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Issue: All-American Comics #23
Publication Date: February 1941
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Issues: #23 of 102 Issues (103 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: All-American Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/20/1940
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 36 (21 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (assistant editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy covers; Newsprint interiors
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Lantern
Character(s): The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Delia Day
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGolden Age Green Lantern Archives #1 [First Printing] published June 1999
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Oddity: GL wears the power ring on the right hand.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Johnson Smith & Company
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Sins of the Father

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger (signed)
Penciller(s): E. E. Hibbard [as Mart Dellon] (signed)
Inker(s): E. E. Hibbard [as Mart Dellon] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Green Lantern
Character(s): The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Irene Miller; Joe (prison guard); Delia Maloney [as Delia Day]; Mary Day Maloney (Delia's mother, death); Al Maloney (villain, Delia's father, death); Frankie Fowler (villain, death); "Slug" Kafey (villain)
Synopsis: Accompanying Irene on an interview with movie star Delia Day, Alan Scott becomes suspicious, spying her talking to hoodlum "Slug" Kafey. Taking action as Green Lantern, Scott discovers that Day is being blackmailed because her father is actually racketeer Al Maloney. GL interviews Maloney in prison and finds that Frankie Fowler is the only other person who knows the connection between the two and races to find Fowler, but Delia is already there paying the blackmail. Fowler forces GL to surrender to save Delia, but Maloney bursts in, there is an exchange of gunfire, and both men are killed.
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In Content Item: FlagGolden Age Green Lantern Archives #1 [First Printing] published June 1999
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Oddity: GL uses a variation of his oath in this story: "And I shall shed my light upon dark evil, for the dark things cannot stand the light...the light of the Green Lantern!"
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After the Red Tornado

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Penciller(s): Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inker(s): Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Sheldon Mayer
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero, teen
Feature(s): Scribbly and the Red Tornado
Character(s): Red Tornado [Ma Hunkel]; Scribbly Jibbet; Big Eddie (Villain); Sisty Hunkel; Dinky Jibbet
Synopsis: When the Police learn that the Red Tornado is operating in the neighborhood, they attempt to capture her. Quickly thinking on her feet, Ma dresses up a gorilla in the zoo with her outfit, and when the Police round it up, are they surprised!
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In Issue: FlagThe JSA All Stars Archives #1 published December 2007
In Content Item: FlagA Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics #[nn] published January 1981
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Walking the Shark!

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert L. Ripley
Penciller(s): Robert L. Ripley
Inker(s): Robert L. Ripley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Robert L. Ripley
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Believe It or Not
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Reprint Notes: from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1940-?-?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Penciller(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inker(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Smith
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
Character(s): Mutt; Jeff
First Line: This business of eating hot dogs for lunch ain't so hot!
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Reprint Notes: from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-08-06
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Penciller(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inker(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cicero's Cat
Character(s): Cicero's Cat
First Line: No, no! This liver is not for you!
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Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-08-06
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Penciller(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inker(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
First Line: Say, how'd you fellas like to dig me a well?
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Reprint Notes: from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-05-21
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Scared of Her Shadow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Penciller(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inker(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cicero's Cat
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-05-21
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Oldest Monument to the Unknown Soldier

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert L. Ripley
Penciller(s): Robert L. Ripley
Inker(s): Robert L. Ripley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Robert L. Ripley
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Believe It or Not
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1940-?-?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Penciller(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inker(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): Gene Byrnes
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Daisybelle
Character(s): Daisybelle
First Line: All the ladies will be here...
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Reprint Notes: from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) 1938-09-18
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Penciller(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inker(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): Gene Byrnes
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Daisybelle
First Line: Willie Oaks is runnin' a sidewalk cafe...
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Reprint Notes: from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Charter Flight to Disaster

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Penciller(s): Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Inker(s): Jon L. Blummer (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jon L. Blummer
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Feature(s): Hop Harrigan
Character(s): Hop Harrigan
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-American Flying Club
First Line: We've had so many requests...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jon L. Blummer
Penciller(s): Jon L. Blummer
Inker(s): Jon L. Blummer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Hop Harrigan's History of American Aviation
Character(s): Hop Harrigan (inset)
First Line: Commander Richard E. Byrd became the first man...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Jailbreak

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Art Helfant
Penciller(s): Art Helfant (signed)
Inker(s): Art Helfant (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Popsicle Pete
Character(s): Pete
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Joe's Appointment

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill O'Connor (signed)
Penciller(s): Ben Flinton (signed)
Inker(s): Leonard Sansone
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Atom
Character(s): The Atom [Al Pratt]; Nada (villain, introduction); Boris (villain, introduction); Joe Morgan
Synopsis: A mysterious woman in black succeeds in drugging Joe Morgan and getting him to take the blame for the theft of secret Cruiser plans, which ends up landing him and Al in jail.
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In Issue: FlagThe JSA All Stars Archives #1 published December 2007
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Rescue on Mars [Part 4]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl H. Claudy (signed)
Penciller(s): Stan Asch
Inker(s): Stan Asch
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Adventures in the Unknown
Character(s): Alan; Ted; Jack
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Crime, Inc., Part II

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Evelyn Gaines
Penciller(s): Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)
Inker(s): Sheldon Mayer (spot illo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Jimmy Stone
Character(s): Jimmy Stone
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Built-Rite Toys
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-American Comics Monthly Book Review
Character(s): Dr. Jekyll; Mr. Hyde
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Millard Fillmore

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-American Stamp Page
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page includes several small ads from stamps dealers.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Penciller(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inker(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): Gene Byrnes
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Daisybelle
Character(s): Daisybelle
First Line: What are you doing, Raymond?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Toll Bridge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Penciller(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inker(s): Gene Byrnes (signed)
Colorist(s): ? (red tones)
Letterer(s): Gene Byrnes
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Daisybelle
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Daisybelle Sunday (Gene Byrnes) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert L. Ripley
Penciller(s): Robert L. Ripley
Inker(s): Robert L. Ripley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Robert L. Ripley
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Believe It or Not
First Line: New born seals are white...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1940-?-?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Penciller(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Inker(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Al Smith
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
Character(s): Mutt; Jeff
First Line: Now, Jeff, we'll get in the plane and fly to Little Cicero...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1938-12-25
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Penciller(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inker(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cicero's Cat
First Line: There! That was some tough job putting all those balls on that tree!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1938-12-25
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Penciller(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inker(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mutt & Jeff
First Line: Blind Man Finds Love!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Mutt & Jeff Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-08-27
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Penciller(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Inker(s): Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cicero's Cat
First Line: Spider
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Cicero's Cat Sunday (Bell Syndicate) 1939-08-27
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Greatest Life Saver of All Time

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert L. Ripley
Penciller(s): Robert L. Ripley
Inker(s): Robert L. Ripley
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Robert L. Ripley
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Believe It or Not
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Believe It or Not daily (King Features Syndicate) 1940-?-?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Worthless Stock

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edwin Alger
Penciller(s): Edwin Alger
Inker(s): Edwin Alger
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Ben Webster
Character(s): Ben Webster
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Ben Webster's Career Sunday (Bell Syndicate) ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Mysterious Murder of the Texas Ranger

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel ?
Penciller(s): William Smith
Inker(s): William Smith
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Red, White and Blue
Character(s): Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Now on Sale -- All-Star No. 3

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): All-Star Comics
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lancaster County Seed Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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