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Publication | October 1946 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
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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] |
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Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Found on the inside front cover.
Illustrated house advertisement for the books available that month from Visual Editions, Inc., including: It Really Happened, Barnyard Comics, Mystery Comics, Wonder Comics, The Black Terror, America's Best Comics, Happy Comics, Goofy Comics, The Fighting Yank, Real Life Comics, Thrilling Comics, Coo Coo, and Startling Comics. |
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Synopsis | Two rival freak shows erupt into a real rivalry when one has its sideshow attractions walk out because they can't get paid, and another takes matters into his own hands to make sure the rival company fails. |
Featuring | The Black Terror |
Credits | Pencils: Mike Suchorsky | Inks: Mike Suchorsky | Job #: CC-780 |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Nemo (freak show living skeleton); Dr. Titus (freak show sword swallower); Tim Thumb (freak show midget); Margie Bannerman (daughter of Mr. Bannerman); Mr. Bannerman (Margie's father, freak show owner); Jim Tuttle (villain, freak show owner, introduction); Tuttle's gang [Tony (knife thrower); rest un-named] (villains) |
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Synopsis | The Terror Twins, alert to the fact that Dr. Carleton has made an amazing discovery while searching for Vakupi relics in Brazil, run into a gang of crooks wanting that secret. |
Featuring | The Black Terror |
Credits | Job #: CC-615 |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Dr. Carleton (introduction); Waddell (villain, introduction); other un-named criminals (villains, introduction for all); Vakupis (villains, introduction for all) |
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Text Story | Sound of Guilt (1 page) |
Synopsis | Danny smells a rat when he enters the local grocery store and a strange man is behind the counter. He later proves his point to his father, who is brought onto the scene. |
Credits | Script: Gerald Devers (credited) | Pencils:? (spot illustration) | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Danny Kelly (son of Police officer); Sergeant Kelly (Danny's father); Mr. Clark (grocery store owner); Joe Smith (villain) |
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Comic Story | Making Faces (2 pages) |
Synopsis | The two boys decide to made faces and gestures at one another, while throwing trying to act innocent to their respective mothers. But Little Ugh gets revenge in the end. |
Featuring | Little Ugh |
Credits | Pencils: Harris Steinbrook (signed) | Inks: Harris Steinbrook (signed) | Job #: AC-588 |
Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Little Ugh (Indian boy, introduction); Ugh's mother (introduction); un-named Indian boy (introduction); un-named Indian boy's mother (introduction) |
Notes | Only appearance? |
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Synopsis | The Terror Twins must battle a group of self-seeking men who seek to use returning soldiers as a spearhead to set up a Fascist America! |
Featuring | The Black Terror |
Credits | Pencils: Ed Moritz | Job #: CC-806 |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jimmy (soldier, friend of Bob Benton); The Patriotic Americans (villains, introduction for all); Fritz Von Schlye (villain, introduction) |
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Synopsis | Kenny successfully completes his hunting trip, but the survival training mystifies him until he gets a brilliant idea! |
Featuring | Cave Man Kenny |
Credits | Pencils: Harris Steinbrook (signed) | Inks: Harris Steinbrook (signed) | Job #: AC-440 |
Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Cave Man Kenny (introduction); Kenny's father (introduction) |
Notes | Only appearance? |
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Text Story | Mountain Climbers (1 page) |
Synopsis | A Sea Scout and his friend attempt to scale a mountain, but a slippery slope spells danger until his training in the Scouts saves the day. |
Credits | Script: Charles S. Strong (credited) | Pencils:? (spot illustration) | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Arthur Jackson (a Sea Scout); David Bradley |
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Synopsis | Steve and Ploopie's business is spiraling downhill and there is no money available to pay their rent. When an apparently rich man sends them on an errand and they are paid $50 for their efforts, they are high on the hog: until they discover the bill is counterfeit! |
Featuring | Crime Crushers |
Credits | Job #: CC-646 |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Crime | Characters: Crime Crushers [Steve Barry; Ploopie Carr]; un-named landlord; R.D. Robinson (industrialist, introduction); Robinson (villain, R.D.'s brother, counterfeiter, introduction); un-named counterfeiters (villains, introduction for all) |
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Text Story | Navajo Boy (1 page) |
Synopsis | Eddie and his friends ride out one day to investigate some ancient Navaho cliff dwellings, when they discover that they've lost their horses overnight. |
Credits | Script: Sam Brant (credited) | Pencils:? (spot illustration) | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Young Eagle (young Navaho Indian); Eddie Foster; George; Alvin |
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Comic Story | Missing Shoe (1 page) |
Synopsis | Samuel's owner is looking for a lost shoe and when he finds it, Samuel is in for trouble! |
Featuring | Samuel Spaniel |
Credits | Job #: AC-631 |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Samuel (a dog); Samuel's owner |
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Advertisement | What's My Job? - I Manufacture Weaklings into Men! |
Featuring | Charles Atlas |
Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Characters: Charles Atlas (photo) |
Notes | Found on the inside back cover.
Illustrated advertisement from Charles Atlas promoting his patented system of "Dynamic Tension." |
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Featuring | Schwinn Bicycles |
Credits | Pencils:?;? (photo) | Inks:?;? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Found on the back cover.
Illustrated advertisement from the Arnold, Schwinn and Company, requesting readers send in the coupon for a free movie star bicycle folder, which pictures famous stars riding their Schwinn bikes. |
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