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Illustration on Cover, Front

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Penciller(s): Bob Davis (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Davis (signed)

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Dick Cole

Character(s): Dick Cole; Simba Karno

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Pages: 1

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Credits

Writer(s): Bob Davis (signed)

Penciller(s): Bob Davis (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Davis (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Dick Cole Wonder Boy

Character(s): Dick Cole; Simba Karno; Major Farr; Eddie; Dr. Karno (villain, Simba's guardian); Grof (villain, Dr. Karno's assistant)

First Line: Dick and Simba Friends!

Synopsis: Because Simba has renounced his evil past and confessed his thefts to Major Farr, he is put on probation in the Major's care. However, the evil Dr. Karno is not about to let Simba get away with that, especially since Simba has put the Police on the doctor's trail. With the help of Grof, the doctor kidnaps Simba from Farr Academy, takes him to his lab and operates on his brain to make him cruel and vicious.

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Pages: 11

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Alan Mandel

Inker(s): Dan Barry

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Blue Bolt the American

Character(s): Blue Bolt [Fred Parrish]; Lois Blake; Dr. Bertoff; the A.C. Ring (villains)

First Line: Eeee-ee! Don't be afraid, Lois, I've got you!

Synopsis: Blue Bolt takes Lois, as his new helper, to see Dr. Bertoff to see if the scientist has been able to locate the A.C. Ring, the purveyors of fake citizenship papers. Bertoff decides to give some the Blue Bolt's powers to Lois as she aids him in combating and rounding up the vicious ring.

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Pages: 6

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): John Jordan ? (signed)

Inker(s): John Jordan ? (signed)

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Sergeant Spook

Character(s): Sergeant Spook (un-named Policeman); Mrs. Lucy Howard; Jerry (villain, Lucy's nephew); Professor Gondo (villain, fake medium); Rosie (fake spirit world contact)

First Line: Sh-h-hhh! The ghost is walking tonight!

Synopsis: A medium named Gondo convinces wealthy Mrs. Howard that he can make contact with her late husband Horace, but she is unaware that it is a hoax concocted in order that her nephew will be given her million dollar estate.

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Pages: 7

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Writer(s): Henry Kiefer

Penciller(s): Henry Kiefer

Inker(s): Henry Kiefer

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Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, historical, informational, non-fiction

Feature(s): Old Cap Hawkins' Tales

Character(s): Cap Hawkins (retired mariner); Joey; Mad Anthony Wayne; General George Washington; General Henry Clinton (villain, British General)

First Line: You may be surprised to learn, lad, that the blitzkrieg...

Synopsis: Cap tells his pal Joey that the term "blitzkrieg" is not a new one, but one that originated with a famed General back in 1779, who stormed an impregnable for called Stony Point and took it, using the same tactics the Germans were using in their campaigns.

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Pages: 2

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Writer(s): Ray Gill (signed)

Penciller(s): Harold DeLay [as H. Delay] (signed)

Inker(s): Harold DeLay [as H. Delay] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Edison Bell

Character(s): Edison Bell; Jerry (Eddie's pal); Malola (native diver)

First Line: Ah! Romantic adventurous south sea island!

Synopsis: Eddie and Jerry, having won a trip to the island of Tago Tago and wanting to see all the sights. hire a glass bottom boat. They spot a cruise ship and the passengers on board throwing coins into the water for native divers to retrieve. However, when one of the divers is swamped and hit by a boat, the boys rescue him.......in gratitude, the man gives the boys a black box he found in the waters. When they open it, they find a mysterious map inside.

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Pages: 4.3

Let's all make Eddie Bell's Aqua-Scope!

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Credits

Writer(s): Ray Gill (signed)

Penciller(s): Ray Gill (signed)

Inker(s): Ray Gill (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Ray Gill ?

Subject Matter

Synopsis: Ray Gill demonstrates how readers can make an Aqua-Scope, a device that allows users to study underwater sea life

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Pages: 0.7

Notes: This feature appears on the last page of the Edison Bell story and also tells that, in the next issue, Eddie will show readers how to make a South Seas ceremonial drum!

The Secret Fortress

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Irving Werstein [as Werstein] (signed)

Penciller(s): Bill O'Connor (signed)

Inker(s): Bill O'Connor (signed)

Colorist(s): Irving Werstein

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): The Phantom Sub

Character(s): Jack Damon; Slim Dugan

Synopsis: Jack and Damon take the Phantom Sub off the coast of Mexico, trying to locate an enemy raider's base. Suddenly they spot an uncharted group of coral islands and discover it to be that very enemy base they'd suspected of being in the area.

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Pages: 2

The Mysterious Black Cloud!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill O'Connor [as FOS] (signed)

Penciller(s): Ben Flinton [as FOS] (signed)

Inker(s): Leonard Sansone [as FOS] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): The Phantom Sub

Character(s): Jack Damon; Slim Dugan

Synopsis: While taking the Sub out on its first test flight, Jack and Slim note a black cloud amongst all the white ones, a cloud which fires a huge lightning bolt at them!

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Pages: 7

The Twister Battles An Airplane!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Ray Gill

Penciller(s): Mike Roy

Inker(s): Mike Roy

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Twister

Character(s): The Twister [Bob Sanders]; unnamed jewel transporter (introduction, death); unnamed jewel thieves (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis: The Twister comes upon the scenes of an airplane attacking a car and watching a group of crooks take a black bag from that car. When he talks to the dying driver of the car, he discovers the gang has made off with the Monger Jewels, which were being transported by the man to Washington.

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Reprint Notes: in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland, 2018 series) #1773 (2018)

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Pages: 6

Notes: Last appearance.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Brady

Inker(s): Bill Brady

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Subject Matter

Genres: historical, western

Feature(s): The White Rider and Super Horse

Character(s): The White Rider [Peter]; Super Horse [Cloud]; un-named girl; Un-named prospector (girl's father); un-named Sheriff; Dirk Gray (villain, death)

First Line: Born and raised in the hidden valley...

Synopsis: The Rider and Cloud assist in saving a girl from Dirk Gray and his henchm,en, who have learned that the girl's father has discovered a vein of gold in Skeleton Valley, and they want to prevent him from filing a claim on the vein in the morning.

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Pages: 6

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren]

Penciller(s): Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren]

Inker(s): Jack Warren [as Jack A. Warren]

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Krisko and Jasper

Character(s): Krisco; Jasper; un-named Captain of the Calamity Jane;

First Line: Krisko, Jasper, and the captain of the late Calamity Jane...

Synopsis: Set adrift in a boat, Krisco, Jasper and the Captain are rescued by a submarine and given medical treatment. Soon, they show their appreciation by volunteering to dislodge the sub's anchor, which is entangled in a giant clam, and discover that the sub has entered into an enemy minefield!

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Pages: 4

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): John Daly

Inker(s): John Daly

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Sub-Zero

Character(s): Sub-Zero; Freezum; Dr. Waring; Joe (villain); Cobett (villain)

First Line: Grab your hats!

Synopsis: A group of river pirates attack a ship in order to get to Dr. Waring, who is carrying a casket of radium aboard ship for the Scientific Foundation, and which they intend to hold for ransom.

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Pages: 8

Magical items to amaze your friends

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Synopsis: Illustrated advertisement from Treasure House in New York, which pictures a variety of items that readers can purchase, such as: Bag 'O' Tricks for 50 cents, a Gene Autry ring for 15 cents, bicycle handle grips for 19 cents a pair, automatic dime register bank for 15 cents, a checker game for 20 cents, and many more.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Found on the inside back cover.