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| Pages missing and pages out of order. |
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| The file is a bit of a mess. It's actually a 36-page comic; the extra 3 pages are older duplicate and/or upgrade source pages mixed in. Think about the end user. The final file should be a readable, in-order c2c copy consisting of the best possible pages, and all extra files should go at the end where they can be safely ignored. So, 9 out of 10 for repairs, but "minus several million for clear thinking." [Douglas Adams] |
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| Thank you Dave for a great upload of a fine book! |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | September 1957 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-Monthly |
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| Cover | Phantom Express |
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| PSA | A Date with Effie (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Advocacy |
| Notes | This PSA is on the inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | Phantom Express (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Vance Jackson loots his firm's safe and plans to leave the country, but before he can Bill Porter confronts him, telling him he had the same plan and demanding the money. They struggle, and Vance kills Bill, but they are reunited in Hell. Awakening to find this all a dream, Vance returns the money to the safe, but finds a chilling note inside. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
| Notes | Original title: "Death at the Throttle." All the images of Hell, the Devil, skeletons, etc., removed from the original version. |
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| Advertisement | 12 Real Dolls |
| Featuring | House of Dolls |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Ad for House of Dolls' doll set. |
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| Advertisement | 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Sold by Modern Toys. |
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| Comic Story | The Bedeviled Vault! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A man in a satyr mask robs a bank. Inspector Curan and his son Marty investigate. The bank director himself committed the crime while his twin brother posed as him. |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
| Notes | Original title: "Wheel of Terror." Bakerish type art.
The satan mask in the original story was replaced with a satyr mask for this code approved reprint. |
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| Text Story | Memo: From a Police File! (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Ballast of Gold (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | About the SS Central America. A ship that sank in a hurricane in September 1857, along with 425 of her 578 passengers and crew and 30,000 pounds (13,600 kg) of gold. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
| Notes | Art identification from Gary Watson, November 2008. |
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| Advertisement | Amazing Precision Miniature Camera! |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Ad for a miniature camera that comes with a roll of film. |
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| Advertisement | Automatic Firing Tripod Machine Gun |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for toy machine gun that fires BBs. |
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| Comic Story | When the Sea Goes Dry! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | A man and his wife are treasure hunters looking for sunken Spanish gold that's supposedly protected by an Aztec curse. It turns out that their guide (an Aztec descendent named Pedro) is the curse, as he guards the treasure in his true form. A gigantic octopus. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
| Notes | Original title: "Death Holds an Auction." Besides dialogue changes and the change to the title, there are minor art changes for code approval. Pedro's severed finger is drawn intact replaced by a small gash on his hand, some of the images of his face on the octopus body have been removed, and the last panel of his floating corpse has been replaced by empty ocean. |
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| Advertisement | Start to Play Real Music on the Harmonica in 15 Minutes Flat! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Yogi Berra Homers In the 9th - Wins Big Game! (1 page) |
| Notes | Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
Inside back cover. |
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