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Illustration on Cover, Front

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Penciller(s): Lou Fine

Inker(s): Lou Fine

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Red Bee

Character(s): The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh]

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Saul Rosen [as B. H. Apiary] (signed)

Inker(s): Saul Rosen [as B. H. Apiary] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Red Bee

Character(s): The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh] (Assistant District Attorney); Tom Darrow (District Attorney); Buddan (villain, introduction); Buddan's gang (villains, introduction for all)

First Line: Rick Raleigh, assistant to District Attorney Darrow, enters the role of the Red Bee to strike a tellilng blow at the taxi cab...

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Pages: 7

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): S. M. Iger [as S. M. Regi]

Penciller(s): Alex Blum

Inker(s): Alex Blum

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): The Strange Twins

Character(s): Rod Strange (villain); Douglas Strange; Wing Low; Maj. Phillip Elliot (introduction); a gang of crooks (villains, introductions)

First Line: The African jungle! Many are the prizes that men have searched for in this steaming heart of Hades...

Synopsis: Doug and Rod Strange learn of their brotherhood and become friends.

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Pages: 7

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)

Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling

Inker(s): Klaus Nordling

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, humorous

Feature(s): Bob and Swab

Character(s): Bob Masters; Swab Decker

First Line: Between Alaska and foreign-owned Big Diomede Island, lies the American island called Little Diomede...

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Pages: 5

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bob Powell ? [as Stanley Charlot]

Penciller(s): Nick Cardy

Inker(s): Nick Cardy

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Betty Bates

Character(s): Betty Bates; Karlo (villain, introduction); his female boss (villain, introduction); Mr. Marks (introduction, death)

First Line: Betty Bates, the lovely lady attorney, is called to the bedside of a dying man.

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Pages: 4

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? [as Greg Powers]

Penciller(s): George Tuska

Inker(s): George Tuska

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Hercules

Character(s): Hercules [Joe Hercules]; Spots (firedog); Cooky Stover (villain, introduction); Cooky Stover's gang (villains, introduction for all)

First Line: The real American hero,Hercules, the boy from the farm, shows big town crooks that crime is a fire that will burn even their own fingers.

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Pages: 6

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Writer(s): ? [as Cary Weyt]

Penciller(s): Charles Sultan

Inker(s): Charles Sultan

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: espionage

Feature(s): G-5 Super Agent

Character(s): G-5; Baron Hortessel (villain, introduction, death)

First Line: A machine gun sight, guarantee of air superiority has created a furor in Europe.

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Pages: 4

The Ghost's Revenge

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? [as Pierre Winter]

Penciller(s): John Celardo

Inker(s): John Celardo

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: occult

Feature(s): Old Witch

Character(s): The Old Witch

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Pages: 4

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? [as Roy Talon]

Penciller(s): Maurice Gutwirth

Inker(s): Maurice Gutwirth

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Blaze Barton

Character(s): Blaze Barton; Prof. Solis; Kramo (villain, introduction); Martians (villains)

First Line: Congratulations, Professor Solis, the population as well as your friends are sure you will make a grand president!

Synopsis: Prof. Solis becomes President of Earth, 5020

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Pages: 4

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Writer(s): ? [as Lowell Riggs]

Penciller(s): Nick Cardy

Inker(s): Nick Cardy

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Jack and Jill

Character(s): Jack Doe; Jill Doe; Algernon (Jill's cousin, introduction); a killer (villain, introduction, death)

First Line: Jack and Jill, that ace sleuthing team, are resting up between chills and thrill, when...

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Pages: 4

Notes: next appearance in NATIONAL COMICS #8

The Murdered Butler

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Toni Blum [as Tony Boone]

Letterer(s): Typeset

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Pages: 2

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): George Tuska

Inker(s): George Tuska

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: jungle

Feature(s): Lion Boy

Character(s): Lion Boy; a band of hunters (villains, introductions)

First Line: One day two little cubs wander away from the lion pack.

Synopsis: Lion Boy and his pride thwart a pair of big game hunters.

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Pages: 5

On Skeleton Island

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Arthur Beeman ? [as Sandy Klaus]

Penciller(s): Arthur Beeman ?

Inker(s): Arthur Beeman ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Tommy Tinkle

Character(s): Tommy Tinkle; Choc'lit Drop (introduction); Emperor Jy-Gantic (introduction)

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Pages: 2

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): S. M. Iger [as Tagor Maroy] (signed)

Penciller(s): Alex Blum ?

Inker(s): Alex Blum ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Neon the Unknown

Character(s): Neon [Tom Corbet]; President Karla (introduction); The Four Lamas (villains, introductions, deaths)

First Line: Deep in the hills of Tibet, four lamas, masters of the mystic sciences of the Orient...

Synopsis: Neon must face and defeat a group of Tibetan telepaths.

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Pages: 6

Notes: It's a good bet that Blum did the art of this story as the only other artist identified as doing the strip was Lou Fine, whose style is easily recognizable, and who illustrated some stories in 1941.