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Issue: Heroic Comics #17 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1943
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Issues: #17 of 23 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: The Eastern Color Printing Company
On Sale Date: 01/28/1943
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On sale date from Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 series) #102 in the feature Let's Get into a Huddle.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: full 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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
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Pages: 1
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Jingle Jangle Comics

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Synopsis: A house advertisement for Jingle Jangle Comics (Eastern Color, 1942 series), with reproductions of a front cover and parts of several pages.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This is in full-color on the inside-front cover.
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Lieut. John James Powers

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Genres: biography, war
Character(s): Lieut. John James Powers
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: A story of an Outstanding Hero of the war.
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Capt. Hewitt Wheless

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Genres: biography, war
Character(s): Capt. Hewitt Wheless
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: A story of an Outstanding Hero of the war.
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Irving Strobing - Radios

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Genres: biography, war
Character(s): Irving Strobing; the Japanese (villains)
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Sub-title: Last Message From Corregidor.

A story of an Outstanding Hero of the war.
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Winners of the Various Contests

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1.13
Disclose Notes: The list of names spills over to about 1/8 of the next page
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[untitled]

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Genres: biography, non-fiction
Feature(s): Star Flashes
Character(s): Shirley Temple; Donald Meek; Paulette Goddard; Baby Sandy
First Line: The thousands of unsolicited story ideas and manuscripts...
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Reprint Notes: from Star Flashes daily panel (Bell Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: The feature Screen Oddities had a name change, to Star Flashes, on 1938-03-22.

About 1/8 of the page is ads, and 1/8 is contest winners
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The Red Scorpion!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hydroman [Bob Blake]; Rainbow Boy [Jay Walton]; Red Scorpion [Barney] (villain); Joyce
First Line: Hydroman forces the car carrying the escaping Red Scorpion to crash...
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Jon Wells Dies in Auto Crash

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Music Master
Character(s): The Music Master [John Wallace]; Downbeat; Joey Silver (crook); Norgetti (crook)
First Line: You're right, Downbeat!
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Story takes place on and around May 17, 1942 according to newspaper on Page 1.
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18 Karat Heroes

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Lieutenant Jimmy Sitherland
First Line: Maybe you've heard the sound of machine gun bullets singing past you.
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Man O' Metal
Character(s): Man O' Metal [Pat Dempsey]
First Line: A millionaire named Baker has been murdered...
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Pages: 10
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Buy War Bonds!

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Feature(s): Rainbow Boy
Character(s): Rainbow Boy [Jack Walton]; Whitey
First Line: As a member of the Wizard Kids team...
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Pages: 9
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He Learned It Well

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: adventure, aviation, war
Character(s): Edward T. Sconniers
First Line: A lesser man might have been sore...
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Flyin' Jenny Dare; Cyril; Rick; Spinner
First Line: With the glaring sun at her back...
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Reprint Notes: from Flyin' Jenny Sunday (The Bell Syndicate) 1941-04-20 [final panel only] - 1941-05-18
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Panels are enlarged and reshaped.
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Relax! Read the Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Synopsis: A house advertisement for Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 series), with new art and a cover reproduction
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This is the full-color inside-back cover

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