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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Black Terror; Doc Strange; Captain Future; Woman In Red; Liberator; Secret Ace

Character(s): The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Doc Strange [Dr. Thomas Hugo Strange]; Mike; The Liberator [Dr. Nelson Drew] (inset); The Woman in Red [Peggy Allen] (inset); Secret Ace (inset); Captain Future [Dr. Andrew Bryant] (inset)

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Feature(s): Startling Comics

Character(s): Fighting Yank [Bruce Carter III]; Captain Future [Andrew Bryant]

First Line: Crashing through to a new high...

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover. House ad for Startling Comics featuring the Fighting Yank and Captain Future.

Sorel's Saboteurs

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Writer(s): Richard Hughes

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Black Terror

Character(s): The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Sorel (villain, introduction, death); Sorel's gang (villains, introduction for all); Jean; Marty; Dan

First Line: Bob Benton receives a caller...

Synopsis: Sorel's gang steals a map from Jean showing the location of vital city services; the gang later kidnaps Jean to eliminate witnesses. The Black Terror rescues Jean and learns that Sorel's gang is planning to sabotage a railroad bridge.

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Pages: 13

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The Great Gold Robbery

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Writer(s): Richard Hughes

Penciller(s): Kin Platt [as Kin] (signed)

Inker(s): Kin Platt [as Kin] (signed)

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Doc Strange

Character(s): Doc Strange [Dr. Thomas Hugo Strange]; Mike Ellis; The Murmurer (villain, introduction); Virginia Thompson; Jake

First Line: Out of the night came a mocking voice...

Synopsis: The Murmurer plans to steal $2,000,000 in gold from a train shipment heading to Fort Knox.

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Pages: 12

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The Fifth Column Frameup

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Writer(s): Richard Hughes

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Liberator

Character(s): The Liberator [Dr. Nelson Drew]; Luke Danby (introduction); Fritz Scheel (villain, introduction, death); Axel (villain, introduction); un-named Bundists (villains, introduction for all); Annabel Evans; Tommy

First Line: Saboteurs at work!

Synopsis: Luke Danby is framed as a traitor to the United States by Scheel and his Bundists. The Liberator, suspecting something odd about Danby being a traitor, investigates the situation.

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Pages: 13

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Tim's Good Deed

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Writer(s): Donald Bayne Hobart

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Character(s): Tim March; Mrs. March; Henry Lake; Jack (dog)

First Line: Tim March found it was very cold to be standing on the street corner selling...

Synopsis: Tim is selling newspapers when a strange dog runs out of a butcher shop, runs up to Tim, and deposits a piece of meat at his feet. The butcher threatens to call the dog catcher, but Tim, feeling sorry for the dog, offers to pay the butcher for the meat and then decides to also keep the dog. Later, the dog's owner shows up and pays Tim a reward of $50 - showing that kindness has a way of being repaid.

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The Construction Company Graft Racket

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Penciller(s): Kin Platt [as Kin] (signed)

Inker(s): Kin Platt [as Kin] (signed)

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Genres: science fiction, superhero

Feature(s): Captain Future

Character(s): Captain Future [Dr. Andrew Bryant]; Bradley (villain, introduction); Mr. Wright (villain, introduction); Frank (villain, introduction); un-named gangsters (villains, introduction for all); Grace Adams; Agatha Adams; Algernon

First Line: At the Ajax Construction Company...

Synopsis: Grace and Agatha, investigating graft in the city, are kidnapped to stop them from discovering that the Commissioner of Public Works is in cahoots with the Ajax Construction Company.

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Pages: 12

The Disappearing Supply Ships

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Penciller(s): Ed Moritz

Inker(s): Ed Moritz

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Don Davis

Character(s): Don Davis; Franz (villain, introduction); Adolph (villain, introduction); the Nazis (villains)

First Line: Don Davis is called to the navy headquarters in New York!

Synopsis: Don Davis discovers a Nazi spy ring that is operating out of New York to capture supply ships.

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Pages: 6

Christmas Spirit

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Writer(s): Donald Bayne Hobart

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Character(s): Herbie Johnson; Charles Robert; Mr. Smith; Mr. Johnson; Mrs. Johnson

First Line: This Christmas Eve Herbie Johnson was ever so excited!

Synopsis: Herbie encounters a girl who is crying outside a toy store because she and her brothers will be receiving no gifts for Christmas due to their father lacking funds. Herbie, in an act of kindness, buys toys for the girl's brothers.

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The Heirs of Harris

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Writer(s): Richard Hughes ?

Penciller(s): Ray Thayer

Inker(s): Ray Thayer

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Woman In Red

Character(s): The Woman in Red [Peggy Allen]; Cyrus Harris (introduction); unnamed butler; unnamed chauffeur

First Line: At police headquarters... It seems crime's taken a holiday!

Synopsis: A strange phone call to police headquarters from a wealthy eccentric causes Peggy Allen to investigate.

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Pages: 6

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Feature(s): Thrilling Comics

Character(s): Doc Strange [Thomas Hugo Strange]; American Crusader [Archibald Masters]

First Line: Double-barrelled dynamite!

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Notes: Inside back cover. House ad for Thrilling Comics featuring Doc Strange and the American Crusader.

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Feature(s): Real Life Comics

Character(s): Adolph Hitler

First Line: Not fiction.. but vivid, blazing fact!

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Notes: Back cover. House ad for Real Life Comics.