Additional Information |
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Publication | October 1948 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
Notes | Faces and lines of the girl goes to Lubbers, who is credited on covers for this series by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. |
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Content | Genre: Crime |
Notes | Faces and lines of the girl goes to Lubbers, who is credited on covers for this series by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. |
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Comic Story | The Couple Who Came to Kill! (or The Case of the Whispering Bride) (6 pages) |
Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Nick Rossi; Robert Rossi (poses as Nick's wife) |
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Comic Story | The Red Desperado (6 pages) |
Synopsis | An escaped desperado is hunted by a posse of eight men with dogs. |
Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Mallory 'Red' Kuykendall (escaped convict); R.C. Scott (Sheriff ); Fred Hunt (Warden); Bob Houston (Detective) |
Notes | Faces with rounded jaws point to Ricca. Compare with his story in #3. Credited here also by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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Comic Story | Case 1: Master Forgers (6 pages) |
Featuring | Science Corners the Criminals! |
Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Arthur Wick (veteran forger) |
Notes | one of the stories that Harry Chesler brought to St. John. Original Feature title was "Manhunters" |
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Text Story | Two Minutes to Doom (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Crime |
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Comic Story | Murder Fumbles a Doublecross (5 pages) |
Synopsis | An antique dealer reports an emerald stolen and frames a released convict for the theft. |
Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Patrick Carlyle (detective); Sam Brodick (crooked antique dealer); Bill Nevins |
Notes | Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. has "Starr/Sachs??" on this one, and faces with pointed noses are similar to Sachs' signed story in Airboy #33.
Master Key renamed "Pat Carlyle" in this story. Some redrawing and rewriting of dialogue and 1 page edited out. |
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Comic Story | The Phantom of Marco's Villa (6 pages) |
Synopsis | The ghost of Nancy's murdered father shows her where his money was hidden. |
Content | Genre: Crime; Fantasy | Characters: Marietta; Nancy; Rebecca (housekeeper) |
Notes | Originally an untitled Lady Satan story; reworked, with Lady Satan renamed "Marietta." |
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Text Story | Registered for Ransom (1 page) |
Synopsis | The victim was worth more alive. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Detective Ed Grant; Jan Cordell (murdered man); Sergeant Lacy |
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