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| Publication | April 1946 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly except December and June |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doll Man [Darrel Dane] |
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| Comic Story | The Feathered Felons (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Peacock is in prison and suucceeds in building a model plane, which he uses to escape, then he gains control of a flock of pigeons to help him in committing more crimes. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts; Professor Roberts; The Peacock (villain) |
| Notes | Originally credited "Al Bryant?", but tilting figures with a long upper body and awkward way of standing and walking, some wild eyes, and also broad shoulders and narrow head on stretched neck are all pointing to Zolnerowich. He is credited on both pencils and ink on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, but inking may vary. |
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| Comic Story | Insectville (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Perky |
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| Comic Story | Hair-Raising Spook Stories (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Blimpy; Mike (first appearance; villain); another crook (first appearance; villain) |
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| Synopsis | Short of paper on which to write his murder mystery, Vince uses Lala's diary. When Mr. Brumphy reads it, he assumes Lala is a dangerous killer. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Lala Palooza; Vincent Palooza; Mr. Brumphy |
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| Synopsis | Vincent steals money from Lala and hides it in the cuckoo clock. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Vincent Palooza; Lala Palooza |
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| Synopsis | Vincent tries on his gorilla costume, forgets he's wearing it, and greets the census taker at the door. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Vincent Palooza |
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| Comic Story | The Band Breakup (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A red-headed siren proves that even friends can fall out over a woman. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Detective-mystery | Characters: Swing Sisson; Bonnie Baxter; Toby Tucker; Torchy Lane (first appearance; villain) |
| Notes | Tomsey is credited on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and some faces in sideview have similarities with his signed Jackie Law stories in Clue Comics, and also his Kid Click in US Camera Comics, so could be by him. The inking has some resemblence to the many Manhunter and Jester stories in Police Comics, by unknown. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Mickey Finn; Philip Finn; Florrie Finn |
| Notes | strip reprints |
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| Text Story | Sea Trap (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Perry Scott |
| Credits | Script: Robert M. Hyatt? | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Perry Scott |
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| Comic Story | Boilermaker's Picnic (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Poison Ivy |
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| Comic Story | Darla the Dancer (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Spin exposes some swindlers who drug sailors and soldiers for their money. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation | Characters: Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Darla (first appearance; villain); Gimmick (first appearance; villain); Bigpaw (first appearance; villain) |
| Notes | So similar art to the previous in this feature that it could be Quackenbush, even with some figures with longer legs than usual. He is credited on pencils and ink on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Uncertain inking when compared with his signed stories. |
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| Synopsis | Butch pretends to have amnesia. Boss Bangs says Butch is the circus handyman and forces him to do chores. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Butch; Boss Jeff Bangs |
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| Synopsis | When Boss Bangs gives a photo of himself to Butch as a gift, Butch is outraged. He tears up the photo, only to later learn his new contract--with a raise of $100 per week--was on the back. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Butch; Boss Jeff Bangs |
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| Comic Story | The Isle of the Dead (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Canoes filled with burial gifts are sent to another island ruled by a parasite tribe. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Children; Spy | Characters: Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Alababa; Pierpont Lee]; A tribe of slavers (villains, introduction for all) |
| Notes | Some pointed faces with eyes far apart make this a Peter Riss story, page 4, 5 and 6, and also a flying knock-out on page 6. Same inker as in many Manhunter and Jester stories, but unknown. Riss is credited with pencils only on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. |
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