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| Publication | October 1945 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly except December and June |
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| Cover | Image |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doll Man [Darrel Dane] |
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| Comic Story | The Image (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | In an accident involving a television experiment, the atomic energy of light changed the consistency of engineer Mac Widder's body so that he could not be seen. He sees an opportunity to become rich and powerful. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; John Kirk (introduction, death); Alice Kirk (introduction); The Image [Mac Widder] (villain, introduction, an engineer, death); Widder's un-named gang (villains, introduction for all); Mitch (villain, introduction, death) |
| Notes | Originally credited "Al Bryant ?", but tilting figures with long upper body and awkward way of standing and walking, some wild eyes, and also broad shoulders and narrow head on stretched neck are all pointing to Zolnerowich. He is credited on both pencils and ink on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, but inking may vary. |
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| Comic Story | So! You Want To Be a Fisherman (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Blimpy; King Neptune |
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| Comic Story | Swing Sisson Goes Hollywood (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Spin and his band are going to Hollywood to work for a crooked agent. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Detective-mystery | Characters: Swing Sisson; Bonnie Baxter; Toby; Rocky Martin (first appearance; villain) |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | The Weather Man (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Perky; Mr. Wind (first appearance); the Weather Man (first appearance); Jack Frost (first appearance); Lightning (first appearance); Thunder (first appearance); Drip and Droop (first appearance) |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Phil Finn; Florrie Finn; Michael Finn |
| Notes | strip reprints |
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| Text Story | White Magic (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Perry Scott |
| Credits | Script: Robert M. Hyatt? | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Perry Scott |
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| Comic Story | The Midget Smoker (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Poison Ivy |
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| Comic Story | Spin Goes Native (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Spin saves a troop of American infantry trapped in the jungle |
| Content | Genre: Aviation | Characters: Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; The Japanese (villains) |
| Notes | A few short figures and narrow heads point to Quakenbush, and some jaws behind the ear point to Tirman. Uncertain. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Admiral Shozo's Mission (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Admiral Shozo is assigned to find and smash the troublesome Boyville Brigadiers or loose his head. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Children; Spy | Characters: Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Alababa; Pierpont Lee (in dream sequence only); Sultan Shaa (introduction?)] Admiral Shozo (villain, introduction); the Japanese (villains) |
| Notes | Pointed faces with eyes far apart, as on page one, and grinning faces in sideview similar to Peter Riss' many Manhunter stories in Police Comics. He is credited on pencils on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. The inker is the same as in eleven Manhunter and several Jester stories. |
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