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Publication | July 24, 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Every four weeks |
Notes | Cover title from Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker. |
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Cover | The Diamond of Doom |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (also inset) |
Notes | Cover title from Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker. |
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Comic Story | The King of Storms (16 pages) |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Steamboat Bill; Storm King [J. J. Drupp] (villain, introduction, death); Sterling Morris; Pacque "Packy" Boat (Steamboat's cousin) |
Notes | Art credits by Craig Delich, per P. C. Hamerlinck in Alter Ego #145 (March 2017). |
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Text Story | Tire Trap (2 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Comic Story | The Adventure of the Perfect Gentleman (12 pages) |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Stinko's gang [Littletoes; Binky; Whizzer; Bubbles] (guest stars, from AMERICA'S GREATEST COMICS #2); Sterling Morris; Herbert "Toughie" Ames [aka Stinko]; Gloria Glamour; Spy Smasher; Joe E. Brown; Buck Jones; Bob Hope (unnamed); Bing Crosby (unnamed) |
Notes | Billy and the gang go to the cinema and see an episode from the then-current Republic serial "Spy Smasher", then later meet the real Spy Smasher on a Hollywood lot. Acknowledging their previous meetings, Spy Smasher asks, 'Hi, Cap! How's crime?' |
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Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] |
Notes | Centerfold image. |
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Comic Story | The Diamond of Doom (11.67 pages) |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Ruxton; Police Chief Brannigan |
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Comic Story | The Big Game Hunt (6 pages) |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Captain Kid; Aunt Dora; Betty Mae |
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Comic Story | The Job He Couldn't Do! (12 pages) |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; Cissie Summerly; Steamboat; Ozzie; Pete; Sterling Morris |
Notes | C.C. Beck faces credit on pencils removed by Craig Delich.
Art credits verified by Swayze in Alter Ego #141 (August 2016), credits courtesy of P. C. Hamerlinck. |
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