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Publication | March 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
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Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Daredevil [Bart Hill]; The Claw (inset) |
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Comic Story | The Return of Sniffer (13 pages) |
Synopsis | Daredevil uses young David Schmidt to infiltrate a Bund organization to get the goods on them and what they are up to before he mops up the house with them. |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Daredevil [Bart Hill]; Sniffer; Dick Schmidt (introduction); Mr. Schmidt (introduction); Mrs. Schmidt (introduction); O'Dooley (Policeman); Herr Herring (villain); Bundists (villains, introduction for all) |
Notes | The masthead reads Daredevil "The Greatest Name in Comics". |
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Comic Story | Crippled Vengeance: Chapter Three (8 pages) |
Synopsis | Thirteen, Jinx and Marie make it out of the burning house and to a car that they hope to make a get-away in, believing that King Questionmark has perished in the fire. But the King has survived and knocks over an armored car for the cash, accidently leaving one of his cronies behind for the Police to capture. Unfortunately for Thirteen and Jinx, King Questionmark busts Gobbels out of jail and the villain casts a bomb into the air. |
Featuring | Thirteen and Jinx |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Thirteen [Harold Higgins]; Jinx [Darrel Creig]; Marie Duvall; Red (armored car driver, death); Mike (armored car driver, death); King Questionmark [also as Mrs. Dodge] (villain); Hitler (villain, introduction, gangster); Goebbels (villain, introduction, gangster); Lord Haw Haw (villain, introduction, gangster) |
Notes | The Hitler, Goebbels and Lord Haw Haw in this story are not their Nazi namesakes. |
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Comic Story | South American Smasher (5 pages) |
Synopsis | Terry and Mickey decide to go into town to watch K.O. put the moves on a Mexican senorita, when the South American champ, Castelli, roughs K.O. and man-handles the girl. Terry decides to have it out with Castelli in a boxing ring...fair and square. |
Featuring | Whirlwind the Blonde Bomber |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Whirlwind [Terry Turner]; Mickey Warren (world boxing champion); K. O. Kelly; Rosita; Castelli (villain, introduction, South American boxing champion) |
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Comic Story | Little Big Shot (5 pages) |
Synopsis | Hugh is walking the streets when he sees two young boys pull a fast one on a grocer. After stopping them and repaying the grocer, and hoping to turn them from a life of crime, Hugh tells them the story of New York Benny. |
Featuring | Nightro |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Nightro [Hugh Goddard]; Joe (grocery store owner); Tony; New York Benny (villain, introduction, flashback, death); Buggs (villain, flashback) |
Notes | Last appearance |
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Publisher advertisement | The New Silver Streak Bombshell (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Illustrated promtional centerfold advertisement for the new issue of Silver Streak Comics and some of the features inside. |
Featuring | Silver Streak Comics |
Credits | Pencils: various | Inks: various |
Content | Characters: Silver Streak (unknown taxi cab driver); Captain Battle [Jonathan Hale]; Hale Battle; The Pirate Prince; The Saint; Dickie Dean |
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Comic Story | Hollywood Sabotage (6 pages) |
Synopsis | Miss Patriot is invited on set to watch a new war movie being made called "Fight to Die," and meets the star of the movie, who has fallen for her. However, little does Pat know that the star of the film is in on a Nazi plot to sabotage the nearby aircraft plant. |
Featuring | Pat Patriot |
Credits | Script: Bob Wood? | Pencils: Al Fagly? | Inks: Al Fagly? |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Pat Patriot [Patricia Patrios]; Delznic (movie producer); Keef (guard on the set); Mr. Reynolds (Boy Scout leader); Walter Mills (villain, actor); Fritz Haubner (villain, introduction, death) |
Notes | Credits suggested by the Who's Who. |
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Publisher advertisement | This Page Is Reserved for Sniffer (1 page) |
Content | Characters: Sniffer |
Notes | Illustrated promotional page announcing that Sniffer will have his very own comic strip. |
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Comic Story | The Oil Racketeers (6 pages) |
Synopsis | When Jeff sees a friend of his being beaten up at a gas station, he wades into them, gives them a shellacking, and lets them go, not realizing they are criminals that had just committed a heist. Hiding out on an Indian reservation, Lefty sees a pool of oil on their land and buys it for $25,000...but he doesn't realize he has been taken! |
Featuring | Real "Number One" American |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Bronze Terror [Jeff Dixon] (lawyer); Fred (gas station attendant); Lefty (villain, introduction); Flaps (villain, introduction) |
Notes | In several panels of the story, an Indian is seen reading a copy of Silver Streak Comics. |
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Text Story | Transpacific Tragedy (3 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Adventure |
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Comic Story | Who Is the Boar? (7 pages) |
Synopsis | While battling a criminal, Leslie saves London's life and thus makes headlines all over the world...headlines that reach Nazi Germany, where Hitler unleashes the first super-powered villain London has faced: The Boar. |
Featuring | London |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: London [Marc Holmes]; Leslie Holmes (introduction, a female spy); The Boar (villain, introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain); the Nazis (villains) |
Notes | Bill Black confirms that Robinson wrote the story, so ? removed. The Boar returns in the next issue. Robinson signs both first and final panels. |
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Comic Story | Case of the Missing Mayor (7 pages) |
Synopsis | After battling the Ghost and possibly killing him, the Claw disappears. But the Ghost is not dead and wonders why his enemy has vanished...until he hears that the Mayor has been kidnapped and would be murdered unless the city surrenders. |
Featuring | The Claw versus The Ghost |
Credits | Script: Bob Wood (signed) | Pencils: Bob Wood (signed) | Inks: Bob Wood (signed) |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Claw (villain); The Ghost [Brad Hendricks]; unnamed Mayor; Adolf Hitler (villain, cameo); Yong (villain) |
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