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Issue: America's Best Comics #2 (5) Public Domain
Publication Date: April 1943
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Issues: #2 (5) of 31 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagPines
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Nedor Publishing Company
On Sale Date: 02/18/1943
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ned Pines [as N. L. Pines]
Disclose Notes: Indicia info from a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/)

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 2.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Alex Schomburg
Inker(s): Alex Schomburg
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Pyroman; Liberator; Black Terror; Doc Strange; Captain Future
Character(s): Doc Strange [Dr. Thomas Hugo Strange]; Pyroman [Dick Martin]; Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Liberator [Nelson Drew]; Nazis; Captain Future [Andrew Bryant]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Coo Coo Comics
First Line: It's the newest... the greatest...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. House ad for Coo Coo Comics.
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The Living Fire of Dr. Fosfor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Anders [as AA] ?
Inker(s): Al Anders [as AA] ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Pyroman
Character(s): Dr. Fosfor (villain, introduction, death); Nazis (villains); Pyroman [Dick Martin]; Franz; Joyce; Col. Brock
First Line: Along a lonely stretch of coast--
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Initials "AA" on splash panel (directly under the butt of the man in the brown suit). Bails identifies this artist as Al Anders.
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Evil In Alexandria

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Black Terror
Character(s): One-Eye (villain, introduction); Nazis (villains); Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Jean; Tim Roland
First Line: The shifting sands of the mysterious Egyptian desert hide many a...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
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The Green Ghoul

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Binder (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Binder (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Doc Strange
Character(s): The Green Ghoul (villain, introduction); Doc Strange [Dr. Thomas Hugo Strange]; Mike Ellis; Virginia Thompson
First Line: Doc Strange roars into action against a crafty dealer in deviltry who...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Rodeo Act

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Walt Wilson
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Billy Tucker; Dapper (horse); Joe Clark; Dave Horton; Tom Harney
First Line: Billy Tucker felt quite proud as his little cowpony...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Bullet Saboteurs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Alderman
Inker(s): Jack Alderman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Future
Character(s): Steuber (villain, introduction, death); Bucher (villain, introduction, death); Lissa (villain, introduction, death); Koch (villain, introduction, death); Captain Future [Andrew Bryant]; Grace Adams
First Line: At the Agatha Detective Agency... My factory is making a secret rifle...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Art is consistent with Alderman’s credited work from Captain Aero Comics #11 (September 1943) and Cat-Man Comics #21 (November 1943).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Don Williams [as D. Williams] (signed)
Inker(s): Don Williams [as D. Williams] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Theo
Character(s): Theo (duck)
Synopsis: A duck is enamored with another duck that is swimming neck deep in water.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Story is told without words.
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The Anthrax Attack

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Liberator
Character(s): Myers (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introductions); Liberator [Nelson Drew]; Prof. Tompkins; Tommy; Annabel; Mr. Larkin
First Line: Professor Tompkins is doing new work in animal diseases!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Gilbert Takes a Picture

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John M. Easterly
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Gilbert Arnold; Ray; Doug
First Line: Alone in the big house on Nob Hill...
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jerry
Character(s): Jerry Berry; Billy Smythe; Mahoney
First Line: Welcome to Pleasantville--
Synopsis: Jerry befriends Billy until he learns that Billy's father is a truant officer.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Flying Submarine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Elmer Wexler ?
Inker(s): Elmer Wexler ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Lone Eagle
Character(s): Nazis (villains); Lone Eagle
First Line: We're assigning you to special coast patrol duty with...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Appearance between THRILLING COMICS #34 / 35
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Citizens Service Corps
First Line: What did you do today... for Freedom?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Modern Concise Encyclopedia
First Line: Amazing gift offer to "comic" readers!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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