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| boy dan garretts dad is a real piece of work at his mom's funeral he tells young dan don't cry,,,,be a man,,,, what a jerk.... |
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| Publication | [Winter 1940] | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garret] |
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| Comic Story | The Origin of Blue Beetle (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dan Garret joins the police force and his Dad's old partner Mike to avenge his father's death at the hands of Chick Alonzo. (No actual explanation as to why or how Dan became the Blue Beetle.) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Michael Garret (dies); Mrs. Garret (dies); Karen Dobbs; Chick Alonzo (villain, introduction); Mike Mannigan |
| Notes | New story created especially for this issue. |
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| Comic Story | The Coming of the Blue Beetle (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Blue Beetle attempts to rescue a kidnapped banker's daughter from the White Face Gang. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Mr. Vander; The White Face Gang; John Brandes; Mike Ravani |
| Notes | Beetle wears a blue business suit and hat in this story. |
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| Comic Story | The Armored Truck Robbery (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Blue Beetle captures some bank robbers. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Tim |
| Notes | Garret now wears a skin tight blue outfit with a hood but no mask. |
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| Comic Story | The Loan Shark Racket (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Beetle battles some crooked loan sharks. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Barnes; Spike |
| Notes | Beetle now has a mask. |
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| Comic Story | Protection Insurance For Newsboys (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bull Blackart attempts to run a protection racket aimed at newsboys. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Bull Blackart |
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| Comic Story | A Trap For the Blue Beetle (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | A gang of thugs attempts to capture the Blue Beetle. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan; Dr. Franz |
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| Text Story | Death Rides On Horseback (2 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? (2 spot illustrations) | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Officer Bannon; Sergeant Maddon |
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| Comic Story | The Old Hex House (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Yarko rescues Oliver Tate and his daughter from the hypnotic clutches of the evil Shadibba, who forces them to commit crimes and enrich him. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Yarko; Carole Tate; Oliver Tate; Shaddiba; Doga; Ivan |
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| Comic Story | Death and the Devil (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Death and the Devil lay a trap for Yarko, frustrated because he keeps snatching their victims away. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Yarko; Inspector Drake; Mulvaney; Death; The Devil; Beppo; Killer Kirby |
| Notes | Reprint note from Error Report #2331, from Darci. |
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| Comic Story | The Judge's Wife and the Smugglers (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Judge Lawton can't stop his wife from smuggling jewels. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Yarko; Fred Lawton; Rita Lawton; Rocco; Detective Gail Martin; Andre Coe |
| Notes | Keith Chandler : There is visual evidence of both Eisner and Powell here. |
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| Comic Story | Vladim the Voodoo Master (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Yarko rescues a woman from the clutches of a mad Russian practitioner of Voodoo. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Yarko; Vladim |
| Notes | Signature credit from Error Report #2282, by Tony Oliva. Previously credited as "Will Eisner?".
Keith Chandler : Art is clearly by Powell, possibly over Eisner layouts. |
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| Advertisement | Absolutely Free! Comic-Scope (1 page) |
| Content | Characters: Samson |
| Notes | Ad for Fox's cardboard comic-strip "projector". Ad contains partial reprint of the cover of Fantastic Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #1 |
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