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| Publication | October 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero |
| Notes | Signature is consistent with the signature Robbins used on the cover of Wham Comics (Centaur, 1940 series) #1. |
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| Synopsis | In the Electric Utilities area of the World's Fair, a giant electro-robot goes on a rampage, turned loose by some unknown person, threatening the lives of Fair goers with a million volts of electricity at its fingertips. The Fantom battles the metal menace until he discovers the brains behind the controls, then deals with him. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Fantom of the Fair; Mike (a Policeman); The Thunderbolt (villain, robot, death?); "The Brain of the Robot" (villain) |
| Notes | All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, Paul Gustavson's son.
The design for the robot in this story is based on a robot on the cover of the pulp magazine Amazing Stories (January 1939). (Source: https://martinohearn2.blogspot.com/2023/06/another-comic-design-inspired-by-pulp.html ) |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Fantom of the Fair; Mike (factory worker); Jane Benton (steel mill owner); Rusty (disgruntled factory worker); George (villain, Jane's cousin) |
| Notes | All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, Paul Gustavson's son.
"As winter draws near, the World's Fair closes its gates until the spring... the Fantom turns elsewhere in his work of safeguarding human life and upholding justice", the story being set in a steel mill in Pennsylvania.
The true face of The Fantom is shown at the end of this story. |
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| Featuring | Shane Dare |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Text Story | Invitation To Death (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Larrie May | Pencils: G. B. (signed) | Inks: G. B. (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery |
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| Comic Story | Racing Against Doom (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Capt. Steve Ransom |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation |
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| Comic Story | The Last Mayan Indian (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Buggy |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor; Children |
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| Featuring | Zomba |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Comic Story | Captain Bailey's Bet (7 pages) |
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