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The Red Ghost!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]

First Line: Mystery on the moon!!!

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First Line: Fill the gaps in your family's education with the amazing Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia

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Notes: Ad for a set of encyclopedias from Cadillac Publishing Co.
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The Fantastic Four Versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Part 1]

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; The Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff] (origin); The Red Ghost's super-apes (origin)

First Line: Twilight in New York!

Synopsis: While Reed prapares a journey to the Blue Area of the Moon, Ivan Kragoff trains three apes to pilot a spaceship and take possession of the moon "for the communist empire".

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Job Number: X-138

Part 2 Menace on the Moon!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; The Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; The Red Ghost’s super-apes; The Watcher [Uatu] (introduction)

First Line: Meanwhile, in the American ship, safely shielded against the mysterious cosmic rays...

Synopsis: In space, the Fantastic Four's ship crosses that of Ivan Kragoff and they learn of the powers the apes have acquired before landing on the moon.

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Notes: baboon; gorilla; orangutan; Blue Area; ancient civilization

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First Line: To men who want big money but don’t know how to get started

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Notes: Send for three free booklets with information on CTI courses in air conditioning and refrigeration.
Between 1st and 2nd pages of previous story sequence (pages numbered 6 and 7.)

Draw the First Day

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First Line: An amazing invention — ‘magic art reproducer’

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Notes: Ad for “Magic Art Reproducer” drawing aid from Norton Products.

Part 3 The Watcher Appears!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Watcher [Uatu]; The Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; The Red Ghost's super-apes

First Line: Suddenly, before the Thing can make another move, the three apes are whisked away from him by an invisible force...

Synopsis: The Watcher appears and explains where he comes from and why he cannot take sides in the battle between the Fantastic Four and the Red Ghost.

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First Line: Look! Boys wanted to sell Grit

Synopsis: Ad solicits boys to sell Grit newspaper.

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First Line: Learn any dance fast!

Synopsis: Ad for giant foot charts for dancing for $1.00.

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First Line: Live sea horses!

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Notes: Ad for "mated pair of Dwarf species Living Sea Horses" for $6.98 for two pairs. On bottom portion of page.

Part 4 Duel in the Dead City!

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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]]; The Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; The Red Ghost's super-apes; The Watcher [Uatu]

First Line: We're inside an enormous dead city!

Synopsis: The Fantastic Four battles the Red Ghost and his super-apes on the moon.

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First Line: Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!

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Notes: Send for a catalog listing prices the company will pay for rare coins. Ad from Best Values Co.
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First Line: 1001 things that you can get free

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Notes: Ad for Money-Making Ideas Booklets offering money-making and money-saving ideas.
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Now on Sale!

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Amazing Spider-Man; Tales of Suspense

Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]

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Notes: Between story pages numbered 19 and 20. House ad for Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #1, and Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #39 with covers shown.

Stamps; Shop by Mail

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First Line: Stamp collecting outfit

Synopsis: Ad for stamps and other products.

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Notes: Before 6th page of previous story sequence (page numbered 20.)

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Character(s): The Thing

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Notes: Letters page replies by Stan Lee. Thing illustration taken from an earlier issue. Letter from George R. R. Martin.

104 Kings' Knights

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Character(s): Knights

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Notes: Ad, with order coupon, for plastic toy knights from 104 Kings' Knights.

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Character(s): Mike Marvel (photo)

First Line: Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method can build you a magnificent new he-man-muscled body in just ten minutes a day

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Notes: Ad for Dynaflex body-building course for $1.98.

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

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Notes: Advertisement to learn how to repair televisions and radios from the National Radio Institute. Located on inside rear cover.

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First Line: Make $5.00 to $20.00 a week extra operating this ‘Saturday morning shoe store’

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Notes: Ad to earn money by selling shoes, on back cover.