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| Name | Thrilling Adventures In Stamps 8 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.25 USD | Pages: 100 | Frequency: quarterly |
| Notes | Indicia at the bottom lists: "THRILLING ADVENTURES IN STAMPS COMICS is published quarterly by Stamps Comics Inc. at Buffalo, N.Y. Editorial and executive offices at 105 East 35th Street, New York 16, N.Y. Application for re-entry as second-class matter pending at the Post Office at Buffalo, N.Y. Single copy 25c. Four copies $1.00 in the United States, $1.25 elsewhere. Please send all subscriptions to Stamp Comics Inc., Box 160, Murray Hill Station, New York 16, N.Y. Copyright 1953 by Stamp Comics Inc. No similarity between any of the names, characters, persons and.or institutions appearing in this magazine with those of any living or dead person or institution is intended, and any such similarity which may exist is purely coincidental. Vol. 1, No. 8, January, 1953 issue. Printed in the U.S.A." |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Jungle |
| Pencils | Joseph Szokoli |
| Inks | Joseph Szokoli |
| Advertisement | No Title (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Do You Need Any of These Stamps in Your Collection? |
| Comic Story | The Philadelphia Mission (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The destruction of the frigate U.S.S. Philadelphia by Steven Decatur, to prevent it falling into the hands of the Barbary pirates, was commemorated with the U.S. Scott #791 two-cent stamp (1936-1937). |
| Genre | Historical |
| Characters | Commodore Edward Preble; Lieutenant William Bainbridge; Lieutenant Steven Decatur, Jr.; |
| Pencils | Harry Harrison |
| Inks | Harry Harrison |
| Comic Story | Satan's Pact (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The architect of the Cologne Cathedral made a pact with Satan for plans for the building. When he broke the pact, Satan made sure no one would ever know the architect's name. The story is commemorated with the Germany - Scott #238 stamp. |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Characters | Bishop of Cologne |
| Pencils | Vince Napoli |
| Inks | Vince Napoli |
| Comic Story | Monkey Business! (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | When vaudevillian Winton went for a walk with his two monkeys, he was killed and robbed. His monkeys identified the killers. This was commemorated with the North Borneo - Scott #214 stamp (1939). |
| Genre | Jungle |
| Characters | James Winton (dies) |
| Pencils | Doug Wildey (signed) |
| Inks | Doug Wildey (signed) |
| Notes | On the first page, James Winston refers to his monkeys as "chimps," which is incorrect (monkeys have tails, chimpanzees don't). The rest of the story correctly refers to them as "monkeys" or "monks." |
| Comic Story | Captain John Smith and Pocahontas (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | While hunting for food for Jamestown, Captain Smith was captured and sentenced to death. The chief's daughter, Pocahontas, intervened to save him. This is commemorated with the U.S. - Scott #328 one-cent stamp (1907). |
| Genre | Historical |
| Characters | Captain John Smith; Opecanchanough; Chief Powhatan; Pocahontas |
| Pencils | Joe Galotti (signed) |
| Inks | A. M. Langworthy (signed) |
| Comic Story | Esperanto Saves a Life (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Discovering that Jacques is a fellow Esperantist, a Gestapo soldier helped him escape the firing squad. To commemorate the Esperanto Congress, the Brazil - Scott #442 stamp was issued in 1936. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Characters | Jacques Corvet |
| Pencils | Harry Harrison |
| Inks | Harry Harrison |
| Comic Story | Heroine of Eddystone Light (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Grace won the Albert Medal for saving passengers of the wrecked steamer Forfarshire. The story was commemorated with the New Zealand - Scott #OY32 stamp. |
| Genre | Historical |
| Characters | Captain Humble (dies); Grace Darling; William Darling |
| Pencils | Bob Baer |
| Inks | Bob Baer |
| Notes | The story lists the date was December 6th, but the wreck was on September 6, 1838. It also lists she won the Albert Medal for Lifesaving, which wasn't created until 1866. Instead, she and her father won the RNLI Silver Medal. https://www.donsclassicstamps.com/stamps/new-zealand-oy32-f-vf-mnh-mh/ lists the #OY32 stamp shows the Cape Campbell Lighthouse, built in 1870. The story should list the OY33 stamp. |
| Photo Story | Oddities in Stamps (1 page) |
| Script | Joseph Szokoli |
| Pencils | Joseph Szokoli |
| Comic Story | The Beard of the Dragon (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Rather than shame their family name, the Fongs prepare a last meal of rich, but poisoned, food. Their meal in interrupted by kidnappers, who eat the poisoned food. The $5000 reward restores their ability to pay their depts. The story was commemorated by the China - Scott #98 stamp (1898). |
| Genre | Historical |
| Characters | Li Kong (dies); Lo Tsin (dies) |
| Comic Story | The Death of Capt. James Cook (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Captain Cook was killed while attempting to abduct one of the Hawaiian chiefs. The Cook Islands - Scott #84 stamp commemorates his death. |
| Genre | Historical |
| Characters | James Cook (death); Chief Kalaniʻōpuʻu |
| Pencils | Ed Goldfarb Bob Baer |
| Inks | Ed Goldfarb Bob Baer |
| Comic Story | Cellini and the Statue of Perseus (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Cellini surprised his sponsor by casting the Perseus with the Head of Medusa statue with bronze, which had not been used for such a monumental work. To commemorate the fifth UNESCO conference in Florence in 1950, the Italy - Scott #534 stamp was issued. |
| Genre | Historical |
| Characters | Benvenuto Cellini; Lorenzo de' Medici |
| Pencils | Henry Kiefer |
| Inks | Henry Kiefer |
| Notes | It wasn't Lorenzo, it was his grandson Cosimo I de’ Medici who commissioned the statue. |
| Comic Story | Slave Train (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | As a reward for ending the slave trade in the Congo, Captain Dhanis was made a baron. To illustrate the slave train, the Belgian Congo - Scott #228 was issued in 1947. |
| Genre | Historical |
| Characters | Captain Francis Dhanis |
| Pencils | Ed Goldfarb Bob Baer |
| Inks | Ed Goldfarb Bob Baer |
| Comic Story | Old Blood and Guts (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Luxembourg - Scott #243 stamp commemorates Patton's tanks freeing their country. |
| Genre | Historical |
| Characters | General George S. Patton |
| Pencils | Bill Fraccio |
| Inks | Bill Fraccio |
| Comic Story | The Spanish River Disaster (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | On January 21, 1905, conductor Reynolds escaped the derailed dining car of his train, then rescued the passengers. He won the Albert Medal for his bravery. The U.S. - Scott #295 two-cent stamp commemorates the type of train. |
| Genre | Historical |
| Characters | Thomas Reynolds |
| Pencils | Vince Colletta |
| Inks | Vince Colletta |
| Notes | Although the story list 1905, the train crash was in 1910. |
| Comic Story | What's My Name? (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | German-occupied France issued a one-Franc stamp to commemorate Pétain in 1943. |
| Genre | Historical |
| Characters | Philippe Pétain |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution License. More details about this comic may be available in their page here | |
