| Additional Information |
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| Publication | December 1939 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Cover | Meet "The Champ" |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: The Champ; Neptins; Jungleman |
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| Foreword/Afterword | Hello Fellows! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | An introductory letter from The Champ |
| Notes | This is the inside-front cover |
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| Comic Story | Meet "The Champ" (12 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: The Champ (intro); Dr. Marlin (intro); Coach Barker; Gil Tomlinson (villain); Silky Burke; Butch O'Leary; Fay Madison |
| Notes | title from cover |
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| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Charles Schultz; Gus Simmons; Otto Kemmerich; Tom Leach; Joseph Arsenault |
| Notes | Six unrelated panels showcasing sports records. |
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| Comic Story | The Coming of Neptina (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Neptina (intro); the Fish-Men; Lt. Brad Fletcher; Whitey Larsen; Admiral Gannon |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Missing Motor (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Fancy Pants |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Fancy Pants (intro)(a detective) |
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| Comic Story | Quest For the Blazing Scarab (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Fantasy | Characters: Walt Worthington; Prof. Chauncey; Snowball; Mustafa Bey (Villain) |
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| Comic Story | Jitterbug Contest (3 pages) |
| Featuring | Swingtime Sweetie |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Sally Sweet; Mr. Sweet; Bob; Mrs. Sweet |
| Notes | Only appearance of the "Swingtime Sweetie" feature. |
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| Comic Story | Champ of Champs (1 page) |
| Featuring | Jack Dempsey - as he is today |
| Content | Genre: Biography; Sports | Characters: Jack Dempsey |
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| Text Story | The Story of the Champ (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Doctor Marlin | Pencils:? (spot illustration) | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Colors:? ( spot illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: The Champ; Dr. Katsu (Intro; villain) |
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| Comic Story | Enter: Jungleman (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Jungleman; Prof. Carter; Louise Carter; Lt. Henri Roget; Dirk Welch (villain); Smiley Gates; Kalu |
| Notes | Traver signs in the penultimate panel. |
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| Featuring | Champion Puzzler |
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| Comic Story | The Hill-Billy Divorce Case (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Fancy Pants |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery |
| Notes | last appearance |
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| Comic Story | Origin of the Liberty Lads (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: The Liberty Lads [Tom Fenwick; Will Meredith]; Squire Potter; Coco; Possum; Hannah; Marybelle; Wonoco |
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| Activity | Elephants in Stamps (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: The MacPhattish Clan: [Andy; Sandy; Jock]; Mrs. Gotrocks |
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| Featuring | K.C. Jones |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: K. C. Jones (only appearance); Bunny |
| Notes | This is the only appearance of the "K.C. Jones" feature. |
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| Featuring | Champs of the Animal Kingdom |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Nature |
| Notes | Signed with a cursive "WBC" which differs from future issues in which Worth Carnahan would sign his art with a stylised monogram "WC" but the artwork appears to be the same. |
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| Comic Story | The Map in the Dead Man's Hands (6 pages) |
| Content | Characters: Bill Handy; Pug; Marco; Doug Toomey (Dies); Enid Toomey; Hakanos (Intro, villain) |
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