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Issue: Young King Cole #2
Publication Date: January 1945
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Issues: #2 of 23 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagNovelty / Premium / Curtis
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Novelty Press Division of the Premium Service Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/14/1945
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 10 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Robert D. Wheeler
Disclose Notes: On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1945, page 574, registration number B698376.
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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): Jim Wilcox (signed)
Inker(s): Jim Wilcox (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Young King Cole
Character(s): King Cole, Jr.; Ursus Graham
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Pages: 1
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Blackhanded

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Lee Fredricks
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Bill Arnsworth; Tom Reilly; Mr. Siebert
First Line: Bill Arnsworth shook his head as though to clear the cobwebs...
Synopsis: Pay envelopes are missing and men working at the chemical lab suspect the new employee.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jim Wilcox (signed)
Inker(s): Jim Wilcox (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Young King Cole
Character(s): King Cole, Jr.; Kingston Cole; Dick Cole; Anthony "Whip" Steele; Iris Norland; Ursus Graham; the Spade Gang (villains); Mr. Percy
First Line: When King Cole, Jr., was graduated from State College...
Synopsis: Having been called to duty by the federal government, Kingston turns the reins of his detective agency over to his son, Young King Cole. Just as this happens, the once vanquished Spade Gang returns to seek revenge against the Coles.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Continues in next issue.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? Jason Comic Art Studio [as JCA] (signed)
Inker(s): ? Jason Comic Art Studio [as JCA] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Inspector Klooz
Character(s): Inspector Klooz; salesman; Comptesse La Twirk; doorman; store manager; policeman
First Line: Now! Kitty, Kitty!
Synopsis: Klooz has no clients until the phone rings and a woman wants him to find her stolen cat.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Finger Marks

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Kenneth Fitch
Letterer(s): ? (title); typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Tom Campbell; Johnny Foyle; Maxie Madden; Otto Horst
First Line: Detective Tom Campbell drew a pack of cigarettes from his pocket...
Synopsis: It appears that Foyle killed crime boss Maxie Madden, however Detective Campbell has another suspect in mind after reviewing the evidence.
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In Content Item: FlagFour-Most Boys Comics #39 published March 1950
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Toni Gayle; Biff Muggson; Chick; Mr. Plover; Joe Collins; Professor Twistle (villain)
First Line: When a wave of petty annoyances on the college campus grows into a murderous menace, Toni gives the professors a lesson in crime detection!
Synopsis: A wave of near accidents at the college, at first seen as practical jokes, ends with attempted murder.
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Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: The art matches Boring's Superman cover of Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #78.

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Dr. Doom
Character(s): Dr. Doom (a detective; introduction; not to be confused with Marvel's Dr. Doom); the Undertaker [Juniper] (villain; introduction); building owner; elevatorman; Windy; Jerry
First Line: Introducing -- Doctor Doom, a wise and relentless foe of crime...
Synopsis: Accidents and murders at the Skylight building are forcing the owner to sell at a low price, but Dr. Doom and his detective students offer to solve the mystery.
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In Content Item: FlagCriminals on the Run #10 published December 1949
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Pages: 7
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Plate (signed)
Penciller(s): Harvey Fuller (signed)
Inker(s): Harvey Fuller (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, mystery
Feature(s): Homer K. Beagle
Character(s): Homer K. Beagle (detective); Mr. Nilby (innkeeper); Barfoot Ben; Jellaby Behan (detective); Letitia Luger
First Line: The blundering detective harks to the call of the wild...
Synopsis: Homer is out hunting for a fabulous white moose, but finds a man in hiding believing he has killed his girlfriend many years ago.
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Pages: 10
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Luminous Dial Compass

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ? (ad agency)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Illinois Merchandise Mart
First Line: Here are the features that make this the greatest compass "buy" in all America!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover ad for a $1.98 compass from Illinois Merchandise Mart, Dept. 229, 500 N. Dearborn St., Chicago 10, Illinois.
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Giant Telescope Offer

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ? (ad agency)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Yankee Clipper Super Telescope; Illinois Merchandise Mart
First Line: Big - powerful - over 3½ feet long!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover mail order ad for a $1.98 telescope from Illinois Merchandise mart, Dept. 3154, 500 North Dearborn Street, Chicago 10, Illinois.

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