| Additional Information |
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| Publication | May-June 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Notes | Art identification confirmed by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Later redrawn for Streamline's Secret Missions #1 (1951). |
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| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Benny |
| Notes | Art identification confirmed by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Later redrawn for Streamline's Secret Missions #1 (1951). |
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| Synopsis | Who killed Martin Jefferson? Use the clues, identify the killer and send the form to the Institute of Applied Science. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Martin Jefferson; Elmira Flynn; William Adams; Gertrude La Rue; Mazie Curtis |
| Notes | Ad done in the form of a murder mystery. |
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| Comic Story | The Bull Gets Wings (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bull Mason decides to use an airplane dropping bombs in his protection racket. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; Crime | Characters: Jesse Erskine; Bull Mason; Trent; Nick Sabin; George Moore; Mike Blaine; Callahan; Bruiser; Saunders; Knight |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | The Lock of Hair (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | In 1920's Vienna the police receive a hank of woman's hair and a note saying, "Stop me, fools... if you can. Ha! Ha!" |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Professor Zeigler; Dr. Willie Schmidt; Dr. Anna Kopf |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Uses Leroy lettering. |
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| Comic Story | The Man with the Firestick (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | In the Belgian Congo, Dirk Nalon kills natives convinced he'll never be caught. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Crime; Jungle | Characters: Dirk Nalon; Gree; Karengula; Hector Wayburn |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Text Story | Nickel Napoleon (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Swifty is in Monte Carlo to unload stolen bonds. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Swifty Ward; Frankie the Fence; Fingers Folsom; Dave the Dip; Gilt-Edge Gilroy; Collette |
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| Comic Story | Ball Point Homer (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Homer meets a sweet-talking girl who likes the finer things in life, so he starts taking advances on his bank job to buy them for her. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Crime | Characters: Hamilton S. Bullion; Homer Haskins; Gladys Simpson; Jerry; J. Drexel Simpson; Mamie Simpson; Bolton; Joe |
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| Synopsis | A couple stays dry while others get wet. |
| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Characters: Jimmy |
| Notes | Surplus Sales. |
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| Comic Story | Poetry on a Cash Basis (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | A man is committing robberies and leaving taunting poems at the scenes of the crimes. |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Dan Cobalt; Merle Johnson; Mr. Rogers; Walter Crane; Mrs. Midston; Joe; Mike |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Between pages 5 and 6 of Poetry on a Cash Basis. |
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| Comic Story | Under the Robe (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | A jewel merchant tries to take some valuable jewels to Florence disguised as a troubadour. |
| Content | Genre: Crime; Historical | Characters: Alessi Corsi; Dono Corsi; Michael Botello |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | Joe gets a better life after using Jowett's bodybuilding system. |
| Credits | Pencils:?;? (photograph) | Inks:?;? (photograph) | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Characters: Larry Campbell (photo); Rex Ferris (photo); George F. Jowett (photo); Joe |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Ann Leslie (photo) |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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