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| Publication | November 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Art identification based on Patenaude’s signed covers for The Eagle #3 and 4, on which the art of the Eagle and Buddy is consistent with the art of them on this cover, including small and smoothly well-rounded heads, wide smiles with teeth showing, and their capes hanging in the air. Star-esque spiky circles are also used to convey the Nazis getting punched. |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero; War | Characters: The Eagle; Buddy; The Dart (inset) |
| Notes | Art identification based on Patenaude’s signed covers for The Eagle #3 and 4, on which the art of the Eagle and Buddy is consistent with the art of them on this cover, including small and smoothly well-rounded heads, wide smiles with teeth showing, and their capes hanging in the air. Star-esque spiky circles are also used to convey the Nazis getting punched. |
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| Comic Story | The Electromagnetic Trap (14 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Eagle; Buddy; Gauleiter (villain, introduction, death); Gleich (villain, introduction, death); Nazis |
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| Comic Story | The Vault of Time (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Sorceress visits Father Time to discover who the owner of the fabulous Crimson Sapphire is. |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Father Time (introduction); Time; Lanny; Sorceress of Zoom (villain); Gunner Scapula (villain, introduction, death); Slug (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Harry Lucey art credits, synopsis, and some other information added by Craig Delich 9-28-08. |
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| Comic Story | The Gold Thief (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: The Black Rider; Bolton (villain, introduction) |
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| Synopsis | When the watch of Mr. Wheeler is found at the scene of a murder, the Dart must go into action to clear the name of his secret identity. |
| Credits | Script:? [as Alex Boon] (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Dart [Wheeler]; Ace [Andy]; Jimmy Dante; Mr. Mance (death); Miss Tilbury; Blackwell (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-28-08.
Credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. |
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| Comic Story | Sudden Death! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The murder of a messager and the theft of the jewels he was carrying lead Marga on a mission to track down the killer and recover the gems. |
| Credits | Pencils:? [as James J. Royal] (signed) | Inks:? [as James J. Royal] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Marga; Mary; Ambers; Marl (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-28-08. |
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| Text Story | Rome by Time Machine (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Synopsis | Dynamo must stop the attempt by a detective hired to protect a powerhouse from blowing up the same. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Dynamo [Jim Andrews]; Mr. Barret; Barret's daughter; Slate (villain, detective, introduction) |
| Notes | Last appearance.
Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-26-08.
Harold Weber is a house name.
Art credits from Mark Heike.
The last half of Page 6 is an illustrated ad in panels, featuring The Kooba Kid, and a panel announcing a contest and prizes for kids making up the last line for a limerick. Contest closed July 25, 1941. |
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| Synopsis | The Kooba Kid comes to the defense of a poor youngster who has just been beaten up. |
| Featuring | The Kooba Kid |
| Credits | Pencils:? [as BIC] (signed) | Inks:? [as BIC] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: The Kooba Kid |
| Notes | Sequence and all info added by Craig Delich 10-26-08. The last panel is an ad for a contest called "Kid Limericks", which asks readers to fill in the last line of a rhyme to win prizes: 1st prize = $25, 2nd prize [five total] = $5 each; and 3rd prize [50 total] = $1 each. |
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| Comic Story | Gorrit the War Ace (6 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils:? [as Bob Keen] (signed) | Inks:? [as Bob Keen] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Aviation | Characters: Swoop Curtis; Gorrit (villain, introduction) |
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