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| Two stories here signed Meskin/Robinson. The others I'm not sure about. The First is particularly good but if its Meskin its been inked by a very different artist. Anybody know? |
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| First one looks like Ruben Moreira. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | December 1948 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
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| Featuring | The Black Terror |
| Credits | Pencils: Alex Schomburg [as Xela] (signed) | Inks: Alex Schomburg [as Xela] (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton] |
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| Advertisement | "Amazing Offer" (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters:?; some typeset |
| Content | Characters: Jim Evans |
| Notes | Found on the inside front cover.
Illustrated advertisement from Jim Major, the Harmonica Man, for a harmonica and a 54-page illustrated playing course for $1.98. |
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| Comic Story | The Nameless Men! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Terry Bruce is helping two men get insurance money by falsifying death certificates. When his girl friend is kidnapped to keep him from talking, The Black Terror steps in to help. |
| Featuring | The Black Terror |
| Credits | Pencils: Ruben Moreira | Inks: Ruben Moreira | Letters: Howard Ferguson? | Job #: B-328 |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Maura (Terry's secretary and fiancee); Grimes (villain); Barlow Saunt (villain, insurance agent); Dr. Terry Bruce (villain, resident interne) |
| Notes | Credits from Craig Delich. |
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| Featuring | Gilbert Hall of Science |
| Credits | Pencils: Wayne Boring (figure of Superman);? | Inks: Wayne Boring (figure of Superman);? | Letters:?; some typeset |
| Content | Characters: Superman [Clark Kent] |
| Notes | Illustrated advertisement from the Gilbert Hall of Science, displaying and promoting their line of erector sets, including the 6 1/2, 8 1/2 and 12 1/2 sets. Readers are also offered a free copy of the 32-page book titled "Superman at the Gilbert Hall of Science" by mailing in the coupon. |
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| Comic Story | The Girl Who Cleared Her Name! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Judy's good-for-nothing Uncle takes her pay check and leaves her nothing for her school activities. When she is turned down for membership in the school's Achievement Club, she decides to join a gang of criminals. |
| Featuring | The Black Terror |
| Credits | Pencils: Jerry Robinson (signed) | Inks: Mort Meskin (signed) | Letters: Ben Oda | Job #: B-??? |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jim (Judy's Uncle); un-named bank guard; Judy Smith (villain, gun moll, reforms); Dutch Tule (villain); Tule's mob [Louie; rest un-named] (villains) |
| Notes | Credits from Craig Delich. |
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| Text Story | Television Trick (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lt. Farrell tells his father and brother that some clever crooks are watching the TV series, "Meet the Folks," then rob the homes of the guests while they appear on the program. So he decides to announce that the Farrell family will be the guests on the next program, hpoing to set a trap for the crooks. |
| Credits | Script: Charles S. Strong (credited) | Pencils: George Roussos [as GR] (spot illustrations) (signed) | Inks: George Roussos [as GR] (spot illustrations) (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Vincent Farrell; Ed Farrell (Vincent's father, TV engineer); Mrs. Farrell (Ed's wife); Bill Farrell (Police Lieutenant, Vincent's brother); Jim (villain, burglar); Chet (villain, burglar) |
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| Comic Story | Used Car (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Homer buys less than a perfect car, which falls apart on the way home. But he gets his money back.....in an unusual way! |
| Featuring | Homer |
| Credits | Pencils: Art Saaf | Job #: B-384 |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Homer; "Honest" Harry (villain, used car dealer) |
| Notes | Art credit by Jim Vadebonceour, as reported by Steve Saaf in May 2007. |
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| Comic Story | The Last Chance! (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | As much as he tries, Hop the Dip just can't seem to go straight after being threatened by the Sweeney gang, but the Terror Twins over come that by using three ex-cons to bring them down. |
| Featuring | The Black Terror |
| Credits | Pencils: Mort Lawrence | Inks: Mort Lawrence | Letters: Howard Ferguson? | Job #: B-176 |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Hop the Dip (ex-pick pocket); Jimmy (Hop's son); Mr. Jones; Eddie the Forger (ex-con); Harry the Safecracker (ex-con); Big Boy Sweeney (villain); Sweeney's mob [Pete; Mike; rest un-named] (villains) |
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| Text Story | Cure for Uncle Dan (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Tommy was worried that his Uncle was not feeling well, while a snow storm raged outside. Knowing that his Uncle had discovered a vein of gold and couldn't work it in winter, Tommy was sure that's why his Uncle wasn't feeling well....until two men entered the cabin they were in, and suspected they were bank robbers they had heard about. |
| Credits | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Letters: typeset | Job #: B-403 |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Tommy Carson; Dan Carson (Tommy's Uncle, a prospector); Bill Hampton (a Ranger); Ward (suspected bank robber) |
| Notes | Art credit by Jim Vadebonceour, as reported by Steve Saaf in May 2007. |
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| Featuring | Captain Marvel |
| Credits | Letters:?; some typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel [Billy Batson] |
| Notes | Illustrated advertisement from the Captain Marvel Watch Company for the brand new Captain Marvel wristwatch, available for a free 10-day home trial. If the reader wanted to keep the watch after the trial period, it would cost him only $5.95 plus 10% Federal tax. |
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| Comic Story | The Winston Murder! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mary is arrested for the murder of her employer and has only 24-hours to live, while the Terror Twins try to discover why Winston's butler lied to the Police and in court |
| Featuring | The Black Terror |
| Credits | Pencils: Jerry Robinson [as Robinson] (signed); Mort Meskin [as Meskin] (signed) | Inks: Jerry Robinson [as Robinson] (signed); Mort Meskin [as Meskin] (signed) | Letters: Ben Oda | Job #: B-365 |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Mary Townsend; Nathaniel Winston (Mary's employer, death); un-named Police Sergeant; Mary's lawyer; Hawkins (Winston's butler); Sanitarium director (villain) |
| Notes | The introduction to "Out of the Shadows" (Fantagraphics, 2012 series) #[nn] suggests that Robinson and Meskin penciled and inked their co-signed work together. |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Jealous Clown (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Spectro |
| Credits | Pencils: Al Camy | Inks: Ralph Mayo? | Letters: Howard Ferguson? |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Spectro |
| Notes | Last appeared in Wonder Comics #20. Final Spectro story. |
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| Advertisement | Learn Radio by Practicing in Spare Time (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photos) | Inks:? (photos) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: J. E. Smith (company President, photo) |
| Notes | Found on the inside back cover.
Illustrated advertisement from the J. E. Smith Company, encouraging readers to send in for boxes of spare radio parts, a sample lesson and a 64-page booklet, "How To Be a Success in Radio", so that they can train at home to become radio and electronics workers. |
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| Featuring | Lionel Trains |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Found on the back cover.
Illustrated advertisement from Lionel Trains about their new catalog, stereoptican views of Lionel, stereoptican eyeglasses, and kit of 6 building cut-outs, all for 25 cents. |
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