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| Really scary-looking monster in "The Emissary". |
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| Contains a version of Poe's 'The Tell-tale Heart'
Cheers! |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | February 1955 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-monthly |
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| Cover | This picture of a great American naval hero may win you a free camera! |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: John Paul Jones |
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| Advertisement | Charles Atlas (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Foreword/Afterword | I'm Uncle Giveaway! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Uncle Giveaway |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Uncle Giveaway |
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| Comic Story | The Emissary (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Aliens come to Earth and test humanity to see if they have a place among the Brotherhood of the Stars. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Uncle Giveaway (host); Betsy; Dixon |
| Notes | Bottom of page 3 is an 1/8 page advertisement for winning free Stelber bicycles; on bottom of page 6, Uncle Giveaway tells you how to win by sending in a drawing of a space ship to Simon and Kirby. |
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| Illustration | Win a Prize (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
| Notes | Contest to win prizes for writing a short story based on the full page image of a tied-down giant spaceman. |
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| Comic Story | The Tragic Clown (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dino the clown is jealous of Smith for the affections of Judy. |
| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: Uncle Giveaway (host); Dino; Judy Baker; Smith |
| Notes | In last panel, kids are told to send in last line of a poem to win prizes. |
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| Text Story | About the Cover (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: John Paul Jones |
| Notes | Kids can win prizes based on sending in answers to questions at end of text. |
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| Comic Story | That Giveaway Guy (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Uncle Giveaway plays detective to learn who is more generous than him. |
| Featuring | Uncle Giveaway |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Uncle Giveaway; Golden Boy; Benny; Hateful George; Sam; Santa Claus |
| Notes | Win prizes by sending in ideas about you could spend 1 million dollars. |
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| Text Story | A Mystery Puzzle... On Ice (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A man claims his friend fell through the ice. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Pete Crane; John Shelton |
| Notes | Win prizes by figuring out how the crook slipped up. |
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| Comic Story | Telltale Heart (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | A man murders his master because of his evil eye. |
| Credits | Script:? (adaptation) |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Uncle Giveaway (host) |
| Notes | An extremely abridged version of the Poe story. Win prizes by sending in a short letter on what classic story you like best. |
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| Text Story | Here's How You Can Win a Prize! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Uncle Giveaway |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Uncle Giveaway |
| Notes | Rules for winning prizes. Judges are stated to be Joseph Simon and Jack Kirby. |
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| Comic Story | War Diary (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | An American army squad is pinned down by Chinese forces who try to get them to surrender. |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Uncle Giveaway (host) |
| Notes | Win prizes by telling how you would have handled the sergeant's predicament differently. |
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| Advertisement | Boys! Girls! Mothers! Dads! Take 'Em Free! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for Littleton Stamp Co. |
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| Advertisement | I Will Train You at Home for Good Pay Jobs in Radio-Television (1 page) |
| Credits | Script: J. E. Smith | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: J. E. Smith (photo) |
| Notes | Advertisement for National Radio Institute. |
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| Advertisement | Men-Women-Boys-Girls Prizes Given Make Money Too! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for The FUNman.
Back cover. |
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