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Issue: Gang Busters #4
Publication Date: June 1948
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Issues: #4 of 67 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/07/1948
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of April 9 in ad in All-American Comics #99.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US, latter issues standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Jail Break!

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Genres: crime
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In Content Item: FlagGang Busters #4 published August 1948
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Kodak
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Jail Break

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): A Gang Busters Story
Character(s): Blake "Black" Magraw (villain)
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Writer credits via Michael Saler from George Locke in "A Spectrum of Fantasy" v. 3, p.105.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): U. S. Keds
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The Nick of Time Jinxes a Jail Breaker

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Feature(s): Old Nick
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He Trapped the Train Robber Gang!

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): A Gang Busters Story
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Writer credit via Michael Saler from George Locke in "A Spectrum of Fantasy" v. 3, p. 105.
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The Secret of Mystery Mountain!

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
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Feature(s): Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!; Columbia
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I Cover the Death House!

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): A Gang Busters Story
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Writer credit via Michael Saler from George Locke in "A Spectrum of Fantasy" v. 3, p. 105.
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This Tall Tale from Texas Is True!

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Feature(s): Ray-o-Vac
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Popsicle Pete and Bob Feller

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Genres: sports
Feature(s): The Adventures of Popsicle Pete
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): The Grapevine
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Run for Your Life!

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola
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The Plan That Was Too Clever!

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Genres: mystery
Feature(s): A Perfect Crime Mystery
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Feature(s): Monark
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Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado

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Genres: superhero
First Line: Captain Tootsie and the Secret Legion visit an army airfield in the southwest.
Synopsis: Captain Tootsie has the brilliant idea to fly airplanes directly into a tornado to break up the twister.
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The Lady and the Cop

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): A Gang Busters Story
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Writer credit via Michael Saler from George Locke in "A Spectrum of Fantasy" v. 3, p. 105.
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The Missing Messenger

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
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Foiling the Lunatic's Revenge

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "U.S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
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Feature(s): Thom McAn
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First Line: Keep an eye on your favorite newsstand...
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Feature(s): Milky Way
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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