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| Publication | November 1939 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero |
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| Synopsis | In the Electric Utilities area of the World's Fair, a giant electro-robot goes on a rampage, turned loose by some unknown person, threatening the lives of Fair goers with a million volts of electricity at its fingertips. The Fantom battles the metal menace until he discovers the brains behind the controls, then deals with him. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Fantom of the Fair; Mike (a Policeman); The Thunderbolt (villain, robot, death?); "The Brain of the Robot" (villain) |
| Notes | Script and letterer credits courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
The design for the robot in this story is based on a robot on the cover of the pulp magazine Amazing Stories (January 1939). (Source: https://martinohearn2.blogspot.com/2023/06/another-comic-design-inspired-by-pulp.html ) |
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| Synopsis | Barry and Joan receive an invitation to a Grand Ball in Washington, but Zaroff's daughter also receives one, and she has her sights set on some plans for a new invention being carried by a Colonel Blake. |
| Featuring | Daredevil Barry Finn |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Barry Finn; Joan Hart; Frogga; Dr. Allan West; Dorian West (Allan's daughter); Colonel Blake; Dacia Zaroff (villain); Sulla (villain, Dacia's assistant); Dr. Zaroff (villain, Dacia's father) |
| Notes | Script revision from Mills to ? by Craig Delich. |
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| Synopsis | Major Ramsay and George Selkirk infiltrate the nefarious Blue Robins in order to get information as to the group's activities and to stop their bombings of important British districts, and to prevent the kidnapping of Sir Edmonton. |
| Featuring | The Inner Circle |
| Content | Characters: The Inner Circle [Major Paul Ramsay; George Selkirk]; Sir Edmonton (Secretary of the Exchequer); The Blue Robins [Mr. Breton (leader); Doc; Monk; Murphy] (villains) |
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| Comic Story | The Hidden Empire (Part 3) (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Don and his friends succeed in capturing a stone, a talisman of youth, whose blazing rays return Tania to her rightful state, but reduces the Queen to that of an ugly hag. |
| Featuring | Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Science Fiction | Characters: Don Dixon; Dr. Lugoff; Wanda; Queen Tania; Oreg; dragon creature (villain, death); Queen Dagmar (villain); Prince Taal (villain, restored to good) |
| Notes | Next issue begins "The War of the Marshland". |
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| Text Story | Runaway Rocketship (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Speed and Mike act quickly to stop a runaway freight rocket train carrying three bombs from causing a major catastrophe. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Speed; Mike Reilly (Speed's assistant) |
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| Synopsis | Jon and Dr. Kane feverishly work in the bowels of a dead volcano, attempting to perfect a new space ship. Unfortunately, a visit from Mr. Burke has led nefarious individuals to the secret lab site, one of which carries a mysterious tattoo on his forehead. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation; Science Fiction | Characters: Jon Linton (scientist); Dr. Kane (Don's teacher); Lisa Kane; Timothy Burke (head of International Secret Service); Tarmak (villain, death); Satan Rex (villain) |
| Notes | Actually, it's the year 2013, but let's not quibble.
Continued next issue. |
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| Comic Story | The Strange Creature Half-Man Half-Horse! (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Five different gangs in the city are organizing themselves to attack Speed and Reel. |
| Featuring | Speed Centaur |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Speed Centaur; Reel McCoy; Slug Fest (villain); Dickie the Dunce (villain); Pier Sicx (villain); Hophead Hogan (villain); Charlie "Horse" Schmidt (villain); Slug (villain); Butch (villain) |
| Notes | Script credit revised from Kildale to ? by Craig Delich. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Illustrated advertisement from Johnson Smith and Company, offering readers over 7000 different novelties, such as a vestpocket folding camera for 39 cents, a midget racer for 25 cents, a 30-shot BB pistol for 25 cents and much more.
Found on the back cover. |
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