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Here we have the origin of the Red Demon. Quite a good story. Someone should revive this guy! |
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| Publication | June-July 1947 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: every other month |
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| Cover | She's a Hit! |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Black Cat [Linda Turner] |
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| Comic Story | Crimson Madness (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Denied the female lead in "Forever Crimson", Olga attacks the director (C.B.), Tim, and Rick. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Linda Turner [Black Cat]; Jonesie; Rick Horne; Vicki Dougan (cameo); Cary Grant (cameo), Bette Davis (cameo); Judy Garland (cameo); Jean Harlow (cameo); Bob Hope (cameo); Frank Sinatra (cameo); Mark Kable; Miguel Beaker (villain, introduction); Olga Petrova (villain, introduction); Paul; Laurette Stoddard; C.B. de Pille; L.B. Maher; Jim Wentworth |
| Notes | Script information by Lee Elias and Mike Feldman (Per Sandell ed.)
Mark Kable is based on Clark Gable, C.B. de Pille is based on C.B. de Mille, and L.B. Maher is based on Louis B. Mayer, all of MGM Studios. However, 1947's Forever Amber was made by 20th Century Fox (starring Linda Darnell). Fox conducted a search for the actress to portray Amber St. Clair modeled on MGM's search for the actress to portray Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind. |
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| Comic Story | The Loaded Oyster Bed (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Danny Dixon |
| Notes | Script credit from Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Art id per Joe Simon. |
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| Synopsis | Roxanne's father is throwing a charity bash, and the money is supposed to be presented to a blowhard U.S. Senator. However, the Arrow must step in when it is discovered the Senator and his bodyguard are imposters. |
| Featuring | Scarlet Arrow |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Scarlet Arrow [Alan Bidell]; Roxanne (Alan's sweetheart); Roger; Senator Claxonhorn; fake Senator Claxonhorn (villain); Montmorcey (villain, fake Senator's bodyguard) |
| Notes | Last appearance.
It's very probable the character in this story, Senator Claxonhorn, was swiped from radio's Senator Claghorn, played by Kenny Delmar on the Fred Allen show (later used by Warner Brothers in their cartoon series, "Foghorn Leghorn"). He uses all the same verbage the radio Senator did, including "Ah'm from the South -- the South that is!". |
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| Featuring | Flossie |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Fear the Story of a Guitly Conscience (9 pages) |
| Featuring | Duke of Broadway |
| Notes | According to the Jack Kirby Checklist Kirby only penciled the first page. Simon inked page one and completed the rest of the story. |
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| Text Story | Case of Desert Death (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Black Cat |
| Credits | Pencils:? (spot illustration) | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Black Cat [Linda Turner] |
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| Featuring | Bimbo's Beanery |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | The Midnight Killer (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Red Demon sits on a throne in parts unknown, musing over the circumstances that turned Judge Straight into the crime buster, The Red Demon. A gangster, Boss Brewster, is killed at a masquerade party and one Joe Monsi is arrested for the crime and sentenced to die for it. However, a remark from Monsi's wife somehow rings true to the judge, who decides to go out among the criminal element to see how the other half lives. In doing so, he tracks down the Brewster Gang, and as The Red Demon, brings them to justice, and clears Monsi's name. |
| Featuring | His Honor and ... The Red Demon |
| Content | Characters: The Red Demon [Straight] [aka Frank Full] (a judge, origin told); Habriel Geatter (radio announcer); Joe Monsi; Monsi's wife; Stefano Brothers (villains, mention only); Bull Brewster (villain, death); The Eel (villain) |
| Notes | The Who's Who only identified Carlin as the scripter for the Black Cat in 1947, so name added with ? by Craig Delich.
Radio announcer in the this story was renamed for the true person, Gabriel Heater, famed broadcaster.
Much of the story is told in flashback. |
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