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| Story's and art work are great. This was 1941 and they use the word ass. |
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| Publication | October 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bimonthly |
| Notes | Letterer credit courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. It is a part of the art, not dialogue balloon. |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Arrow [Ralph Payne]; Jane Markham; Adolf Hitler (villain, image); the Nazis (villains) |
| Notes | Letterer credit courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. It is a part of the art, not dialogue balloon. |
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| PSA | For Defense Buy a Share in America (1 page) |
| Featuring | U.S. Defense Savings Bonds |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Minuteman |
| Notes | Found on the inside front cover.
Illustrated Comic Corporation of America PSA for the new U.S. Defense Savings Bonds. |
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| Synopsis | The Arrow assists British agent B-12 and Jane, his assistant, in tracing how vital military information is being to sent to Gestapo agent Lord Hawford. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Arrow [Ralph Payne]; Jane Markham (B-12's assistant); B-12 (British agent); Lord Hawford (villain, master spy); Gestapo agents (villains); Adolf Hitler (villain, image) |
| Notes | Script credit by Craig Delich
The Arrow reveals his true identity to Jane in the story. |
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| Synopsis | Kelo becomes the king of Balkania after a ruthless dictator murders his father, and that dictator, Carnov, has Kelo in his sights as his next victim. |
| Featuring | Jungle Prince |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Jungle Prince [Kelo] (introduction, origin); Sik (Kelo's servant, introduction); Balka, the Guardian (a tiger); Carnov (villain, dictator of Balkania, introduction); Carnov's thugs (villains, introduction for all, one dies) |
| Notes | Rather unusual for this time period in comics, Carnov refers to his aide as an "ass". |
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| Synopsis | Inspired by a comic book he has read, Jim Travis decides to take up a bizarre mantle and fight crime. He saves the life of a young girl and her brother from Black Rufus, because the madman seeks revenge for the girl testifying against his brother. |
| Featuring | The Rainbow |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Rainbow [Jim Travis] (college graduate, introduction, origin); Elsie Norris (Jim's sweetheart, introduction); Tommy (introduction); Tommy's sister (introduction); Black Rufus (villain, introduction); Rufus' gang [Tony; rest unnamed] (villain) |
| Notes | As far as can be determined, this was the Rainbow's only appearance (Craig Delich, 2011-4-18). |
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| Synopsis | Young Dash Dartwell, a scrub track athlete for Dravrah University, agrees to take Metalo-Tablets, invented by Professor Moss, a biochemistry teacher at the college, to see what effects they would have on the human body. When three of Dravrah's star track members are kidnapped by crooks, Dash is allowed to participate in the Elay Relays. He sets three world records and culminates the day by capturing the six dangerous criminals responsible for the kidnappings. |
| Featuring | Dash Dartwell, the Human Meteor |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Dash Dartwell (introduction, origin); Dr. Drew Moss (Professor of Bio-Chemistry, introduction); Bettie Moss (daughter of Dr. Moss, introduction); Jones (athlete, introduction); Adams (athlete, introduction); Compton (athlete, introduction); Coach Stone (of Dravrah University, introduction); Butch (villain, introduction); five unnamed gangsters (villains, introduction for all) |
| Notes | Interesting note: if one spells the names of the two colleges running in the relays backwards, you have: "Harvard" (Dravrah) and "Yale" (Elay).
Dash Dartwell was introduced in Amazing Man Comics #21, by-lined Harry Francis Campbell (who drew the feature in 1941). The story line is primarily the same (Bettie is called Lois, and the athletes are not kidnapped....instead their bus is hit, injuring most of the team) but with entirely different art with caption revisions. Also, the last panel is signed "Taylor", which refers to Henry Taylor, who drew Dash Dartwell circa 1941-circa 1942. My guess is that the story in Amazing Man #21 was drawn by Taylor while the story here is Arrow #3 was by Campbell. |
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| Text Story | Trial Run Terror (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Pete and Red are put into the air as the naval commander expects an enemy attack from two bombers spotted down the coast from Halifax. And they appear, in a near fight-to-the-death battle. |
| Credits | Script: Tom Russell (credited) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Ensign Pete Taylor (pilot); Red Putnam (tail gunner); Commander Fisher; Rear Admiral Glenn; enemy pilots (villains, all die) |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Vanishing Thugs (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Randall saves the life of a reporter who had witnessed a bank robbery and was then captured by the thugs and finally locked in a room which they set afire. |
| Featuring | Randall Ross, Master Sleuth |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Randall Ross (detective, introduction); Marsha Hunt (reporter, introduction); Inspector McDugan (introduction); Duke D'arcy (villain, robber, introduction); Duke's gang [Joe; Spider; rest unnamed] (villains, robbers, introduction for all) |
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| Comic Story | He Foils a Plot at the Panama Canal (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Arriving back from the Panama Canal region, Duke is informed that foreign planes are arriving at a base in the South American city of Andesia, and he is ordered to head for Andesia to look the situation over. |
| Featuring | "Duke" Collins, the Fearless Marine |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Duke Collins (introduction); unnamed Consul of Andesia (introduction); Sue (Collins’ sweetheart); Asiatic Fifth Columnists (villains, introduction for all) |
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| Synopsis | Charlie tells a friend of his about Keith Butler, once a star football player, whose girl was kidnapped by a thug named Toby, hypnotized, and forced to sing in a nightclub. Keith spent five years tracking down his fiance and coming to terms with Toby. |
| Featuring | Keith Butler |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Keith Butler (one-time star athlete, introduction); Jeanne (Keith's girl, introduction); Charlie Bahrenburg (introduction); Toby (villain, death) |
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| Synopsis | The Arrow happens to be passing Eastern Prison just as a prison break occurs, so he secretly enters and puts an end to the up-rising. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Arrow [Ralph Payne]; Warden of Eastern Prison; Joe Paco (villain, prisoner); Stringer (villain, prisoner) |
| Notes | All stories in #1 and #2 are taken from DC's inventory.
Cover story.
Script and letterer credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
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| Advertisement | Act Now! On This Bargain Offer. (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Found on the inside back cover.
Illustrated advertisement from Remington Rand in Buffalo, offering readers a nice desk for $1 when they purchase a portable typewriter. Offer also includes a 24-page booklet on how to type plus a carrying case for the typewriter. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Found on the back cover.
Illustrated advertisement from the Johnson Smith and Company, offering readers a variety of items to purchase, such as underwater swimming goggles for 59 cents, a jackass cigarette dispenser for 69 cents, a whoopee cushion for 25 cents, and much more. |
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