| Additional Information |
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| Publication | April 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
| Notes | A previous indexer misread the signature as "Edd Ashe". |
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| Cover | Outnumbered a Hundred to One! |
| Featuring | Ned of the Navy |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Ned of the Navy |
| Notes | A previous indexer misread the signature as "Edd Ashe". |
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| Contents | An Inside Tip Read Every Word! Silver Streak Comics Is Not a School Book! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | The Saint goes to Libya to fight the Axis. |
| Featuring | The Saint |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Detective-mystery | Characters: The Saint [Simon Templar]; Patricia Holm; Hoppy Uniatz |
| Notes | Lev Gleason states in this issue that this is the most expensive feature in comics, due to getting the Saint creator to write this story. |
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| Comic Story | The Animal Imagination Lamp (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dickie's latest invention has Zip seeing things. |
| Featuring | Dickie Dean |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: Dickie Dean; Zip Todd |
| Notes | Reader's invention of the month created by Richard Bloom of Brooklyn, NY. |
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| Comic Story | Elcadorian Jailbreak (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Red and Jose fly to Florida when they hear that a friend of theirs, Pedro, has washed up on the beach, nearly dead. When they question him, they discover that Elcador is in the midst of a revolution, with the government cowed by a bandit named Pancho Zano. Red and Jose decide to go to Elcador to aid the government forces. |
| Featuring | Red Reed in the Americas! |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Red Reed (introduction); Jose Navarro (introduction); Pedro Cazzar (introduction); Mr. North (sailor, introduction); General Cados (Elcador leader, introduction); Tito (Pedro's house servant, introduction); Senorita Mollie Day (Jose's father's secretary); Mr. Navarro (Jose's father, introduction); Mrs. Navarro (Jose's mother, introduction); Juan (Jose's friend, introduction); Pancho Zano (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Continued next issue.
The story is by-lined as "created by Bob Davis and Fitz".
The last panel, a blurb for the next issue's story, is signed "W.B.E." (which stands for William Blake Everett). |
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| Comic Story | Barn Fire (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Country Maneuvers |
| Content | Genre: Drama; Humor |
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| Comic Story | The Disguised Aircraft Carrier (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Ned of the Navy |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War | Characters: Ned Hale |
| Notes | Script and inks previously credited to Art Gates, but there is no confirmation. |
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| Comic Story | Juke Jacket (5 pages) |
| Featuring | Alonzo Appleseed |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Alonzo Appleseed; Pa Appleseed; Ma Appleseed |
| Notes | Jack Alonzo Vincent Warren used different parts of his full name when signing his comic book work. |
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| Comic Story | Shipload of Brides (6 pages) |
| Featuring | The Pirate Prince |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor; Historical | Characters: The Pirate Prince; Harry; Sally; Blenda; Captain Jukes |
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| Text Story | The Man Who Vanished (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Big Shot Narkin; Detective Mike Dolan |
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| Comic Story | Introducing Scoop Scuttle (4 pages) |
| Featuring | Scoop Scuttle |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Scoop Scuttle (intro); Frantic Fred the City Ed; Luke Leerlip; Winnie Wetwit |
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| Comic Story | The Volcano of Death (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Battle [Jonathan Battle]; Hale Battle; Baron Doom (villain) |
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