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| Weird seeing a George Tuska cover for Black Dwarf! |
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| This is a great cover image. It'd make a nice poster. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | November 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
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| Advertisement | Free With This Offer! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for the books Scientific Boxing, Police Jiu-Jitsu, and Police Wrestling. |
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| Synopsis | Cleopatra's necklace is stolen from the museum, but the Black Dwarf and his aides are on the case. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Dwarf [Shorty Morgan] (Intro); Abdul Murok; Inspector Sullivan; Carstairs; Arsenic; Nitro; Dippy; Human Fly; Gratto; Gentleman John; Andre Blank |
| Notes | Shorty is referred to as Wilson, not Morgan in this story. |
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| Synopsis | Broomjaw wants to marry Eva. |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Pebble; Pete; Eva; Broomjaw; Mama (Eva and Pebble's mother) |
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| Text Story | Plenty of Noise For a Penny (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A Nazi submarine lands at a small Maine town. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Mike Sloan; Joe Hands |
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| Synopsis | Globe Trotter and his pet hyena Fang rescue Mary after Corsino kidnaps her to exchange for her father's ivory. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: "Globe" Trotter [Steve Trotter]; Fang; "Killer" Corsino (villain); Togo (villain); "Old Man" Carew; Mary Carew; Captain Sanders |
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| Synopsis | Barry and Algie end up in an underwater region where they save the queen from death. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Barry Kuda; Algie; Merma; Belzan; Rytham |
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| Synopsis | Skipper sees Pop Lapham taken away by Jake Jarrell and his thugs so he tells Ginny about it. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Veiled Avenger [Ginny Spears] (Intro); Pop Lapham; Jake Jarrell; Jake; Skipper Simpson; Mr. Maxwell; Mrs. Simpson; Gus Gorman; Weasel; Mac |
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| Cartoon | Oddities (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Four panel with facts about deer, skunks, quail and porcupines. |
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| Synopsis | A man dressed in a devil costume murders the owner of the circus. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Detective-mystery | Characters: Lee Rover (first appearance); Clara Bell (first appearance); Mr. Bell (first appearance); Harley (first appearance); Neely (first appearance; villain) |
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| Text Story | The Clue (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Top secret plans are stolen and secret service agent Frank Cooper is interested in a nearby circus sideshow. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Frank Cooper; Captain Harvey |
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| Synopsis | Sergeant Steele is ordered to investigate a malaria outbreak, but the man behind it comes up with a plan to discredit him. |
| Content | Characters: Sergeant Steele; Chub; Ross; Senor Gross |
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| Advertisement | Special Telescope Offer! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | Free 100 Power Microscope With This Offer (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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