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Publication | May 1945 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
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Featuring | The Black Terror |
Credits | Pencils: Alex Schomburg [as Schomburg] (signed) | Inks: Alex Schomburg [as Schomburg] (signed) |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; the Nazis |
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Advertisement | Here's the Greatest Billfold Bargain in all America! (1 page) |
Credits | Pencils:? (photos) | Inks:? (photos) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Found on the inside front cover.
Illustrated advertisement from Illinois Merchadise Mart in Chicago for the zippered 3-in-1 leather billfold, with curreency compartment, pass case and coin purse, plus an engraved identification key tag.....all for $2.98.
Sequence added by Craig Delich. |
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Synopsis | Bob, Tim and Jean are in Normandy to help drive ambulances for the Red Cross, a dangerous job in and of itself. However, the Terror Twins learn of a new Nazi super weapon: a 50-ton robot bomb capable of killing thousands and leveling London, having a crusing range of 5000 miles and a speed of 300 m.p.h.. |
Featuring | The Black Terror |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Pierre (French underground fighter); General Muller (villain, death?); the Nazis (villains, many die) |
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Synopsis | The Terror Twins must battle a new Japanese secret weapon: the Ultra-Short Frequency Beam, effective up to a radius of 500 miles. The Japanese hope to demoralize the U.S. Navy and then invade the U.S. mainland. |
Featuring | The Black Terror |
Credits | Script: Richard Hughes | Job #: CC-280 |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roalnd]; Joseph Hokohaka; the Japanese (villains, some die) |
Notes | Writer credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin. |
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Text Story | The G.I. Cut-Up (1 page) |
Synopsis | Barney and Eddie are captured by a Japanese patrol, and things look dark until Private Sullivan puts his simple scissors to work! |
Credits | Script: Capt. Kerry McRoberts (credited) | Pencils:? (spot illustration) | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Corporal Barney Phillips; Private Eddie Sullivan; Sergeant Aki Tokata (villain, Japanese commander); the Japanese (villains) |
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Synopsis | Bob reads a story about an expedition to Africa that uncovers a gorilla 40 feet high! However, an evil doctor, creator of chemical hypnotism, hopes to use the process on the gorilla and bring him under his total control. |
Featuring | The Black Terror |
Credits | Job #: CC-275 |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Grant (expedition member); Dr. Martin Dwyer (psychologist); Dr. Oscar Goodin (villain); B-Tonga (villain, gorilla, death) |
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Text Story | Counter Boy (1 page) |
Synopsis | More than anything, Dave wanted to own his own restaurant business, but Officer Hannigan reminded him that he must start from the bottom up. As he worked, in suddenly came a group of thugs and began robbing the cashier. Thinking fast, Dave re-arranged a flower display in the front window to alert Hannigan. |
Credits | Script: Bob Stanwood (credited) | Pencils:? (spot illustration) | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Crime | Characters: Dave Cooney (restaurant employee); Police Officer Hannigan; restaurant manager; Mugs Barclay (villain); Barclay's gang (villains) |
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Synopsis | Young Jimmy wants to be involved with detective work, but his father has different ideas. |
Featuring | Jimmy Cole, Boy Sleuth |
Credits | Script: Richard Hughes | Pencils: Al Camy | Inks: Al Camy |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Detective-mystery | Characters: Mr. Cole (Jimmy's father); Tom; Jimmy Cole; Horatio (Cole's employee); Brains (villain); Brains' mob (villains) |
Notes | Last appearance was in America's Best Comics #4.
Last appearance.
Writer credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin, formerly credited to Stanley Kauffmann ?. |
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Text Story | Trail Drive Savvy (1 page) |
Synopsis | Danny is as proud as a peacock as he now officially a member of the Wagon Wheel's trail herd outfit. But as they enter a pass, rustlers strike and Danny has to think fast to save the day....and the herd. |
Credits | Script: Drew Coleman (credited) | Pencils:? (spot illustration) | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Danny Lange; Buck Rand (trail boss); un-named trail cook; group of rustlers (villains) |
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Synopsis | Quick thinking by Volto and appropriate use of his magnetism powers prevent tragedy on a roller coaster! |
Featuring | Volto |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Volto |
Notes | Sequence added by Craig Delich.
Illustrated story/advertisement by General Foods Corporation for Grape-Nuts Flakes. |
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Featuring | Charles Atlas |
Content | Characters: Charles Atlas (also photo); Mrs. Atlas (Charles' mother) |
Notes | Found on the back cover.
Sequence added by Craig Delich.
Illustrated advertisement on how Charles Atlas became the famed strongman and body builder he was, and offers the secrets of it to all readers free of charge if they request a copy of his book, "Dynamic Tension." |
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