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Penciller(s): Alex Schomburg [as Schomburg] (signed)

Inker(s): Alex Schomburg [as Schomburg] (signed)

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Black Terror

Character(s): The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Jean Starr

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Pages: 1

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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photos)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 1

Notes: Found on the inside front cover.

Illustrated advertisement from Gold Crown Products in Jefferson, Iowa, depicting a variety of prizes that readers can win, simply by selling packages of Gold Crown Spot Remover and Cleaner.

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Black Terror

Character(s): The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Mayor Brant; Jean Starr; Mr. Thomson (villain, VIP in jewelers' convention, introduction); Jerry (villain, introduction); Tige (villain, introduction)

First Line: When a group of hardened pistoleers...

Synopsis: When some armed crooks enter Bob's drugstore and demand a certain notebook belonging to a man named Thompson be turned over to them, the Terror Twins get on the trail of the owner of that notebook and learns of an attempt to steak a valuable group of gems from a jewelers' convention.

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Pages: 9

Job Number: CC-547

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Ed Moritz (signed)

Inker(s): Ed Hamilton (signed)

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Black Terror

Character(s): The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Dr. Samoto (villain); Samoto's assistant (villain, flashback, death); sabotage gang (villains)

First Line: The Black Terror -- mighty battler against all evil!

Synopsis: Bob and Tim are invited out for a demonstration at an airplane hanger when the hanger's workers suddenly emerge, acting more like strange, wild animals than men. The Terror discovers the man behind the situation who has been assigned the task of disrupting America's war production.

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Pages: 12

Job Number: CC-489

Golden Loot

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Writer(s): Chuck Stanley (credited)

Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: war

Character(s): Dan Raymond; Governor Kurt Boomer; Captain Kushima (villain); the Japanese (villains)

Synopsis: Dan discovers a clever way to outwit a Japanese officer and his men, who are certain that the Americans and Dutch hiding in the hills won't shoot at them.

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Henrietta

Character(s): Henrietta (a hippo)

First Line: This is awful! I must lose weight!

Synopsis: Henrietta diets and exercises every way possible....and still gains 100 pounds!

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Pages: 0.75

Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: The Editor is stated to be N. L. Pines and the Business Manager is H. L. Herbert.

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Ed Moritz ?

Inker(s): Ed Moritz ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Black Terror

Character(s): The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Sung-Ha (freedom fighter); Cheng (freedom fighter); General Shukahaki (villain, introduction); the Japanese (villains, some die)

First Line: The years of struggle have ended with America at last at peace!

Synopsis: Bob and Tim head into the Cascade Mountains in search of a rare species of the deadly Nightshade Plant in order that the government can develop a new drug from it that can treat soldiers suffering from battle shock.

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Pages: 12

Young Gunsmith

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): William B. McClellan (credited)

Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)

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Subject Matter

Genres: western

Character(s): Lincoln Brennan (son of Jeb Brennan); Jeb Brennan (gunsmith); Sheriff Godfrey; Trigger Daly (villain, bank robber)

Synopsis: Lincoln, or Link as he was better known, was learning the gun trade from his father, and came into contact with a notorious bank robber, who was holding him and his father hostage. Quick thinking on his part enabled the local Sheriff to capture the robber and save them.

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Writer(s): Richard Hughes

Penciller(s): August Froehlich

Inker(s): August Froehlich

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Subject Matter

Genres: western

Feature(s): Thunderhoof

Character(s): Thunderhoof (a black stallion); Stardust (white filly); Chief Fightin' Bear (death); Dick Foster; Pat (rancher); Joe Nixon (villain, introduction, death); Mannewata (villain, an Indian, introduction, death); White Eagle (villain, Chief's son, reforms)

First Line: Dusk falls over the western hills...

Synopsis: Nixon and Mannewata make a deal to supply gold to half-breeds in return for stirring up the Indians on the warpath, and no better way existed to do that than to kill the Chief.

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Pages: 9

Job Number: CC-77

Spaghetti for Breakfast

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Writer(s): Charles B. Strong (credited)

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Genres: crime

Character(s): Anthony Gallo; Frank Gallo (Anthony's father, owner of pasta firm); State Policemen; Packer Daly (villain); Trigger (villain)

Synopsis: 15-year-old Anthony Gallo was learning his father's business from the ground up, when suddenly thieves enter the business, rob the place and hold him and his father hostage. But Anthony uses alphabet soup noodles to alert the State Police to rescue them!

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Old Paint

Character(s): Old Paint (a horse)

First Line: Oh, mercy!

Synopsis: Old Paint literally paints himself into a bad situation, with only one way out!

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Pages: 0.5

History's Mysteries

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Genres: historical

Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops

Character(s): Smith Brothers

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Pages: 0.05

Notes: Strip recounts the mystery of the ship, the Mary Celeste, which was found adrift in perfect condition with the tables set for dinner... but with no one aboard!

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Genres: science fiction, superhero

Feature(s): Volto from Mars; Post Grape-Nuts Flakes

Character(s): Volto; Jimmy; Joe; Lily; pair of kidnappers (villains)

First Line: His magnetic powers foil...

Synopsis: Volto uses his magnetic powers to foil sabotage against our occupation forces and save Lily from foreign gangsters.

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I Will Show You How to Learn Radio by Practicing in Spare Time

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Penciller(s): ? (photos)

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Character(s): J. E. Smith (company President, photo)

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Notes: Found on the insode back cover.

Illustrated advertisement from the J. E. Smith Company, encouraging readers to send in the coupon provided in order to receive six big kits of spare radio parts, accompanied by a free sample lesson and a 64-page booklet titled "Win Rich Rewards in Radio", so they could learn how to make extra money repairing radios in their spare time.

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First Line: Amazing Introductory Offer!

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Illustrated advertisement from the Juel Company, encouraging readers to try the 7-Day risk free offer to use the Julene System, fully guaranteed to grow longer hair on men or women!