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| I don't expect raw realism from a Spin Shaw tale, but the story in this issue hits new heights in nonsense. Not only does Spin stand on a fighter's wing chatting, he also jumps onto a bomber, breaks into the cockpit where the Japanese gunner fires incendiary bullets at him INSIDE his own plane, and...anyway, I don't think even kids bought this malarkey. |
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| Publication | September 1945 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly except December and June |
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| Cover | The Undertaker, Lord of the Plunderworld! |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; the Undertaker |
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| Comic Story | The Undertaker, Lord of the Plunderworld (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | Martha hears about a condemned hotel and sees the possibilities of a great newspaper story there. She comes face-to-face with dangerous parties keen on preventing the destruction of the hotel, including one Randolph Perry, who is seeking records of his lost love in that hotel. Meanwhile, Doll Man is battling the Undertaker, a balding villain obsessed with obtaining anything related to death and who sought to raid the hotel for any valuables on site, including some rare pearls. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Martha Roberts; Professor Roberts; Randolph Perry (villain, movie star); The Undertaker (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Tilting figures with 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 | Land of Dreams (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Perky; The Sand Man and Miss Sweet Dreams (first appearance) |
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| Comic Story | The Face Maker (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Blimpy; The Face Maker (first appearance; villain) |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Swing Sisson Goes to a Symphony (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Vladovsky is killed by a rival just before he takes the stage to conduct the orchestra. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Detective-mystery | Characters: Swing Sisson; Bonnie Baxter; Toby; Vladovsky (first appearance; villain; death); his rival (first appearance; villain) |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Mrs. Flaherty; Florrie Finn; Galligan; Phil Finn |
| Notes | strip reprints |
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| Text Story | Devil Man (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Perry Scott |
| Credits | Script: Robert M. Hyatt? | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Perry Scott |
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| Comic Story | The Strength Formula (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Poison Ivy |
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| Comic Story | The Isle of Kozombo (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Children; Spy | Characters: Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Pierpont Lee; Alababa; Whataman Wheels (introduction)]; The Japanese (villains) |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Not Exactly Grounded (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Spin is visited at the base by a news reporter when a Japanese bomber appears. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation | Characters: Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Lalage Davis (first appearance); The Japanese (villains) |
| Notes | A few short figures and narrow heads point to Quakenbush, and some jaws behind the ear point to Tirman. Uncertain. |
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