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The Return of Doctor Doom!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom; Stan Lee; Jack Kirby

First Line: Hold your breath!!

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Shop by Mail; Stamps

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First Line: .177 Cal. Famous Rosco air rifle

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The Return of Doctor Doom!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Alicia Masters; Doctor Doom (villain); Stan Lee; Jack Kirby

First Line: Don't move, Sue!

Synopsis: Doctor Doom returns from his unwanted journey in space and visits Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in order to make them set a trap for the Fantastic Four.

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Invisible Girl

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Feature(s): The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page

Character(s): The Invisible Girl

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Feature(s): Padell Book Co.

First Line: You can have the secret weapon!

Synopsis: An advertisement for Padell Book Company's instruction booklets for self-defense, hypnotism, mechanical drawing, etc.

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Part 2 Back from the Dead!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Ovoids (flashback, introduction); Doctor Doom (villain); Stan Lee; Jack Kirby

First Line: Tell Mr. Fantastic to come here right away -- to discuss a new story with you!

Synopsis: Doctor Doom tells how he managed to return to Earth with the help of the Ovoids and then he changes bodies with Mr Fantastic using Ovoid technology.

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Tiki Gods

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Feature(s): Greenwich Village Handicrafts

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Feature(s): Vacutex

First Line: Ugly blackheads out in seconds with Vacutex

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Part 3 The End of Mr. Fantastic?

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom (villain)

First Line: So! Lee and Kirby were right!

Synopsis: Doctor Doom convinces the rest of the Fantastic Four that he is Mr Fantastic.

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Feature(s): Clyde Beatty

First Line: Hey kids! Join the Clyde Beatty Tropical Animal Club of America and receive a free live pet!

Synopsis: Offer for children to become charter members of the Clyde Beatty Tropical Animal Club of America. Membership kit includes a live animal!

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First Line: Boys -- 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time.

Synopsis: An advertisement recruiting Grit newspaper salesmen.

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Part 4 No Place to Turn!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom (villain); Alicia Masters

First Line: A short time later, at the Fantastic Four's headquarters...

Synopsis: Doctor Doom (as Mr. Fantastic) displays his new shrinking-ray and Mr. Fantastic (in Doom's body) escapes his captivity in Doom's castle.

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Feature(s): Perrywheel

First Line: Hey kids be a wheel in the neighborhood with the new Perrywheel

Synopsis: Ad for steering wheel device to attach to a bicycle, thereby enabling it to be steered like a motor car.

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First Line: Kissing dolls!

Synopsis: Ad for a pair of kissing dolls.

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First Line: Dear Stan and Jack, in ish #7, on page 11 you have the Fantasti-car flying upside down while being chased by a flying saucer!

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Notes: Letters of comment from David Santiage, San Jose California; Steve Stern, Oceanside New York; Rob Sansing, Pensacola Florida; Lee Cohen, Skokie Illinois; and G.B. Love, Miami Florida.

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Feature(s): View-Master Magic Viewer

First Line: Here’s something you’ve always wanted Storyland series

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Notes: Ad for five Disneyland View-Master packets for $1.00 each, 3 reels per packet. Also available: junior projector at $9.95 and viewer at $2.00.
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Feature(s): Accordion Corp. of America

First Line: New accordions — save up to 1/2 off retail price of comparable accordions — direct importer to you!

Synopsis: Send in coupon for free catalog of electronic accordions.

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Part 5 The Real Doctor Doom!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom (villain); Alicia Masters

First Line: There! Lucky I struck a vulnerable spot!

Synopsis: Doctor Doom and Mr. Fantastic get their bodies back and Doom is put under his own shrinking-ray and shrinks down to sub-atomic size.

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Feature(s): Commercial Trades Institute

First Line: Amazing new home training plan in auto repairing

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Notes: Ad for a home study course teaching auto mechanics.

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Feature(s): Blair Quality Products

First Line: Boys! Girls! Men! Women! Get valuable gifts without 1c cost…

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Notes: Ad seeking sellers of Blair household products.

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Feature(s): National Radio Institute

First Line: Learn radio-television electronics by practicing at home in your spare time

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Notes: Send for free information on NRI electronics courses.
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Feature(s): Best Values Co. Coin Catalog

First Line: Reward $9, 985 for this coin!

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Notes: Send $1.00 for catalog listing prices the company will pay for rare coins.
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