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| This is the Mr. Monster who later appeared in Eclipse and Dark Horse books? Right?
I like it. The artwork is pretty cool and the stories are definately pre-code! Ouch! |
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| I assume someone else noticed this, but the title page has been written on by one Michael T Gilbert, signed 2004. Gilbert is the guy who revived the character. I'm Stoked! There appears to be another signature there, but it may be just scribble. |
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| The other "scribble" on the title page is a signature by Golden Age Mr. Monster creator Fred Kelly. It was signed with Gilbert at the 2004 Paradise Convention in Toronto, Fred's only con appearance. The two met for the first time and shared a panel. Fred passed on the following year. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | May [May - June] 1947 | Price: 0.10 CAD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | All characters are shown in individual stars. Looks like they are all drawn by the same person, based on panels from the interior stories. |
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| Cover | America's Newest Sensation |
| Featuring | Mr. Monster |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Mr. Monster [Jim Stearne]; Java Bean; Jeff Waring; Nelvana; Cinder Smith; Tang; Buddy Breckinridge |
| Notes | All characters are shown in individual stars. Looks like they are all drawn by the same person, based on panels from the interior stories. |
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| Advertisement | I'll Teach You Real Professional Magic (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Ad for mail-order magic book, "Encyclopedia of Magic" from Trans-Canada Mail Order. |
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| Comic Story | The Terror of Trezma (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | A Nazi bomb uncovers a monster named the Terror of Trezma who had been buried since the 13th century in Surrey, England. The monster attacks Doctor Carter who calls Mr. Monster from Canada to come help. The Terror kidnaps Gloria and Mr. Monster saves her by shooting it with his gun. |
| Featuring | Mr. Monster |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Mr. Monster [Doc. Jim Stearne]; The Terror of Trezma; Doctor Carter; Gloria; Duke of Lansbury; Rolf |
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| Comic Story | A Gripping Saga of the Roaring Rails, with, "Cinder" Smith (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ape Hogan extorts money out of the tramps that ride the train. |
| Featuring | Cinder Smith |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Cinder Smith; Polly Randall; Ape Hogan; Mike Riley; Ben Carter |
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| Synopsis | Fuzzy the bear saves Powder-Puff the rabbit from Redcoat the fox. |
| Featuring | Out of the Woods |
| Content | Genre: Animal | Characters: Soft-Eyes; Redcoat; Powder-Puff; Fuzzy; Chatterbox |
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| Text Story | The Scientist of Lightning Peak (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Roy and Bruce find themselves mentally controlled to go to a mad scientist's castle. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Roy Munkton; Bruce Barnes |
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| Synopsis | Tang the wonder horse helps Buddy solve the mystery of the disappearing train. |
| Featuring | Tang |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Tang; Buddy Breckenridge; Borden; Slim; Black Mike Corgan |
| Notes | Buddy and Tang previously appeared in Triumph-Adventure Comics #5, where Buddy was a small boy and Tang was a foal. |
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| Synopsis | Java sells love potion pills. |
| Featuring | Java Bean |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Java Bean; Trader Corn; Cyanide (tiger) |
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| Synopsis | Jeff, Kay and Carlos are captured by natives and taken to Professor Allen, who they have adopted as their leader. |
| Featuring | Jeff Waring |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Jeff Waring; Kay Allen; Carlos Luenco; Professor Allen |
| Notes | Last panel says to follow Jeff's further adventures in Slam-Bang comics. Possible that this story is a continuation of a story in that comic. |
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| Synopsis | Nelvana and John Keene, R.C.M.P. officer, head to Etheria to convince the people there not to attack Earth due to it's use of radio waves. Once there, they find it is under the power of Vultor who plans on taking over Glacia. A war ensues and Glacia is destroyed, but so are the Etherians. Vultor escapes. |
| Featuring | Nelvana of the Northern Lights |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Superhero | Characters: Nelvana [Alana North] (Koliak's daughter, secret agent); Koliak (god of the northern lights); John Keene; King Rano (ruler of Glacia); Prince Targa (son of King Rano); Vultor (villain); "one-ear" (villain, cameo) |
| Notes | Last appearance of Nelvana.
Continuation of story started in Triumph Comics Nos. 24-29 (according to http://www.collectionscanada.ca/3/3/t3-302-e.html).
Nelvana has electronic powers. |
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| Advertisement | Print Your Own Snapshots (1 page) |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Ad for a Sensichrome set to print photographs from Trans-Canada Mail Order company. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Here's A Brand New Comic Book! (1 page) |
| Notes | Ad for Dizzy Don Comics (Dizzy Don Enterprises Ltd, 1946 series) #22, including picture of cover.
Back cover. |
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