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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Al Bryant

Inker(s): Al Bryant

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Doll Man

Character(s): Doll Man [Darrel Dane]

First Line: On the Warpath Again!

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Pages: 1

The Hyena

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Dan Zolnerowich

Inker(s): Dan Zolnerowich ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Doll Man

Character(s): Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Midge [Martha Roberts]; Professor Roberts; The Hyena [Docker] (villain, introduction, death); Ice Greeg and his gang (villains, introduction for all)

Synopsis: When the dim-witted Docker was beaten by his boss with a blow by a gun to his face, he finds it has paralyzed a facial nerve and frozen his grinning face similar to that of a hyena. He first kills his tormentors, then attempts to seek help from a doctor. But Doll Man intervenes and the villain falls upon a scalpel and dies.

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Pages: 13

Notes: Originally credited to Al Bryant, but tilting figures with long upper body and awkward way of standing and walking, as on rubber legs, some wild eyes, and also broad shoulders and narrow head on stretched neck are all pointing to Zolnerowich. He is credited on both pencils and ink on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, but inking varies, so most probably not by him.

Chamber of Genius

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

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Pages: 6

Poison Ivy, M. D.

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Jack Cole?

Penciller(s): Jack Cole?

Inker(s): Jack Cole?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Poison Ivy

Character(s): Poison Ivy; Mr. O'Toole (first appearane); Mrs. Litmus O'Toole (first appearane)

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Pages: 1

Dressed To Kill

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Ernie Bache ?; Bill Quackenbush ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, mystery

Feature(s): Swing Sisson

Character(s): Swing Sisson; Dressy Moran (first appearance; villain)

Synopsis: A hood squirts acid from a flower on his lapel

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Pages: 6

Notes: Bache is credited on pencils for 1946 on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, but uncartain credit here. All the short figures look like Quackenbush.

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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): Lala Palooza

Character(s): Vincent Palooza; Lala Palooza

First Line: Donate your spare garments to poor people across the seas!

Synopsis: Vincent "donates" a lot of Lala's clothing to a "European right here in town!" Lala isn't pleased to learn a French burlesque dancer was the recipient of Vincent's "charity."

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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): Lala Palooza

Character(s): Vincent Palooza; McMayem; Lala Palooza

First Line: McMayem, our new neighbor, sure acted testy when he caught me borrowin' his newspaper off his front stoop!

Synopsis: Vince's attempt to do a good deed backfires.

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Pages: 1

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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): Lala Palooza

Character(s): Vincent Palooza; Lala Palooza

First Line: And it's always good psychology when trying to sell a tough customer...

Synopsis: Vincent tries to put Lala in a good mood so she'll loan him some money.

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Pages: 1

Spring Housecleaning

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Al Stahl

Penciller(s): Al Stahl

Inker(s): Al Stahl

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Blimpy

Character(s): Blimpy; Workman's Guild of the Forest Primeval (first appearance; fairies)

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Pages: 7

Crime Corporation

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]; Creedon (first appearance; villain; death); Kabuli (first appearance; villain; death); other gangsters (first appearance; villains; all die)

Synopsis: A new plane is worth stealing.

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Pages: 5

Notes: So similar art to the previous in this feature that it could be Quackenbush. He is credited on pencils and ink on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Uncertain inking when compared with his signed stories.

Pearls Before Swine

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Robert M. Hyatt?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Perry Scott

Character(s): Perry Scott

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Pages: 2

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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): Mickey Finn; Philip Finn; Florrie Finn

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Pages: 4

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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 Jeff Bangs

First Line: Butch phoned he's got a wonderful new attraction for our side show...

Synopsis: Butch brings Boss Bangs a prehistoric flying lizard's egg as a circus attraction.

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Pages: 1

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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 Jeff Bangs

First Line: The wages Jeff Bangs pays his clowns in this circus wouldn't keep a gnat in knee pants...

Synopsis: Butch organises the circus clowns to picket Boss Bangs. Bangs demotes Butch to ape-keeper, so Butch organises the apes to carry picket signs.

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Lorgo, the Mysterious Giant

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)

Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)

Inker(s): Paul Gustavson (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Paul Gustavson

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, childrens, espionage

Feature(s): Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers

Character(s): Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Alababa; Pierpont Lee]; Lorgo (villain, introduction); The Boss (villain, introduction)

Synopsis: Ryan and the brigade is in the lair of Lorgo, the mysterious giant.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Gustavson credits from Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.