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Genres: adventure

Character(s): Midnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey

First Line: Midnight and his pals meet Cyanide Cindy!

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Notes: The ears of the monkey and cleft in Midnight's chin are identical to Bryant's signed cover of #63.

Cyanide Cindy

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Writer(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)

Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)

Inker(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)

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Letterer(s): Paul Gustavson

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, superhero

Feature(s): Midnight

Character(s): Midnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey; Sniffer Snoop; Hot Dog; Cyanide Cindy (villain)

Synopsis: Midnight is broadcasting a beauty contest at Center Park and must overcome Cyanide Cindy, a gun-toting beauty out for money the honest way.

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Pages: 11

Notes: All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

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Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble

Inker(s): Bernard Dibble

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Archie O'Toole

Character(s): Archie O'Toole (king)

Synopsis: The people will get rid of the king.

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Penciller(s): Sid Lazarus (signed)

Inker(s): Sid Lazarus (signed)

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Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Spunky

Character(s): Spunky; Curly; Marge; Pug

First Line: The Etiquette Business

Synopsis: Marge likes to be treated as a weak and defenceless girl.

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Pages: 7

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Genres: mystery

Character(s): Rookie Rankin; Mrs. Van Garb; police chief; police commissioner

First Line: Rookie Rankin was all for being helpful!

Synopsis: Rookie Rankin is assigned a beat in the worst neighborhood in the city.

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Pages: 8

Notes: Similar art to the credited pencil work on Manhunter stories in Police Comics #37-#59 by Peter Riss. He is only credited on inking this feature, but that can be a typing error for pencils in Jerry Bails' Who's Who. The inking does not match his signed story in My Romantic Adventures #56. Notice hovering figure getting a punch on the jaw, similar to at least 12 Manhunter stories.

The Kidnapped Babies

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Writer(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)

Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)

Inker(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Lady Luck

Character(s): Lady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Chunky; Doc (villain, gang boss)

Synopsis: Lady Luck must track down six babies that have been kidnapped from the Metropolitan Hospital.

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The Spirit #5/14/1944 [unnamed variant] published May 1944
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Genres: espionage

Feature(s): Black X

Character(s): Black X; Batu; Glory Connatt; Ken Riston

First Line: The Case of Glory Connatt

Synopsis: Miss Connitt gets anonymous notes and a bomb, seemingly from her fiancee.

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A Head for Murder

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Letterer(s): Typeset

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Jimmy Christian

Character(s): Jimmy Christian (reporter); Professor Hugo Krantz; Bert Standish

Synopsis: Standish is killed by his partner when they discover a gold cave, and later his head is cut off and shrunk by tribesmen when they find his body.

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Penciller(s): Jack Cole ?

Inker(s): Jack Cole ?

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Genres: humorous, mystery

Feature(s): Wun Cloo

Character(s): Wun Cloo (detective)

First Line: Ah! Hijackers out for a good snatch...

Synopsis: Wun Cloo lock hijackers in a box car.

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Penciller(s): Bart Tumey (signed)

Inker(s): Bart Tumey (signed)

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, sports

Feature(s): Daffy

Character(s): Daffy; Deke Parsons; Rajah of Termidore

First Line: The Rajah of Termidore

Synopsis: The Rajah of Termidore wants to make Daffy his favorite wife.

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Pages: 7

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Pete Riss

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Jester

Character(s): The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Police Chief Hustace McGinty; Quinopolis; Jascha Diesler (musician); Heinie Appleface (villain)

First Line: The Stradivarius Steal

Synopsis: Chuck Lane is assigned as Police escort for a musician with a priceless Stradivarius violin. However, when he mistakenly escorts the wrong violinist, he allows a thief to make off with a Stradivarius.....which promptly gets him assigned to school traffic cop duty.....that is, until he recovers the rare violin.

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Pages: 7

Notes: This is similar art to the many Manhunter stories in Police Comics credited to Peter Riss on pencils. Notice the flying man getting a punch on the jaw, which can also be found in at least 12 Manhunter stories.