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Issue: Silver Streak Comics #20 Public Domain
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagLev Gleason
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Comic House, Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/10/1942
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Lev Gleason (credited)
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Full Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Outnumbered a Hundred to One!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
war
Ned of the Navy
Ned of the Navy
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Miscellaneous
1
A previous indexer misread the signature as "Edd Ashe".
An Inside Tip Read Every Word! Silver Streak Comics Is Not a School Book!

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Lev Gleason (signed)
Typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
The Saint
The Saint [Simon Templar]; Patricia Holm; Hoppy Uniatz
This strange story starts at the headquarters of the British intelligence in London... [sic]
The Saint goes to Libya to fight the Axis.
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Miscellaneous
12
Ashe signed this story on the front page, right behind the name of the creator and owner of The Saint, Leslie Charteris.

Lev Gleason states in this issue that this is the most expensive feature in comics, due to getting the Saint creator to write this comic.
The Animal Imagination Lamp

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
Dickie Dean
Dickie Dean; Zip Todd
Dickie's latest invention has Zip seeing things.
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Miscellaneous
7
Reader's invention of the month created by Richard Bloom of Brooklyn, NY.
Elcadorian Jailbreak

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Red Reed in the Americas!
Red Reed (introduction); Jose Navarro (introduction); Pedro Cazzar (introduction); Mr. North (sailor, introduction); General Cados (Elcador leader, introduction); Tito (Pedro's house servant, introduction); Senorita Mollie Day (Jose's father's secretary); Mr. Navarro (Jose's father, introduction); Mrs. Navarro (Jose's mother, introduction); Juan (Jose's friend, introduction); Pancho Zano (villain, introduction)
Our story opens on the campus...
Red and Jose fly to Florida when they hear that a friend of theirs, Pedro, has washed up on the beach, nearly dead. When they question him, they discover that Elcador is in the midst of a revolution, with the government cowed by a bandit named Pancho Zano. Red and Jose decide to go to Elcador to aid the government forces.
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FlagThe Bill Everett Archives #2 published September 2013
as Elcadorian Jailbreak [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Continued next issue.

The story is by-lined as "created by Bob Davis and Fitz".

The last panel, a blurb for the next issue's story, is signed "W.B.E." (which stands for William Blake Everett).
Barn Fire

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
drama, humorous
Country Maneuvers
Even the Farm Kids Gotta Have Their Battle
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Miscellaneous
2
The Disguised Aircraft Carrier

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, war
Ned of the Navy
Ned Hale
Ned Hale, hard-hitting ex-midshipman...
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Miscellaneous
6
Script and inks previously credited to Art Gates, but there is no confirmation.
Juke Jacket

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Warren ?
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Alonzo Appleseed
Alonzo Appleseed; Pa Appleseed; Ma Appleseed
If I don't get a letter this year...
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Miscellaneous
5
Jack Alonzo Vincent Warren used different parts of his full name when signing his comic book work.
Shipload of Brides

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, historical, humorous
The Pirate Prince
The Pirate Prince; Harry; Sally; Blenda; Captain Jukes
Girls!! Here's an adventurous, romantic story just for you!
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Miscellaneous
6
The Man Who Vanished

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
Big Shot Narkin; Detective Mike Dolan
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Miscellaneous
2
Introducing Scoop Scuttle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Scoop Scuttle
Scoop Scuttle (intro); Frantic Fred the City Ed; Luke Leerlip; Winnie Wetwit
Hey! Stop the presses...
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Miscellaneous
4
The Volcano of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Otto Binder
Jack Binder
Jack Binder
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Battle
Captain Battle [Jonathan Battle]; Hale Battle; Baron Doom (villain)
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FlagCaptain Battle Comics #3 published January 1942
as Captain Battle and the Volcano of Death! [Chapter 2] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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