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Issue: Best Comics #2
Publication Date: December 1939
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Issues: #2 of 4 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagPines
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Better Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/31/1939
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Leo Margulies ?
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 4. Second class periodical. Copyright number 441196.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: 12" x 9"
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Geo. West (signed)
Penciller(s): Geo. West (signed)
Inker(s): Geo. West (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle, superhero
Character(s): Nina; Danny; Colonel Trent; Robert Fear; Miranda; Mombasa
First Line: While Nina was telling her terrible experience...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp. Pages numbered 8 -13.

The Red Mask is the first African or minority hero in comics and is depicted as black-skinned on the cover of the first issue, but is depicted as a white-skinned hero on the cover of this issue, as well as the subsequent issues 3 and 4. His skin-tone alternates between black and white throughout the interior story pages (including panels where parts of his body have different skin coloring).

"George West/Geo. West" is a pseudonym for a as-yet unknown cartoonist.
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Rescued by the Masked Rider

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Sam Brant]
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: "Sam Brant" was a house name used at Thrilling (Standard - Pines) from at least 1934 - 1956.

The Masked Rider first appeared in the pulp magazine The Masked Rider (Ranger Pub. Inc., 1934 series) v1#1 (April 1934). The magazine was taken over by Pines with Masked Rider Western Magazine (Better Pub. Inc., 1938 series) v4#2 (March 1938), and continued publication to Masked Rider Western (Better Pub. Inc., 1938 series) v33#1 (April 1953).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Silly Willie
First Line: That's me!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp.
Strips numbered 10 - 18.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Young man--will you mind Rover for me...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp.
Strip numbered 6
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Chab's Jungle Friends

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Capt. Kerry McRoberts
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Scott (signed)
Penciller(s): George Scott (signed)
Inker(s): George Scott (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Nervy Nerts (introduction)
First Line: Hey, Bill, has then ten o'clock train pulled out yet?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1937 Syndicated Features Corp.
Strips numbered 27 - 29

"George Scott" is a pseudonym for a as-yet unknown cartoonist. He may be the same person who did Adventures of the Red Mask as "George West".
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No Fishing!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp.
strip is numbered 7
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Hector--I want you to go shopping with me tomorrow...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp.
Strips numbered 10 - 17
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Now to find a clue
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp.
Strip #8
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: I wonder what's on the radio
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp.
strips numbered 10 - 17
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Hiya--dutchess--what's new in story land?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp.
Strip #9
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Let's go to the movies tonight, Pop....
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp.
Numbered 10 - 17
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Ball game 50 cents

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp.
Strip #10
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Why on Earth do you s'pose those baggage men...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from The Jamms (Syndicated Features) 1936-??-?? - 1936-??-??
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1936 Syndicated Features Corp.
Stips numbered 10 - 16

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