mate (first appearance; villain); the Nazis (villains); Big Mike Cardigan |
| Notes | Final appearance of feature. |
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| Comic Story | Acid and Extortion (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | An extortion gang threatens Bonnie if she doesn't pay them. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Detective-mystery | Characters: Swing Sisson; Gilda Kay (first appearance); An extortion gang (first appearance; villain); Bonnie Baxter; Toby Tucker |
| Notes | Letterer misspelled received in first line. |
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| Synopsis | Vincent spends some money on an expensive coat. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Lala Palooza; Vincent Doolittle; Burps; Mrs. Van Gelt |
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| Comic Story | The Escape of Romer (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | German flying ace Romer is hunted down by Reynolds. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; Romer (first appearance; villain; death); Tom; Marjorie Blaine; Jimmy Blaine |
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| Comic Story | Clue of the Matches (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bruce tracks down the arsonists starting forest fires to destroy army camps. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Spy | Characters: Capt. Bruce Blackburn; Z-2 and other spies (first appearance; villains); Gurk; White; Jackson Blackburn |
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| Comic Story | Legree, the Dope Smuggler (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Fargo Kid takes shelter from the weather and comes across drug smugglers. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: The Fargo Kid [Tim Turner]; Mr. Legree (first appearance; villain); Mrs. Lil Legree (first appearance; villain); Pedro (first appearance; villain); BX 2 |
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| Text Story | Treasure of the Khymers (1.35 pages) |
| Synopsis | Perry finds the hidden city of the Khymers. |
| Featuring | Perry Scott |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Perry Scott; Dhat Klung |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | The Porter Chemical Company. |
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| Credits | Pencils:?;? (photograph) | Inks:?;? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | Phil bets on a poor horse. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Nippie (in topper strip); Mickey Finn; Mrs. Finn; Phil Finn; Bridgework (horse); Whitney Van Astor (imposter); Houlihan; Clancy; Joe; Sadie; Sunny |
| Notes | Four comic strip reprints. |
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| Comic Story | The Explosive Pencils (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Rusty and the gang are believed to be saboteurs. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Children; Spy | Characters: Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Smiley Scott; Ed; Whitey; Scotty]; Hans (villain, introduction, death); Number Two (villain, introduction, death); Number Three (villain, introduction); Mike; Clancy |
| Notes | All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
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| Synopsis | Junior and a friend make a lot of noise while his father and mother are out. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Homer Doodle; Junior Doodle; Herb |
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| Comic Story | Castor Oil (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Poison fears what's coming. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Poison Ivy; Mrs. Ivy |
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| Comic Story | Chaos in Cuba (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Cadet Bryant goes on patrol with Spin. |
| Credits | Script: Rex Smith (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Aviation | Characters: Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Gomez (first appearance; villain); Nazis (villains); Eddie Bryant |
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| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
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| Credits | Pencils: various | Inks: various | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Gene Autry |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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