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| This issue of Rocket Kelly is actually a no-number issue, a sort of tryout for this title in 1944. Rocket Kelly number 1 is a separate issue and came out in the Fall of 1945, according to GCD. The 1945 number 1 has not yet been uploaded to this site. So therefore there are 6 issues of this title available, not 5. |
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| Publication | 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
| Notes | The cover of The Green Mask 2/2 [13] (Summer 1945) is also by Stoner, and the text at the bottom of that cover reads "Pin-up of the Year," which would suggest this issue of Rocket Kelly--although copyrighted 1944--may have been actually published in 1945.
Formerly credited to Lou Ferstadt |
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| Featuring | Rocket Kelly |
| Credits | Pencils: E. C. Stoner | Inks: E. C. Stoner |
| Content | Genre: Aviation | Characters: Rocket Kelly |
| Notes | The cover of The Green Mask 2/2 [13] (Summer 1945) is also by Stoner, and the text at the bottom of that cover reads "Pin-up of the Year," which would suggest this issue of Rocket Kelly--although copyrighted 1944--may have been actually published in 1945.
Formerly credited to Lou Ferstadt |
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| Contents | Contents (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Table of contents page, with publishing information.
Publisher listed as: "Larkin, Rosevelt and Larkin Publishers Chicago 1944." |
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| Comic Story | Doors of Death (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Alien Indus is causing the level of Earth's oceans to rise. Rocket, Sue and Punchy fly to the home planetoid of the villain and foil his plan for conquest. |
| Featuring | Rocket Kelly |
| Credits | Script:? [as Ted Small] | Pencils: Arnold Hicks | Inks: Arnold Hicks |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Rocket Kelly; Sue; Punchy; Indus (villain) |
| Notes | Rocket's sidekick's name seems to have been changed after the fact to "Punchy" (from "Whacky" in previous stories), as there is clear evidence of a paste-up on page 3. On page 7 he's called Whacky again, and by page 10 he's back to Punchy. |
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| Comic Story | Flame of Space (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Space villain Diablo attempts to snuff out the "flame of democracy" so he can "rule space in utter darkness!" Rocket Kelly and Punchy fly to a planet where the dying Keeper of the Flame appoints Rocket the new Keeper. Diablo captures Rocket, Punchy and princess Diana and sends them hurtling through space. They survive and return to confront Diablo. Rocket and Diablo fight and Diablo falls into space and vanishes. |
| Featuring | Rocket Kelly |
| Credits | Script:? [as Ted Small] | Pencils: Arnold Hicks | Inks: Arnold Hicks |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Rocket Kelly; Punchy; Diablo (villain); Diana; Keeper of the Flame |
| Notes | Although previous indexers credit Arnold Hicks with art on the first story in this issue and this one, the artwork appears rather different (compare Punchy in this story with Whacky/Punchy in the first story). |
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| Comic Story | Up in the Clouds (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Math & Science |
| Notes | Title from contents page. On-page title is "Do You Know How a Cloud Is Made?" |
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| Comic Story | Air Pressure Quiz (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Math & Science |
| Notes | Title from contents page. On-page title is "What Do You Know About Air Pressure?" |
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| Comic Story | Diablo's Dark Secret (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Diablo falls through space and lands on Earth, where he uses his "dehydrator" to shrink things. Rocket, Sue and Punchy track him to Africa, where native forest ranger U-Ru helps them defeat the villain. |
| Featuring | Rocket Kelly |
| Credits | Script:? [Ted Small] | Pencils: Arnold Hicks? | Inks: Arnold Hicks? |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Rocket Kelly; Sue; Punchy; Diablo (villain); U-Ru; Professor Tuner |
| Notes | Although this story picks up where the previous one left off, Diablo looks entirely different (wearing a red Devil-outfit with a "D" on this chest; he also has Caucasian skin rather than the yellow skin he had previously). Rocket's friend Sue, who didn't appear in the previous story, suddenly shows up in this one. |
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| PSA | For Victory (1 page) |
| Notes | Page features only a large "Buy US War Bonds"
stamp symbol centered on the page. On inside back cover. |
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| Publisher advertisement | All Comics Library (1 page) |
| Notes | Features a banner across the center of the back cover reading "All Comics
Library." |
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