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| Wikipedia says that Dick Briefer did some strips for teh Daily Worker, and you can see it here; his vision of the future, in which money is abolished, people have all they need, and work for the joy of working on their own terms without need of financial reward, is a lot like Marx' vision of the ideal communist state. Briefer's social conscience was also on display in his creating the first American Indian costumed hero, and his Pirate Prince, who roamed the seas to free slaves from slave trading ships. |
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| Thank you so much for that coupon for free KOOBA. I am awaiting my delivery now. However, if they expect me to pay 5 cents for only 12 ounces, they're crazy! |
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| "his vision of the future, in which money is abolished, people have all they need, and work for the joy of working on their own terms without need of financial reward, is a lot like Marx' vision of the ideal communist state"
Also exactly like STAR TREK. A society without need is a society without greed. To be fair, a completely common trope of utopian futurist fiction, well-established long before Dick Briefer came along. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | Fall 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
| Notes | Art credits from Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker, who notes signature under "character's boot at lower right." |
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| Featuring | Rex Dexter |
| Credits | Pencils: Dick Briefer (signed) | Inks: Dick Briefer (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Science Fiction | Characters: Rex Dexter |
| Notes | Art credits from Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker, who notes signature under "character's boot at lower right." |
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| Advertisement | Boys...Girls...Everybody!! (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for KOOBA cola. |
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| Featuring | Rex Dexter |
| Credits | Script: Dick Briefer (credited) | Pencils: Dick Briefer (credited) | Inks: Dick Briefer (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
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| Featuring | Rex Dexter |
| Credits | Script: Dick Briefer (credited) | Pencils: Dick Briefer (credited) | Inks: Dick Briefer (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
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| Comic Story | Captured By Lord Marvel (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Rex Dexter of Mars, Interplanetary Adventurer |
| Credits | Script: Dick Briefer (signed) | Pencils: Dick Briefer (signed) | Inks: Dick Briefer (signed) | Letters: Dick Briefer |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Science Fiction | Characters: Rex Dexter |
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| Featuring | Billy Bounce |
| Credits | Script: Fred Schwab [as Lee Nelson] (credited) | Pencils: Fred Schwab [as Lee Nelson] (credited) | Inks: Fred Schwab [as Lee Nelson] (credited) |
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| Synopsis | Scientists first ignore the fact that a meteor from outer space has struck Earth in Asia at an angle, making the area devoid of natural features, which they call "The Bald Spot." However, when they discover that the Bald Spot is growing in size, the scientists investigate and discover a strange life form: jelly fish with heads or protoplasmen as they call them. Rex investigates and discovers a way to destroy the enemy. |
| Featuring | Rex Dexter of Mars, Interplanetary Adventurer |
| Credits | Script: Dick Briefer (signed) | Pencils: Dick Briefer (signed) | Inks: Dick Briefer (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Science Fiction | Characters: Rex Dexter; Cynde; Protoplasmen (villains, all die) |
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| Publisher advertisement | Thrills! Adventure! Fantasy! Suspense! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Samson |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Samson |
| Notes | Advertisement for Fantastic Comics #10. |
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| Text Story | Rex Dexter Goes Through (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Rex Dexter |
| Credits | Script: Nathaniel Nitkin [as N. N. Nathaniel] (credited) | Pencils: Dick Briefer | Inks: Dick Briefer | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
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| Activity | Here You Are, Model Builders!!! (1 page) |
| Notes | Model cut-outs to build Rex Dexter's Rocket Ship. |
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| Featuring | Patty O'Day |
| Credits | Pencils: Adolphe Barreaux | Inks: Adolphe Barreaux |
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| Featuring | Patty O'Day |
| Credits | Script: Adolphe Barreaux | Pencils: Adolphe Barreaux | Inks: Adolphe Barreaux |
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| Featuring | Patty O'Day |
| Credits | Pencils: Claire Moe | Inks: Claire Moe |
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| Featuring | Patty O'Day |
| Credits | Pencils: Claire Moe [as Vic Todd] (credited) | Inks: Claire Moe [as Vic Todd] (credited) |
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| Featuring | Zanzibar the Magician |
| Credits | Pencils: George Tuska [as Geo. Tuska] (signed) | Inks: George Tuska [as Geo. Tuska] (signed) |
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| Advertisement | The Blue Beetle Coast to Coast (1 page) |
| Featuring | Blue Beetle |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: Blue Beetle |
| Notes | Advertisement for the Blue Beetle radio show on local stations nationwide. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Don't Miss These Two New Thrillers! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Green Mask; The Flame |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Green Mask; The Flame |
| Notes | Advertisements for The Green Mask #1 and The Flame #1. |
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| Publisher advertisement | An Exciting NEW Magazine featuring the mightiest man in the world... (1 page) |
| Featuring | Samson |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Samson |
| Notes | Advertisement for Samson #1. |
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