Additional Information |
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Publication | Winter 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
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Cover | The Daring Exploits of America's 3 Favorite Heroes! |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Samson; Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; David; The Flame [Gary Preston] |
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Advertisement | I'll Take Kooba (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Interior front cover with indicia.
Kooba Cola Drink was a marketing ploy by Victor Fox and did not exist. |
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Comic Story | Life and Death Struggle with Porky Hogg (15 pages) |
Synopsis | Porky Hogg, realizing that the Blue Beetle is the only thing standing in his way of a major crime wave, masses his henchmen and prepares thoroughly to defeat his sworn enemy. He decides to bring his enemy into the open by using his own men dressed as the Blue Beetle, then pinning the resulting murders upon him. |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Mike Mannigan (Policeman); Dr. Franz; Joan Mason; Porky Hogg (villain, introduction, death); Gat (villain, death) |
Notes | Art credits by Bill Black. |
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Comic Story | Nekroff the Dictator (13 pages) |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Samson; David; Nekroff (villain, introduction, death) |
Notes | Art credit update by Dave Redmond 2024-11-17. |
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Comic Story | Wing visits the Naval Design building... (3 pages) |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Aviation | Characters: Wing Turner |
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Advertisement | Look! Boys and Girls! Free Gifts for Kooba Bottle Caps! (2 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Kooba Cola was a marketing ploy by publisher Victor Fox. The product did not exist. |
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Comic Story | The Crimson Circle (11 pages) |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Flame [Gary Preston]; The Crimson Circle (villain, introduction, death) |
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Text Story | Interlude at Hoalogaland (1.67 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Young Ravald |
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Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Comic Story | The Sabotage Protection Racket (9 pages) |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Flame [Gary Preston]; Mike (villain, introduction, death); Joe (villain, introduction, death); un-named gang members (villains, introductions, all die) |
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Comic Story | Master-Mind De Structo (8 pages) |
Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Stardust; Franklin D. Roosevelt (guest-star); Master-Mind De Structo (villain, introduction, death); the Headless Headhunter (villain, introduction) |
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Publisher advertisement | The Blue Beetle Coast to Coast (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Publisher advertisement | Presenting Brand New Adventures of These 2 Headline Features (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Interior back cover. |
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Advertisement | I Jumped My Pay from $18 a Week to $50 (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Back cover. |
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