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Issue: Triumph Comics #8 Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1942
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Issues: #8 of 26 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagBell Features
Brand: Colonial Distributors Bell FeaturesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Bell Features and Publishing Company Limited
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 CAD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 24 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Indexed from a scan from Digital Comic Museum (digitalcomicmuseum.com).
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Full Colour Covers; Black and White Interiors (except full color #32 (27) )
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing
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FlagNelvana of the Northern Lights #[nn] published May 2014 as Nelvana in Glacia - Chapt. 1 - Land of Frozen Life! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): René L. Kulbach (signed)
Inker(s): René L. Kulbach (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero, western
Feature(s): Nelvana of the Northern Lights; Tang; Capt. Wonder; Speed Savage
Character(s): Nelvana; Targa; Captain Wonder; Tang; Buddy Breckenridge; Speed Savage; Veronica Lone
First Line: It's not a statue -- it's human!
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Pages: 1
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Cooper
Inker(s): Al Cooper
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, non-fiction, war
First Line: German cities, within easy range of British fighters...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Depicts the Spitfighter, Beaufighter, Sterling Bomber, Wellington Bomber & Blenheim MKIVF.
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Nelvana in Glacia - Chapt. 1 - Land of Frozen Life!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Adrian Dingle (signed)
Penciller(s): Adrian Dingle (signed)
Inker(s): Adrian Dingle (signed)
Letterer(s): Adrian Dingle (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy, superhero
Feature(s): Nelvana of the Northern Lights
Character(s): Nelvana; Koliak; Targa; King Rano; Mammoth-Men
First Line: The beautiful undulating pattern of the northern lights shimmer over the ice fields... if you were to watch closely, on this occasion, you might have seen the figure of a beautiful woman in conversation with a vague, ethereal form...
Synopsis: Nelvana is told to go to Glacia, frozen beneath the ice for five million years.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: First appearance of Glacia, Targa and King Rano. First full appearance of Koliak.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Penciller(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Inker(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Letterer(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Miss Smith, all you have to say is 'Western Telephone Exchange.'
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Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Edmond Good
Inker(s): Edmond Good
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Did you get your new Wow yet?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Wow Comics #8.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Penciller(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Inker(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Letterer(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jenkins
First Line: Poor Jenkins, every time starts counting, he thinks of sheep.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Two gag cartoons and a three-panel comic strip.
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A Page of Cash-Prize-Winning Jokes

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Sinkins; Jim Wright; John Johnston; Eda Franceschini; Frank Hawkyard; Harry Oshanski; Joseph Clark
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: First boy: Do you speak to girls you don't know?
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Pages: 1
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Vacation With Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ted Steele [as T. A. Steele]
Penciller(s): Ted Steele [as T. A. Steele]
Inker(s): Ted Steele [as T. A. Steele]
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Speed Savage
Character(s): Speed Savage [Whitemask]; Veronica Lone; Gloria Mason; Roy Thoms; William Brezlitt; Hunchback
First Line: Well Ronnie I guess we're ready to shove off. I hope we can make it, with all those clothes you've got packed in that trunk!
Synopsis: While on vacation at Pine Lake, Speed discovers someone is trying to run the local lodge out of business through fatal or near-fatal accidents. Speed finds Brezlitt is responsible, but a mysterious hunchback kills Brezlitt before Speed can question him. As Speed enters a motorboat race, the hunchback is still lurking around.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Continued next issue.
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Drums of the Leopard Men

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edmond Good
Penciller(s): Murray Karn
Inker(s): Murray Karn
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): Rogers; Ntuko; Cliff Owen
First Line: A white man's nightmare of a horror that dwelled in Africa's mysterious jungles
Synopsis: Rogers is searching for his friend Cliff in Africa.
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Pages: 5
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Win a cash prize in the new free 'Ducky' contest!
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Pages: 2
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Boys! You can make money with this book
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Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Penciller(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Inker(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Letterer(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): John
First Line: Good heavens, I've gained five pounds
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Five gag cartoons.
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Optical Illusions

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Fig. 1. One of the dots is placed in the centre of the circle, the question is which one.
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Pages: 0.67
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mel Crawford
Penciller(s): Mel Crawford
Inker(s): Mel Crawford
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Ben
First Line: Poor old Ben can hardly get around, until...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Advertisement in comic strip form for Joke Comics.
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The Capture of Grey Owl

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): René Kulbach (signed) [as René L. Kulbach]
Penciller(s): René Kulbach (signed) [as René L. Kulbach]
Inker(s): René Kulbach (signed) [as René L. Kulbach]
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Tang
Character(s): Buddy Breckenridge; Tang; Grey Owl
First Line: Why - the dirty rats!
Synopsis: Buddy has to warn a settlement of an Indian attack.
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Pages: 12
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Adrian Dingle (signed)
Inker(s): Adrian Dingle (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Canada's fastest-selling 'action' comic book
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Active Comics #5.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Penciller(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Inker(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Letterer(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: My dear man, no need for that...
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Pages: 1
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Fighting Planes of a World at War

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Cooper
Inker(s): Al Cooper
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, non-fiction, war
First Line: Fokker D.21
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Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mel Crawford
Inker(s): Mel Crawford
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Ye editor digging himself out of the entries in the popularity contest...
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ross Saakel
Penciller(s): Ross Saakel
Inker(s): Ross Saakel
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Capt. Wonder
Character(s): Captain Wonder [Bob Victor]; Dr. Ranting; Shultz; Storhm; Stohl; Eileen
First Line: Dr. Ranting, one of Canada's eminent scientists...
Synopsis: Nazi agents invade Canada's Thousand Islands, turning people into human bombs by making them ingest an explosive formula. Captain Wonder thwarts the plot and the remaining agents take their own lives using the formula.
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Captain Wonder's real name revealed in this story.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Penciller(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Inker(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Letterer(s): Mickey Owens [as Mik]
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, war
First Line: I tell ya Sarge, this new anti-aircraft gun is too powerful...
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Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Edmond Good
Inker(s): Edmond Good
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Kenneth Scotty MacDonald; Wild Bill Wildman; Johnny Canuck; Rex Baxter
First Line: Johnny Canuck... Canada's answer to Adolf Hitler...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Dime Comics #5.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Baw! Somebody's got my comic book!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Britain's Famous Fighter

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Advertisement for Spitfire toy plane model.

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