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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Dr. Strange

Character(s): Dr. Strange [Dr. Thomas Hugo Strange] (also inset)

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Pages: 1

Notes: Keith Chandler : Art was previously credited to Kin Platt ?, but compare it to the cover of #9.

Here They Are!

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Synopsis: House ad for the publisher's full line of comics & pulps - The Thrilling Group - with small cover reproductions

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Pages: 1

Dr. Strange in the South Seas

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Dr. Strange [Dr. Thomas Hugo Strange]; Virginia Thompson (Strange's fiancee); wax museum guard (death); museum director; Ramon Lobelo (villain, introduction, death); Lobelo's gang (villains, introduction for all, many die)

First Line: Doc Strange and Virginia hear a strange radio flash!

Synopsis: Dr. Strange responds to a news flash of six ships misteriously disappearing in the South Seas.

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Pages: 12

Notes: Art credits identified by Mark Heike.

Dr. Strange gets his limitless powers from Alosun, a miraculous distillate of sun atoms.

Fenton and the Electrical Machine

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Genres: fantasy, superhero

Character(s): The Ghost [George Chance; also as Blackie]; Yogis (cameo); Lee (U.S. Army Major); un-named Governor; Nevins (scientist-inventor); Emperor Nero; Professor Fenton (villain, kidnapper, inventor); Professor Schultz (villain); Fenton's gang [Blackie; rest un-named] (villains, some die)

First Line: At the U. S. War Department.

Synopsis: The Ghost is called into action when the electrode, an invention capable of transmitting electrical current anywhere without wires, is stolen from a scientist named Nevins. The Ghost tracks down the criminals and transports them back to ancient Rome when he comes up against Emperor Nero and his minions.

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Pages: 9

Notes: Script credit and artist revision from George Mandel to Wexler by Craig Delich.

Dr. Heinrich's Magnetic Trap

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Genres: war

Character(s): Tom Niles; Dr. Heinrich (villain, introduction); Helen Ames (villain, introduction); the Nazis (villains)

First Line: A Nazi battleship shells an English liner!

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Pages: 7

Murder In a Riverdale Mansion

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Genres: adventure, superhero

Character(s): The Woman in Red [Peggy Allen]; un-named Police Commissioner; Robert Parsons (Violet's brother); Frank Parsons (Violet's brother, death); Henry Parsons (Violet's brother, death); un-named butler; Violet Parsons (villain, introduction)

First Line: Terror strikes in an old Riverdale mansion!

Synopsis: Peggy is assigned to accompany Violet Parsons to the home of the late and murdered brother Frank, as she is afraid she will be the next to be killed. When Peggy is nearly slain herself, she investigates as the Lady in Red, and discovers a secret member of the family who is considered mad.

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Pages: 6

A Surprise For Officer Kelly

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Genres: crime

Character(s): Monty Brown; Patrolman Kelly

First Line: Monty Brown was mighty pleased...

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Pages: 0.8

Notes: The remainder of the page is taken up with an ad for The Ghost Detective pulp magaazine.

The Secret Aircraft Carrier

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Genres: aviation, war

Character(s): The Lone Eagle; Capt. Krieger (villain, introduction); Hauser (villain, introduction); W.F. Schmidt (villain, introduction); Nazis (villains)

First Line: That's not a U. S. Army fighter!

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Pages: 6

The Debut of Dan Duffy

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Genres: sports

Character(s): Dan Duffy (introduction); Torelli (villain, introduction); Clem Foster (villain, introduction)

First Line: It sure will feel good to get back to the old place again!

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Pages: 6

Notes: Platt signs - as 'Kin' - on the tree trunk in the final panel.

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Writer(s): ? [as Dan Duffy]

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Genres: sports

Feature(s): Pigskin Pointers By Dan Duffy

Character(s): Dan Duffy; Tommy

First Line: Gee, Dan - Tell Us Somethin' How You play Football, Huh?

Synopsis: Dan Duffy teaches football fundamentals.

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Pages: 1

The Outlaw Quirt Bronson

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Genres: western

Character(s): The Rio Kid; Crandall (rancher, introduction); Marge Crandall (Crandall's daughter, introduction); un-named Sheriff (introduction); Quirt Bronson (villain, introduction); Bronson's gang (villains, introduction for all)

First Line: The Rio Kid rides toward an ambush along the trail!

Synopsis: The Rio Kid follows a varmint that attacked him and discovers a gang of cut-throats who have waylaid the rancher and kidnapped his daughter...all to get at some gold nuggets the rancher discovered.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Fred Schwab was known to have written this strip in 1940. However, he usually wrote what he drew, and it is known that he wrote and drew this feature in 1940. However, this art is by Daly and therefore writer credit left with a ?.

The Abduction of Hiram South

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Genres: mystery

Character(s): Nickie Norton; Brent (villain, introduction); Dr. Hiram South (introduction); Lefty

First Line: Nickie Norton receives a visitor!

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Pages: 8

Enthusiasm is the Road to Victory!

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Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): Chats with the Editor

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Pages: 1

Notes: Promotional ad, in part, for the Thrilling Club. To join, the reader is to tear the cover title masthead off and mail it in with an SASE to the editor. There is a coupon to mail in with the masthead, and it asks the reader to select the best three features in Thrilling Comics by checking the appropriate boxes.

Letters from readers are also printed.

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Mickey McGill; Jane; Mr. McCoy; Mrs. McCpy

First Line: Yoo Hoo - Mickey!

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Pages: 2

Notes: Two separate one page stories. McGill signs at the foot of both pages.