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| "Art by Wilmer Muddleshtunk"?? |
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| GCD says "Ray Willner" and "Al Ulmer." Ulmer was also "Alden Remlu" in the first story. George Tukel (on "Wing Lee") might as well have billed himself as "Milton Caniff Jr." |
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| Additional Information |
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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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