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Issue: Active Comics #12
Publication Date: July 1943
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Issues: #12 of 38 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: 19 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour cover; Black and White interior (Issue #1-28), Full Colour (#29 and on)
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Al Cooper (signed)
Inker(s): Al Cooper (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Feature(s): Captain Red Thortan
Character(s): Captain Red Thortan
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Free Sweater Crests

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): René L. Kulbach
Penciller(s): René L. Kulbach
Inker(s): René L. Kulbach
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Dixon of the Mounted
Character(s): Red-Trapper; Wayne Dixon; Kala
First Line: Dixon, upon reaching Icedale to report about the end of the marijuana traffic, recieves a wire from inspector Curtis, in code.
Synopsis: Dixon has to find a radio station broadcasting weather reports to enemy submarines.
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Pages: 8
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Want a Beautiful Sweater Crest Free?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Dart Daring; Active Jim; Wild Bill Wildman; Private Stuff; The Wing [Trixie Rogers]; Nelvana [Alana North]; Buddy Breckenridge; Tang; Rex Baxter; Johnny Canuck; Wayne Dixon
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Adrian Dingle
Penciller(s): Adrian Dingle
Inker(s): Adrian Dingle
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Active Jim
Character(s): Active Jim; Joan Brian; Mike; Henry Kurton [Heinrich Kurt]; Mr. Atkins
First Line: Like so many Canadian boys and girls, this summer...
Synopsis: Jim and Joan stumble across a Nazi plot to eliminate war plant workers.
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Pages: 4
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June 30

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Cooper
Penciller(s): Al Cooper
Inker(s): Al Cooper
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Capt. Red Thortan
Character(s): Roger "Red" Thortan; Colonel Cooper; Jiles Barton
Synopsis: Red is assigned to an island he previously spent time on, but is now in Japanese hands with the natives help.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Red recieves his draft notice and we find out that his rank of Captain was given him by natives and wasn't a military rank. That changes in this story where he is officially made a captain in the Canadian army.
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The Typhoon

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Cooper
Penciller(s): Al Cooper
Inker(s): Al Cooper
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, non-fiction
First Line: The Hawker Typhoon 1B single-seat fighter has been operating with the R.A.F. fighter command for some months.
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Drawings and information on the plane.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Cooper ?
Penciller(s): Al Cooper
Inker(s): Al Cooper
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Red Thortan
First Line: Hy gang! Here is the aircraft rec. contest you all have been waiting for!
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Pages: 0.33
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Joke Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Contains panels from stories in Joke Comics #9.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Active Jim]
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Club News & Views
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Leo Bachle
Penciller(s): Leo Bachle
Inker(s): Leo Bachle
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Brain
Character(s): The Brain [Gordon Bell]; Betty Thompkins; Doctor Coffin; Napolean [Scarlet Zombie]
First Line: Do you think we'll ever escape from this horrible world??
Synopsis: Trapped on the alien world Betty tries to explore the jungle.
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Pages: 9
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Versus the "Red Skeleton"!?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ross Saakel
Penciller(s): Ross Saakel
Inker(s): Ross Saakel
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): The Noodle
Character(s): The Noodle [Jordan Chimes]; Henrietta; I. M. Coughin; Bonaparte [Red Skeleton]
First Line: I dood it!
Synopsis: Henrietta's acting coach vows revenge on the Noodle.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Coughin's creation has the brain of Ted Steele.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Well gang! Lots of news and activities - don't forget to write and tell us about your --- club!
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Active Jim]
Penciller(s): Adrian Dingle
Inker(s): Adrian Dingle
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Active Jim's Monthly Message
Character(s): Active Jim
First Line: The editor has asked me to give all the active boys and girls of Canada a special message this time, and I know you will co-operate.
Synopsis: About the importance of sending letters to those stationed abroad and sending out Christmas packages for the military early.
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It Was a Hun-ny of a Trip

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vic Griffin
Penciller(s): Murray Karn
Inker(s): Murray Karn
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Bill Bauer; Charlie Krug
First Line: Bill Bauer and Charlie Krug belonged to the community of German-Canadian farmers up around Kitchener-Waterloo area of Ontario.
Synopsis: Bill and Charlie are old friends who join the air force and were assigned to different groups, but they met up again in a German prisoner of war camp.
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mickey Owens
Penciller(s): Mickey Owens (signed)
Inker(s): Mickey Owens (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Calling car 64! Calling car 64! Investigate a tire theft on Elm street. That is all.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Murray Karn
Inker(s): Murray Karn
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Thunderfist
Character(s): Rusty; Weasel; Randy Steele [Thunderfist]; Beverley Holmes
First Line: An excited figure tears through the bush in a lonely stretch of country in the state of Maine.
Synopsis: Rusty steals Thunderfist's unifrom and wears it to commit crimes.
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Pages: 9
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Automatic Anti-Aircraft Gun

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
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Commando Repeating Play Gun

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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