| Additional Information |
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| Publication | April 1947 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
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| Cover | The Brain! |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doll Man [Darrel Dane] |
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| Comic Story | Brains, Inc. (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | A man named Dawkins invites Darrel to join "Brains Incorporated", a front for organized crime. Darrel fights his way up the organization's chain-of-command, and summons Professor Roberts (who arrives with a truth serum) and Martha. After breaking up the crime ring as Doll Man, Darrel agonizes over the fact that he'd never told Martha his secret. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Professor Roberts; Martha Roberts; Brains, Inc. [Number One (villain, introduction, death); Number Two (villain, introduction, death); Number Three (villain, introduction, death); Number Four [Dawkins] (villain, introduction)] |
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| Comic Story | Land of Make Believe (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Perky |
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| Comic Story | The Television Star (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Blimpy |
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| Synopsis | Abigail suggest Lala be kinder to Vincent and perhaps that will "shame him out of his laziness." |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Lala Palooza; Abigail; Vincent Palooza |
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| Synopsis | Vincent remembers (too late) that he set a booby trap for burglars. Lala is caught by it. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Lala Palooza; Vincent Palooza |
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| Synopsis | Vincent is so distracted by a radio comedian's monologue on women drivers that he wrecks his car. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Vincent Palooza |
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| Comic Story | Atom Bomb Test Area (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Poison Ivy |
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| Comic Story | House Remodeling (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Roscoe |
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| Comic Story | The Gattrez Murder (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Detective-mystery | Characters: Swing Sisson; Elon Gattrez (first appearance; villain; death); Lota LaRoyal (villain); Chuzz and his gang (first appearance; villains) |
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| Text Story | Sargasso Interlude (1.75 pages) |
| Featuring | Perry Scott |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Perry Scott; Capt. Hans Jenssen |
| Notes | No feature name. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | strip reprints |
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| Comic Story | Pierpont Falls In Love (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Children; Spy | Characters: Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Alababa; Pierpont Lee] |
| Notes | All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
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| Synopsis | Butch gets in an argument with a new circus performer. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Boss Jeff Bangs; Butch; Rubber-Noggin McBumpity |
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