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Captive of the Cat Curse!

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Genres: fantasy

Character(s): Fazir

First Line: I do not have to kill Merlin! He’s already dead!

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Pages: 1

Captive of the Cat Curse

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Genres: fantasy

Character(s): Fazir; Gamel Saik; Lieutenant Heft; Mayor Gilbert

First Line: It would be several minutes before I would learn of the mammoth menace that even now stalked the city!

Synopsis: Mark accidentally uses a mystical charm to transfer his consciousness into the body of a black cat, which helps him expose a sinister plot.

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Pages: 10

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The Casebook of Unsolved Mysteries!

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Genres: crime

Character(s): Jay Harding (Lawyer); Peter Vrenn (Detective Story Writer); Wiliam Cobbs (Retired Police Captain); Elton Washburn (Psychologist); Charlie Anderson (City Editor); Mr. Warren; Lieutenant Greggory; Mr. Philips; Edwin Cary

First Line: -- twice on past programs, ideas presented here by the panel experts of “The Casebook of Unsolved Crimes” have helped police crack previously unsolved crimes!

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Pages: 10

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Yogi Bear the TV Star - Turns into a… Yogi Bar

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Feature(s): Nestlé

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The Pirates of the 1,000 Islands!

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Genres: historical, western

Character(s): Jean LeBlanc

First Line: Terror lurks among countless cluttered islands as a renegade paleface and ruthless redskin raiders swoop upon the treasure-laden craft of traders and trappers!

Synopsis: Tomahawk comes up with some ingenious tricks to defeat the pirate Jean LeBlanc and his crew.

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Pages: 6

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The Mute Medium!

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Character(s): Arabella Finletter; “Mama” Finletter’ “Father” Finletter

First Line: You’ve heard of many people reputed to be psychic ---

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Pages: 3

The Crimes of Charlie the Actor!

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Genres: mystery

Character(s): Charlie Harlow; Gardner

First Line: Here was a confidence game with a new twist, played by a man who knew how to convert simple, everyday uniforms into costumes of crime!

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Pages: 6

Notes: DC logos and “Mr. District Attorney” banner removed from every page of story. Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 6.0 pages instead of 5.50. p. 1: typo in original story “girs” changed to “girls”. p. 2: words “a high of 91 degrees on July 14th” changed to “a high of 91 degrees for the day”. p. 3: word “travelers” changed to “travellers”.

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Peter Puptent

First Line: The museum sent us to this island for a complete report on insect life.

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Pages: 0.5

Invasion via Radio Telescope!

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Ed Farr; Bill Farr; Gloria Halthorpe; Jason Halthorpe

First Line: They came to Earth from a distant star-world -- by the strangest travel-method ever devised!

Synopsis: Aerialist Ed Farr wants to be a scientist against the wishes of his family, but he is finally able to combine both his skills to help defeat an alien invasion.

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Pages: 8

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Genres: humorous, science fiction

First Line: So these are Earthlings?

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The Return of "Target" Thompson!

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Genres: western

Character(s): Howard Baxter; Alice Baxter; Larry “Target” Thompson; Mr. Link (Loan Shark); Jesse

First Line: Few people remember “Target” Thompson, the famous western star in the early days of talking movies!

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Pages: 6

Notes: DC logos and “Jimmy Wakely” banner removed from each page of story. Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 6.0 pages instead of 5.75. The feature logo has been changed from Jimmy Wakely to Hopalong Cassidy for this reprint, with faces/clothing of Jimmy Wakely redrawn to resemble William Boyd. All text with “Jimmy Wakely” changed to “Hopalong Cassidy”. All text and artwork references to “films” changed to “scripts/novels” throughout story. p. 1, panel 1: wording “On television the films of an oldtime western movies hero gain new popularity...” changed to “Out west, the novels of an oldtime western writer gain new popularity...”, and artwork changed from family around a TV set to family sitting with no TV set. p. 1, panel 2: wording “As the boom spreads... in a TV trade paper...” changed to “As the boom spreads... in a western paper...”, and artwork changed from “Tele-Variety” to “Prarie Star”, with words “His old films now worth a fortune!” deleted. All references to US “$” left intact. P. 6: “$500,000” changed to “$25,000”.

Pop Channing

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Character(s): Pop Channing

First Line: Your hear many strange stories... but few stranger than this one!

Synopsis: An old telegrapher dies before he can send a message to save a train. His ghost sends the message instead.

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Pages: 4

Notes: p. 4: words “gotten into” changed to “got into”.

Beware the Man in Black!

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Genres: crime

Character(s): Harkness Marsh [Eddie Denston]; Mr. and Mrs. Alberts; Charlie Anderson; Mr. Ferris; Madam Aulu; Al “Pinky” White [alias Mr. Bailey]

First Line: I have figured out your cyclogical chart, Mr. Wilson -- and it shows a danger sign in your future!

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Pages: 10

Notes: DC logos and “Big Town” banner removed from each page of story (none on last page). Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 10.0 pages instead of 9.67. p. 5: word “center” changed to “centre”, “$5,000” to “£1,000”, and “$25,000” to “£11,000”. p. 7: words “a million dollars” changed to “a million pounds”.

Someone's Been Here Before Me!

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Lee Crane; Ran-El; Trek [Jason Bronson]; Zarn;

First Line: It was a one-in-a-million chance that rescued him from the black void of space and gave him a new life on an alien world.

Synopsis: Astronaut Lee Crane's space mission is disrupted when his ship goes off course and lands on the planet Zeroz, where he deduces that he is not the first Earthman to visit the planet and that he must uncover the identity of the man who preceded him.

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Pages: 8

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Death Thumbs a Ride!

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Genres: mystery

Character(s): Romero Costa; Eddie Parker; Meeger

First Line: It was the most alarming case to come before my office in many months -- for it directly threatened the welfare of unsuspecting citizens!

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Pages: 6

Notes: DC logos and “Mr. District Attorney” banner removed from above story. Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 6.0 pages instead of 5.67. p. 3: words “$20,000” changed to “£10,000”. p. 4: words “traveling salesman” changed to “travelling salesman”, and “every bum on the road” changed to “every tramp on the road”.

Last of the Tree People!

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Character(s): Don Bradley; Professor J. D. Lewis; Leona Carr; Adams

First Line: There are strange things in this world -- and even stranger OUT of it!

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Pages: 9

The Curse of the White Crow!

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Genres: fantasy

Character(s): Harry; Jack; Señor Alvaraz

First Line: Would it happen during the next bank? -- or during the next climb?

Synopsis: An apparent curse turns out to be a protective spell for two travelers.

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Pages: 8

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