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Publication | October 1947 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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Cover | The Sphinx! |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doll Man [Darrel Dane] |
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Comic Story | The Sphinx (11 pages) |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Blue Bolt (first appearance, a horse); Tommy Brown (first appearance); The Sphinx (first appearance, villain) |
Notes | Woolfolk's credit from his own records, as per Martin O'Hearn's blog at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2011/11/woolfolk-records-194703.html. |
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Synopsis | Vince chases off a man he thinks is going to marry his sister Lala. |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Vincent Palooza; Lala Palooza |
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Synopsis | Lala is surprised by Vince's new work outfit. |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Lala Palooza; Vincent Palooza |
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Comic Story | Roscoe and Company, Ace Private Detectives (5 pages) |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Roscoe |
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Comic Story | Bon Voyage, Swing Sisson (5 pages) |
Synopsis | Crooked gambling aboard a cruising ship. |
Content | Genre: Humor; Detective-mystery | Characters: Swing Sisson; Bonnie Baxter; Toby; Crikott (first appearance, villain) |
Notes | Tilting figures with long upper bodies and a shuffling walk, and long narrow heads are all signs of Zolnerowich, who is credited on pencils on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. |
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Comic Story | The Paintings of Linseed Smear (6 pages) |
Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Perky; Linseed Smear (first appearance) |
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Comic Story | Johnny Pineapples (4 pages) |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Officer Shenanigan; Johnny Pineapples (first appearance, villain) |
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Text Story | A Secret Saved (2 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doll Man [Darrel Dane] |
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Comic Story | The Damaged Dentures (1 page) |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Poison Ivy; Mr. Ivy (first appearance, Poison's grandfather) |
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Comic Story | Gentleman Jim's Private Farm (5 pages) |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Blimpy; Jim (first appearance, Blimpy's cousin) |
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Comic Story | The Chief of the Golden Hair (5 pages) |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Children; Spy | Characters: Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Alababa; Pierpont Lee]; A witch doctor (villain, introduction) |
Notes | All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
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Synopsis | Butch purchases what he believes to be a pin-up picture of performer Francine from Herman, only to discover it's an x-ray. |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Butch; Herman; Francine La Flamme |
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