| Additional Information |
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| Publication | March 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly with the exception of January, May, September |
| Notes | Cover marquee: "A New Feature The Liberator!.... In This Issue" |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland] |
| Notes | Cover marquee: "A New Feature The Liberator!.... In This Issue" |
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| Comic Story | The Hypnotic Gas (14 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Terror Twins [The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Dr. Manton (introduction); Sweiger (villain, introduction) |
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| Comic Story | The Poison Dart Murders (10 pages) |
| Featuring | The Liberator |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Liberator [Professor Nelson Drew]; Annabel Evans; Tommy; Gobel (villain, introduction); Babbon (villain, introduction); un-named Nazi spies (villains, introduction for all) |
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| Comic Story | The Murderous Mechanics (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Crash Carter, Air Cadet |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Tom 'Crash' Carter; Looie Tizzle; Horace 'Stew' Kent; Hans (villain, introduction, death); Hauser (villain, introduction, death); Capt. Black (villain, introduction, death) |
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| Text Story | Bench Quarterback (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (spot illustration) | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Colors:? (spot illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Chester Forrest; Bruiser Barlow |
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| Comic Story | The Harlequin Murders (7 pages) |
| Featuring | The Mask |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Mask [Tony Colby]; Carol (secretary); The Harlequin [Richter] (Joker rip-off, villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Platt signs - as 'Kin' - in the final panel. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Crashing through to a New High in Mystery Adventure Red-Blooded Action (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Promotional advertisement for Startling Comics. |
| Featuring | The Fighting Yank; Captain Future |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Fighting Yank; Captain Future |
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| Comic Story | Carribean Crisis (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Larry North U.S.N. |
| Content | Genre: Military | Characters: Lieutenant Larry North, U.S. Navy; Betty Harmon; Von Stofer (villain, introduction); Nazi spies (villains, introduction) |
| Notes | Bellem credit suggested by Jerry Bails's Who's Who. |
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| Featuring | Make-Believe Mickey |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Make-Believe Mickey; Jeanie |
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| Text Story | Hidden Loot (1 page) |
| Featuring | Jimmy Blue |
| Credits | Pencils:? (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? (2 spot illustrations) | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Jimmy Blue |
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| Featuring | Ted Crane |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Ted Crane; Betty Hawkins; Dr. Cobra (villain) |
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| Comic Story | Attack on the Secretary of War (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Sergeant Bill King |
| Content | Genre: Military | Characters: Sergeant Bill King; Wasser (villain, introduction, death); Hugo (introduction); Mahler (introduction) |
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| Featuring | Gunboat Grey |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Military | Characters: Gunboat Grey; Eight Ball |
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| Statement of Ownership | Statement of Ownership |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Between this sequence and the previous sequence, there is a small promo for Real Life Comics, text only. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Not Fiction..But Vivid.Blazing Fact! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Promotional advertisement for Real Life Comics. |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Adolf Hitler |
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