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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Alex Schomburg

Inker(s): Alex Schomburg

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Human Torch

Character(s): Human Torch; Toro

First Line: Can the Human Torch's death-defying leap save Toro from the steel-edged doom?

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Pages: 1

Carl Burgos Meets the Human Torch

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Carl Burgos

Penciller(s): Carl Burgos

Inker(s): Carl Burgos ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Human Torch

Character(s): Human Torch; Toro; Carl Burgos (introduction); Bill Everett (introduction); Martin Goodman (introduction); the Timely Comics staff (introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain); Hermann Goering (villain); Josef Goebbels (villain); assorted Nazis (villains)

Synopsis: Carl Burgos is stuck for a story when suddenly Torch and Toro spring to life from his drawing board. They give him an idea for mocking Hitler and Martin Goodman approves it. Torch and Toro guard the comic books from Nazi attempts to destroy them as they are distributed from planes to German citizens. Hitler orders anyone who laughs at the comics to be shot and demands Carl Burgos be assassinated. Carl meets with Torch, Toro and Sub-Mariner at a diner where a Nazi agent has replaced the soda jerk. Carl collapses after drinking the soda. Torch and Toro apprehend the spy and Carl recovers.

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Pages: 12

The Shark Subterfuge

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Carl Pfeufer ?

Inker(s): Carl Pfeufer ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Sub-Mariner

Character(s): Sub-Mariner; Grizzly Pete (villain, introduction, death); Mr. Klutz (villain, introduction, death); the Nazis (villains)

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Pages: 12

The Beast of Cactus Canyon

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Al Plastino ?

Inker(s): Al Plastino ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Vision

Character(s): The Vision; The Beast of Cactus Canyon (villain, introduction, death); Myron (villain, introduction, death)

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Pages: 7

Notes: Formerly credited to Stan Lee story and Syd Shores art. Story is not signed. New credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who and comparison of the art with other credited work.

The Curse of Tutkenamen

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Mickey Spillane

Letterer(s): typeset

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Reprint Notes: in Primal Spillane: Early Stories 1941-1942 (Gryphon Books, 2004 series)

Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Exposed! The Jap Invaders

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Al Plastino ?

Inker(s): Al Plastino ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Patriot

Character(s): The Patriot [Jeff Mace]; A Japanese scientist (turned into a lizard, villain); his Ape-Men (villains, introductions, deaths); Mary Morgan; Jack Casey

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Pages: 6

Notes: Art originally credited to Al Fagaly, but Fagaly signed his stories. Al Plastino is listed in Jerry Bails' Who's Who as working on this feature at this time.

Dr. Watson Makes Monkeys Out of the Japs

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Ray Gill ?

Penciller(s): Bob Oksner (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Oksner ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Terry Vance

Character(s): Capt. Nokuru (villain, introduction, death); a Japanese admiral (villain, introduction, death)

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Pages: 7

In His Tunnel To China

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Ed Robbins [as Robin] (signed)

Penciller(s): Ed Robbins [as Robin] (signed)

Inker(s): Ed Robbins [as Robin] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, fantasy

Feature(s): Jimmy Jupiter

Character(s): Jimmy Jupiter; Satan (villain); Werjil (villain, introduction); Matilda (villain, introduction); Temptation (villain, introduction); Will Power (a hero, introduction); Jimmy (introduction)

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Pages: 7

The Curse of Professor Torture

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Alex Blum ?

Inker(s): Alex Blum ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Angel

Character(s): The Angel; Prof. Torture (villain, introduction, death)

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Pages: 10

Notes: Art originally credited to Al Fagaly. Fagaly is not credited with this strip in Jerry Bails' Who's Who, nor does this look like his signed work on recent Patriot stories. Alex Blum is in Bails and this work compares to his other work at this time.