| Additional Information |
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| Publication | August 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Featuring | Dr. Strange |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Virginia Thompson |
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| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Major Mars |
| Notes | Inside front cover. House ad for the Thrilling group of magazines. |
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| Comic Story | Dr. Strange and the Return of the Faceless Phantom (13 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Faceless Phantom (villain); Virginia Thomson; Jones; Bugs Mara; Tim |
| Notes | The hero was mostly known as 'Dr. Strange' in his earliest stories.
Keith Chandler : Art was previously attributed to George Mandel ?, but compare with earlier signed stories by Kostuk. |
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| Comic Story | A Meeting with Columbus (8 pages) |
| Featuring | The Ghost, Master Magician |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Christopher Columbus (guest-star); Fenton (villain); Inez Adams; Mr. Martin; Len |
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| Comic Story | The Rescue of the M-42 (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: The Nazis (villains); Tom Niles; Jane Burton [M-42] |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Manton Crypt (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Farrell (villain, introduction, death); Scalponi (villain, introduction, death) |
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| Comic Story | The Lone Eagle in Panama (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Gen. Tolendo (villain, introduction); Groner; Lopez |
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| Text Story | Jimmy's Big Day (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Jimmy prevents bank robbers from stealing horses at the Bar B ranch. |
| Featuring | Jimmy Blue |
| Credits | Pencils:? (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? (2 spot illustrations) | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Jimmy Blue; Jimmy's father; Martin |
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| Comic Story | Mexico Gold (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: The Rio Kid; Lingle; Yucca |
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| Comic Story | Marco Polo Jones Goes to the Polo Region (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Marco persuades Santa Claus to make a film in Hollywood. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Marco Polo Jones; Polly; Snowball; Santa (guest-star); Mrs. Claus (guest-star) |
| Notes | McGill signs at the foot of both pages. |
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| Comic Story | Captain Leslie and the Fort Plans (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Nickie is assigned to escort Captain Leslie to New York to deliver plans for a new fort. |
| Credits | Pencils:? [as L. M.] (signed) | Inks:? [as L. M.] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: Kassel (villain, introduction); Captain Leslie; Nickie Norton; Barstrom; Lefty |
| Notes | Keith Chandler : Art was previously credited to Leonard Sansome, but this does not look like his style, and both first and final panels feature the initials 'L. M. 40'. |
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| Letters Page | Our Club Members Have the Floor! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Promo for the "Thrilling Club".
Coupon for survey of features and registration to "CASH PRIZE CONTEST". |
| Featuring | Chats with the Editor |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Introducing Happy Lannings (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Happy rescues Ella and her father from bandits trying to steal their gold. |
| Featuring | Happy Lannings of the Air Patrol |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Happy Lannings (a pilot, introduction); Ella Bennert; Ella's father; Tom Rand |
| Notes | only appearance |
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| Synopsis | Mickey is excited to go to a picnic, but the family car gets a flat tire, interrupting the picnic plans. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Jane McCoy; Mickey McCoy; Mr. McCoy; Mrs. McCoy; Mr. Pool; Spot (dog) |
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| Synopsis | Mickey's parents don't understand why Mickey doesn't want to take baths. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Mrs. McCoy; Mickey McCoy; Mr. McCoy; Spot (dog) |
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| Featuring | Home Recordo |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (illustration);? (photographs) | Inks:? (illustration);? (photographs) | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Characters: Charlie Barnet (photos); Bill May (photo); Judie Ellington (photos); Larry Taylor (photo); Bob |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Ad for the Home Recordo. |
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| Featuring | Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. Ad for the Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter. |
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