| Additional Information |
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| Publication | April 1953 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Art credits from David Saunders, Clarence Doore's biographer and foremost authority on his work. |
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| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Credits | Pencils: Clarence Doore (painting) | Inks: Clarence Doore (painting) | Colors: Clarence Doore (painting) |
| Notes | Art credits from David Saunders, Clarence Doore's biographer and foremost authority on his work. |
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| Advertisement | Magic Dutch Rock Garden (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Winter, summer, spring or fall, grow grasses green and flowers tall. |
| Featuring | Honor House Products Corp. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Phantom Company (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | McCracken composes a song about the Phantom Company. |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Credits | Pencils: Irv Novick | Inks: Frank Giacoia? |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Pvt. Joe Burch; Sgt. Mulvaney; Cpt. Davy; Pvt. Zeb McCracken (composer) |
| Notes | Art credits suggested by Bails' Who's Who. |
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| Comic Story | The Ring Dancer (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A boxing match between Joe and an English sergeant. |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Credits | Pencils: Henry Sharp | Inks: Henry Sharp |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Pvt. Joe Burch; Sgt. Mulvaney; Sgt. Snitterfield |
| Notes | The artwork is identical to stories credited by the GCD to Sharp in Amazing Adventures (Ziff-Davis, 1950 series) #4 and a story suggested as Sharp in Nightmare (St. John, 1953 series) #10. Very large mouth when shouting, scribbly inking, broad grinning faces with big ears, and much funny cartoon style movement. |
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| Text Article | Reluctant Heroes (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Sgt. Burley; Pvt. Tex Latham; Pvt. Al Conroy |
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| Comic Story | General Confusion (7 pages) |
| Featuring | The Yardbirds |
| Credits | Pencils: Dan DeCarlo | Inks: Rudy Lapick; Dan DeCarlo? |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Pvt. Windy Bragg; Pvt. Whitey Hicks; Sgt. Gruff; Colonel Stone |
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| Publisher advertisement | A Salvo of Entertainment in Digest Size (1 page) |
| Synopsis | It's new and it's out January 20th |
| Featuring | Ziff-Davis Magazines |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Cover of "Tales of the Sea", a new magazine from Ziff-Davis. |
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| Comic Story | The Vanishing American (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | All kinds of men are fighting for the U.N. in Korea, and to Joe Burch, the strangest of all was an original American, a Comanche Indian. |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Credits | Pencils: Henry Sharp | Inks: Henry Sharp |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Pvt. Joe Burch; Sgt. Mulvaney; Pvt. Horace Little Horse (Comanche) |
| Notes | The artwork is identical to stories credited by the GCD to Sharp in Amazing Adventures (Ziff-Davis, 1950 series) #4 and a story suggested as Sharp in Nightmare (St. John, 1953 series) #10. |
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| Advertisement | Now You Can Fly a Real Jet Plane! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The Jetex Javelin is a colorful, sleek-looking 14 inches model jet plane. |
| Featuring | Jetex Javelin |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | You Get Shop Training at Home... (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Learn to build a 16-inch television set. |
| Featuring | Commercial Trades Institute |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | Last Chance at This Low Price! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Lifetime chronograph stopwatch, window calendar wrist-watch. |
| Featuring | Buyer's Guild |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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