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| Publication | October 30 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Art revision from C. C. Beck (pencils) and Pete Costanza ? (inks) to Harford per P. C. Hamerlinck in Alter Ego #139 (May, 2016) and added by Craig Delich. Article states that the original cover artwork was discovered in the Harford home by his two son's after his passing. |
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| Cover | The Haunted Hallowe'en Motel |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] (also inset); Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong] (inset) |
| Notes | Art revision from C. C. Beck (pencils) and Pete Costanza ? (inks) to Harford per P. C. Hamerlinck in Alter Ego #139 (May, 2016) and added by Craig Delich. Article states that the original cover artwork was discovered in the Harford home by his two son's after his passing. |
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| Contents | Contents Page (1 page) |
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| Comic Story | The Haunted Halloween Hotel (15 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Cuthbert Morris (introduction; Sterling Morris' brother); Priscilla Morris (introduction; Sterling Morris's sister-in-law); Sid Winkler (a ghost) |
| Notes | Art revision from Marc Swayze ? to Harford per P. C. Hamerlinck in Alter Ego #139 (May, 2016), verified by Swayze, and added by Craig Delich.
This story contains a rare instance of Billy and Captain Marvel actually having a conversation with each other. |
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| Comic Story | The Killer of Ghost Town (9 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: King Kade's Ghost [Murch] (villain; introduction) |
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| Text Story | Death Wears a False Face (3 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Robert Arthur | Letters: Typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Misfortune Teller (9 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Spy; Superhero | Characters: The Atom (villain; introduction) |
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| Comic Story | The Isle of Lonely Gods (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Lance O'Casey; Mike Bellew |
| Notes | Harry Anderson can be spotted by his faces with eyes that have a straight lower lid and high arched upper lid, and small lines outside the corners and thin, long eyebrows. |
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| Comic Story | The Black Witch! (10 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Ibis; Taia; The Black Witch (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Name is Hebberd, not Hebboa. |
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| Comic Story | Porterhouse the Invincible and the Phantom of Porterhouse Manor (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Satire-parody | Characters: Colonel Porterhouse |
| Notes | Parody of this issue's Ibis story; Porterhouse as Porterhouse the Invincible (with Porterwand!) |
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