| Additional Information |
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| Publication | Fall 1943 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Quarterly |
| Notes | Caricatures of Hitler, Hirohito, and Mussolini appear. |
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| Featuring | Edison Bell |
| Credits | Pencils: Al Plastino | Inks: Al Plastino |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen; War | Characters: Edison Bell |
| Notes | Caricatures of Hitler, Hirohito, and Mussolini appear. |
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| Featuring | Ye Editors' Page |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | The top half of the page is an editorial. In it, it is mentioned that "Dick Cole" artist Bob Davis died "well over a year ago" in an automobile accident, and Jim Wilcox has just taken over the strip.
The bottom half of the page is readers' letters and editorial responses. |
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| Featuring | Dick Cole |
| Credits | Pencils: Jim Wilcox | Inks: Jim Wilcox |
| Content | Characters: Slag (introduction, villain, death); Elmer Gutz (introduction, villain); Bill (introduction, villain); Chet (introduction, villain); Mr. Kent (introduction); Mrs. Kent (introduction) |
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| Comic Story | The Kidnapping of Edison Bell (10 pages) |
| Featuring | Edison Bell |
| Credits | Script: Ray Gill | Pencils: Harold DeLay | Inks: Harold DeLay |
| Content | Genre: Teen | Characters: Edison Bell |
| Notes | The bottom 1/3 of 5 different pages throughout the story are actually separate diagrams showing readers how to make simple games at home. |
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| Activity | Spotto (1 page) |
| Featuring | Edison Bell |
| Credits | Script: Ray Gill |
| Notes | This is separate from the Edison Bell story, but is billed as "Edison Bell's Gift to Plane Spotters..." Consists of instructions showing readers how to make a device that projects silhouettes of war planes on the wall, so their shapes can be memorized. This allows civilians to identify friendly and enemy aircraft during wartime. |
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| Text Story | Rejected (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
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| Featuring | Dan'l Flannel |
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| Featuring | Cadet |
| Credits | Script: Kermit Jaediker | Pencils: John Jordan | Inks: John Jordan |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Big Jim Purdy (introduction); Ohokus (introduction); Morton (introduction, villain); Half-Pint (introduction, villain) |
| Notes | Signed on first page in lower right-hand corner "Jaediker & Jordan." |
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