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Captain Triumph Meets Spade the Ruthless!

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira [as Rubemor] (signed)

Inker(s): Ruben Moreira [as Rubemor] (signed)

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Captain Triumph

Character(s): Captain Triumph [Lance Gallant]

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Pages: 1

Spade the Ruthless

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Alfred Andriola

Inker(s): Alfred Andriola

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Captain Triumph

Character(s): Captain Triumph [Lance and Michael Gallant]; Kim Meredith; A. Spade (villain, introduction); Z. Spade (villain, introduction)

Synopsis: Together with Kim, Michael and Lance battle twin villains, illegal munition importers that rely on their resemblance to confuse the authorities.

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Pages: 13

Notes: Title taken from cover. First line, "Lance and Michael Gallant were twins...". The Spade brothers resemble Hollywood actor, Sidney Greenstreet.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Paul Gustavson

Penciller(s): Joey Cavallo (signed)

Inker(s): Joey Cavallo (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Alias the Spider

Character(s): The Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Chuck; Doris Tembroke (Ted's wife); Deddo; The Human Fly [John Duke] (villain, introduction, death); The Fly [Ted Tembroke] (villain)

First Line: Some men hunt ducks, pheasants...

Synopsis: The Spider takes on the murderous Fly, former business partner to the former Human Fly.

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Pages: 8

Notes: Gustavson script credit from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

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Credits

Writer(s): Jack Cole

Penciller(s): Jack Cole

Inker(s): Jack Cole

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Slap Happy Pappy

First Line: Hey, Pappy! War's bin declared!

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Charles Sultan

Inker(s): Charles Sultan

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Black Condor

Character(s): The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. as Senator Thomas Wright]; Heywood Bryant; Dr. Foster; Wendy Foster; Ralph Drew

First Line: Authors throughout history have written tragedy, comedy, prose and poetry...

Synopsis: An author is mysteriously killed and his new novel disappears.

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Pages: 9

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bernard Dibble

Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble

Inker(s): Bernard Dibble

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Molly the Model

Character(s): Pop Maloney

First Line: It seems the bigger the appetite, the barer the ice-box!

Synopsis: A hungry Pop tricks a bird into laying eggs for him to eat.

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Bernard Dibble

Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble

Inker(s): Bernard Dibble

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Molly the Model

Character(s): Molly Maloney; Danny Deever; Doc Dugan

First Line: You say Nifty's brother built the new fun-house in the amusement park?

Synopsis: Danny convinces Molly to try a "tame" amusement park ride.

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bernard Dibble

Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble

Inker(s): Bernard Dibble

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Molly the Model

Character(s): Molly Maloney; Pop Maloney; Mr. Wixit

First Line: Hmph! You don't have to be so conceited about it!

Synopsis: Pop is hired to appear in a "United Nations exhibit."

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Al Stahl (signed)

Penciller(s): Al Stahl (signed)

Inker(s): Al Stahl

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Inkie

Character(s): Inkie; Shut Eye (villain); Officer Sullivan

First Line: Inkie is a comic character the size of your pinky...

Synopsis: Inkie is a cartoon character come to life, who's not really impressed with the dangers his creator puts him in, so he resolves to finish the story himself.

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Pages: 7

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Rube Goldberg

Penciller(s): Rube Goldberg

Inker(s): Rube Goldberg

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Rube Goldberg's Side Show

First Line: A big shot in college named Cannonball Ames...

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Pages: 1

Notes: strip reprints

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Klaus Nordling

Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling [as Klaus]

Inker(s): Klaus Nordling

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Pen Miller

Character(s): Pen Miller; Chop Chu; Red Mandrill; Mousy

First Line: Pen Miller, an artist of no small fame...

Synopsis: When the oil man comes the tank gets emptier.

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Pages: 5

Lisbon Terror

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Eric Vale

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Pages: 2

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Witmer Williams

Inker(s): Witmer Williams

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Hack O'Hara

Character(s): Hack O'Hara

First Line: Furthermore, Hack O'Hara, I've a good mind to report you to the commissioner!

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Pages: 6

Who Done It!!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): George Brenner

Penciller(s): Fran Matera

Inker(s): Fran Matera

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Clock

Character(s): Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Butch; Big Ed Gloyne; James Post

Synopsis: A crusading newspaper publisher goes after a grafting politician. And gets killed for his troubles. Now it's up to the Clock and Butch to solve the murder.

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Pages: 9

Notes: not signed by Brenner, nor does it look like his art.