Additional Information |
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Publication | July 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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Synopsis | Full-page, front cover illustration depicts Spike and Bat returning from the battlefield to find a troupe of showgirls arriving in camp. |
Featuring | Spike and Bat |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor; War | Characters: Spike; Bat |
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Advertisement | Action Toys Offer (1 page) |
Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (spot illustrations) | Inks:? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Full-page, inside front cover offer for 50 combat action toys ($1.00) from Fighting Force of New York, New York. |
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Comic Story | The Lady Didn't Know It Was Loaded (10 pages) |
Synopsis | A female photographer complicates full-scale war maneuvers in South Carolina for Spike and Bat. |
Featuring | Spike and Bat |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor; War | Characters: Spike; Bat; Maggie |
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Comic Story | The Terrible Turk (12 pages) |
Synopsis | On a mission behind the lines, Spike and Bat meet an old acquaintance, the Terrible Turk. |
Featuring | Spike and Bat |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor; War | Characters: Spike; Bat; Mustapha; Kara |
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Text Article | The U.S. Marines on the Shores of Tripoli (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Article about early 19th century United States Marines Corps history. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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Text Article | Tomorrow's Bomber (2 pages) |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
Notes | Article about bombers of the future. |
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Synopsis | Two nerdy, young Marines accompany Lover O'Leary as he comments on Good Girls. |
Featuring | Lover O'Leary and His Liberty Belles |
Content | Genre: Humor; War | Characters: Lover O'Leary; Pokey Haunches; Chili Manners; Buffalo Bella; Water Lulu; two nerdy, young Marines |
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| Mission to Venus (1 page) |
Credits | Letters:? (partially typeset) |
Content | Characters: Major Mars; Professor |
Notes | Full-page offer for a rocket ring from Popsicle of New York, New York. In a half-page, 7-panel story, Major Mars copies Venusian invasion plans with his rocket ring. |
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Advertisement | Electric Motor Offer (1 page) |
Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (spot illustrations) | Inks:? (spot illustrations) | Colors:? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Full-page offer for a miniature electric motor from Imperial Sales Co. of New York, New York. |
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Advertisement | Self-Defense Instruction Offer (1 page) |
Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (spot illustrations) | Inks:? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Full-page, inside back cover offer for self-defense instruction books. |
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Advertisement | Merchandise Offer (1 page) |
Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (spot illustrations) | Inks:? (spot illustrations) | Colors:? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Full page, back cover offer for a variety of merchandise such as Blondie Braids Doll ($2.98) and the Amazing Mystery Fish Bowl ($2.98) from "Uncle Bernie's" Fun Shop. |
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