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| I would sure like to know who the artist is. The same person seems to have drawn all the stories in the book. His layouts and especially his backgrounds are heavily influenced by Milton Caniff's early "Terry and the Pirates." Some panels are outright swipes (including a Raymond or two for variety) but most of the drawings look original. The figures very good overall, though now and then a close-up face goes entirely awry, almost as if a different artist drew it. |
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| The stories are from Popular Comics 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60.
Some of the records at the GCD credit Erwin Hess with the artwork. |
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| Thanks, Scrounge. I checked the art against some Hess credited BLB's and it looks like the same guy. |
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| Turns out some of the original stories were signed by Erwin L. Hess, but the sigs were erased for this reprint. Funny dat. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
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| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: John Winston |
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| Synopsis | Hank Lamar escapes from prison and changes his face with plastic surgery. |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Hank Lamar [also as John Williams; also as Mr. Hammer; also as George Benson]; John Winston; Tony Carter; Hogan |
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| Synopsis | Ernie Hall skips out on bail and lays low for a while under a false name. |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: John Winston; Ernie Hall [also as L. E. Foster]; Gorilla; Tony Carter; Mrs. Hall; Jack; Mrs. O'Brien; Helen Barry Foster |
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| Synopsis | Gus and Clarence escape from jail and go on a crime spree. |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Gus McGoig; Clarence Bunch; John Winston; Pete Dean; Frank Hopson; Thula [also as Rose Dean] |
| Notes | Erwin L. Hess's signature removed from this reprint. |
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| Synopsis | Prince and Hall rob a gas station and kill a cop. |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Joe Prince [also as Joe Klein]; Rusty Hall; Mr. Janes; Mike Bauer; John Winston; Edwin Asher; Mrs. Asher; Ryan; Mr. Pacelli; Mrs. Hall; Mabel |
| Notes | Erwin L. Hess's signature removed from this reprint. |
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| Synopsis | After a string of bad luck, Jud turns to a life of crime. |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Jud Durk [The Phantom; also as Jim Mason]; Dave Durk; Tex Willard; Mrs. Durk; Jess; Pat; John Winston; Clarence; Bill |
| Notes | Erwin L. Hess' signature removed from reprint. |
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| Synopsis | A police officer is murdered in Marietta, Ohio. |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: John Floyd; Mr. Allen; John Winston; Red Caulkett [also as H. C. Jones; also as H. C. Johnson]; M. H. Dugan [also as J. Blake] |
| Notes | Erwin L. Hess's signature removed from reprint. |
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| Synopsis | Sawyer and Hogan meet in prison and after both are paroled, they go on a crime spree. |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Howard Sawyer; Bud Hogan [also as Spatz]; John Winston; Sally Jones; Mr. Baumann |
| Notes | Erwin L. Hess' signature removed from reprint. |
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| Comic Story | Lucky 3 (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Three young hoods decide to commit crimes following the rule of three. |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Lucky 3 [Frank Winsky; Joe Bates; Slip Morley]; John Winston; Mike; Dan Kirby; Clancy; Finn; Mrs. Morley |
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| Comic Story | Pete Bono (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Pete Bono leads the cops on a crime spree. |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Pete Bono; Mr. Loeder; Mr. Smith; John Winston; Sam Meyer; Bo Baxter |
| Notes | Last page of the story is also the back cover and the only page in color. |
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