| Additional Information |
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| Publication | December 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Featuring | Sky Chief |
| Credits | Pencils: George Tuska? | Inks: George Tuska? |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Sky Chief |
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| Synopsis | Terry spots an old woman on the street and learns from her that her son is about to be executed for a crime he didn't commit. She takes the woman to see Mr. E. A Messenger of Justice finds the residence of the true gang leader, then alerts Mr. E that the gang is about to leave town after framing the boy. Ricci successfully traps Mr. E at Dorrences' mother's home, but the Messengers of Justice help save the day, and Dorrence is released from prison. |
| Featuring | Mr. "E" |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Sultan | Inks: Charles Sultan |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Mr. E (introduction); King Kolah (a god, introduction); "Messengers of Justice" (three blackbirds that appeared in answer to prayers to Kolah and could turn into a human figures, introduction for all); Miss Terry (introduction); Dorrence (introduction); Dorrence's mother (introduction); Ricci (villain, introduction); Ricci's gang [Slinky; rest unnamed] (villains, introduction for all, some die) |
| Notes | In future stories, the Messengers of Justice are given names like Butch, Zipper, Spike and Tim. |
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| Comic Story | The Smuggling Gang (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Captain Glory |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Sultan? | Inks: Charles Sultan? |
| Content | Characters: Captain Glory (first appearance; an FBI agent) |
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| Featuring | Carnival |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Madden | Inks: Bill Madden |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Lee Rover (first appearance); Clara Bell (first appearance); Mr. Bell (first appearance); Harley (first appearance); Neely (first appearance; villain) |
| Notes | The artwork match Madden's signed story of Mother Hubbard in Bulls Eye Comics #11, with some grotesque faces, nostrils and fangs of the monster, and the peculiar bent inkline on the cheeks of some faces, and the open mouth that seems to chew the tongue, and also the eyes that are straight at the bottom and a high arch above. |
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| Text Story | A Soldier Must Obey (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Not really an illustration, only large colored letters drawn by hand. |
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| Comic Story | Introducing Kitty Kelly (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Kitty Kelly |
| Content | Characters: Kitty Kelly (first appearance); Suko (first appearance; villain); the Japanese (villains) |
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| Comic Story | The Coming of the Sky Chief (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Sky Chief |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Sultan? | Inks: Charles Sultan? |
| Content | Characters: The Sky Chief [Burton Strong] (first appearance); Von Gorth (villain) |
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| Text Story | The Dead Man Plays (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Notes as for the first text story. |
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| Comic Story | Origin of Captain Courage (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Capt'n Courage |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Sultan | Inks: Charles Sultan |
| Content | Characters: Captain Courage (introduction, origin) |
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| Comic Story | Grillo the Dictator (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Hale the Magician |
| Credits | Pencils: George Tuska? | Inks: George Tuska? |
| Content | Characters: Hale the Magician (first appearance); Grillo (first appearance; villain; death) |
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| Text Story | The Sting of Death (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Notes as for the first text story. |
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| Comic Story | Introducing the Unholy Three (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Unholy Three |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Madden | Inks: Bill Madden |
| Content | Characters: The Unholy Three [Dale (first appearance); Pearl (first appearance); Flash (first appearance)]; Breen (first appearance; villain) |
| Notes | Madden is credited on The Unholy 3 by by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the notes as for the Carnival story by Madden. |
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