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| Publication | Spring 1945 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Quarterly |
| Notes | The cover illustration depicts a scene from the story "The Rodeo of Thunder" in this issue. |
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| Cover | Rodeo of Thunder |
| Featuring | Bouncer |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Bouncer; Anteas Jr. |
| Notes | The cover illustration depicts a scene from the story "The Rodeo of Thunder" in this issue. |
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| Comic Story | The Rodeo of Thunder (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Anteas Jr. and Penny take Robert and Billy to a rodeo. Col. Evans asks Anteas Jr. to drive his wagon in a race; a wheel comes loose and the Bouncer shows up and saves them. Evans gives water to poor ranchers without a fee, which upsets his neighbor Jack Spur. Spur tries multiple times to sabotage Evans' ranch, but the Bouncer and Anteas Jr. foil each attempt. Spur finally tries to blow up the ranch but only succeeds in opening an oil well, which will solve the financial problems of Evans and the other ranchers. |
| Featuring | Bouncer |
| Credits | Script: Robert Kanigher? [as Len Howe] |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Bouncer; Anteas Jr.; Robert Wilson; Billy Hardwick; Penny; Colonel Evans; Jack Spur; Jim |
| Notes | Robert Wilson of Cairo, Arkansas and Billy Hardwick of Central City, Kentucky, were readers selected to appear in this story after submitting a photo and essay.
On the last page, Col. Evans says he's "going to let all the rangers in need share in my new prosperity," when he means "ranchers." |
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| Synopsis | After losing a fight, Hogan decides to quit boxing and become a farmer. He befriends the widow of boxer Clip Saunders and her son. Hogan's manager Spigot arrives and says Hogan can help the Saunders if he returns to the ring. Hogan defeats local favourite Farmer Huggins and earns $1,000. |
| Featuring | One Round Hogan |
| Credits | Script:? [as Jo Logan] |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: One Round [Tim] Hogan; Blimp; Mrs. Saunders; Sonny Saunders; Spigot Barnett; Farmer Huggins |
| Notes | The house byline for this feature is usually "Jo Logan," but in this story it's spelled "Joe Logan." |
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| Synopsis | Cuthbert forgets his wife Joy's birthday and has to find a gift. He makes a pest of himself at an antiques auction and they give him an antique soup tureen so he'll leave. Judy points out that it's Cuthbert's birthday, not hers, so they give the bowl to Junior. The next day, Cuthbert discovers the tureen was sold by mistake and is actually valuable. He rescues it from Junior and returns it to the auction house, where he picks out a ship in a bottle as his reward. This upsets Judy so Cuthbert takes her hat shopping. |
| Featuring | Joy Family |
| Credits | Script:? [as SAM] |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Domestic | Characters: Cuthbert Joy; Miss G; Judy Joy; Junior Joy |
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| Text Story | The Old House (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | Kelly and Whacky have returned to their military duties but Kelly misses the mysterious Manta. Manta is actually Sue, the daughter of Professor Andrews, an American running a hospital in the jungle. When her father fails to save the wounded Takoa, the man's irate men shoot Prof. Andrews, massacre the other patients, and burn the hospital. Kelly and Whacky see the fire from the air and land nearby. Kelly discovers Sue is Manta; her father dies. Kelly, Sue and Whacky take off in Kelly's rocket-powered fighter, strafing the guerrillas to avenge Prof. Andrews. However, their plane is hit. |
| Featuring | Rocket Kelly |
| Credits | Script:? [as Ted Small] |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War | Characters: Captain Patrick Kelly; Whacky; Manta [Sue Andrews]; Professor Andrews; Takoa |
| Notes | The Rocket Kelly stories up to this point were all more or less straightforward war adventure (except for the rockets on the airplane). However, the last panel of this story indicates their next adventure will take place on the planet "Selura," signifying the strip's imminent change to science fiction. |
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| Synopsis | Promo for the contest in which children can write and be chosen as characters in a future Bouncer story. |
| Content | Characters: Anteas Jr; The Bouncer |
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