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Radio-Active-Man!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; The Radio-Active Man [Chen Lu]

First Line: Throw away your accursed hammer, Thor!

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Start Your Own Business!

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Notes: Inside front cover.

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The Mysterious Radio-Active Man!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; the Radio-Active Man [Chen Lu] (introduction, origin); Jane Foster; General Fu (introduction); Chairman Mao Zedong (cameo)

First Line: Out of the sinister scientific laboratories of Red China is spawned a new kind of menace, designed only for one purpose...

Synopsis: While on a medical mission to India, Dr. Blake becomes Thor to repel a Chinese attack. In order to fight Thor, a Chinese scientist irradiates himself to gain great power. He fights Thor in New York, and nearly defeats him, but Thor blows him back to China, creating a nuclear explosion.

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Pages: 13

Job Number: X-202

Over the Moon

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Mr. Collins; Jim

First Line: Movie making is a funny business, not just because of all the money people make if they hit the top...

Synopsis: A science fiction movie director gets some help from a real alien and flying saucer, but the film bombs when the footage of the saucer is dismissed as too phony-looking.

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Pages: 2

Job Number: [J-884]

Notes: Text story with illustration. The first page of this story is printed between pages 5 and 6 of the Thor story, while the second page is printed between the two back-up comic stories.

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First Line: Give me just one evening and I'll teach you to hypnotize easily!

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Notes: Ad for hypnotism lessons from Palmer-Jones Publishers.
Between page 1 of “Over the Moon” prose story and page 6 of the Thor comic story.

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First Line: How to make money as you train at home for a better job or a business of your own in Auto Mechanics

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Pages: 1

Notes: Between pages 10 and 11 of the Thor comic story.

Reward $9,985.50 for This Coin!

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Send $1.00 for catalog listing prices the company will pay for rare coins.
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Will You Work Saturday Mornings for $5 to $20 Extra?

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Character(s): Victor Mason (Photograph)

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Advertisement to sell shoes from the Mason Shoe Mfg. Company.
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The Man Who Wouldn't Die!

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Caleb Cartwright

First Line: Sometimes the safest shelter in the world can be the most dangerous!

Synopsis: A selfish billionaire builds a fallout shelter deep beneath the Earth's surface, but when he insists on touring it alone he discovers a group of primitive humans that attack him and collapse the tunnel, trapping him.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: X-211

Boys 12 or Older Make $1 to $5 in Your Spare Time

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Notes: Advertisement for children to sell Grit Magazine from Grit Publishing Co.
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Hypno-Coin

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Notes: Advertisement for the Hypno-Coin from Hypnotic Aids Supply Co.
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Stamps; Shop by Mail

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First Line: Stamp collecting outfit

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Notes: A number of thumbnail advertisements for a range of products.
Follows page 2 of “Over the Moon” prose story.

I Saw a Martian!

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Genres: science fiction

First Line: It was evening! The night was dark and still!

Synopsis: A man cannot convince the police that he saw an alien ship land. He is really a Martian spy, making sure that they will be able to infiltrate safely.

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Pages: 5

Do You Want Spending Money?

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Boys! Men! My Secret New Dynaflex Method

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Character(s): Mike Marvel

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Notes: Ad, with order coupon, for Mike Marvel System plus free booklet “The Secret of Attracting Girls”.

2 Complete Fishing Outfits

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Notes: Ad for tackle box, fishing rods and lures.
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He's Looking for People Who Like to Draw

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Character(s): Albert Dorne (caricature)

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Notes: Back cover.

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