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Publication | May 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty [Dusty Simmons] |
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Comic Story | The Framing of Frank Cliff (13 pages) |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty [Dusty Simmons]; John Kahn; George Dobe; unnamed judge; Frank Cliff; Tony Spolito (villain) |
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Comic Story | Murder of a Princess (7 pages) |
Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Danny; Queen of Fairies; Cupcake; unnamed king (introduction); unnamed princess (introduction); unnamed queen (villain, introduction); Esmerelda (villain, introduction); unnamed accomplice (villain, introduction, death) |
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Comic Story | The Watch Factory Victims (6 pages) |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Comet [John Dickering]; Thelma Gordon (newspaperwoman); Dr. Ferguson (introduction); unnamed factory worker (introduction); a watch factory owner (villain, introduction) |
Notes | The Comet is still a fugitive from the law. |
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Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Fireball [Ted Tyler]; Gloria (introduction); a gang of arsonists (villains, introduction for all) |
Notes | The faces here, with prominent cheekbones could be Lucey. Art looks like his credited story Madam Satan in #16, and signed story in Crime Does Not Pay #22. |
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Comic Story | The Poisoning Plot (7 pages) |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Sergeant Boyle [Henry Boyle]; Corporal Collins; Quartermaster Acido (introduction); The Fascists (villains, introduction for all) |
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Comic Story | The Money in the Marker Buoy (6 pages) |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: The Midshipman [Lee Sampson] |
Notes | Originally credited "Mort Meskin?", but there are none of his long chinned faces with squinting eyes, or very long legged figures with small heads. |
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Comic Story | Air Race of Death (6 pages) |
Content | Genre: Aviation | Characters: Lucky Larson (test pilot); Bill; Joe (introduction); Boss Widmer (villain, introduction) |
Notes | This is the final appearance of the "Lucky Larson" feature. |
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Comic Story | Kayo's Gym for Kids (6 pages) |
Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Kayo Ward [Eddie Ward]; Alderman McGainess; Slasher Smith |
Notes | Looks like an even simpler artist is trying to imitate Wood. |
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Comic Story | The Tobias Ghost (6 pages) |
Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Inspector Bentley; Joan Kent; Tom Ross; Andre Duve; Powers (introduction, death); The Ghost [Hugh Tobias] (villain, introduction, death) |
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