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Issue: Wow Comics #24
Publication Date: April 1945
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Issues: #24 of 30 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagBell Features
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Bell Features and Publishing Company Limited
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 CAD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 18 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: colour covers; colour interior (#1-8); black and white interior (#9 and on)
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Adrian Dingle (signed) [as Dingle]
Inker(s): Adrian Dingle (signed) [as Dingle]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): The Phantom Rider
Character(s): Phantom Rider [Duan Harris]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ted Steele
Inker(s): Ted Steele
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Private Stuff
First Line: Hey Gang! Here's your free cut out mask of Ted Steele's mirthquaking comic soldier.. "Private Stuff"
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Runs across the inside front and inside back cover.
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A Case of High Grade Murder!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Adrian Dingle (signed)
Penciller(s): Adrian Dingle (signed)
Inker(s): Adrian Dingle (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Penguin
Character(s): Big Joe Garland; Mike Luiknick; Bill; Paul Halsworth; Diane Garland; Inspector Mallory; The Penguin
First Line: Our story opens at the Deep Lake Gold Mine, in northern Ontario.
Synopsis: Mine owner, Big Joe Garland is shot dead.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Part 1 of story. Continued next issue.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Keith
Penciller(s): Frank Keith (signed)
Inker(s): Frank Keith (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Snaps
Character(s): Yancy
First Line: Sure! Sure! I agree wid you that you were educated in th' U.S.A. - but how do explain your Jap accent, ya bum!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four one-panel cartoons.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Keith
Penciller(s): Frank Keith [as Keith]
Inker(s): Frank Keith [as Keith]
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Th' Chief
Character(s): The' Chief
First Line: Me try out new canoe um!
Synopsis: Th' Chief tries to ride in his canoe.
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Lazare
Penciller(s): Jerry Lazare
Inker(s): Jerry Lazare
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): The Phantom Rider of the Crimson Sage
Character(s): Duan Harris [Phantom Rider]; Cal; Needles; Musty
First Line: Hi, fellows! How's everything?
Synopsis: Old Cal's gold and map are stolen.
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Brunt
Penciller(s): Harry Brunt
Inker(s): Harry Brunt
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, war
Feature(s): Lank the Yank
Character(s): Lank
First Line: Yessir!!! It's another of those letters from Lank!
Synopsis: Lank tells of landing on the Philippine island of Leyte.
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ted Steele
Penciller(s): Ted Steele
Inker(s): Ted Steele
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Woody and the Wolf
Character(s): Woody Wilkins [The Wolf]; Dr. Synester
First Line: The editor of "The Evening Times" has promised to give my comic strip, "The Wolf," a two week trial, if I get him some news about old Dr. Synester.
Synopsis: Woody becomes a real-life version of his fictional hero, the Wolf.
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Pages: 5
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Keith
Penciller(s): Frank Keith (signed)
Inker(s): Frank Keith (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Snaps
Character(s): Batty
First Line: Th' warden just got fired - he wuz caught fryin' bacon an' eggs on th' "hot seat"
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Five one-panel cartoons and one four-panel comic.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Lazare
Penciller(s): Jerry Lazare
Inker(s): Jerry Lazare
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Jeff Waring
Character(s): Squint; Jeff Waring
First Line: Gee, Squint.... you live in a penthouse on top of the world... an' yet this newspaper calls ya king of underworld!!!
Synopsis: Squint escapes prison and heads to the Amazon with a machine gun to become king.
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Pages: 7
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Keith
Penciller(s): Frank Keith [as Keith]
Inker(s): Frank Keith [as Keith]
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, humorous
Feature(s): Comic Crimes
First Line: Th' judge gave Spike a suspended sentence!
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Aram Alexanian
Penciller(s): Aram Alexanian (signed)
Inker(s): Aram Alexanian (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): The Black Falcon
Character(s): The Black Falcon; Colonel Maria Solensky; Pete
First Line: British Hqs. in Calcutta, India...
Synopsis: The Black Falcon is assigned to deliver a letter to a Soviet Colonel.
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Pages: 7
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The Most Amazing Story in Comic Book History

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
Character(s): Nelvana
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for The Ether People story in Triumph Comics.
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The King of the Dirt Track

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Kelly
Penciller(s): Fred Kelly
Inker(s): Fred Kelly
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science and technology
Feature(s): Clip Curtis
Character(s): Clip Curtis; Nicki Grant; Beany Bates; Mr. Kolak; Jim Meadows; Marilyn Meadows; Winky
Synopsis: Clip is hired to drive Mr. Kolak's car.
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Pages: 6
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"Sleep brings peace and rest, say the philosophers...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Lazare
Penciller(s): Jerry Lazare
Inker(s): Jerry Lazare
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Dreamer
Character(s): Dr. Kent Marlow [The Dreamer]; Philip A. Marlow; Mrs. Marlow; Poppy White; Dr. Neil; Dr. Lee; Hans
Synopsis: After a bump to the head Dr. Kent Marlow begins having prophetic dreams of crimes and decides to fight crime.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Kent Marlow must be a Batman fan since he says, "criminals are a cowardly, superstitious lot, I must have a disguise to strike terror into their hearts".
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The Death Smoke

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Adrian Dingle [as Darian]
Penciller(s): Adrian Dingle [as Darian]
Inker(s): Adrian Dingle [as Darian]
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Feature(s): Guy Powers Secret Agent
Character(s): Dr. Marlow; Guy Powers; Bill; Evan Longman
First Line: Like so many of his civilian colleagues, nowadays, Dr. Marlow plays the part of many doctors in one!
Synopsis: Men are mysteriously dying after being given shots of glucose.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: To be continued.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Peterson
Penciller(s): Peterson
Inker(s): Peterson
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Laff and Be Happy
Character(s): Fido; Clem
First Line: How come Fido got first prize at the bird show?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four one-panel cartoons and one two-panel comic.
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Commander Repeating Play Gun

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Adrian Dingle
Inker(s): Adrian Dingle
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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