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| Blue Beetle's face in the cover is probably a swipe of the 6th panel of the 5th page of the Ray story from Smash Comics #30 (January 1942). Here's the link: /?dlid=20030 |
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| Publication | July 1943 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | The face of Blue Beetle is a swipe from Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series) #30 (January 1942), see page 5 of the Ray story. The kid on the cover is also a swipe from that same page. |
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| Cover | Don't Miss the Thrilling True Story of Jimmy Doolittle |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Ali Baba; Wing Lee; unnamed police officer; unnamed woman |
| Notes | The face of Blue Beetle is a swipe from Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series) #30 (January 1942), see page 5 of the Ray story. The kid on the cover is also a swipe from that same page. |
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| Advertisement | Here's the Greatest Billfold Bargain in all America! (1 page) |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Indicia at the bottom of the page.
An advertisement for a billfold wallet from Illinois Merchandise Mart of Chicago, Illinois. |
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| Comic Story | The General Alters His Plans (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dan, now an American Secret Service agent, arrives in Holland to search for a Nazi glider base. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Masked General [Kommandant Viltz]; Jan van Meck |
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| Comic Story | The Smashing Case of Voodoo in New York (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Crime Reporter; J. Potter Cransbury (death); unnamed diamond thief (death); unnamed Police Chief; Murphy (police officer); Detective Morgan [One-Eyed Logan] (uses disguise as Logan); Detective Casey (police detective); Madame Currie / Madame Curry (called both during the story); Spike (Currie's henchman) |
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| Content | Genre: Children | Characters: Little Willie Smith; Mrs. Smith (Willie's mother); unnamed man; Willie's dog; unnamed companion of Willie |
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| Text Story | Dogs of War (4 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils:? [as U.S. Army Signal Corps] (photograph);? (three illustrations) | Inks:? [as U.S. Army Signal Corps] (photograph);? (three illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Text story with photographs. |
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| Comic Story | Major-General James Harold Doolittle (10 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Biography; War | Characters: James Doolittle |
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| Text Story | Live Lions (2 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Alladin's Lamp (10 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Fantasy | Characters: Ali Baba; Muhrad (a mule); Ali Baba's wife; Mr. Djinni / Mr. Djinn (called both); Il Takum (merchant); El Sahambo |
| Notes | The story contains several cultural, racial, religious, ethnic, and gender stereotypes. |
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| Comic Story | The Flying Tigers Part 3 (10 pages) |
| Featuring | Wing Lee |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War | Characters: The Boy Patriots [Wing Lee; Bill Anderson; unnamed members]; Lieutenant Sandy Ward (Flying Tigers pilot); Japanese army members (many die); Japanese air force members (many die); General Claire Chenault (cameo) |
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| Comic Story | Fireworks (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Little Willie Smith |
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| Featuring | Laffs |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Featuring | Toppy |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Toppy; Uncle Looey; Toppy's mom |
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| Comic Story | Coast Guard Duty (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Drop Towers, Ace Pilot |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War | Characters: Drop Towers; Marie; Schluss; unnamed Chinese art dealer; Hilda |
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| Advertisement | Now! You Can Tell the Weather Up to 24 Hours in Advance (1 page) |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for the Swiss Windmill Weather Forecaster from Illinois Merchandise Mart of Chicago, Illinois. |
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| Advertisement | Remove Ugly Blackheads or No Cost [sic] (1 page) |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy);? (comic strip) | Pencils:? (illustration);? (comic strip) | Inks:? (illustration);? (comic strip) | Letters: typeset (ad copy);? (comic strip) |
| Notes | Inside back cover.
The title of advertisement does say "...or No Cost" instead of "...at No Cost." The ad has a three-panel comic strip but does not take up enough of the advertisement to be a comic advertisement.
Advertisement for the Vacutex blackhead removal device from Ballco Prods. Co. of New York, New York. |
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| Advertisement | Be a Hard, Tough, Commando Scrapper! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Hercules Combat and Muscle Building Course |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (photograph);? (illustration) | Inks:? (photograph);? (illustration) | Letters: typeset (ad copy);? (word balloon) |
| Notes | Back cover.
Advertisement for the Hercules Combat and Muscle Building Course from the Institute of Physical Development, Inc. of New York, New York. |
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