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The first story in this issue ("The Executioner") is incredibly gory, with numerous blood-dripping severed heads! In contrast, the rest of the stories are quite tame, as if all of the writers and artists were shell-shocked. |
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Additional Information |
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Publication | Summer 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
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Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Swastika |
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Featuring | Wonders of Science, Simplified |
Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Inside front cover. |
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Comic Story | Special Case No. 7: The Executioner (14 pages) |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Executioner (villain, introduction); the Japanese; Mike; Thelma Gordon |
Notes | John Cassone art id by Kelly Izaj from comparing to known work sent to error report 11/07 |
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Comic Story | Terror Strikes Twice (13 pages) |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Swastika (villain); the Executioner (death?); Simon Starr (introduction, death) |
Notes | John Cassone art id by Kelly Izaj from comparing to known work sent to error report 11/07 |
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Text Story | Design for the Gallows (2 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Greaseball Jack; Johnny |
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Featuring | Top Notch Laugh Comics |
Content | Characters: Three Monkeyteers |
Notes | House ad for the September 1942 issue of Top Notch Laugh Comics (issue #29). |
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Comic Story | Special Case No. 9 (13 pages) |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Missionary (villain); Johnny; Mr. Gortz |
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Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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Featuring | Junior Flying Corps |
Notes | House ad for the Junior Flying Corps. |
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Comic Story | Special Case No. 5 (17 pages) |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Fingers (introduction, villain); Hans (introduction, villain); Feldtman (introduction, villain); other Nazi spies (introduction, villains); Butch; Tony; Josephine |
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Text Story | Terror on Wheels (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Chief |
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Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Eleazar; Peter the Great |
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Featuring | Comicscope |
Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Inside back cover. Ad for the Comicscope projector plus 50 naval pictures. |
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Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters:?; typeset |
Content | Characters: Charles Atlas (photo) |
Notes | Back cover. Ad for the "Dynamic Tension" method of muscle building. |
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