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| I miss the old Space Smith. Without Fletcher Hanks writing it, it's just Sci-Fi Yank Wilson. Speaking of Fletcher Hanks, his Stardust story would be the last in Fantastic Comics and there would only be one more in the Big Three before he retired from comics. |
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| Publication | March 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Samson [Sam]; David |
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| Synopsis | Samson and David investigate a mysterious caravan of trucks headed to Mexico. They find that Herman Husler is smuggling munitions. Our heroes question him, and learn that Sklavor the Dictator is building a military power just over the border to challenge the US. Samson wrecks the whole affair. Infuriated, Sklavor makes an attempt to stop Samson, in vain, and dies in the process. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Samson [Sam]; David; Joe Maguire (villain, introduction); Herman Husler (villain, introduction); Sklavor (villain, introduction, death) |
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| Synopsis | Serpo, a poisonous dragon, tires of the Fourth Dimension, and visits Earth. Flip observes Serpo taking a woman hostage back to the Fourth Dimension, and pursues him. Back in the Fourth Dimension, Gogo, master of the Demi-things, sees the girl, and wants her for his bride. Flip must defeat both enemies to save the woman. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Flip Falcon; Gogo (villain, introduction, death); Serpo (villain, introduction, death); Demi-Things (villains, introduction) |
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| Synopsis | Lester Colt, wanted for murder, has just been told by his doctor that he has 3 months to live. He decides to get his revenge on the world for having made him a fugitive. Space Smith and Diana witness Colt murdering a ship full in innocents, and pursue him. They are taken captive by Colt, who imprisons them on a moon of Jupiter. Our heroes get free, and stop Colt's plot, killing him, and capturing his gang. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Space Smith; Diana (Space Smith's girlfriend); Lester Colt (villain, introduction, death) |
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| Synopsis | Hondo, Prussland and Napoli form a political alliance, and seek to commit sabotage to weaken the U.S.'s hold on Hawaii. Yank advises the Governor to intern all those of Hondo descent, and helps uncover the local Hondoian fishing fleet assisting the Hondo Navy. Yank is captured, but signals for help, and ends up uncovering the Hondo Navy's battle plans. The U.S. fleet ends the Hondo Navy threat. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Yank Wilson; Hondoians (villains, introduction) |
| Notes | This story predates the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December, later the same year. The story's provides thinly veiled proxy names for Japan (land of Honda, Hondo), Prussland (Nazi Germany), and Napoli (Italy). "another Axis attack on Hawaii, months before Pearl Harbor" |
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| Synopsis | Sir Richard is magically visited in Warwick Castle by a stranger, who announces himself as Mokon, King of the Moon. Mokon has come to claim the hand of Richard's sister, Marion, as foretold by Richard's father. Later that night, Richard is similarly visited by Mokon's brother, Sukon, King of the Sun. Sukon has come for Richard's sister, Elaine. Later still, Lucifer comes to claim Richard's sister Jane, but is rebuffed by Richard. Lucifer kidnaps Alice instead. With the help of Mokon and Sukon's brother, Winkon, Richard pursues Lucifer to Hades and rescues Alice. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Golden Knight [Sir Richard of Warwick]; Mokon (introduction); Sukon (introduction); Winkon (introduction); Alice; Lord Lucifer (villain, introduction) |
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| Text Story | Point of Honor (1.33 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Nathaniel Nitkin [as N. N. Nathaniel] (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
| Notes | Features a header illustration; includes a statement of Ownership on the second page of the story. |
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| Credits | Script: S. Sidney Robbins (business manager) | Letters: typeset |
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| Synopsis | Captain Kidd flies Dr. Lake to Kweilin China, to treat a man named Pike, who reveals details of a plot by the Japanese to massacre a Chinese Army division. Captain Kidd tries to stop the plan, but is captured by the lovely Hi Ling. Kidd is rescued by Pike. The two escape, taking Hi Ling captive. |
| Content | Characters: Captain Kidd; Hi Ling (villain, introduction) |
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| Comic Story | Return of the Serpent Lady (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Serpent Lady has been plotting her revenge against Sub, and has a new sea monster, Diablo, waiting as a trap for Sub. Sub arrives, and manages to kill the beast, but the Serpent Lady's assistant, Luco, has plans to usurp power by killing both Sub and the Serpent Lady. Sub saves the Serpent Lady, who reveals her love for Sub. Sub does not return it, leaving her forlorn. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Sub Saunders; The Serpent Lady (villain); Luco (introduction, death); Diablo (introduction, death) |
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| Synopsis | Stardust detects a plot to rob Fort Knox of its $20 billion gold supply by the villainous Slant-Eye. He fails to arrive in time to stop the villains from invading and demolishing the Fort, but paralyzes the criminals for arrest by authorities. He reserves a terrible end for the mastermind, as Slant-Eye is delivered into the clutches of gigantic, golden sea monster, called the Octopus of Gold. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction; Superhero | Characters: Stardust; Octopus of Gold (sea creature, introduction); Slant-Eye (villain, introduction, death); Slant-Eye's Gang (villains, introduction for all) |
| Notes | Last appearance of Stardust. |
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| Advertisement | The Blue Beetle Coast to Coast (1 page) |
| Featuring | Blue Beetle |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Beetle |
| Notes | Advertisement for Blue Beetle radio show. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Flame; Green Mask |
| Notes | black and white house ad on inside back cover |
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