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| One of the most classic WWll era covers of the Golden Age of comics. |
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| Publication | June 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Bob Rogers verified doing the backgrounds to this cover in an interview w/Roger Hill in Alter-Ego #7 (Winter 2000). |
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| Cover | The Blackout Terror! |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman] |
| Notes | Bob Rogers verified doing the backgrounds to this cover in an interview w/Roger Hill in Alter-Ego #7 (Winter 2000). |
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| Publisher advertisement | Always Rings the Bell! (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero |
| Notes | On the inside front cover.
House advertisement for Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series). |
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| Contents | The Ring-Master Presents (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils: various | Inks: various | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Capt. Marvel Jr.; Minute Man; Bulletman |
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| Comic Story | The Blackout Terror! (14 pages) |
| Synopsis | Captain Marvel Jr. travels to England to stop Captain Nazi and his cohorts from co-ordinating an air attack upon the nation. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Captain Ames (naval officer, death); Mr. Wiggans (a sailor); Winston Churchill (British Prime Minister, cameo); Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger] (villain); Nazi underground members (villains, some die) |
| Notes | Story title taken from the cover.
Alter-Ego #6 (Autumn, 2000) features an article on Mac Raboy by Roger Hill, and on page 12, displays the last page of this story, revealing that the majority of the figures used were "paste-ons" [many of which had fallen off the original art], a tactic often used by Mac Raboy because of his slowness and running up against story deadlines.
Oddity: on page 10, panel 4. Captain Marvel Jr. mentions his heroic name, but does not change back into Freddy Freeman.
Oddity: on page 11, panel 2, Captain Marvel Jr. mentions the name of Captain Marvel, Senior, but does not change back into Freddy Freeman.
The last panel on page 14 gives the title of next issues' story: "Hitler's Headquarters of Horror". |
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| Publisher advertisement | 100 Pages -- 1000 Thrills! (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero |
| Notes | House advertisement for America's Greatest Comics (Fawcett, 1941 series) #3 (May 13 - August 12, 1942) stated would be on sale on May 13th. |
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| Comic Story | Mr. Murder Comes Back (13 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; Mr. Murder [District Attorney Reilly] (villain, death) |
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| Publisher advertisement | Bull's Eye! (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Bulletman; Bulletgirl |
| Notes | House advertisement for Bulletman (Fawcett, 1941 series) #6 (July 15, 1942), stating it would be on sale on May 13th. |
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| Comic Story | Death's Toymaker (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Minute Man [Jack Weston]; The Toymaker (villain, introduction) |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Text Story | Killer's Cargo (2 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Colors:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Dan Foley |
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| Comic Story | The Reformation of Duke Durkin (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: El Carim; Duke Durkin (villain) |
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| Comic Story | The Feather Thief (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A bank has been robbed and the only clue is a large feather. |
| Credits | Script:? (actual) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Marshal Buck Jones; Silver (his horse); Mesquite Mike (deputy); Uncle Sassafras; Indian Joe |
| Notes | Story title taken from the contents page.
Carlson is best recognized by his horses: long narrow, tapering heads and on the first page, the horse running with front legs stretched out like a rocking horse. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Here It Is! (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Military; Superhero | Characters: Commando Yank; Mr. Scarlet; Pinky |
| Notes | House advertisement for Wow Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #6 (July 15, 1942) with a cover reproduction that focuses on Commando Yank and deletes the Phantom Eagle. |
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| Comic Story | The Ray Gun Invention (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Companions Three [Don; Nifty; Spike]; Carrie Linden; Dr. Horace Linden (Carrie's father, inventor of the Ray Gun) |
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| Publisher advertisement | Spy Smasher Wants You (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero |
| Notes | On the inside back cover.
House advertisement for Spy Smasher (Fawcett, 1941 series) #5 (June 24, 1942). |
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| Publisher advertisement | America on the March! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Mechanix Illustrated |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Military | Characters: The U.S. Marines |
| Notes | Back cover.
Promotional advertisement for Fawcett's Mechanix Illustrated magazine, with a focus on America's war effort. |
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