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Issue: Roly-Poly Comics #[1]
Publication Date: January 1945
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Issues: #[1] of 7 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagGreen Publishing
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Burten Magazine Distributing Co.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 11 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Title in indicia: ROLY POLY Comic Book. Copyright 1944.

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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This may be an unused cover from Zip Comics (Archie, 1940 Series). It resembles the covers from #36-#39, where Steel Sterling appeared with the various humor characters from Zip.

Ginger's hair is mis-colored as blond (it should be red).
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Contents

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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The Wand of Weirdness

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Sergeant Clancy McGinty (Policeman); Apollo Bates (villain, introduction, death); Muley (villain, introduction, death); Dippy Dugan (villain, introduction, death); the Nazis (villains)
First Line: A museum! A treasure house of the past!
Synopsis: Apollo and Muley break into a museum and are confronted by a guard, so Apollo grabbed a scepter out of a case to use as a club. It was the "Wand of Weirdness", supposedly belonging to Merlin the Magician which had a curse that said anyone using the wand for evil purposes would have it visit back upon them. Sure enough, it does and both die. The wand next brings bad luck to a cab driver and racketeer Dippy Dugan, who is killed when he wishes for bullets to go around him. Steel Sterling retrieves the wand and returns it to the museum.
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From Content Item: FlagZip Comics #46 published May 1944
was The Wand of Weirdness [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Steel Sterling
First Line: Hey gang! Here's your chance...
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Pages: 1
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Stencho's Woman Problems

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Señor Banana; Stencho Odora; Dolores Odora (wife); Rosita
First Line: Are you sure, you don't have a wife, Stencho???
Synopsis: Stencho's wife wants to find out if he still loves her. A red wig and a new dress will do the trick.
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From Content Item: FlagZip Comics #46 published May 1944
was Stencho's Woman Problems [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Archie Is Good for What Ails You!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for the Archie radio program.
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County Fair

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Slappy Applejack; Happy Applejack; Professor
First Line: Grrrr!
Synopsis: The Applejack boys are on a gas balloon trip and land near the house of a screwy professor, who turns them into monkeys.
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From Content Item: FlagZip Comics #46 published May 1944
was County Fair [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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Frank Swinatra

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Tommy Turner; Frank Swinatra (introduction)
First Line: Oh, Tommy! You're just definitely a dear to help me put that birdhouse up!
Synopsis: Ginger meets Frank Swinatra.
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From Content Item: FlagZip Comics #46 published May 1944
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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The Fourth Dimensional Dr. Karvalla

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Red Rube [Reuben Reuben]; Dr. Karvalla (villain, introduction)
First Line: The wicked scientist, Dr. Karvalla, invented a formula that enabled him to travel in the fourth dimension!
Synopsis: The wicked scientist, Dr. Karvalla, invented a formula that enabled him to travel in the fourth dimension.
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From Content Item: FlagZip Comics #46 published May 1944
was The Fourth Dimensional Dr. Karvalla [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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The Future and the Past

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Rose
Letterer(s): typeset
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From Content Item: FlagZip Comics #46 published May 1944
was The Future and the Past [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Introducing the Flying Dragons

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): The Flying Dragons [Hank O'Toole, Spud] (introduction); The Japanese (villains)
First Line: We open our story in the mess hall of the Flying Dragons, American volunteers in the Chinese air force...
Synopsis: The American Volunteer Group in China is disbanded and some join the Army Air Corps.
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From Content Item: FlagZip Comics #46 published May 1944
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6

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