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Really scary-looking monster in "The Emissary". |
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Contains a version of Poe's 'The Tell-tale Heart'
Cheers! |
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Publication | February 1955 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bi-monthly |
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Cover | This picture of a great American naval hero may win you a free camera! |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: John Paul Jones |
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Advertisement | Charles Atlas (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Foreword/Afterword | I'm Uncle Giveaway! (1 page) |
Featuring | Uncle Giveaway |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Uncle Giveaway |
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Comic Story | The Emissary (6 pages) |
Synopsis | Aliens come to Earth and test humanity to see if they have a place among the Brotherhood of the Stars. |
Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Uncle Giveaway (host); Betsy; Dixon |
Notes | Bottom of page 3 is an 1/8 page advertisement for winning free Stelber bicycles; on bottom of page 6, Uncle Giveaway tells you how to win by sending in a drawing of a space ship to Simon and Kirby. |
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Illustration | Win a Prize (1 page) |
Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
Notes | Contest to win prizes for writing a short story based on the full page image of a tied-down giant spaceman. |
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Comic Story | The Tragic Clown (7 pages) |
Synopsis | Dino the clown is jealous of Smith for the affections of Judy. |
Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: Uncle Giveaway (host); Dino; Judy Baker; Smith |
Notes | In last panel, kids are told to send in last line of a poem to win prizes. |
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Text Story | About the Cover (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: John Paul Jones |
Notes | Kids can win prizes based on sending in answers to questions at end of text. |
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Comic Story | That Giveaway Guy (3 pages) |
Synopsis | Uncle Giveaway plays detective to learn who is more generous than him. |
Featuring | Uncle Giveaway |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Uncle Giveaway; Golden Boy; Benny; Hateful George; Sam; Santa Claus |
Notes | Win prizes by sending in ideas about you could spend 1 million dollars. |
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Text Story | A Mystery Puzzle... On Ice (1 page) |
Synopsis | A man claims his friend fell through the ice. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Pete Crane; John Shelton |
Notes | Win prizes by figuring out how the crook slipped up. |
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Comic Story | Telltale Heart (4 pages) |
Synopsis | A man murders his master because of his evil eye. |
Credits | Script:? (adaptation) |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Uncle Giveaway (host) |
Notes | An extremely abridged version of the Poe story. Win prizes by sending in a short letter on what classic story you like best. |
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Text Story | Here's How You Can Win a Prize! (1 page) |
Featuring | Uncle Giveaway |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Uncle Giveaway |
Notes | Rules for winning prizes. Judges are stated to be Joseph Simon and Jack Kirby. |
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Comic Story | War Diary (6 pages) |
Synopsis | An American army squad is pinned down by Chinese forces who try to get them to surrender. |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Uncle Giveaway (host) |
Notes | Win prizes by telling how you would have handled the sergeant's predicament differently. |
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Advertisement | Boys! Girls! Mothers! Dads! Take 'Em Free! (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Advertisement for Littleton Stamp Co. |
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Advertisement | I Will Train You at Home for Good Pay Jobs in Radio-Television (1 page) |
Credits | Script: J. E. Smith | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Characters: J. E. Smith (photo) |
Notes | Advertisement for National Radio Institute. |
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Advertisement | Men-Women-Boys-Girls Prizes Given Make Money Too! (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Advertisement for The FUNman.
Back cover. |
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