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| Thanks to scanners, editors, and uploader.
I couldn't afford to BUY a comic book like this one!!! |
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| delightful artwork - and fun stories |
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| Amazing! Thank you very much. |
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| I used to avoid these anthology comics like the plague. I wanted longer stories about my favorite heroes and less of this "short story" style of presentation. But, even though I would probably never have purchased a copy of a single character title for Magno, Vulcan, Q-13, and Sky Smith, I found that this mix was just right. The artwork seems rather crude, especially faces of the supporting characters, but I found this to be a delightful buffet of nascent comic heroes. |
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| Good choice, Johnny - thanks. Great use of colour throughout |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | July 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Featuring | Magno, the Magnetic Man |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Magno The Magnetic Man |
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| Featuring | The Sportfolio |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Sports | Characters: Helen Wills Moody |
| Notes | The inside-front cover. |
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| Comic Story | The Origin of Vulcan (11 pages) |
| Featuring | Vulcan the Volcanic Man |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Vulcan (introduction, origin); Tom Warren (introduction) |
| Notes | Vulcan is the descendant of the Roman god of Fire and is able to control all forms of fire, flame and heat. He is able to use these powers for fire projection, as well as flight and the protection from fire. He also possesses superhuman strength. |
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| Comic Story | The Flame Maiden (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Corporal Flint |
| Credits | Script: Lester Dent (original story); Robert Turner? (adaptation) | Pencils: George Appel [as G. H. Appel] (signed) | Inks: George Appel [as G. H. Appel] (signed) |
| Content | Characters: Corporal Flint (introduction); Scar-Face Pontois (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Adapted from "The Frozen Phantom" by Lester Dent. The hero's name is changed, but not the villains. Some notes info by Will Murray (Per Sandell, 2005-01-22). Original story was published in Western Trails, April 1933 |
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| Featuring | Magno, The Magnetic Man |
| Credits | Script: Paul Chadwick (author of original story) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Magno (introduction); Davey [Davey Landis] (introduction); The Octopus [Professor Neale] (villain, introduction, death); The Octopus Gang (villains, introduction for all) |
| Notes | Adapted from the Secret Agent X-story "Octopus of Crime" by Paul Chadwick, Sept 1934.
Script credit suggested by Jerry Bails in the Who's Who.
Art credits from Mark Carleson-Ghost in Alter Ego #144 (January, 2017). |
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| Featuring | Sky Smith |
| Content | Characters: Sky Smith (introduction) |
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| Comic Story | The Countess and the Spy (12 pages) |
| Featuring | Q-13 |
| Content | Characters: Q-13 (first appearance); Countess Alessa (first appearance; villain); Prince Dragoff (first appearance; villain); Messedy (first appearance; villain; death) |
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| Text Story | Blazing the Santa Fe Trail (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
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| Comic Story | Sands of Doom (9 pages) |
| Featuring | Larry Harrigan |
| Content | Characters: Larry Harrigan (first appearance) |
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| Publisher advertisement | Your Favorite Comic Strips (1 page) |
| Synopsis | House ad for three Centaur Comics: Amazing Mystery Funnies, Keen Detective Funnies, and Funny Pages. |
| Notes | The inside-back cover. |
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| Synopsis | House ad for Sure-Fire Comics. |
| Featuring | Flash Lightning |
| Content | Genre: Superhero |
| Notes | The back cover. |
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