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Many Golden Age comics I've seen have covers which did NOT depict a specific interior story in that issue. Some did, but I'd say many (perhaps a majority) did not. There are good logistical reasons for this, and it probably varied by publisher.
Harvey had a clever little twist, as seen on this issue (but used quite a bit): include a text feature on "The Story Behind the Cover." The topically-relevant ("foreign agents," presumably communists) cover says "Be sure to read 'The Enemy Attacks'" and technically it's correct -- a one-page text story, in this case. |
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Publication | August 1951 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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Cover | The Enemy Attacks! |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Sports; War |
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Comic Story | Dirty Deal (11 pages) |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Sports |
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Text Story | The Enemy Attacks (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: War |
Notes | The story behind the cover. |
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Synopsis | Rumpus sees a talking horse buy a hamburger. |
Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Rumpus |
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Synopsis | Hector buys his son a dog for his birthday. All too quickly the dog makes it impossible for Hector to punish his son. |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Hector |
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Comic Story | Humphrey Puts His Foot in It (2 pages) |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Humphrey Pennyworth |
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Comic Story | Saved By a Belle (4 pages) |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Sports |
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Comic Story | Apartment Hunting (4 pages) |
Content | Genre: Drama; Sports |
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Text Story | Humphrey Hits a Homerun! (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Humphrey Pennyworth |
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Comic Story | Nap-Sack (2 pages) |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Humphrey Pennyworth |
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Synopsis | Shlump has a job minding baby carriages. |
Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Rumpus; Shlump the Lump |
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Synopsis | Hector’s friend crashes his car near a road sign. |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Hector |
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