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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Duplicate Thor

First Line: You have finally met the one enemy you can never defeat, Thor!

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Boys! Men!

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Character(s): Mike Marvel (photograph)

First Line: My secret new Dynaflex method can give you powerfully toned muscles and put full strength in your muscles...

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Notes: An advertisement for Dynaflex body-building course for $1.98.
Inside front cover.

The Demon Duplicators!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Duplicate Thor; Odin; Professor Zaxton (introduction, death); Jane Foster; Duplicate Professor Zaxton

First Line: It can't be!!

Synopsis: An evil scientist forces Dr. Blake to help him with a duplicating machine by kidnapping Jane. The device duplicates Thor, but cannot duplicate his magic hammer, allowing Thor to defeat the duplicate. Dr. Zaxton accidentally duplicates himself and falls to his death, leaving his good duplicate to take his place.

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Pages: 13

Time Machine

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Genres: science fiction

First Line: I think the first time I really began to think seriously about the mysteries of Time was when I was about fourteen years old.

Synopsis: A man's fascination with history leads him to build a time machine and travel to the past, but when he sees the dangers of time travel he destroys the machine and blueprints.

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Job Number: [G-85]

Notes: Text story with illustration. Narrated in the first person. Story title is from The Mighty Thor Comics Index #5.

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First Line: Free with any purchase

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Advertisement for Centre Coin Company's Lincoln Penny Album.
On top half of page between page 1 of “Time Machine” prose story and page 6 of the Thor comic story.

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First Line: Record your voice at home

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Notes: Advertisement for Honor House Products Corporation's recording equipment.
On lower half of page between page 1 of “Time Machine” prose story and page 6 of the Thor comic story.

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First Line: Curious coins! Odd paper money!

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Notes: Advertisement for Littleton Coin Company's packet of coins and money.
On top half of page between pages 10 and 11 of the Thor comic story.

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First Line: Instant live sea animals

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Notes: Advertisement for Bargain Company's exotic Saskatchewan Brine Shrimp (Sea-Monkeys).
On lower half of page between pages 10 and 11 of the Thor comic story.

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Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Jiminy Cricket; Dopey; Cinderella; Donald Duck; Sleeping Beauty; Peter Pan; Davy Crockett; Pinocchio; Zorrro

First Line: America's most lovable characters from ...Walt Disney's wonderful world

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Notes: Advertisement for Mother Hubbard's king-size latex toys.
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First Line: Reward $11, 750.00 for this coin!

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Notes: Advertisement for Best Values Company's 1963 catalog.
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The Tomb of Tut-Amm-Tut!

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Genres: fantasy, occult

Character(s): Tut-Amm-Tut; Ammen

First Line: Some people will wait a long, long time to get revenge!

Synopsis: An evil pharaoh has himself placed in stasis for centuries to escape his rival, only to find that his rival went into stasis in order to meet him when he awakes.

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Job Number: X-331

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First Line: Grog grows own tail

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Notes: Advertisement for Western World Products.
On top half of page, preceding page 2 of “Time Machine” prose story.

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

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Notes: Advertisement for GRIT Publishing Company's bundle of papers, selling help and prize offers.
On lower half of page, preceding page 2 of “Time Machine” prose story.

Stamps; Shop by Mail

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First Line: Stamp collecting outfit

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Notes: Multiple small ads for stamps and other products.
Follows page 2 of “Time Machine” prose story.

Save Me from the Lizard Men!

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Genres: science fiction

First Line: Like space yarns? Okay!

Synopsis: A human crash lands on an alien planet, and the inhabitants believe that he is a spy from the shape-shifting people of a nearby world. He alerts an Earth ship to rescue him, but he steals one of their life pods and escapes without thanking them, since he really was a shape-shifting alien.

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Job Number: X-330

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First Line: Give me just one evening and I'll teach you to hypnotize easily!

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Notes: Ad for hypnotism lessons.

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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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First Line: 100 toy soldiers

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Notes: Ad for toy soldiers, vehicles, vessels and planes.
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Boys, Girls, Men, Women

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Notes: Ad to recruit sellers of Christmas cards on back cover.