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reprints:
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Additional Information |
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Publication | September 1945 | Price: 0.10 CAD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
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Cover | The Weekender |
Credits | Pencils: Thomson (signed) | Inks: Thomson (signed) |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Superhero |
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Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | indicia states The Weekender Vol. 1 #3. Published bi-monthly by Rucker Publications Ltd. Toronto. Printed by the Globe Printing Company
inside front cover ad for book Learn Lighting Ju Jitsu. |
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Featuring | Illustrated News |
Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | 2 pages of b/w photographs with text |
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Synopsis | Terry spots an old woman on the street and learns from her that her son is about to be executed for a crime he didn't commit, so she takes the woman to see Mr. E. A Messenger of Justice finds the residence of the true gang leader, then alerts Mr. E that the gang is about to leave town after framing the boy. Ricci successfully traps Mr. E at Dorrence's mother's home, but the Messengers of Justice help save the day, and Dorrence is released from prison. |
Featuring | Mr. E. |
Credits | Pencils: Charles Sultan | Inks: Charles Sultan |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Mr. E; King Kolah (a god, introduction); "Messengers of Justice" (three blackbirds that appeared in answer to prayers to Kolah and could turn into a human figures, introduction for all); Miss Terry (introduction); Dorrence (introduction); Dorrence's mother (introduction); Ricci (villain, introduction); Ricci's gang [Slinky; rest unnamed] (villains, introduction for all, some die) |
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Featuring | Illustrated News |
Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | 4 pages of b/w photographs |
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Text Story | Ole Faithful (1 page) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Crime |
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Featuring | Dan Hastings |
Credits | Pencils: Max Plaisted? |
Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Dan Hastings; Gloria Carter; Bob Carter; Dr. Carter; Max Guddy |
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Featuring | Insurance Ike |
Credits | Script: Jack Cole | Pencils: Jack Cole | Inks: Jack Cole |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Insurance Ike |
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Featuring | Illustrated News |
Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | 3 pages b/w photographs with 1 page text. |
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Text Story | The Return of Dr. Strange (1 page) |
Synopsis | 1 page text story |
Featuring | Dan Hastings |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
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Comic Story | The Coming of the Sky Chief (7 pages) |
Synopsis | The Sky Chief secret aerial operative for the G-Men smashes through a ring of saboteurs to stop the mysterious destruction of American clipper planes. |
Featuring | The Sky Chief |
Credits | Pencils: Charles Sultan? | Inks: Charles Sultan? |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Sky Chief |
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Featuring | Illustrated News |
Credits | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | 3 pages of b/w photographs and 1 page text |
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Text Story | Music Soothes the Savage Beast (1 page) |
Synopsis | Scoop Daily teaches the Sarge how playing the harmonica can win the war. |
Featuring | Scoop Daily |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Adventure |
Notes | one page text story with illo |
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Comic Story | The Park Prowler (6 pages) |
Synopsis | Who was the mad monster that prowled the park after midnight? The Echo sought the grisly answer altho he knew he would need a more deadly strategy than his amazing power of ventriloquism. |
Featuring | The Echo |
Credits | Pencils: Ken Battefield? | Inks: Ken Battefield? |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: The Echo |
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Text Story | Midnight Present (1 page) |
Featuring | Major Victory |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Major Victory |
Notes | Cover story? |
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Featuring | Illustrated News |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | 2 pages of b/w photographs |
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Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | inside back cover ad for books about mystic powers |
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Synopsis | ad for dance instruction books |
Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | On back cover of comic. |
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