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| Publication | February 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; The Clock [Brian O'Brien] (inset); Molly the Model (inset); The Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); The Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart] (inset) |
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| Comic Story | Sophisticated Lady (9 pages) |
| Credits | Script:? [as Kenneth Lewis] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; Sophisticated Lady [Marta Cowen] (villain, introduction); Nickolas Gido (villain, introduction) |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Draco's Mechanical Invasion Fleet (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Space Legion; Ray Crosby; Rock Braddon; Draco (villain, introduction, death); Elaine Wadsworth |
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| Comic Story | Super Power Slip-Up (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Wizard Wells; Jared Mota (villain, introduction); Smythe; Tug |
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| Comic Story | Let's Go Huntin'! (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Captured by the Black Shark (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart]; Black Shark (villain); Maj.-Gen. Von Rubitch (villain, introduction, death); the Nazis (villains) |
| Notes | The Who's Who suggests, as do Mike Kooiman and Jim Amash in the Quality Companion that Kiefer created the Red Torpedo and was the artist throught the strip's run. Kiefer is also usually considered to have written it.
Drew Allen is Kiefer's pen-name used on the strip. |
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| Content | Genre: Drama |
| Notes | strip reprints |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | bottom half of Jane Arden pages |
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| Comic Story | The Mysterious Falcon (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Spider [Tom Halloway]; The Captain (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
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| Content | Genre: Sports |
| Notes | strip reprints |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Amazonia's Fifth Column (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Tor [Jimmy Slade] (press photographer, introduction); Maria De S (villain, introduction); un-named Axis spies (villains, introduction for all, all die) |
| Notes | Tor was created by Fred Guardineer. He has the powers of mind control, illusions, telekinesis and transfiguration. His costume consisted of a fake mustache and a cape over whatever clothes he was already wearing. |
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| Text Story | Television Turnabout (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Eric Vale |
| Credits | Script: Larry Spain | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Eric Vale |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | strip reprint |
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| Comic Story | Madam Fatal Meets the Jester (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Madam Fatal [Richard Stanton]; The Jester [Robert Mason] (introduction); Prof. Mason (introduction, Jester's father); Ratney (villain, introduction); Paxton (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | The Jester in this story is not the same character that had his own strip in Smash Comics. |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | The False Clock (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery; Superhero | Characters: The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Scat Bison (villain, introduction, impersonates the Clock); Pug Brady |
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