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Issue: The Bill Everett Archives #2
Publication Date: September 2013
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Issues: #2 of 2 Issues
Title: Heroic Tales
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Publisher: FlagFantagraphics
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Indicia Publisher: Fantagraphics Books Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/2013
Volume: 2
Pages: 256
ISBN: 9781606996003
UPC/EAN: 978160699600353999
Price: $39.99 USD
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Content Items: 68 (31 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color
Dimensions: 7 " x 10 "
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Binding: hardcover
Publishing Format: collected editions
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FlagSnafu v2 #2 published March 1956 was [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSnafu v2 #2 published March 1956 was [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

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Pages: 1
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Table of Contents

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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Bill Everett

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
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Synopsis: Photograph of Bill Everett.
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Pages: 1
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Introduction

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 10
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The Heroes

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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Amazing Mystery Funnies #v2#3

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Skyrocket Steele
Character(s): Skyrocket Steele Dodge
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From Content Item: FlagAmazing Mystery Funnies v2 #3 published March 1939
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Skyrocket Steele in the Year X (about 2500 A.D.)
Character(s): Skyrocket Steele Dodge; Invex (the Invisible Man); Sari Marston (Steele's girl); Paul Marston (Sari's brother, spy for the Red Men of Venus); Martin (castle guard); Vance Roy (villain, mention only)
First Line: Back on Earth, after their adventure on the planetoid Mannin...
Synopsis: Invex reports to Steele that his formula for his new creation, the "Invisia-Ray", has been stolen from the safe. Unknown to either, Steele's girl has taken the formula and uses it on herself in order to trail Vance Roy unawares and see what evil plans he has in store. And what she discovers is too horrible to contemplate: the Yellow Star Army has seized control of the entire planet.
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From Content Item: FlagAmazing Mystery Funnies v2 #3 published March 1939
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Skyrocket Steele
Character(s): Skyrocket Steele Dodge; Sari Marston; Paul Marston (Sari's brother, spy for the Red Men of Venus)
First Line: Our scene opens with an air battle........
Synopsis: Sari and Paul, in their plane, attack air units of the Yellow Star Army and are shot down. When Steele rescues them, he places both under arrest and is in the process of returning them to the castle for trial. Paul knocks Steele out, then he and his sister head off in Steele's ship.
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From Content Item: FlagAmazing Mystery Funnies v2 #4 published April 1939
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Story was printed in red, black and white.
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Amazing Mystery Funnies #v2#5

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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Skyrocket Steele
Character(s): Skyrocket Steele Dodge
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From Content Item: FlagAmazing Mystery Funnies v2 #5 published May 1939
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Skyrocket Steele
Character(s): Skyrocket Steele Dodge; Sari Marston; Paul Marston (brother of Sari, spy for the Red Men of Venus); Neo Nunn (villain, death); Vance Roy (villain)
First Line: Bound for Venus, Paul Marston pilots a stolen Earth-ship -
Synopsis: Sari and Paul head for the planet Venus with Steele as their prisoner and are attacked and downed by another vessel. The pair go after the villainous Vance Roy and eventually exonerate themselves from the suspicion of them working for Vance Roy.
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From Content Item: FlagAmazing Mystery Funnies v2 #5 published May 1939
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: End of storyline.
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Amazing Mystery Funnies #v2#6

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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Air-Sub DX
Character(s): Air-Sub DX
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From Content Item: FlagAmazing Mystery Funnies v2 #6 published June 1939
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Amazing Man Comics #9

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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aman the Amazing-Man
Character(s): Amazing Man [John Aman]; the Nazis
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From Content Item: FlagAmazing Man Comics #9 published February 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aman the Amazing-Man
Character(s): Amazing-Man [John Aman]; Elsie (a nurse); Pat (a nurse)The Great Question (villain); un-named German Leutnant (villain); Herman (villain); Karl (villain); Erich (villain, intern, death); Wilhelm (villain); Joseph (villain); other Nazis (villains, some die)
First Line: Aman, the "Amazing-Man", having abandoned his plan to avenge the misdeeds...
Synopsis: Escaping from the clutches of the Nazis, thanks to "The Green Mist," Aman steals a German plane and heads for Berlin but is shot down, injured, and once again captured. While Aman is in the hospital, the Great Question mentally contacts him and demands he escape and head for Tibet.
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From Content Item: FlagAmazing Man Comics #9 published February 1940
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: According to Blake Bell, Everett received an art assist on this story from some unknown artist.

Writer credit revised from Bill Everett to Kirby.
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Amazing Man Comics #10

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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aman the Amazing-Man
Character(s): The Amazing Man [John Aman]
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From Content Item: FlagAmazing Man Comics #10 published March 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aman the Amazing-Man
Character(s): Amazing-Man [John Aman]; The Council; Paul (villain); un-named Nazi pilot (villain); The Great Question (villain)
First Line: Making his escape from an underground hospital...
Synopsis: Aman takes over a German aircraft and heads towards Tibet, safely dumping the pilots on the way but losing the ship in a freakish accident. He is rescued by the villagers of Kahar in an almost unknown region in central Asia on a high plateau near the Himalayas. Summoned by the Great Question, Aman makes it to the Council chambers in Tibet to await his fate.
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From Content Item: FlagAmazing Man Comics #10 published March 1940
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Writer credit revised from Bill Everett to Kirby.
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Amazing Man Comics #11

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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aman the Amazing-Man
Character(s): The Amazing-Man [John Aman]
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From Content Item: FlagAmazing Man Comics #11 published April 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art verification by Blake Bell in Bill Everett Archives #2.

1st appearance of Aman in his distinctive uniform.
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Purification!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Aman the Amazing-Man
Character(s): Amazing-Man [John Aman]; Zona Henderson (special investigator for the New Orleans Eagle, introduction); The Council [Professor Nika; others un-named]; The Great Question (villain); Slick (villain, pirate); Garlock (villain, pirate chief); Harper (villain, pirate)
Synopsis: Aman is put to the Test of Fire for purification purposes, then asks if he can return to America. Granted permission, Aman flys until he runs out of gas over the bayous of Louisiana. There he runs into a special investigator for a Louisiana newspaper who has been captured by a gang of pirates.
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From Content Item: FlagAmazing Man Comics #11 published April 1940
was Purification! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: The Green Mist is now automatically controlled by the distinctive "A" on Aman's new uniform.
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The Phony Kidnapping of Dawn Parsons

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Bull's-Eye Bill
Character(s): Bill Target; Steve Casey (Bill's partner); Dave (town postmaster); un-named town Sheriff; Steve (Deputy); Dawn Parsons (introduction, Dee Parson's sister); Happy (Dawn's companion); Milford (villain); The Wells Gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis: Arriving back in town from Cat-Tail Canyon, Bill receives a letter from Dawn Parsons stating that she has been kidnapped and the ransom is $50,000.
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From Content Item: FlagTarget Comics v1 #3 [3] published April 1940
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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The Coming of Cameron

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Bull's-Eye Bill
Character(s): Bill Target; Quing (a cook); Steve Casey (mention only); Dawn; Bob (Sheriff); Ted Cameron (villain, introduction); Blackbeard Hurston (villain, introduction, death); Tony (villain)
Synopsis: Bill has a run-in with a dude named Ted Cameron who has accompanied Dawn to see what a round-up camp looks like. In actuality, Cameron is interested in securing some mining papers, claims and deeds.
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From Content Item: FlagTarget Comics v1 #4 [4] published May 1940
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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The Kohinoor Diamond

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Doug Allan (signed)
Colorist(s): Doug Allan
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Chameleon [Peter Stockbridge]; Slim (Stockbridge's driver); Mrs. Carpenter; Hans Gunlau (jewel cutter); Clancy (Policeman); James Brighton (villain, introduction); Butch (villain); Limpey Lew (villain); Jake (villain)
Synopsis: The Chameleon learns of the theft of the famed Kohinoor Diamond, and traces it to one James Brighton, who intends to waylay a famed jewel cutter and to have the stone cut into smaller diamonds for quick sale.
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From Content Item: FlagTarget Comics v1 #7 [7] published August 1940
was The Kohinoor Diamond [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Spies of the Oriental Chop House

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Doug Allan (signed)
Colorist(s): Doug Allan
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Chameleon [Peter Stockbridge] [also as Hans; Wong; Louis; Ralston]; Slim (Stockbrisge's chauffeur); Detective Parks; Senator Dodge; Pierre (Chop House owner); The Master [James Ralston](villain, politician, introduction); Hans (villain); Wong (villain); Louis (villain); Higgins (villain, Ralston's butler); George (villain)
Synopsis: The Chameleon is blamed for the disappearance of vital plans for national fortifications. Through a series of unique impersonations, he traces the stolen plans to their location.
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From Content Item: FlagTarget Comics v1 #8 [8] published September 1940
was Spies of the Oriental Chop House [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The art was also signed "Everett" in the last panel.
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The Fence and the Frameup

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Chameleon [Peter Stockbridge] [also as Ropollo; Parks]; Slim (Stockbridge's chauffeur); Detective Parks; Joe Antonio [aka Joey]; Mrs. Antonio (Joey's mother); Sam Ropollo (villain, curiousity shop owner, introduction); Mike Donati (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Mike Donati, unhappy that young Joey will not join his East Side gang, frames the boy for a robbery, and it's up to the Chameleon to get to the truth and apprehend the culprits.
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From Content Item: FlagTarget Comics v1 #9 [9] published October 1940
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Problem: The strip is signed by Paul Quinn (in addition to Everett), who was an artist at Funnies, Inc. circa 1940-41, doing comic book work at Timely and Hillman before leaving comics in 1943 (going with Magellan). The art on this story looks to be totally by Everett, so unsure why Quinn's name is on this strip. The Who's Who doesn't indicate that Quinn worked at Novelty Press.

Art also signed "Everett" in the last panel.
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Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #6

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hydroman [Bob Blake]
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From Content Item: FlagReg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #6 published May 1941
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hydroman [Bob Blake]; Joyce; Harry Thurston; Henri (waiter); Jules Noel (scientist, Margery's father, mention only); Margery Noel (villain); Matthew (villain, Margery's chauffeur); Hans (villain)
Synopsis: Murmuring that the government will not give its full cooperation to the mysterious Oriental invaders, Bob, Joyce and Harry go their separate ways for the evening. Bob is later kidnapped by a lady Fifth Columnist and is imprisoned in a glass cage which he later breaks out of.
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From Content Item: FlagReg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #6 published May 1941
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #7

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hydroman [Bob Blake]
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From Content Item: FlagReg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #7 published July 1941
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hydroman [Bob Blake]; Mr. Anders; Hans (villain); Margery Noel (villain)
First Line: Why, you--!!!
Synopsis: Having escaped from a glass cage in a foreign freighter's stateroom, Hydroman overpowers one of the guards, contains two others, and forcibly takes Margery from the ship. Arriving on land, Hydroman orders a taxi driver to take them to Bob Blake's apartment, but the cabbie smells a rat and dumps them out at the local police precinct.
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From Content Item: FlagReg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #7 published July 1941
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Bob Blake --- Hydroman
Character(s): Hydroman [Bob Blake]; Joyce; Harry Thurston; Dave (by-stander); Margery Noel (villain); Paul (villain, spy); Karl (villain, spy); Josef (villain, spy); Hermann (villain, spy); Wilhelm (villain, spy); Ludwig (villain, spy); Oscar (villain, spy)
First Line: Last issue Bob escaped from the freighter...
Synopsis: Hydroman loses control of Margery Noel when policemen appear on the scene to capture him. Returning to his apartment, Bob brings Harry and Joyce up to date on the situation. Suddenly a group of spies appear on the scene. However, Hydroman has a countermove in mind that will draw out the real crooks.
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From Content Item: FlagReg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #8 published September 1941
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Bob Blake Hydroman
Character(s): Hydroman [Bob Blake]; Harry Thurston; Joyce; Inspector Mooney; Jimmy; Margery Noel (villain, death); Josef (villain)
First Line: Bob Blake, the scientific marvel known as the 'Hydroman'[...]
Synopsis: Margery and her co-horts walk right into Hydroman's trap in his apartment, and he subdues them as Margery commits suicide. However, Hydroman wants no part of the police in this matter, so he arranges for himself, Harry and Joyce to escape.
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From Content Item: FlagReg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics #9 published November 1941
was Bob Blake, the scientific marvel known as the "Hydroman"... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Story art signed in the next-to-last panel.
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Elcadorian Jailbreak

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Red Reed in the Americas!
Character(s): Red Reed (introduction); Jose Navarro (introduction); Pedro Cazzar (introduction); Mr. North (sailor, introduction); General Cados (Elcador leader, introduction); Tito (Pedro's house servant, introduction); Senorita Mollie Day (Jose's father's secretary); Mr. Navarro (Jose's father, introduction); Mrs. Navarro (Jose's mother, introduction); Juan (Jose's friend, introduction); Pancho Zano (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Red and Jose fly to Florida when they hear that a friend of theirs, Pedro, has washed up on the beach, nearly dead. When they question him, they discover that Elcador is in the midst of a revolution, the government cowed by a bandit named Pancho Zano. Red and Jose decide to go to Elcador to aid the government forces.
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From Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Comics #20 published April 1942
was Elcadorian Jailbreak [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The story is by-lined "created by Bob Davis and Fitz."

The last panel, a blurb for the next issue's story, is signed "W.B.E." (which stands for William Blake Everett).
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Red Reed in the Americas
Character(s): Red Reed; Jose Navarro; Mollie Day; Jose's father (Elcador's Chief of Police); Garcia; Lumpenhunde (death); General Pancho Zano (villain, bandit); Manuel (villain); Herr Otto von Gruber (villain); Herr Kurtz (villain); the Nazis (villains)
First Line: Last month we left our young friends with their comrade, Molly Day[...]
Synopsis: Red, Jose and Molly head for the capital city of Elcador to take on Zano and his Nazi-led men. But they are soon captured and imprisoned in a house once owned by a friend of theirs. They find a secret panel which enables them to escape and head for the mountain fortress of the Elcador leader, General Cados.
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From Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Comics #21 published May 1942
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The Fitz by-line puzzles me. The Who's Who states that Fitz was an artist at Lev Gleason in 1941-42 who did various features, but the Who's Who also lists Everett as the sole artist.....and this story is clearly by him.
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Save on Bullets

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): John Carteris (Sheriff); Kenneth Lester (Deputy); Ken Lester
Synopsis: The Sheriff of Green Gulch was dignified, well bred, and older man (even though he didn't look it or act like it) who was careful, and slow about things, especially guns. Although his young Deputy held that against him, when the chips were down, the Sheriff knew how to take care of troublemakers......without wasting time or lead!
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From Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Comics #1 published December 1939
was Save on Bullets [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Amazing Mystery Funnies #18

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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Speed Centaur
Character(s): Speed Centaur [Jerry R. McCoy]
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From Content Item: FlagAmazing Mystery Funnies #18 published March 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Target Comics #v1#5 [5]

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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): White Streak
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From Content Item: FlagTarget Comics v1 #5 [5] published June 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Target Comics #v1#6 [6]

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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): White Streak
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From Content Item: FlagTarget Comics v1 #6 [6] published July 1940
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Tell-Tale Smoke

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Bob Withers; Ted Johnson; The Boss (villain)
Synopsis: Bob and Ted notice a spiraling smoke coming from the chimney of a shack hidden in the thick scrub-oak of the hill side......a shack that was known to have been unoccupied for months. They decide to investigate, so they land their plane in a clearing, and are promptly shot at!
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From Content Item: FlagKeen Detective Funnies v1 #10 published November 1938
was Tell-Tale Smoke [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagFantoman #2 published August 1940
was Tell-Tale Smoke [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Blue Bolt #v1#11 [11]

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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dick Cole
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From Content Item: FlagBlue Bolt v1 #11 [11] published April 1941
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Blue Bolt #v2#1 [13]

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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dick Cole; Simba Karno
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From Content Item: FlagBlue Bolt v2 #1 [13] published June 1941
was Dick Cole Battles His Double [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Blue Bolt #v2#2 [14]

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Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dick Cole; Simba Karno
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From Content Item: FlagBlue Bolt v2 #2 [14] published July 1941
was Round Two!! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Blue Bolt #v2#3 [15]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dick Cole; Simba Karno
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From Content Item: FlagBlue Bolt v2 #3 [15] published August 1941
was Dick Cole vs Simba Round 3! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Famous Funnies #85

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Roy Powers (Eagle Scout)
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From Content Item: FlagFamous Funnies #85 published August 1941
was Eagle Scout - Roy Powers Zooms to the Rescue [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Humorous and More

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Includes humorous advertisement for Goo Hair Cream for Men.
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What's with the Crosbys?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Bing Crosby; Dixie Lee; Paul Whiteman; Larry Crosby; Mr. O'Melveny; Al Rinker; Mildred Bailey; Gary Crosby; Philip Crosby; Dennis Crosby; Lindsay Crosby; Charley
Synopsis: This story recounts the life of Crosby from his earliest days until the present, with his marriage difficulties with Dixie Lee interspersed around and through it.
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From Content Item: FlagFamous Stars #2 published January 1950
was What's with the Crosbys? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This story recounts the life of Crosby from his earliest days until the present, with his marriage difficulties with Dixie Lee interspersed around and through it.
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Snafu's Lovely Ladies

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Betty
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From Content Item: FlagSnafu v2 #2 published March 1956
was Snafu's Lovely Ladies [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustration of a scantily-clad lady sitting on the bed of a sick (boy) friend talking to her boyfriend or husband on the phone stating "Not tonight, dear. I'm sitting up with a sick friend."
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The Adventures of Big Boy #1 [West]

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Character(s): Big Boy
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From Content Item: FlagThe Adventures of Big Boy #1 [West] published July 1956
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bubble-Nut Gum
Character(s): Dick Clark [as Dick Clog]
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From Content Item: FlagCracked #6 published December 1958
was Man, This is Ificy! [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated in red, black and white.

Ad for fictional Bubble-Nut Sparemint Gum, which costs only 5 green stamps, which is also good for blow out patches and bicycle tires, and comes in assorted flavors: charcoal grey, plaid green, people purple and sickly blue.
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New Look Magazine Covers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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From Content Item: FlagCracked #3 published July 1958
was New Look Magazine Covers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Humorous look at what would happen if more conservative type magazines would have pictures of beautiful girls on them.
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Luxury Cruise

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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From Content Item: FlagCracked #6 published December 1958
was Luxury Cruise [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Two-page humorous aboard ship shennanigans.
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Free-For-All-Land

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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From Content Item: FlagCracked #24 published April 1962
was Free-For-All-Land [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Humorous 2-page spread, depicting an all weather, all purpose, all fun vacation spot for adults.
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Zany #3

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Wolfman; Frankenstein; Dracula
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From Content Item: FlagZany #3 published March 1959
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Love Knows No Rules

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: romantic
Character(s): Chuck Evers (swimming instructor); Blanche (tennis instructor); Mr. Simmons (camp owner); Betty (counselor); Vivian Johnson (villain, swimming instructor)
Synopsis: A tennis instructor named Blanche, new to Camp Sundown, becomes the target of one of the swimming instructors simply because her fellow swimming instructor and supposed boy friend has a thing for Blanche.
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From Content Item: FlagPersonal Love #24 published November 1953
was Love Knows No Rules [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Not Quite Yellow

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: From the pulp magazine War Stories #1. First page illustration only.
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The Horror

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Hangman's House

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (page 1)(see notes)
Inker(s): ? (page 1)(see notes)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Ezekiel Zoras (17th Century hangman, flashback, also in spirit form); Robert Kinsman; Mona Vincent; Thomas Zane (villain, Boston student, death); The Master of Demons (villain)
Synopsis: A false friend invites his rival for the affections of a young lady up to the house owned by the Salem hangman for a week of rest although the house is supposed to be haunted. When they arrive, the man plans to murder his friend through the actions of the hangman's ghost, but he becomes impatient and seizes the rope from the ghost and attempts to strangle his rival himself. He gets caught in the rope as a fire breaks out and perishes.
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From Content Item: FlagSuspense #5 published November 1950
was Hangman's House [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Job Number: 5492
Disclose Notes: The image of the hangman on the right of the splash is a Joe Maneely stat taken from the cover; the rest of the splash appears to be drawn by another hand.
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I Deal in Murder!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, espionage
Character(s): Dr. Paul Marco (inventor); Dr. John Byron (death); Sue Byron (John's daughter); Doctor Rex [aka Sgt. Blue] (robot); Jacob Stalinov [aka Joseph Summers] (villain, former Communist Secret Policeman, death); un-named Politburo official (villain); Pietro (villain); Red (villain); Joseph Stalin (villain, image only)
Synopsis: A Soviet spy infilitrates a meeting at the U.S. War College where the panel is introduced to a scientist who has invented an army of mechanical men, electronically controlled, and able to speak in a limited fashion. The spy's job is to learn the secret behind the robots, if not from the inventor then from his mysterious assistant.
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From Content Item: FlagSuspense #6 published January 1951
was I Deal In Murder! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: 7771
Disclose Notes: Anti-communism story.
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Felix the Great!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Mr. Thorton (circus owner); Sandra (Felix's wife); Don (animal trainer, death); King (a lion); Rajah (a tiger); Tina (a black panther); Paul (circus clown, death); Felix (villain, animal trainer, death)
Synopsis: An ugly circus animal trainer with a lovely wife gets intensely jealous when she even looks at another man, so jealous that he wants to kill her when he learns she is leaving him, but fate turns the tables on him.
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From Content Item: FlagSuspense #6 published January 1951
was Felix the Great! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: 7762
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The Face of Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Donald Drake (death); Hank Elliot; Marcia Lang [aka Death] (villain)
Synopsis: When the black death hits the town in which he lives, Donald decides to hole up in his home for the duration but thinks better of it when loneliness hits him hard. He and another friend decide to invite non-plague carriers to a special party, where they meet a beautiful girl. Soon Donald discovers that beauty is only skin deep.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventures into Weird Worlds #4 published January 1952
was The Face of Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: 9850
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Don't Bury Me Deep!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): John Macomber (death); Charles Beecher (undertaker, death)
Synopsis: An undertaker, desperate to sell an expensive coffin, panics when the corpse turns out not to be dead and kills the man which accidentally leads to his own death.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventures into Weird Worlds #5 published April 1952
was Don't Bury Me Deep! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: A-84
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Journey Into Unknown Worlds #14

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagJourney into Unknown Worlds #14 published December 1952
was One of Our Graveyards is Missing!; The Spy!; One Little Mistake! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Scarecrow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Henrietta Wilkens; Charlie Wilkens; a scarecrow (villain?); Mr. Droone (villain, mortgage holder, death)
Synopsis: A destitute couple, out of money and nearly out of hope, wish for a miracle to ease them out of their plight. When their fields are plowed and corn planted overnight, and a mysterious scarecrow appears on their property, their wish seems to have come true in more ways than one.
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From Content Item: FlagJourney into Unknown Worlds #14 published December 1952
was The Scarecrow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: B-185
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The Crazy Car!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Stranger on the street (car engine inventor, death); Kurt Baxter (villain, death)
Synopsis: When a stranger approaches Karl Baxter on the street and invites him to take a test drive in his car, a car that runs on no fuel of any kind, Karl decides to kill the old man and figure out a way to duplicate the engine in the car so that he can make a fortune, or so he thinks.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagJourney into Mystery #20 published December 1954
was The Crazy Car! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: F-274
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A Nightmare Pin-Up

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): Graveghoul
Character(s): Graveghoul
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From Content Item: FlagNightmare #1 published December 1970
was A Nightmare Pin-Up [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Nightmare Pin Up #2

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): The Gill Man [aka The Creature From the Black Lagoon]
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagNightmare #2 published February 1971
was Nightmare Pin Up #2 [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Nightmare Pin-Up #3

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagNightmare #4 published June 1971
was A Nightmare Pin-Up #3 [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Man Who Stole Eternity

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Un-named man (death); un-named woman (villain, sorceress, the man's wife); Anothor (villain, evil spirit); Nixwit (villain, evil spirit); Abaddon (villain, evil spirit); Charlie Peace (villain, fence); Mike Mason (villain, thief)
Synopsis: A thief decides to strike it really big and knock over the Magic Museum, even though the theft earlier of some pearls led to a strange curse being placed upon him by a sorceress. She later demands that he steal a special elixir or be tormented by wicked spirits for the rest of his life. This he does, but the outcome is not what he expected.
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From Content Item: FlagPsycho #3 published May 1971
was The Man Who Stole Eternity [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Psycho Presents the Heap

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): The Heap
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From Content Item: FlagPsycho #4 published September 1971
was Psycho Presents the Heap [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Psycho Scene

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): Earth-Worm
Character(s): Earth-Worm
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From Content Item: FlagPsycho #5 published November 1971
was A Psycho Scene [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Werewolf Pin-Up

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Werewolf
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagPsycho #6 published May 1972
was Werewolf Pin-Up [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Acknowledgments

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: erotica, humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Features cartoon drawn by Everett of a foreign potentate reading a copy of "Girlie Pin-Ups", surrounded by 8 very scantily clad wives with expressions of disgust on their faces.

Everett signed this cartoon in an unusual way: "E Smokes Camels".

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