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Midnight Habors a Living Clue!

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Al Bryant ?

Inker(s): Al Bryant ?

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, superhero

Feature(s): Midnight

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

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Pages: 1

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Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Graham Hunter (signed)

Inker(s): Graham Hunter (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Pepsi the Pepsi Cola Cop

First Line: The Chief told us to stick around in case something comes up.

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Pages: 1

It Was Murder

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Credits

Writer(s): Paul Gustavson

Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson

Inker(s): Paul Gustavson

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Paul Gustavson

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, superhero

Feature(s): Midnight

Character(s): Midnight [Dave Clark]; Annabelle Sweete; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey; Sniffer Snoop; Hotfoot; Westcott; Denslow

Synopsis: Midnight hides a witness at Dave Clark's house, but the boys think she's moving in permanently and try to drive her out.

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Pages: 11

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

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Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble

Inker(s): Bernard Dibble

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Archie O'Toole

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

First Line: Another year of my reign and another birthday

Synopsis: O'Toole appears in public with all his birthday gifts.

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Pages: 1

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Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Sid Lazarus (signed)

Inker(s): Sid Lazarus (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Spunky

Character(s): Spunky; Marge (girl friend); Curly (rival); Pug; (pal)

First Line: G-gosh Marge, C-can't I sit this one out?

Synopsis: Spunky and his rival, Curly, are invited to the Anniversary Party.

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Pages: 7

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Writer(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Character(s): Rookie Ranking; Harvey Mooden

First Line: In the civilized confines of a modern city, Rookie Rankin, intrepid young policeman, comes to grips with the ruthless ferocity of the forest primeval!

Synopsis: Rankin battles a grizzly bear in the middle of the city.

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Pages: 8

Notes: Originally credited "Arthur Peddy ?", but he has more crowded panels and awkward moving hands, pointed ears and more expressions on faces. Compare his Rookie Rankin in issue #35-36. This is similar art to the many Manhunter stories in Police Comics credited to Peter Riss on pencils. Probably a mix up by Who's Who, who has him only on ink.

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Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): John Rosenberger

Inker(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: espionage

Feature(s): Black X

Character(s): Black X; Jon Gruger; Batu

First Line: There once was a man who lived too long

Synopsis: There was once a man who had lived too long. The voices told him so.

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Pages: 8

Notes: This is most probably John Rosenberger on pencils, when looking at Black X in the splash panel, and also the many close up side views and figures in bird view, hands and foreshortening movements of figures. He also has pencilled the story in #81, but different inkers. Very much like Rosenberger's work on The Fly #13 and others in that series. His protuding lower lips seems to be changed by the inker, except in Black X in first panel.

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Credits

Writer(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)

Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)

Inker(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Lady Luck

Character(s): Lady Luck [Brenda Banks]; Sergeant Sloburn; Tag Peerson; Bucko Franson; Georgie

First Line: Dadblast the @#$%! I might have known something like this would happen...

Synopsis: A war orphan gets involved in an organized crime investigation.

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Pages: 4

Notes: Nordling is credited on script and art on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

The Mysterious Horse

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): Typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, informational

Feature(s): Jimmy Christian

Character(s): Jimmy Christian (reporter); Tod Haley; Alexander the Great; Genghis Khan; Napoleon; Cortez

Synopsis: The evolution and use of the horse.

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Pages: 2

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Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jack Cole

Inker(s): Jack Cole

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, mystery

Feature(s): Wun Cloo

Character(s): Wun Cloo; Eel Eager; Ima Shyster

First Line: Now Wun Cloo will have Eel Eager in jail for good!

Synopsis: Wun Cloo knows how to keep Eel Eager in jail.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Pencils/inks:
1) Jack Cole stated by the "Who's Who" and the original indexer.
2) Paul Gustavson suggested by Saltarella, but not substantiated in any way.

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Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bart Tumey (signed)

Inker(s): Bart Tumey (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, sports

Feature(s): Daffy

Character(s): Daffy; Deke; Tamale (outlaw)

First Line: A death defying wrestling match on horseback!

Synopsis: Daffy is mistaken for a rich heiress out west and is kidnapped.

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Pages: 7

Lord Mogsworth

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Pete Riss

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Jester

Character(s): The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective Hustace McGinty; Lord Mogsworth

Synopsis: Lord Mog has come with an introduction from Scotland Yard to study police methods in America.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Similar art to the credited pencil work on Manhunter stories in Police Comics #37-#59 by Peter Riss, and the face at bottom of page 6 is very much his, V-shaped and eyes far apart, and otherwise little expression.