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Issue: Kid Komics #1
Publication Date: February 1943
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Issues: #1 of 11 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: U.S.A. Comic Magazine Corp.
On Sale Date: 12/12/1942
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 14 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 1.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Wonder
Character(s): Captain Wonder; Whitewash; Knuckles; Trixie Trouble; Pinto Pete; Subbie
First Line: Regards from Captain Wonder!
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Pages: 1
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Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Origin of Captain Wonder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Captain Wonder [Professor Jordan] (introduction, origin); Tim Mulrooney (introduction, origin); Mr. Death [Max Blucher] (villain, introduction, death); Dr. Martin; Bob; Jackie; Steve Brent
First Line: All right you scurvy dogs, your reign of terror is past!
Synopsis: Professor Jordan has formulated a solution he calls "wonder fluid." While showing the formula to Tim, Jordan drops the solution and the fumes imbue Jordan with great strength. With his superhuman strength, Jordan decides to fight crime using the moniker of Captain Wonder. Tim, who has witnessed the accident that gave Jordan his powers, becomes Jordan's sidekick.
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Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: Professor Jordan has also created an antidote to the "wonder fluid" that returns him to his normal stature. In addition to the antidote, Prof. Jordan creates at least two rings which, when pressed, inject the wearer with wonder fluid; he gives one of these rings to Tim so that Tim can gain superhuman strength in his fight against criminals.
Syd Shores' pencils and inks are evident on pages 1 to 5 and the top half of 6. Pencils and inks were previously credited to Frank Giacoia, but the style on pages 6 to 14 do not resemble that of his signed Captain Wonder story in issue 2.
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Captain America comic magazine welcomes the Human Torch

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Feature(s): Captain America Comics
Character(s): Captain America; Human Torch; Nazis
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Captain America Comics featuring Captain America and the Human Torch.
While not a story, per se, the copy was presumably written by Stan Lee, and perhaps the paste up of the characters also.
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The Haunted House

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Knuckles and Whitewash
Character(s): Jeff (of the Young Allies, guest-star); Mr. Sandervilt (his father, guest-star); Knuckles; Whitewash
First Line: Hey, Whitewash!
Synopsis: Knuckles and Whitewash go searching for their missing friend Jeff.
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Pages: 9
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The Big 3

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Terry-Toons; Krazy Komics; Comedy Comics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Terry-Toons, Krazy Komics and Comedy Comics.
While not a story, per se, the copy was presumably written by Stan Lee, and perhaps the paste up of the characters also.
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The Pennypincher Problem

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Trixie Trouble
Character(s): Trixie Trouble (introduction); Phineas Pennypincher; Butch; Cecil; McGillkudy
First Line: Oh, isn't he handsome!
Synopsis: Trixie helps to capture two bank robbers.
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Pages: 7
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Triple Threat

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Wilbur Whitherback; Hans; Adolph
First Line: Wilbur Witherback was a bugologist of some small local fame.
Synopsis: Wilbur has an idea to help paratroopers by crossing a spider with a silkworm.
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Pages: 2
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Slick Shaw and the Webster Ranch

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Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Pinto Pete (introduction); Slick Shaw; Stiletto; Greg; Mrs. Webster; Red; Swifty (horse)
First Line: Our story opens in the back room of a cafe in Arizona.
Synopsis: Pinto Pete and Red disrupt Slick Shaw's scheme to buy Webster Ranch.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Kiefer did some work for Timely during this year. Pencils are very much in his style and some of the faces look to be inked by him also, but there is another inking hand involved.
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Introducing Subbie

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Subbie
Character(s): Subbie (introduction); Father Neptune (introduction); Netar (manta ray); Egbert Cortland; Beans; Ritter
First Line: North and - East and - West and - South...
Synopsis: Subbie and his new friends help a naval convoy avoid friendly fire.
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Pages: 7
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The Pickup Plane Spy Ring

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Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Feature(s): Breezy and His Glider Patrol
Character(s): Breezy Collins (introduction); Wings West (introduction); William Collins (introduction); Nails Nelson (introduction); Janice Jones (introduction)
First Line: Oh, Breezy, it looks wonderful!
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Pages: 9
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The Flying Flash

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Flap Flipflop
Character(s): Flap Flipflop (introduction); Major Mush; Professor Ploop; Professor Plip
First Line: Look at that fellow fly, folks!
Synopsis: Flap fends off a Japanese air raid.
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Pages: 7
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Captain America
Character(s): Captain America
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. House ad for Captain America. Includes membership form for the Sentinels of Liberty.
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New Daisy Play Guns

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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