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| So did Red Holmdale invent the criss-cross marks on Archie's head in this story? I didn't see that coming. |
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| Publication | December 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Signed on the cobble stone at bottom. |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero |
| Notes | Signed on the cobble stone at bottom. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Bulletin No. 13 (1 page) |
| Featuring | Shield G-Man Club |
| Credits | Script:? [as Joe Higgins (The Shield)] | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Rug of Death (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | A cheap, gaudy rug turned up at several murders. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Slogg (villain, introduction, death) |
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| Text Article | Meet the Editor (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Harry Shorten |
| Notes | Harry Shorten bio |
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| Comic Story | Sabotage! (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | An organizes band of saboteurs operates on American oil fields in Mexico. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Miguel Lopez (warden); Ice-Pick (villain, death) |
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| Text Story | Murder Makes a Phone Call (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Sidney Benton; Mac Messner |
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| Synopsis | Captain Commando goes on a mission to destroy German coastal batteries in Norway. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero; War | Characters: Mr. Jansen (introduction, Erik's father); Mrs. Jansen (introduction, Erik's mother); the Nazis (villains) |
| Notes | Faces, hands and ears are all signs of Harrison on pencils and probably inked by Shumaker. |
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| Content | Genre: Nature |
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| Comic Story | The Magician's Apprentice (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Swedish mystic plays magical tricks on Kuppie. |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Danny; Kuppie; Yoyi Jergisen (a magician, in a dream, introduction) |
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| Comic Story | The Nitroglicerin Mistake (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Collins is carrying a case of nitroglycerine on a plane bound for the front in Africa. |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Slapsie; Captain Twerp; Kreplach (introduction); The Fascists (villains) |
| Notes | The Swiss flag at the airport is reverse in colors, making it a Red Cross flag. |
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| Comic Story | The Limerick Contest (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Archie spends $100, thinking he won a limerick contest. He gets into hot water when Jughead tells him it was a gag. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen |
| Notes | Probably done by Holmdale because Montana was working on Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 seriea) #1. |
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| Comic Story | Case of the Steamshovel Death (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | There were four things... a death by lightning, a steam shovel, an unreported flight plan, and a piece of wire... four things which didn't add up. |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Dr. Edwards (villain, introduction, death); Lord Gannett (introduction, death); Duchess of Bedford (introduction); Duke of Bedford (introduction); Jennings (introduction) |
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