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| The Scarlet Nemesis/Black Orchid strip really seemed to have a lot of potential. Too bad there was never a second installment. |
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| There was another Golden Age Black Orchid earlier from a different publisher. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | March 1943 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Paul Williams |
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| Comic Story | Murder on the High Seas (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: War |
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| Comic Story | Mystery of the Hilarious Flight! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Pilots being trained are suddenly breaking out into laughing fits and shooting down their fellow pilots. |
| Featuring | Rex Elliott |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Rex Elliott (introduction, only appearance); Hamilton (villain, introduction, death); Tom; Johnny |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Only appearance of the "Rex Elliott" feature. |
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| Comic Story | Crisis On Kiel Canal (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Captain Chalmers stops a German from taking an important map. |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Lee Chalmers; Von Trock |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Synopsis | A corporal sent out on a scouting mission is captured by Nazis. |
| Featuring | The Story Behind the Cover |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Paul Williams |
| Notes | Two illustrations occupy the second page. One uses the art from the cover except clipped, flopped and re-colored. The second illustration origins have not been identified. |
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| Statement of Ownership | Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Date of filing: October 1, 1942. No circulation data. |
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| Comic Story | Depth Charge (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Midget Kingdom is stealing the air the people of Merma need. |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: The Midget Kingdom (villain, introduction); Barry Kuda; Algie; Merma |
| Notes | app. between YANKEE COMICS #4 (Dynamic) / SPOTLIGHT COMICS #1 (Dynamic)
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer suggested George Tuska for pencils and inks. |
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| Synopsis | The Joy family vacation is repeatedly postponed, so Judy says they can visit her mother and her husband can help with the canning. Ollie signs up for a 2-week shift as a Civil Defense "fire watcher" to avoid this chore. |
| Featuring | Judy Joy |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Ollie Joy; Judy Joy; Mr. Nexdoor |
| Notes | This is an early version of Al Zere's "The Joy Family," which appeared in a number of Fox titles in 1944-46: although the characters have different first names and slightly different appearances, it's the same sort of "family situation comedy" strip. Al Zere had contributed to the previous issue of All-New Short Story Comics with a "Flossie" strip (under the name Jourdain) and this story is his style. [He also had a strip in All-New #5.]
Byline credited to "Bates" but this is clearly Zere's work. |
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| Comic Story | Case of the Crumpling Skyscrapers (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Scarlet Nemesis and the Black Orchid try to figure out who is blowing up the buildings in the city. |
| Featuring | Scarlet Nemesis and Black Orchid |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Scarlet Nemesis [Rocky Ford] (introduction, only appearance); Black Orchid [Judith Allen] (introduction, only appearance); Jim Crow (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer suggested George Tuska ? for pencils and inks.
Only appearance of the "Scarlet Nemesis and Black Orchid" feature. |
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| Comic Story | The Curse of Gold (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jack's father has invented an invisibility cloak that criminals want. |
| Featuring | Scarlet Phantom |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Scarlet Phantom [Jack Winstead]; Dr. Winstead (Jack's father, death); Dr. Gratz (introduction) |
| Notes | Art credits from Bud Plant via the GCD Error List (22 December 2006); the original indexer credited Rudy Palais.
Only appearance of the "Scarlet Phantom" feature. |
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| Synopsis | Three men annoy people in an office building. |
| Featuring | Moe, Joe, and Co. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Moe; Joe; Hi-De-Ho; Bowser |
| Notes | Only appearance of the "Moe, Joe, and Co" feature. |
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| Comic Story | Old Lady Dynamite (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ma and her adopted sons capture a criminal gang. |
| Featuring | Ma Jenkins |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Ma Jenkins (introduction, only appearance); Danny Jenkins (introduction); Ted Jenkins (introduction); Pat Jenkins (introduction); Boss Hawkins (villain, introduction); Blackie; O'Toole; Joe |
| Notes | Only appearance of the "Ma Jenkins" feature. |
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| Comic Story | The Secret Weapon (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: War |
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