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The Little Luck God!

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Al Bryant (signed)

Inker(s): Al Bryant (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Doll Man

Character(s): Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Blimpy [Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain] (inset); Rusty Ryan (inset); Mickey Finn (inset); Lala Palooza (inset)

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Pages: 1

The Little Luck God

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Mort Leav

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Doll Man

Character(s): Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Anson Mull (villain); Wayne Tyler (framed of murder); Pug Shuman (blackmailer); Martha Roberts

Synopsis: The superstitious Anson Mull has bought the Little Luck God to be able to conquer everything by good luck.

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Pages: 13

Notes: Originally credited "Al Bryant?", but this is Mort Leav; he is identified by his lively faces and figures and by his large hands.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bernard Dibble

Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble

Inker(s): Bernard Dibble

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Big Top

Character(s): Butch; Boss Jefferson Bangs; doctor

First Line: More fan mail for Butch!

Synopsis: Boss decides to give clown Butch a raise because his fan mail proves he's popular. Until Butch is diagnosed with writer's cramp...

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble

Inker(s): Bernard Dibble

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Big Top

Character(s): Butch; Boss Jefferson Bangs

First Line: Somethin' new, Boss?

Synopsis: Butch is unwillingly pressed into service impersonating a no-show female clown.

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Lank Leonard (signed)

Penciller(s): Lank Leonard (signed)

Inker(s): Lank Leonard (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Mickey Finn

Character(s): Tommy; Flossie; Phil

First Line: Tommy is too young to be taken to the movies, Phil...

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Pages: 4

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Tony DiPreta (signed)

Inker(s): Tony DiPreta (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Blimpy

Character(s): Blimpy [aka Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain]

First Line: Who is that funny looking guy?

Synopsis: Blimpy ventures out into outer space to other planets and is view as "rather strange looking".

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Pages: 7

Notes: DiPreta did very little writing in his career that is documented and it is very unlikely that he wrote this feature.

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Credits

Writer(s): Bernard Dibble

Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble

Inker(s): Bernard Dibble

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Lala Palooza

Character(s): Lala Palooza; Vince

First Line: If you haven't some sort of a job tomorrow...

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble

Inker(s): Bernard Dibble

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Lala Palooza

Character(s): Lala Palooza; Vince

First Line: What? ... You really mean I can manage the house for a whole day?

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble

Inker(s): Bernard Dibble

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Lala Palooza

Character(s): Vince

First Line: Okay, you're hired, but get here on time!

Synopsis: Vince gets a war job in a shipyard but his paranoia about Axis spies proves his downfall.

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Pages: 1

War Ration Book Four

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)

Penciller(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)

Inker(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, mystery

Feature(s): Swing Sisson

Character(s): Swing Sisson; Bonnie Baxter; Toby; Pete Jaxon (club owner); Bill Brunt

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Pages: 6

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gill Fox (signed)

Penciller(s): Gill Fox (signed)

Inker(s): Gill Fox (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Poison Ivy

Character(s): Poison Ivy

First Line: Poison Oak, that little tough guy...

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Quackenbush

Inker(s): Bill Quackenbush ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: aviation

Feature(s): Spin Shaw

Character(s): Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]

First Line: Captain Spin Shaw, U.S.N., mislays a perfectly good aircraft carrier...

Synopsis: Spin Shaw finds a tribe of New Guinea head-hunters.

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Pages: 5

Notes: A few heads in 3/4 backview with the jawbone going back behind the ear could point to Irving Tirman, but the many short figures and narrow heads in sideview look more like Quackenbush.

The Ghost Comes to Life

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Perry Scott

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Pages: 2

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Sid Lazarus

Penciller(s): Sid Lazarus

Inker(s): Sid Lazarus

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Feature(s): Perky

Character(s): Perky

First Line: Jumpin' catfish!

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Pages: 6

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Mort Leav

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, childrens, espionage

Feature(s): Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers

Character(s): Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Pierpont Lee; Alababa]

First Line: Welcome, you Nips!

Synopsis: Both American and Japanese survivors get ashore on the same Pacific island.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Art is by Mort Leav, with his large hands, lively figures and a special crouching way of running, with thighs lifted high.