| Additional Information |
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| Publication | October 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly with the exception of January, May, September |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland] |
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| Publisher advertisement | Announcing...Real Life Comics (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Promo for Real Life Comics |
| Content | Genre: Biography |
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| Comic Story | The Zoo Murders (14 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Terror Twins [The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Billings (villain, introduction) |
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| Comic Story | Ted Crane in India (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Ted Crane |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Ted Crane; Betty Hawkins; Stefan Muhler (villain, introduction); The Gaekwar of Modore; Professor Hawkins |
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| Comic Story | The Blackout Frameup (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Sergeant Bill King |
| Content | Genre: Military | Characters: Sergeant Bill King; Sonelli (villain, introduction); Joe (villain, introduction); Suggs (villain, introduction) |
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| Comic Story | The Nazi Gold Mine (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Larry North U.S.N. |
| Content | Genre: Military | Characters: Lieutenant Larry North, U.S. Navy; Betty Harmon; Bill Kennedy (introduction); The Nazis (villains) |
| Notes | Bellem credit suggested by Jerry Bails's Who's Who. |
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| Text Story | Flying Rescue (1 page) |
| Featuring | Herbie Johnson |
| Credits | Pencils:? (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? (2 spot illustrations) | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Children; Crime | Characters: Herbie Johnson |
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| Comic Story | The Masked Blackmailer (7 pages) |
| Featuring | The Mask |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Mask [Tony Colby]; Carol Smith (secretary); Al Walsh (villain, introduction); Bill the Gun (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Platt signs - as 'Kin' - in the final panel. |
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| Comic Story | The Body in the Trunk (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Dan Williams, Private Investigator |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Dan Williams, Private Investigator; Leary (villain, introduction) |
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| Comic Story | The OGPU Strikes (7 pages) |
| Featuring | The Sphinx |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Sphinx [Ellsworth Forrester]; Two OGPU agents (villains, introductions); Karp (introduction); Kirby (introduction); Mirsky |
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| Text Story | The Good Sport (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? (2 spot illustrations) | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Harry Carlson; Jim Preston; Larry Boyle |
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| Comic Story | Framed for Bank Robbery (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Jim Hatfield, Texas Ranger; Cobb (villain, introduction); Dykes (villain, introduction); Gus Harden (villain, introduction); Narden (his brother) |
| Notes | Keith Chandler : The final panel features an artist signature, but it is too indistinct. The best guess is 'W R Dawson, although I can find no artist of this name. |
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