| Additional Information |
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| Publication | July 1948 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Cover | The Fleagle Bros. A True Crime Story |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
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| Comic Story | The Black Widow (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Navy sailors are being murdered, suffocated by a plastic film that Navy was developed in secret, and each marked with a dead black black widow spider. Mike is given the case, but Dan and Joan stumble across the next victim. When Mike and Joan are captured it's up to the Blue Beetle to find the crooks with help from the local entomologist's club. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett]; Mike Manigan; Joan Mason; Black Widow [Dolly Baker] (villain; introduction); The Spider [Dr. Chet Baker] (villain; introduction) |
| Notes | First page is printed on the inside front cover in blue duo-tone.
Art spotting by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. |
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| Comic Story | The Lady Firebug (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dan, Mike and Joan know something is up when homeowners start burning their own homes and turning themselves in for arson. But Blue Beetle gets into trouble when Lady Medusa hypnotizes him to be her spy on the police force. |
| Credits | Pencils:? [as Otis] |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garett]; Mike Manigan; Joan Mason; Lady Medusa (villain); Blue Beetle imposter (villain) |
| Notes | Tentative art spotting by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. on the basis of the splash page *only*. This "shows signs of both Ken Battefield and John Forte, but it's not clearly one or other", and as was common for shop work at the time, many artists may have been involved. |
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| Text Story | The Murder Knot (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
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| Comic Story | Partners in Loot (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Blue Beetle narrates the crime career and superstitions of the Fleagle Brothers. |
| Featuring | Fleagle Brothers |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Blue Beetle [Dan Garett] (narrator); Ralph Fleagle; Jake Fleagle |
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| Advertisement | 3 in 1 Air Pistol |
| Featuring | Johnson Smith & Company |
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| Advertisement | Famous Banner Fireworks! |
| Featuring | Banner Fireworks Mfg. Co., Inc. |
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| Featuring | The Fun Company |
| Notes | Four ads from the same company with one order form in the lower right corner. |
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| Featuring | M.P.K. Company 3 Piece Pocket Set of Pens |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
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| Featuring | American Merchandising Co. |
| Notes | Three ads from the same company- Ball Point Pen / Cigarette Lighter; Personalized Initial Ring; Fibre Auto Seat Covers. Back cover. |
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