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| Swell to see this comic but pls note that John Giunta's signature is present along the circle of the cover (below the foliage at about 5 o'clock (to the right of the cameo of Jones and his Mrs) |
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| Publication | 1945 | Price: 0.25 USD | Pages: 1 |
| Notes | Mark Carlson-Ghost maintains that the art for this cover was by Mac Raboy (not Guinta) in his massive article in Alter Ego (Tomorrows, 1999 series) #164 (May 2020), page 37. However John Giunta's signature can be seen on the inside of the circle to the right of the Jones and His Mrs. inset. |
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| Featuring | Captain Truth |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Truth [Ken Elliott]; Luckyman [Danny Barr]; Detective Dareall; Hopeless Henry; Witch of Salem; The Wise Guy; Jones; Trixie |
| Notes | Mark Carlson-Ghost maintains that the art for this cover was by Mac Raboy (not Guinta) in his massive article in Alter Ego (Tomorrows, 1999 series) #164 (May 2020), page 37. However John Giunta's signature can be seen on the inside of the circle to the right of the Jones and His Mrs. inset. |
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| Contents | Table of Contents (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Vanishing Boy! (15 pages) |
| Synopsis | Captain Truth encounters some black marketeers stealing light bulbs from a store in order to secure valuable tungsten from the filaments. Unsuccessful, he returns to his apartment as Ken Elliott only to find that the landlord has evicted him and the rest of the tenants. Having no place to stay, Ken Elliott stays overnight with Joey and learns that his father is really Slug Warner. Captain Truth then decides to show Slug the error of his ways and reform....for Joey's sake. |
| Featuring | Captain Truth |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Superhero | Characters: Captain Truth [Ken Elliott] (introduction); Mr. Blane (landlord); Joey; Mary (Joey's mother); Arthur [aka Slug Warner] (villain, Joey's father, reforms); Blackie (villain, gang leader); Blackie's gang [Slug Warner; "Handsome" Harry] (villains, black market racketeers) |
| Notes | Only appearance.
Mark Carlson-Ghost maintains that the art for this story was by Mac Raboy (not Bob Fujitani) in his massive article in Alter Ego (Tomorrows, 1999 series) #164 (May 2020), page 37. Art credits revised by Craig Delich. |
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| Synopsis | Bill tries to get a job at a theater. |
| Featuring | Bill Hilly |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Bill Hilly |
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| Comic Story | Fifty Dollar Reward! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Benny boxes a man for $50. |
| Featuring | Benny the Boxer |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Benny; Homicide Hector; Hiram |
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| Synopsis | Professor Clever has invented a machine that predicts criminal activity. |
| Featuring | Crime Detector |
| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Professor Clever; Mokey the Coyote; Brains |
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| Comic Story | The Great Tanktown Bank Robbery!!! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Horses Silly and Filly confound their riders. |
| Featuring | Silly and Filly |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Silly; Filly; Hank; Jessie; James; Snafu the Snake |
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| Comic Story | The Witch of Salem (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | A woman accused of being a witch is sentenced to death. |
| Content | Genre: Drama; Historical | Characters: Bridewell; Penley |
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| Synopsis | Whitie finds a magic crown and a life-giving potion and goes on an adventure. |
| Featuring | Whitey and the Magic Crown |
| Content | Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Whitie; Bernie; Carrie; Wright |
| Notes | The logo spells his name Whitey, but the story calls him Whitie. |
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| Comic Story | The Terror of the Temple! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Tom Tom discovers men shrunk inside of germs. |
| Featuring | Tom Tom |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Dr. Tom Tom; Jose; Dr. Cruelo; Juan |
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| Featuring | Flight Topics! |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Military | Characters: James Doolittle; Sir Lawrence Hargrave |
| Notes | Information on James Doolittle's plane, the first flight by kite, the Douglass C-54, a plane riddled with over 2000 shell and bullet holes and the first transpolar flight to Alaska. |
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| Comic Story | The Man with the Mirror Eyes! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mirror Eyes tries to get $50,000 from Detective Dareall by threatening his friend's life. |
| Featuring | Detective Dareall |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Detective Dareall; Don; Mirror Eyes |
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| Synopsis | Mrs. Jones bakes pies for a charity. |
| Featuring | Jones and His Mrs. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Jones; Mrs. Jones; Mrs. Snoop |
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| Text Story | Caribbean Interlude (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | A prisoner is put in a cell on a small island. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Becket; Farrell; Jose |
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| Comic Story | The Perfume Murder (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jim tries to commit the perfect murder. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Jim Palmer; Tom; Mr. Tight; Oliver; O'Toole |
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| Comic Story | Dreams (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mary and Patsy visit Dreamland. |
| Featuring | Dinkey Winkie |
| Content | Genre: Children | Characters: Dinky Winkie; Mary; Patsy; the Nightmare |
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| Synopsis | The Jolly Roger robs a bank and throws away the money. |
| Featuring | Dennis Denton |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Dennis Denton; Cheryl; The Jolly Roger |
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| Comic Story | Be kind to Albert week! (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Albert is hired to help out with a pet shop. |
| Featuring | Albert |
| Content | Genre: Children | Characters: Albert; Van Beest; Polly; Gloria |
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| Comic Story | 3-Alarm Fire! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Henry helps two people get to the train station. |
| Featuring | Hopeless Henry |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Hopeless Henry |
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| Comic Story | Audrey's Birthday Party!! (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Trixie causes trouble at Audrey's birthday party. |
| Featuring | Trixie |
| Content | Genre: Children | Characters: Trixie; Mrs. Van Upstart; Audrey Van Upstart; Oswald |
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| Comic Story | Money from Nowhere! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Wise Guy figures out a scheme to get some money. |
| Featuring | Wise Guy |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Wise Guy; Mr. Crane; George Crane (picture) |
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| Comic Story | Secret Gold! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sinister Sam tries to get Colonel Gowt's property. |
| Featuring | Sinister Sam |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Sinister Sam; Crawly; Colonel Gowt; Ophelia Gowt; Handsome Horace |
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| Comic Story | Sky Notes! (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Military | Characters: William Mitchell; Lou Kirn; Frank Kurtz |
| Notes | Info on an air torpedo, the first flying bomb, the grasshopper artillery, Lou Kirn and Frank Kurtz, and the North American Mustang plane. |
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| Synopsis | Screwy retrieves a hunter's shot duck. |
| Featuring | Screwy |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Screwy |
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| Synopsis | Luckyman is hired to solve the mystery of some disappearing ships. |
| Featuring | Luckyman |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Luckyman [Danny Barr] (introduction); Oliver Barron; Joltin' Joe; Bobo |
| Notes | Only appearance of Luckyman. |
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| Synopsis | Joe's cousin goes with him to the store. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Joe Blow; Junior; Kelly |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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