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| Publication | October 1947 | Price: 0.10 CAD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Credits | Pencils: Gus Ricca? | Inks: Gus Ricca? |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
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| Advertisement | Save Money - Save Time (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for button holer from London Specialties, Chicago with short comic strip along side. Also includes indicia. |
| Credits | Letters:?; Typeset |
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| Synopsis | Mr. Brauner helps refugees get into the country then helps himself by blackmailing them. |
| Featuring | The Black Dwarf |
| Credits | Pencils: Paul Gattuso | Inks: Paul Gattuso |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Dwarf ["Shorty" Wilson]; Koenig (death); Arsenic (female ally of the Dwarf); Nitro; Frenchy; unnamed police inspector; Mr. Brauner (villain, introduction); Jingo (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Gattuso has such a unique style, with people constantly running on long spider legs and faces with large gaping mouth and angry eyebrows. |
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| Synopsis | The origins of the names of various major league baseball teams. |
| Featuring | Sports |
| Credits | Pencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Otto Eppers? |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Sports |
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| Comic Story | "Hunted like a vicious animal for crimes of which he is innocent..."][The Death of Nevada Bill (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jim goes to meet Nevada Bill but finds him dead, and the Gay Desperado is accused of killing him! |
| Featuring | The Gay Desperado |
| Credits | Pencils: George Tuska [as Geo Tuska] | Inks: George Tuska [as Geo Tuska] |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Gay Desperado [Jim Collins]; Ace D'Arcy (villain, introduction); Rattlesnake Rose (villain, introduction); Hoagy (a piano player)(introduction) |
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| Text Story | Foul Frame-Up (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Ed Hall; Dan Jackson; Lloyd Stephens |
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| Comic Story | "How can Lady Satan defy the weird terror that comes to life after sundown in Abbot's Arbor?"][The Horror of Abbot's Arbor (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Living trees attack a girl in Abbot's Arbor, but Lady Satan finds that there is more than meets the eye. |
| Featuring | Lady Satan |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Lady Satan (last appearance?); Mr. Whitt (villain, introduction); Mr. Whitt's Butler (villain, introduction) |
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| Synopsis | Tenderfoot Joe is given the job of shoeing a horse, so he buys it boots. |
| Featuring | Tenderfoot Joe |
| Credits | Script: Fred Schwab | Pencils: Fred Schwab | Inks: Fred Schwab |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier | Characters: Tenderfoot Joe |
| Notes | Each panel is a verse of a poem. |
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| Synopsis | Five gag panels. |
| Featuring | Laughing at Life! |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Blackmail! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | G-men capture blackmailers. |
| Featuring | Calling All Cars |
| Credits | Pencils: Chu Hing | Inks: Chu Hing |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Mrs. Barbour; Junior Barbour; Tony Catalano |
| Notes | Last appearance of strip.
The artwork is very similar to Chu's Green Turtle stories in Blazing Comics. |
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| Synopsis | Foxy Grandpa takes a cab but realizes he doesn't have enough money to pay the bill. |
| Featuring | Foxy Grandpa |
| Credits | Pencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Joe Beck |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Foxy Grandpa |
| Notes | Does not appear to be a strip reprint. |
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| Comic Story | "Don't turn your head, Pete..."][The Dummy (4 pages) |
| Featuring | Prehistoric Pete |
| Credits | Pencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Joe Beck |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Synopsis | A sheriff puts out a reward poster to capture Killer McGee. |
| Featuring | Killer McGee |
| Credits | Script: Fred Schwab | Pencils: Fred Schwab | Inks: Fred Schwab |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Western-frontier | Characters: Killer McGee |
| Notes | The original version has a Baby Ruth candy bar ad at the bottom of the page (1/4 page). The reprint leaves 1/4 page of empty space at the top of the page. |
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| Text Story | Cop Killer (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Barry Masters; Don Ricca (villain) |
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| Synopsis | Lucky finds out a sweepstakes winner apparently committed suicide and investigates. |
| Featuring | Lucky Coyne |
| Credits | Pencils: Tony Cataldo | Inks: Tony Cataldo |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Lucky Coyne; Red Rauch (introduction, villain) |
| Notes | First panel appears to have the name "Tony" written on a stack of tires in the background. The stiff movement of figures and some faces with rather long noses must be Cataldo, when comparing with his signed work. |
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| Advertisement | Your Embarrassing Skin Condition May Be Overcome! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for Kleerex. Address is in Chicago, Ill. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | King Kole tries to hire someone who speaks multiple languages. |
| Featuring | King Kole |
| Credits | Pencils: Joe Beck | Inks: Otto Eppers? |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: King Kole |
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| Advertisement | Get This Authentic Dick Tracy Rapid-Fire Tommy Gun (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Short comic strip with ad. Address to write to is in Chicago. |
| Content | Characters: Dick Tracy |
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| Advertisement | Boys! Girls! Make Your Own Models... (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for rubber molds from Chicago. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
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| Advertisement | He Knows What They "Go For"... (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for Baby Ruth Candy. Ad mentions Chicago. |
| Featuring | Baby Ruth |
| Notes | On back cover of comic. |
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