| Additional Information |
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| Publication | May 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doc Strange [Professor Thomas Hugo Strange]; Mike Ellis; Virginia Thompson |
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| Featuring | Remington Deluxe Noiseless Portable Typewriter |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Ad for the Remington Deluxe Noiseless Portable Typewriter. |
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| Comic Story | Doc Strange and The Living Death (13 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Doc Strange [Professor Thomas Hugo Strange]; Mike Ellis; Virginia Thompson; Adolf Hitler (villain, introduction, death); Col. Wohlks (villain, introduction, death); Schnagel (villain); Ludwig (villain); other Nazis (villains, introduction); Professor Deems (introduction) |
| Notes | Platt signs - as 'Kin' - in the final panel. |
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| Comic Story | The American Crusader Saves The Flying Tank (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The American Crusader [Archibald Masters]; Jane Peters [Masters' secretary]; Mr. Eyes (villain, introduction); Hans (villain, introduction); Ernst (villain, introduction); Hagashi (villain, introduction); Miss Elling; Dr. Hopkins |
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| Comic Story | In the 30th Century (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Ghost intends to travel into the past to visit Leif Ericsson as Leif discovers Vinland, but the Ghost is instead propelled 1000 years into the future. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Ghost [George Chance]; Betty Morris; Professor Fenton (villain); the spirit of the Venerable Yogi; The Rellik-Men (villain, introduction, death); Dr. Perry; K-2981; D-2934; Dr. Dean |
| Notes | Keith Chandler : Art was previously credited to George Mandel. |
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| Comic Story | The Drug Runners (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Hale breaks up a drug smuggling enterprise. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Superhero | Characters: George Hale; Vickie Dale; John Markham (villain, introduction); Perkins; Georgie |
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| Text Story | Bandit Brand (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Randy finds a way to get a message to his father, Sheriff Lennon, about a group of cattle rustlers. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (2 spot illustrations) | Inks:? (2 spot illustrations) | Colors:? (2 spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Randy Lennon; Chuck Wilson; Joe; Red; Chick Forbes; Sheriff Lennon |
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| Comic Story | The Roto-Fire Robbery (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War | Characters: The Lone Eagle; Ernst (villain, introduction, death); another German (villain, introduction, death); Wish Graham (introduction, death); Schwabel; Joe |
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| Publisher advertisement | A Cavalcade of Stars! (1 page) |
| Featuring | America's Best Comics |
| Content | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Doc Strange [Thomas Hugo Strange]; Captain Future [Andrew Bryant]; The Liberator; The Woman In Red; Secret Ace |
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| Comic Story | Avenging Dr. Karisura (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dan recovers the stolen plans for a new type of tank defense. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Sports | Characters: Dan Duffy; Marcia Lee; "Blink" Gordon; Dr. Karisura (introduction, death); Col. Brant (introduction, death); Nazi spies (villain, introduction); Hoefer |
| Notes | Platt signs - as 'Kin' - in the penultimate panel. |
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| Letters Page | Nobody's to Young to Serve! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Chats with the Editor |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Includes membership form for the Thrilling Club. |
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| Comic Story | Sanitarium of Doom (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Peggy disrupts a plot by schemers to acquire the Clay Estate. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Superhero | Characters: Rand (villain, introduction); a butler (villain, introduction); Rand's gang (villains, introduction); Mr. Clay (introduction); Mrs. Martin Clay (introduction); The Woman in Red [Peggy Allen]; Inspector Cavanaugh; Rawlins |
| Notes | Keith Chandler : Art was previously credited to George Mandel. |
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| Synopsis | Elmer wants to wear all of his army gear to impress Militia when he meets her to go dancing, but he hires someone to carry it for him instead. |
| Featuring | Rookie Riley |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Military | Characters: Rookie Elmer Riley; Militia |
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| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:?;? (photographs) | Inks:?;? (photographs) | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Characters: Bill; Tom |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Ad by the National Radio Institute. |
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| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:?; Fred Harman (signed);? (photograph) | Inks:?; Fred Harman (signed);? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Red Ryder; Gene Autry (photograph) |
| Notes | Back cover. Ad by the American Seed Co. |
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