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Publication | February 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
Notes | Artist identification by Craig Delich. |
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Featuring | Black Owl; Yank and Doodle |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Yank [Dick Walters]; Doodle [Rick Walters]; The Black Owl [Walt Walters] |
Notes | Artist identification by Craig Delich. |
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Synopsis | Jim has filthy blackheads. |
Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
Content | Characters: Bob; Jim |
Notes | Vacutex from Ballco Products Company. |
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Comic Story | The Man Who Couldn't Remember to Forget! (12 pages) |
Synopsis | Cowardly criminal Mitey Mike gets amnesia and becomes the tough gang leader Mighty Mike. |
Featuring | Yank and Doodle |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Owl [Walt Walters]; Yank [Dick Walters]; Doodle [Rick Walters]; Loud Larry; Jewels Julius; Safe Sammy; Mitey Mike [Mighty Mike]; Stoolie |
Notes | Art identification by Craig Delich. Art is consistent with Del Bourgo’s signed art from Mask Comics #2 (April 1945), including his big-mouthed expressions showing teeth and how he draws the “S” inside the ears. |
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Featuring | Who-Zoo |
Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Junior; Madge |
Notes | Humor feature. Four one-panel gags. |
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Comic Story | Food Fighters of Russia (8 pages) |
Synopsis | Ted and Hinky help out the Russian guerrillas against the Nazis. |
Featuring | Ted O'Neil of the Commandos |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Ted O'Neil; Hinky; the Russians; the Nazis (villains, all die); Katia; Mischa |
Notes | Artist revision from Arnold Hicks ? to Stoner per Ken Quattro's article in Alter Ego #118 (July 2013), added by Craig Delich 2013-7-21. The letters “E” and “S” are also placed on opposite sides of the last panel. |
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Comic Story | Frankenstein Joins the Nazis (8 pages) |
Synopsis | The Nazis kidnap Frankenstein and make him work for them. |
Content | Genre: Humor; War | Characters: Frankenstein; Schultz; Henry |
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Comic Story | The Invisibility Paint (8 pages) |
Synopsis | Worldbeater tries to make invisible paint. |
Featuring | Worldbeater and Unghh |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: Worldbeater; Unghh; Aggie; W. Gresham |
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Text Story | Santa Claus Has Wings (2 pages) |
Synopsis | At a village in occupied France the Fourche family thinks of an American who had managed to spend Christmas with them for years. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Jean Fourche; Maman Fourche; Celeste Fourche; Claudette Fourche; Henry Goodman; Jeanne Monet; Dr. Dubonnet |
Notes | Text story. |
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Comic Story | The Plague Year Murders (8 pages) |
Synopsis | The Tapps decide to secure a walk-on role in a new production based on the horrific plague that occured in 1557. After their scene is over, they retreat to the balcony to watch the rest of the play and notice that the bald heads of orchestra members spell "DEATH"! As the Flying Fist and Bingo, they investigate the situation and discover that a person, dressed as the astrologer in the play, is the killer of one of the actors. |
Featuring | Flying Fist and Bingo |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Flying Fist [Freddy Tapps]; Bingo [Junior Tapps]; Carl Rick (practical joker, death); Gabble (actor); Van Lunce (villain, play producer) |
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Featuring | Through the Looking Glass |
Notes | How-to do a card trick. |
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Comic Story | The Rich Man's Robin Hood! (8 pages) |
Synopsis | Robbing Hood steals from the poor to give to the rich. |
Featuring | Airmale |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Airmale; Stampy; Mulrooney; Robbing Hood; Mrs. Morganbilt; Chalmers |
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Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Characters: Louis Ruben (photo) |
Notes | Vanguard Piano Studios. |
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Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Krak-A-Jap Machine Gun and free telescope.
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