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Publication | May 1949 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
Notes | The faces and clumsy movements point to Cataldo. |
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Cover | The Claws of Death |
Credits | Pencils: Anthony Cataldo | Inks: Anthony Cataldo |
Content | Genre: Detective-mystery |
Notes | The faces and clumsy movements point to Cataldo. |
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Advertisement | Seatcovers (1 page) |
Synopsis | Get De Luxe Seatcovers way below retail. |
Featuring | Gaylark Products |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Advertisement | Kid Safety Says Play Safe! (1 page) |
Synopsis | How to have fun with the bicycle by playing safe. |
Featuring | Harvey Comics Group |
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| Bobby Shelby and His Pals (1 page) |
Synopsis | Half page comic strip with Shelby bicycles. |
Featuring | The Shelby Cycle Company |
Credits | Pencils: Lee Elias (signed) | Inks: Lee Elias (signed) |
Content | Characters: Bobby Shelby |
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Comic Story | Adventure in El Chico (10 pages) |
Synopsis | A U.S. federal agent is killed in his hotel room, and Cutter is going to take his place to find the revolutionary outfit he was tracing. |
Featuring | Vic Cutter |
Credits | Script: Frank Bolle? (plot); Leonard Starr?; Ken Fitch? | Pencils: Frank Bolle (signed) | Inks: Frank Bolle (signed) |
Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Vic Cutter (detective); Laura Ames (secretary); Major Martinez; Jay Thompson (U.S. agent); Senor Alvaros |
Notes | Script credits suggested by Bails' Who's Who. |
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Comic Story | The Claws of Death (8 pages) |
Synopsis | The curse of "The Claws of Death" has killed four of the Sherill brides for half a century, and now bride Cecille fears for her life. But Denton Bowles reveals the curse isn't supernatural at all. |
Credits | Script: Ken Fitch? | Pencils: Anthony Cataldo | Inks: Anthony Cataldo |
Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Denton Bowles (ghost chaser); Roger Sherill; Cecilie Sherill; Anthony DeBleu; The Claw (pirate) |
Notes | Faces and movement of figures are all signs of Cataldo. |
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Synopsis | Follow the dots and other puzzles with numbers and letters. |
Featuring | Little Artists' page |
Credits | Pencils: A. W. Nugent (signed) | Inks: A. W. Nugent (signed) | Letters: A. W. Nugent (signed) |
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Text Story | Dangerous Flight (1 page) |
Synopsis | Adventures at an Air Force training center. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Cadet Jimmy Quentin; Captain James Quentin; Sgt. O'Shaughnessy |
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Advertisement | The Tip That Turned the Table (1 page) |
Synopsis | Bicycle contest with winner on Gillette tires. |
Featuring | Gillette Bicycle Tires |
Credits | Pencils: Harry Anderson? | Inks: Harry Anderson? |
Content | Characters: Jack; Jane |
Notes | The faces look very much like Anderson's work, with short lines below the outer corner of eyes. |
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Synopsis | A little about basketball. |
Featuring | Sportopics |
Credits | Script: Tom Doerer (signed) | Pencils: Tom Doerer (signed) | Inks: Tom Doerer (signed) | Letters: Tom Doerer (signed)? |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Sports | Characters: Ward Lambert |
Notes | The letters are so integrated in the panels that it is most probably Doerer's work all the way. |
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Synopsis | Many small cartoons and jokes. Not easy to read all the signed names. |
Featuring | Cartoons and Jokes |
Credits | Pencils: Kirk Stiles; Vic Herman; Ron; La? (all signed) | Inks: Kirk Stiles; Vic Herman; Ron; La? | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Humor |
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Advertisement | Can You Find the Secret Clues (1 page) |
Synopsis | What is the secret clues to Monark's popularity? |
Featuring | Monark Bicycles |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Characters: Sherlock Holmes |
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Synopsis | Minnie and Haha are rafting on the river and stumble upon unfriendly white trappers. |
Featuring | Minnie Soo with Little Haha and Tonka |
Credits | Script: Ralph Heimdahl | Pencils: Ralph Heimdahl | Inks: Ralph Heimdahl |
Content | Genre: Humor; Children; Western-frontier | Characters: Minnie Soo; Little Haha; Tonka (great warrior) |
Notes | Unusually, not signed, but art similar to the rest in this feature. |
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Text Story | Call to Action (1 page) |
Synopsis | Tommy dreams of riding freight trains with a tramp. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Tommy; Buddy |
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Synopsis | The old chief is dead, and the new one has a dangerous rival. |
Featuring | Voodah |
Credits | Script: Ken Fitch? | Pencils: Anthone Cataldo [as AC] (signed) | Inks: Anthone Cataldo [as AC] (signed) |
Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Voodah; Zanzi; Cheeko (monkey); Laga (crooked pretender); Chief Kuala |
Notes | Script credit suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. |
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Synopsis | Follow the dots and other puzzles. |
Featuring | Crown Puzzle Page |
Credits | Pencils: A. W. Nugent (signed) | Inks: A. W. Nugent (signed) | Letters: A. W. Nugent (signed) |
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Advertisement | Here They Are Guys... (1 page) |
Synopsis | The swell Reliance Boy's Wear you want. |
Featuring | Reliance |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Advertisement | They Laughed When I Started to Talk (1 page) |
Synopsis | A book about telling funny jokes. |
Featuring | Fun Parade, Inc. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Advertisement | It "Zips" All the Way Around (1 page) |
Synopsis | Zipper billfold offer. |
Featuring | Illinois Merchandise Mart |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Advertisement | The New B-B Pak (1 page) |
Synopsis | Shots for Daisy B-B Guns. |
Featuring | Daisy B-B Guns |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Back cover. |
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