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Issue: The Funnies #45 Public Domain
Publication Date: July 1940
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Issues: #45 of 64 Issues (65 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/15/1940
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: full color and some black and white
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Introducing Phantasmo Master of the World

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Phantasmo [Phil Anson]
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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): Phantasmo [Phil Anson] (introduction, origin); Whizzer McGee (hotel bell hop, introduction); the High Lama (Phantasmo's teacher); Professor Grayling; Tomislav (villain, foreign spy); Ian (villain, foreign spy)
First Line: High on top of the world's highest mountain stands Phantasmo...
Synopsis: After spending 25 years in Tibet learning all the secrets of the Grand High Lamas, Phil Anson returns to America, startling on-lookers. Disappearing in a puff of smoke, he secures clothing, takes up residence in a posh hotel, and pays Whizzer McGee $50 to be his assistant. Soon after, the pair take on foreign spies, who have captured a professor who has invented a machine that can turn salt water into a powerful fuel like gasoline.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLarge Feature Comic #18 published January 1941
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #88 published January 2013
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: in Super Weird Heroes (IDW Publishing, 2016 series) [nn] (November 2016)
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Robert S. Callender was Executive Vice-President and main editor of Dell Comics, circa 1935-1959. This story was copyrighted in his name, but unsure if he actually wrote this story, as the Who's Who doesn't list any writer/art credits for him.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
First Line: Say, Cap - what's our chances of getting through to the coast?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: "Bob Gaylord" (Gaylord Du Bois script, Bob Jenny art) script and art credit as per Catalog of Copyright Entries Third Series, Volume 21, Parts 7-11A (1967), Works of Art, Renewals, July-December - Page 311 [http://goo.gl/g2tlgJ]; and Gaylord Du Bois script credit corroborated as per Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books , 1928-1999.
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"Hunting boar in a remote section of England..."

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Erwin L. Hess ?
Inker(s): Erwin L. Hess ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): The Black Knight
Character(s): The Black Knight [Sir Percy] (a smithy, introduction, origin); King Victor (mention only); Sir Robin; Ruth (Lady-in-Waiting to Lady Allerton); Sir Mordant (villain, a disgraced knight)
Synopsis: After assisting the good King Victor with his broken leg, a young smithy is given a ring by the King...and he has the choice of remaining in England, studying medicine and helping poor villagers in their sufferings, or boarding a ship for distant lands. While residing in an inn's stables, he over-hears Sir Mordant and his men, who plan to kidnap King Victor. He is found out and is thrown to his death, but survives and heads out to warn the King of the plot. Saving the King from Mordant, the smithy is rewarded by the King to become the Black Knight.
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In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #88 published January 2013
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Continued next issue. Robert S. Callender was the Executive Vice-President and main editor of Dell Comics, circa 1935-1959. The Who's Who doesn't give him credit for any writing or art, so not sure if he wrote this story or not.
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
First Line: You'll love it here
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Pages: 8
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): Speed Martin (newsreel cameraman)
First Line: As the great spring drives get under way on the Western front...
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: adventure, aviation
First Line: Among America's pioneers of the sky, Marvin Budd was one of the first.
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Pages: 5
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: science fiction
First Line: As John Carter flies to Helium for aid in rescuing Dejah Thoris...
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Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
First Line: Having captured control of the waiters' union...
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Pages: 6
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The Test Case

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
First Line: Whitey Harrison, and his pal, Blackie, are in the Secret Service...
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Pages: 6
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Introducing the Voice

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): The Voice the Invisible Detective
Character(s): The Voice [Tim Brant]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On inside back cover.
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Buy Your Copy Now!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): The Voice the Invisible Detective
Character(s): The Voice [Tim Brant]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Popular Comics #53.
On back cover.

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