| Additional Information |
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| Publication | April 1945 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Layouts by Rhoda Lewis. |
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| Cover | The Green Lama Dive Bombs Japan |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Green Lama [Jethro Dumont] |
| Notes | Layouts by Rhoda Lewis. |
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| Foreword/Afterword | Green Lama Contents (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Table of contents page promoting, with illustration, the features and story titles (with brief synopses) in this issue. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: The Green Lama [Jethro Dumont] |
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| Comic Story | The Green Lama Bombs Tokyo! (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Lama decides to intervene when he learns that the Japanese have learned how to make Hitler's robot bombs, and they are using them against U.S. forces in the Pacific. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Green Lama [Jethro Dumont]; Tsarong; the Japanese (villains, some die); Emperor Hirohito (villain, cameo) |
| Notes | Green Lama's magic phrase is discussed in this issue. "Om Mani Padme Hum" means "Hail, the Jewel in the Lotus Flower". And separated, the letters also stand for the sacred colors of Tibet: "Om" means white, "Ma" means green, "Ni" means yellow, "Pad" means blue, "Me" means Red and "Hum" means black. Writer credit and notes added by Craig Delich 2008-10-12. |
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| Comic Story | A Bull in a China Shop! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Champions are hired to settle a bet between two men re taking a bull into a china shop to see if it would do any damage, unknown to them that it's a ploy to steal valuable jade. |
| Featuring | The Boy Champions |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: The Boy Champions [Tuffy; Mickey; Wellington Smith]; Mr. Chen; "Betcha" Benny (villain); Mr. Krat (villain) |
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| Text Story | Peters Rings the Bell (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Old Peters smells a rat when late one night three men, maintaining they are crew members aboard the "Arriba", ask for directions as to where their ship is docked. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (spot illustration) | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Old Peters; Callaghan; three un-named Nazis (villains) |
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| Comic Story | The Right Bottle! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | An aging actor tells Mac Erc that he wished could be forever young and live forever......Angus decides to grant the request to him and two others, but with a bit of a twist. |
| Featuring | Angus Mac Erc |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Angus Mac Erc; John Hamitmore |
| Notes | Rhoda Lewis is listed as the book's letterer but the lettering in this story is totally different from the other stories she did in the issue, so revised lettering credit from her to ?. |
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| Synopsis | Illustrated promotional house advertisement encouraging readers to join the Green Lama Club. |
| Featuring | The Green Lama Club |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Green Lama [Jethro Dumont] |
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| Synopsis | Pop takes Mike hunting because he had been over-training, but ends up battling a bear! |
| Featuring | Pop Flys |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Sports | Characters: Mike; Pop |
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| Comic Story | The Sky's the Limit! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Masters becomes involved with a gambler who has just lost his gambling ship, due to a fire, but invites others to play a high stakes card game, intending to kidnap them and hold them for ransom. |
| Featuring | Rick Masters |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Rick Masters; Twin Eagles [aka Mike]; Dan (villain); Dan's gang members (villains) |
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| Comic Story | In Comic Land! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilbur offers Merlin 10% of his take if he agrees to take Klutz to comic land. |
| Featuring | Lieutenant Hercules |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Superhero | Characters: Lieutenant Hercules [Wilbur Klutz]; Merlin; Detective Trick Dacy; Petunia Mae; The Chin (villain) |
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