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| This is my "bookmark" so that I know that I've read this comic. Not too bad, but a little rough in places. |
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| Publication | Winter 1945 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
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| Cover | Thrill Packed Action stories |
| Featuring | Duke of Darkness; Beau Brummel; King O'Leary |
| Credits | Pencils: John Giunta; Nina Albright; Gerald Altman | Inks: John Giunta; Nina Albright; Gerald Altman |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Detective-mystery; Superhero | Characters: Duke of Darkness; Beau Brummel; King O'Leary |
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| Comic Story | Murder in the Numbers Racket!! (7 pages) |
| Featuring | King O'Leary |
| Credits | Pencils: Gerald Altman | Inks: Gerald Altman |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: King O'Leary (a crime-fighting reporter) |
| Notes | First line: "Many a ruthless killer and cunning racketeer..." |
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| Featuring | Anybody's Guess |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | A "Believe It or Not" type of page. |
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| Synopsis | The Duke must battle Mr. Slumber, who has come back from the dead to give nightmares to a man who is, in life, mean and ruthless. |
| Featuring | Duke of Darkness |
| Credits | Script: Richard Hughes? | Pencils: John Giunta [as Jay Gee] (signed) | Inks: John Giunta [as Jay Gee] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Duke of Darkness; P. G. Banks; Mr. Slumber (villain) |
| Notes | Looks like this story could have inspired Steve Ditko on Doctor Strange and the villain Nightmare. Reprint info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-25-08. Gerona is thought to be surrogate of Rural Home whose work was produced by the Sangor Studio. Richard Hughes was the director/writer for Sangor during this time. This Duke story reads like Hughes and Hughes character Nemesis could be based on him. http://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=25367 |
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| Comic Story | The World's Greatest Store (9 pages) |
| Featuring | Beau Brummel |
| Credits | Pencils: Nina Albright | Inks: Nina Albright |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Beau Brummel |
| Notes | Art is consistent with Albright’s signed Beau Brummel art from Atomic Bomb Comics #1 (1946), including how she draws women’s faces and the antihelix of the ear. |
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| Featuring | The Menace |
| Credits | Pencils: Lou Ferstadt | Inks: Lou Ferstadt |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction; Superhero | Characters: The Menace |
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| Featuring | The Magnificent Epod |
| Credits | Pencils: August Froehlich | Inks: August Froehlich |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Epod |
| Notes | Art is consistent with Froehlich’s signed art from Headline Comics #14 (July 1945), including his long, round noses and how he draws the sideways “L” inside the ears. Previous indexer suggested Charles Voight. |
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| Featuring | Whippet Wilkins |
| Credits | Script: Al Pross? | Pencils: Al Pross [as Pross] (signed) | Inks: Al Pross [as Pross] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Whippet Wilkens |
| Notes | Al Pross signs his name with a line that goes from the final s, which makes his name appear to be Prossy in this comic. |
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