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| Publication | May 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | The cover is also displayed in color in the reprint in Men of Mystery Comics. |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Samson; The Flame [Gary Preston] |
| Notes | The cover is also displayed in color in the reprint in Men of Mystery Comics. |
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| Comic Story | The Living Skeletons (18 pages) |
| Synopsis | A genius from the Electro Institute uses his knowledge of science to animate skeletons that can fire bullets from their skulls! |
| Editing | W.W. Scott |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan (Policeman); Dr. Franz; Joan Mason (reporter); Dr. Krako (villain, introduction, death); Monk (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Kanigher's first comic book story as identified in "Blue Beetle Companion" (2007) by Christopher Irving. Story written in July 1940.
Per Robert Kanigher, W.W. Scott edited his Blue Beetle story. |
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| Comic Story | The Radium Thieves (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | After stealing valuable radium designed to treat the infirm, Dr. Zarr uses it to develop the deadly Z Ray. He then grabs David and intends to turn the death ray on the chained youth. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Samson; David; un-named hospital Chief of Staff; Professor Zarr (villain, introduction, death); Joe (villain); Mike (villain) |
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| Synopsis | Doctor Drool is resurrected after dying in the electric chair, and the Flame finds it difficult to find a way to kill an enemy who is already dead but continually brought back to life by his assistant. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Flame [Gary Preston]; un-named juror; un-named daughter of the juror; Dr. Drool (villain); Scully (villain, Drool's assistant) |
| Notes | Larry Antonette credit from his personal records, which included pages of this story that were torn from the original comic book, as reported by Shaun Clancy in the Comics History Exchange list on Facebook (21 February 2015). |
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| Text Story | Raider Squadron (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Comic Story | The Latin American Terrorists (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | When Dr. Kalt causes terror in South America, Samson and David are quick to chase the demented doctor to his stronghold where Samson endures a gauntlet of death traps, ultimately being sealed in a granite tomb. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Samson; David; Dr. Kalt (villain, introduction, death) |
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