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Loki, the God of Mischief!!

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Genres: superhero

First Line: I challenge you to match your powers against mine, Thor!

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First Line: Are you skinny like I was?

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover.

Trapped by Loki, the God of Mischief!

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Genres: superhero

First Line: At last you've met your match, Thor!

Synopsis: Loki escapes from his prison in Asgard and comes to Earth to get revenge on Thor. The trickster hypnotizes him to help make mischief, but Thor’s transformation into Donald Blake frees him from hypnosis, allowing him to defeat Loki and return him to Asgard.

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Pages: 13

Job Number: V-865

Notes: This story is divided into two parts: an unmarked first part (5 pp) and part two—"The Vengeance of Loki!" (8 pp). This is the first appearance of Asgard. Heimdall looks nothing like his later appearances. Odin's name is mentioned for the first time.

The first part is expanded and retold in Thor: First Thunder (Marvel, 2010 series) #2.

The Clock

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Genres: fantasy, occult

Character(s): Franz Ammergau; Gerda; Dr. Schmitt

First Line: The snow fell quietly in the little Alpine village, and Franz Ammergau sat at his candlelit workbench and worked far into the night.

Synopsis: An old clockmaker nearly dies from the cold, but is saved by the wooden figures adorning his clocks, which he has given parts of his own soul.

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Pages: 2

Job Number: [K-9]

Notes: First page is between page 5 & 6 of previous story sequence.
Second page follows “Filbert’s Frightful Future” comic story and precedes “Off-Limits” comic story.

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First Line: Will you work Saturday mornings for $5.00 to $20.00 extra?

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Notes: Advertisement to sell shoes from the Mason Shoe Mfg. Company.
Between page 1 of “The Clock” prose story and page 6 of the Thor comic story.

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First Line: Amazing new home training plan

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Notes: Ad for air conditioning and refrigeration training booklets.
Between pages 10 and 11 of Thor story.

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First Line: 1001 things that you can get free

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: On top half of page.

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First Line: Bike bonanza of big buys

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Notes: An advertisement for bicycle-related accessories including a "bike machine gun" for 75¢ from Honor House Prod. Corp. on lower half of page.

Filbert's Frightful Future!

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Filbert Phelps

First Line: This is Filbert Phelps!

Synopsis: A greedy scientist builds a time machine to visit the future and make money, but he finds himself stranded in a void, since the future does not yet exist.

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Pages: 5

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First Line: Look! Boys wanted to sell Grit

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Notes: Ad to recruit sellers of Grit newspaper.
On top half of page, preceding page 2 of “The Clock” prose story.

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First Line: 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.
On lower half of page, preceding page 2 of “The Clock” prose story.

Stamps; Shop by Mail

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First Line: Stamp collecting outfit

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Notes: Ad for stamps and other products.
Follows page 2 of “The Clock” prose story.

Off-Limits!

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Rip van Winkle

First Line: Of all the planets in the known galaxy, this particular one was off-limits!

Synopsis: This story casts the character of Rip Van Winkle as a humanoid alien who visits planet Earth in violation of galactic travel guidelines which have declared the planet off limits due to its dormitive effect.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: V-867

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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: Boys, girls, men, women if you know just 20 people…

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Notes: Ad to recruit sellers of Christmas cards.

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First Line: Learn radio-television electronics by practising 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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Character(s): Albert Dorne (caricature)

First Line: He’s looking for people who like to draw

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Notes: Back cover.

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