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| Publication | October 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: published every other month |
| Notes | Art attribution by John Coates, confirmed by the artist (August 2010). Previous indexer had "Nick Cardy ? John Celardo ?" for pencils only. |
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| Cover | The Power Man Smashes the Steel-Clad Invaders |
| Featuring | Rip Regan the Power-Man |
| Credits | Pencils: Nick Cardy | Inks: Nick Cardy |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Rip Regan |
| Notes | Art attribution by John Coates, confirmed by the artist (August 2010). Previous indexer had "Nick Cardy ? John Celardo ?" for pencils only. |
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| Comic Story | Prey of the War-Eagle (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Chip Collins |
| Credits | Script:? [as Ted Torrence] |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Chip Collins; A Chinese man (villain, introduction, death) |
| Notes | The story title is taken from the cover blurb. |
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| Featuring | Rip Regan, the Power-Man |
| Credits | Script: Herman Bolstein? (credited) | Pencils: John Celardo? (credited); Witmer Williams? | Inks: Witmer Williams? |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Rip Regan |
| Notes | Although by-lined 'by John Celardo $ Herm Bolstein' this is only faintly similar to previous strips and the presence of Celardo has to be taken on faith - if he's here at all. |
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| Featuring | Shark Brodie |
| Credits | Pencils: George Tuska [as George Aksut] | Inks: George Tuska [as George Aksut];? |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Prof. Gustoff (villain, introduction); Basil (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | This story appears to have been 'padded' to extend the page count. Two pages consist of four panels each that appear to be printed at twice the size of the rest of the story. Inks are not typical for Tuska. |
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| Comic Story | The True Life Story of Fitzsimmons (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography; Sports |
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| Featuring | Spencer Steel |
| Credits | Script:? [as Dennis Colebrook] |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Shivers Mayo (villain, introduction); the Jinxes (villain, introduction); Joe Stag (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introductions) |
| Notes | Art is reminiscent of one particular Timely artist who drew a few Whizzer strips. |
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| Comic Story | The Louis-Braddock Fight (1 page) |
| Featuring | Remember When? |
| Credits | Script:? [as Jim Topps] | Pencils: Jim Topps (signed) | Inks: Jim Topps (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Sports |
| Notes | We have no reason NOT to believe that 'Jim Topps' is a real person. |
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| Featuring | Keeping Fit |
| Credits | Pencils:? (1 panel art) | Inks:? (1 panel art) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Sports |
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| Comic Story | Escape From Reality (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Slug-Nutty Sam |
| Credits | Script: Fred Schwab [as Fist E. Cuffs] | Pencils: Fred Schwab [as Fist E. Cuffs] | Inks: Fred Schwab [as Fist E. Cuffs] |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Joe the Shrimp (villain, introduction) |
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| Featuring | Kinks Mason |
| Credits | Pencils: Steve Broder |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
| Notes | The art in this story is collaged from previous episodes. Highly unlikely that Broder is still involved in such a travesty. |
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| Synopsis | Big Red travels to Frisco to search for his one-time fiancee Sally Breen. While there, he is substituted into a boxing match when he breaks the jaw of one of the boxers in a sparring session. |
| Featuring | Big Red McLane |
| Credits | Script: Fletcher Hanks [as Chas Netcher] (signed) | Pencils: Fletcher Hanks [as Chas Netcher] (signed) | Inks: Fletcher Hanks [as Chas Netcher] (signed) | Letters: Fletcher Hanks |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Big Red McLane (last appearance); Tom Farr; Sally Breen (introduction); Bulldog Brice (introduction); Battling Gatzo (introduction); Mike Stone (introduction) |
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| Featuring | Oran of the Jungle |
| Credits | Script:? [as Hugh Bartlett] |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Featuring | "Strut" Warren |
| Credits | Script: Klaus Nordling [as Ed North] | Pencils: Klaus Nordling | Inks: Klaus Nordling |
| Content | Genre: War |
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| Featuring | Kayo Kirby |
| Credits | Script:? [as Chuck Walker] | Pencils: Ray Burley | Inks: Ray Burley |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Kayo Kirby [Red Kirby]; GUEST STARS: John L. Sullivan; Jim Corbett; Bob Fitzsimmons (in a dream; all beat Kayo Kirby) |
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| Featuring | The Spy Fighter |
| Credits | Pencils: Leonard Frank (signed) | Inks: Leonard Frank (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: An inventor (villain, introduction, death) |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | House ad for Jumbo Comics #19, Jungle Comics #9, and Planet Comics #8. |
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