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Issue: Red Seal Comics #21 Public Domain
Publication Date: October 1947
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Issues: #21 of 5 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagSuperior
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Superior Publishers Limited
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 CAD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Harry "A" Chesler ?; ?
Disclose Notes: Indicia states "Published bi-monthly by Superior Publishers Limited... Canada". Ads and content appear to be American.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour Cover; Colour Interior
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.
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): Gus Ricca ?
Inker(s): Gus Ricca ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
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Pages: 1
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Save Money - Save Time

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; Typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Ad for button holer from London Specialties, Chicago with short comic strip along side. Also includes indicia.
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Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Paul Gattuso
Inker(s): Paul Gattuso
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Black Dwarf
Character(s): The Black Dwarf ["Shorty" Wilson]; Koenig (death); Arsenic (female ally of the Dwarf); Nitro; Frenchy; unnamed police inspector; Mr. Brauner (villain, introduction); Jingo (villain, introduction)
First Line: What grim riddle concealed the motive behind the murders of penniless refugees?
Synopsis: Mr. Brauner helps refugees get into the country then helps himself by blackmailing them.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Gattuso has such a unique style, with people constantly running on long spider legs and faces with large gaping mouth and angry eyebrows.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Beck
Inker(s): Otto Eppers ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Sports
First Line: Cleveland 'Indians'
Synopsis: The origins of the names of various major league baseball teams.
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Pages: 1
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"Hunted like a vicious animal for crimes of which he is innocent..."][The Death of Nevada Bill

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Tuska [as Geo Tuska]
Inker(s): George Tuska [as Geo Tuska]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): The Gay Desperado
Character(s): Gay Desperado [Jim Collins]; Ace D'Arcy (villain, introduction); Rattlesnake Rose (villain, introduction); Hoagy (a piano player)(introduction)
Synopsis: Jim goes to meet Nevada Bill but finds him dead, and the Gay Desperado is accused of killing him!
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Pages: 7
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Foul Frame-Up

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Ed Hall; Dan Jackson; Lloyd Stephens
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Pages: 1
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"How can Lady Satan defy the weird terror that comes to life after sundown in Abbot's Arbor?"][The Horror of Abbot's Arbor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Lady Satan
Character(s): Lady Satan (last appearance?); Mr. Whitt (villain, introduction); Mr. Whitt's Butler (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Living trees attack a girl in Abbot's Arbor, but Lady Satan finds that there is more than meets the eye.
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Pages: 7
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Schwab
Penciller(s): Fred Schwab
Inker(s): Fred Schwab
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Feature(s): Tenderfoot Joe
Character(s): Tenderfoot Joe
First Line: Well I'll be a coyote..
Synopsis: Tenderfoot Joe is given the job of shoeing a horse, so he buys it boots.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Each panel is a verse of a poem.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Laughing at Life!
First Line: I get cold feet!
Synopsis: Five gag panels.
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Pages: 1
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Blackmail!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Chu Hing
Inker(s): Chu Hing
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Calling All Cars
Character(s): Mrs. Barbour; Junior Barbour; Tony Catalano
First Line: Blackmail is treacherous business and the F.B.I. makes it hot for any crooks suspected of the crime.
Synopsis: G-men capture blackmailers.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Last appearance of strip.

The artwork is very similar to Chu's Green Turtle stories in Blazing Comics.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Beck
Inker(s): Joe Beck
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Foxy Grandpa
Character(s): Foxy Grandpa
First Line: This calls for a celebration!
Synopsis: Foxy Grandpa takes a cab but realizes he doesn't have enough money to pay the bill.
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Pages: 1
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"Don't turn your head, Pete..."][The Dummy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Beck
Inker(s): Joe Beck
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Prehistoric Pete
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Pages: 4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Schwab
Penciller(s): Fred Schwab
Inker(s): Fred Schwab
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Feature(s): Killer McGee
Character(s): Killer McGee
First Line: This'll get him back alright!
Synopsis: A sheriff puts out a reward poster to capture Killer McGee.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The original version has a Baby Ruth candy bar ad at the bottom of the page (1/4 page). The reprint leaves 1/4 page of empty space at the top of the page.
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Cop Killer

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Barry Masters; Don Ricca (villain)
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Tony Cataldo
Inker(s): Tony Cataldo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Lucky Coyne
Character(s): Lucky Coyne; Red Rauch (introduction, villain)
First Line: Death was the pay-off for holding the winning the winning sweepstakes ticket and Lucky Coyne smelled a rat in the raffle.
Synopsis: Lucky finds out a sweepstakes winner apparently committed suicide and investigates.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: First panel appears to have the name "Tony" written on a stack of tires in the background. The stiff movement of figures and some faces with rather long noses must be Cataldo, when comparing with his signed work.
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Your Embarrassing Skin Condition May Be Overcome!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Ad for Kleerex. Address is in Chicago, Ill.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Beck
Inker(s): Otto Eppers ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): King Kole
Character(s): King Kole
First Line: What are we going to do about our foreign relations?
Synopsis: King Kole tries to hire someone who speaks multiple languages.
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Pages: 1
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Get This Authentic Dick Tracy Rapid-Fire Tommy Gun

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Dick Tracy
Synopsis: Short comic strip with ad. Address to write to is in Chicago.
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Pages: 1
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Boys! Girls! Make Your Own Models...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Ad for rubber molds from Chicago.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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He Knows What They "Go For"...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
Synopsis: Ad for Baby Ruth Candy. Ad mentions Chicago.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On back cover of comic.

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