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Issue: Crown Comics #18 Public Domain
Publication Date: May 1949
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Issues: #18 of 19 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Publisher: FlagMcCombs
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: McCombs Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Content Items: 20 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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The Claws of Death

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Anthony Cataldo
Inker(s): Anthony Cataldo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, occult
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The faces and clumsy movements point to Cataldo.
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Seatcovers

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gaylark Products
Synopsis: Get De Luxe Seatcovers way below retail.
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Pages: 1
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Kid Safety Says Play Safe!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Harvey Comics Group
Synopsis: How to have fun with the bicycle by playing safe.
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Pages: 1
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Bobby Shelby and His Pals

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Lee Elias (signed)
Inker(s): Lee Elias (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Shelby Cycle Company
Character(s): Bobby Shelby
Synopsis: Half page comic strip with Shelby bicycles.
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Pages: 1
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Adventure in El Chico

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Bolle ? (plot); Leonard Starr ?; Ken Fitch ?
Penciller(s): Frank Bolle (signed)
Inker(s): Frank Bolle (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Vic Cutter
Character(s): Vic Cutter (detective); Laura Ames (secretary); Major Martinez; Jay Thompson (U.S. agent); Senor Alvaros
Synopsis: A U.S. federal agent is killed in his hotel room, and Cutter is going to take his place to find the revolutionary outfit he was tracing.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Script credits suggested by Bails' Who's Who.
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The Claws of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ken Fitch ?
Penciller(s): Anthony Cataldo
Inker(s): Anthony Cataldo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, occult
Character(s): Denton Bowles (ghost chaser); Roger Sherill; Cecilie Sherill; Anthony DeBleu; The Claw (pirate)
Synopsis: The curse of "The Claws of Death" has killed four of the Sherill brides for half a century, and now bride Cecille fears for her life. But Denton Bowles reveals the curse isn't supernatural at all.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Faces and movement of figures are all signs of Cataldo.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): A. W. Nugent (signed)
Inker(s): A. W. Nugent (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): A. W. Nugent (signed)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Little Artists' page
First Line: These heads were made by using the numbers...
Synopsis: Follow the dots and other puzzles with numbers and letters.
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Pages: 1
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Dangerous Flight

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Cadet Jimmy Quentin; Captain James Quentin; Sgt. O'Shaughnessy
Synopsis: Adventures at an Air Force training center.
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Pages: 1
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The Tip That Turned the Table

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Anderson ?
Inker(s): Harry Anderson ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gillette Bicycle Tires
Character(s): Jack; Jane
Synopsis: Bicycle contest with winner on Gillette tires.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The faces look very much like Anderson's work, with short lines below the outer corner of eyes.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Tom Doerer (signed)
Penciller(s): Tom Doerer (signed)
Inker(s): Tom Doerer (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Tom Doerer (signed) ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sportopics
Character(s): Ward Lambert
First Line: Basketball...
Synopsis: A little about basketball.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The letters are so integrated in the panels that it is most probably Doerer's work all the way.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Kirk Stiles; Vic Herman; Ron; La ? (all signed)
Inker(s): Kirk Stiles; Vic Herman; Ron; La ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cartoons and Jokes
First Line: Nancy! Don't tease him!
Synopsis: Many small cartoons and jokes. Not easy to read all the signed names.
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Can You Find the Secret Clues

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Monark Bicycles
Character(s): Sherlock Holmes
Synopsis: What is the secret clues to Monark's popularity?
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ralph Heimdahl
Penciller(s): Ralph Heimdahl
Inker(s): Ralph Heimdahl
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous, western
Feature(s): Minnie Soo with Little Haha and Tonka
Character(s): Minnie Soo; Little Haha; Tonka (great warrior)
First Line: Come on Minnie! Jump on the raft!
Synopsis: Minnie and Haha are rafting on the river and stumble upon unfriendly white trappers.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Unusually, not signed, but art similar to the rest in this feature.
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Call to Action

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Tommy; Buddy
Synopsis: Tommy dreams of riding freight trains with a tramp.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ken Fitch ?
Penciller(s): Anthone Cataldo [as AC] (signed)
Inker(s): Anthone Cataldo [as AC] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Voodah
Character(s): Voodah; Zanzi; Cheeko (monkey); Laga (crooked pretender); Chief Kuala
First Line: That's the last of the old chief, Lagha!
Synopsis: The old chief is dead, and the new one has a dangerous rival.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Script credit suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): A. W. Nugent (signed)
Inker(s): A. W. Nugent (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): A. W. Nugent (signed)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Crown Puzzle Page
First Line: What will happen if you connect the dots..?
Synopsis: Follow the dots and other puzzles.
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Pages: 1
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Here They Are Guys...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Reliance
Synopsis: The swell Reliance Boy's Wear you want.
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They Laughed When I Started to Talk

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Fun Parade, Inc.
Synopsis: A book about telling funny jokes.
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It "Zips" All the Way Around

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Illinois Merchandise Mart
Synopsis: Zipper billfold offer.
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Pages: 1
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The New B-B Pak

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy B-B Guns
Synopsis: Shots for Daisy B-B Guns.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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