| Additional Information |
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| Publication | July 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Cover | Capt. Marvel Jr. Rings the Bell for Liberty |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman] |
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| Contents | The Ring-Master Presents (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | Captain Marvel Jr. travels to Nazi Germany to find and rescue Frank Edsel, the key man in American production of planes, tanks and guns, from the clutches of Captain Nazi in the infamous Black Castle. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Shazam (cameo); Frank Edsel; President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Martha (undergound Allied agent); Helen (Allied double-agent); Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger] (villain); double for Adolf Hitler (villain); Hans (villain, Nazi soldier); Major Glomm (villain); the Nazis (villains) |
| Notes | Panel 2 on page 3 pictures issues of Wow, Whiz and Master Comics. |
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| Comic Story | The Baffling Mystery of the Bouncer (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Flying Detectives must track down and stop an escaped criminal known only as the Bouncer, who uses strong springs attached to his shoes to leap high distances, and who, along with his gang, murder only men with the last name of Smith and steal just one tooth from their mouths! |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; Sergeant Kent; The Bouncer (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Story title taken from the contents page. |
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| Comic Story | Hi Diddle Diddle - Let's Do a Riddle! (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | The Fuehrer Sends a Killer! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The death of a famous artist who specialized in painting National Defense posters piques the interest of Jack Weston and General Milton, sending Minute Man into the fray, hoping to draw the killer out into the open. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Minute Man [Jack Weston]; General Milton; Maxwell Rabeaux (artist, death); unnamed radio station receptionist (death); unnamed government printer (death); Slim (Jack's friend); General Milton's daughter; unnamed killer (villain) |
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| PSA | Every One's a Minute Man (1 page) |
| Featuring | Minute Man |
| Credits | Pencils: Phil Bard | Inks: Phil Bard | Letters:?; some typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Minute Man [Jack Weston]; General Milton; General Milton's daughter |
| Notes | A patriotic PSA after the Minute Man story, urging readers to buy all of the war bonds they can.
Added by Craig Delich. |
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| Text Story | Night Ride (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Douglas Mann (signed) | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Gamble with Fate (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: El Carim; Fate |
| Notes | Story title taken from the contents. |
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| Comic Story | Robbery of the River Boat (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Buck and Mike are travelling on a riverboat when it is held up by robbers. |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Buck Jones; Silver (horse); Mesquite Mike (deputy); Slocum (villain); Captain Billy |
| Notes | Story title taken from the contents page.
Carlson is best recognized by his horses: long narrow, tapering heads, and on the last page, Silver with front legs stretched out like a rocking horse. |
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| Comic Story | Circus Chills and Thrills (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Companions Three [Don; Nifty; Spike] |
| Notes | Story title taken from the contents page. |
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