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Genres: science fiction

First Line: Do something quick or it will get us too...

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Pages: 1

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Feature(s): Classics Illustrated

First Line: The world's finest Children's Publications

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Pages: 1

Notes: On inside front cover.

House advert by Thorpe & Porter Ltd for the UK edition of Classics Illustrated. "only 1/- per copy"

Three thumbnail covers for No 83 (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), No 148 (Nights of Terror) and No 85 (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) are shown with the text. All three clearly show a price of 1/3!

Indicia giving publisher's name and country of printing at the bottom of the page.

The Man Who Stole Air

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Penciller(s): Nick Cardy [as NC] (signed)

Inker(s): Nick Cardy [as NC] (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Eric Fowler; Harry (G.S.A. Agent - voice on radio only); George Croft (G.S.A. Agent)

First Line: What strange things did Eric Fowler see in the air around us.. which no one else saw?

Synopsis: Former scientist Eric Fowler is seen collecting samples of air. George Croft is assigned and tails him back to his house. Inside he sees Fowler talking to tiny aliens. Suddenly the tiny aliens are giants and they head towards the nearby army base. Fowler recovers from being stunned and tells Croft that he tried to trick the aliens into giving him their secrets by promising them helium which they need for fuel. The aliens have a magnifying device which created the giant images. Croft disables the device and the giants disappear. The aliens are given helium and leave Earth.

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Pages: 7.67

Notes: Nick Cardy NC monogram in the lower right splash panel.

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Feature(s): Fantastic Tales

First Line: Look out for Fantastic Tales

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: Another 68 page anthology reprint comic

House advert for Fantastic Tales.
"Available from all good newsagents"
"Only 1/- every month" [0-1-0 GBP]

Advert is only 0.25 of a page but is placed in 0.33 of a page.

The Curse of the Fire God

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): Howard Purcell

Inker(s): Howard Purcell

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Genres: fantasy

Character(s): Pete Marek

First Line: Pete Marek thought he had it made!

Synopsis: Pete Marek has stolen a million dollars and escapes to Peru where he is pursued by detectives. He plunges into the jungle but his path is blocked by a festival to the Fire God. Told that the alternative route is 5 miles away he pushes through despite warnings the Fire God will seek him out. Further along a bolt of lightning sets fire to the track forcing him to change course. He then tries to cross a rope bridge which catches fire. He decides to go further up into the snow. The detectives see smoke coming from a hut and find Marek. His glasses have focused the sun's rays causing a fire.

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Genres: crime

Feature(s): Mike Shayne

Character(s): Mike Shayne

First Line: Don't miss the adventures of

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Notes: House advert for Mike Shayne. "Thrills and spills with the Crime-Busters 1/-" [0-1-0 GBP]

Picture shows a head in profile. His hand is touching his hat and his coat has turned up lapels. More like a generic private detective than the known drawings of Mike Shayne.

Museum of Worthless Inventions

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Writer(s): Otto Binder

Penciller(s): Bernard Baily

Inker(s): Bernard Baily

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Genres: fantasy

Character(s): Professor Amos Todd

First Line: All these crazy contraptions are scientifically impossible! Could this be... witchcraft?

Synopsis: Amos Todd sells tickets to his Museum of Worthless Inventions when he sees a flash of light come through the rain clouds. He shows a gold making machine and then a power pill which converts water to gasoline. He is surprised when the water suddenly bursts into flame. In the storm he helps a doctor's car with a power pill and water. He finds all inventions now work and fixes the hospital generator with a perpetual motion machine. Back at the museum criminals steal the gold making machine. Todd follows using mechanical wings which stop working as he lands. All machines return to uselessness.

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Pages: 5.67

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First Line: You get the best detective - action - comics in

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: "Mike Shayne - 87th Precinct - and coming soon - The Saint 1/-" [0-1-0 GBP]

House Ad for three comics (Mike Shayne, 87th Precinct and the Saint) consisting of text logo and price only. Advert indicates that The Saint is "coming soon".

We Hunted the Forbidden Treasure

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Penciller(s): Jim Mooney (signed)

Inker(s): Jim Mooney (signed)

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Genres: fantasy

Character(s): Clyde King; Andy; Boswell (curio dealer); Antib; Parker

First Line: We had probed the murky depths of the seven seas--trekked across the scorching deserts--and invaded the frigid Arctic in the quest of buried fortunes...

Synopsis: An ancient Aztec curse seems to follow an expedition that seeks to find a lost treasure.

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Pages: 8.67

Notes: Jim Mooney signature on left hand side of splash panel, two thirds of the way down.

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First Line: Thrills in space-supersonic adventure and mystery every month

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: House advert, presumably for the comic in which it is printed.

Full text of advert is contained in the first line.

Look to the Stars!

Public Service Announcement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Jack Schiff

Penciller(s): Lou Cameron

Inker(s): Lou Cameron

Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp

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Genres: opinion, science and technology

Character(s): Bob; Ted

First Line: Gosh Bob, we're lost! What do we do now?

Synopsis: Bob and his friends are saved from being lost in the woods because Bob knows how to find Polaris, the North Star.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Appeared across a range of US DC comics in November/December 1958.

We Were 20th Century Cavemen

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira

Inker(s): Ruben Moreira

Letterer(s): ?

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Dr. Cooper; Nora; Jim

First Line: There on that deserted island, we were ready to pull back the dark veil suurounding one of the greatest mysteries of life --the secret of eternal youth!

Synopsis: A scientific experiment gone wrong revives the prehistoric world in the present.

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Pages: 7.67

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Feature(s): The Saint

First Line: Coming soon-The Saint

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: House Ad for The Saint

Offering "New stories, tense thrilling adventures on every page"

"Do not miss these wonderful stories"

"From your favourite newsagent"

Flying Dutchman

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Jack Oleck

Penciller(s): Steve Ditko

Inker(s): Steve Ditko

Letterer(s): Jon D'Agostino

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Genres: fantasy

Character(s): Carl Adams; Frank Sawyer

First Line: Perhaps it was all a dream!

Synopsis: The American Destroyer Jeffries is torpedoed. Adams and Sawyer float for six days in a lifeboat until they see an old sailing ship. They climb aboard carefully as the ropes and wood are rotten. They walk the decks without the crew seeing them. They find a book written in Dutch - they are on board the Flying Dutchman. They decide to escape and fall in to sea when a railing breaks away. They float for days clutching the railing. They are picked up by a Navy cruiser. Their papers show they were crew on the Jeffries which sank in WWI! So, where have they been since 1918?

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Pages: 6

Job Number: S1421

The Fantastic Wishing Well

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Mort Meskin [as Meskin] (signed)

Inker(s): George Roussos; Mort Meskin ?

Letterer(s): Artie Simek

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Genres: crime, fantasy

Character(s): Brad Horton

First Line: If you'd have told me some time ago I'd find a wishing well that actually worked, I'd have laughed at you.

Synopsis: Brad Horton has stolen $150,000 in marked money. He jumps from a train into some woods looking for a place to bury the money until it is safe to spend. He trips and falls into an old well. He wishes he never left the train and suddenly finds himself back there. Leaving the train again he finds his way back to the well where a stone tells him that wishes cost a nickel. He wishes for a million dollars and uses this to buy up the well and surrounding land. Officials visit and want to know the source of his wealth. He makes a wish to escape but the nickel is fake and he is arrested.

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Pages: 5.67

Notes: Signature (Meskin) on lower edge of splash panel.

Following discussion on GCD Main, inker changed from Mort Meskin to George Roussos with a query on Meskin as inker. Meskin and Roussos had a collaborative relationship from the 1940s onwards (information from Lambiek).

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Feature(s): Fantastic Tales

First Line: For thrills and fantasy this comic is the tops

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: House advert for Fantastic Tales.

"From your local newsagent or Thorpe and Porter"
"For thrills and fantasy this comic is the tops 1/-" [0-1-0 GBP]

Advert is actually only 0.25 of a page leaving a large white gap underneath.

I Was Earth's First Exile

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Lee Elias

Inker(s): Lee Elias

Letterer(s): Stan Starkman ?

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Captain "Ferg" Ferguson; Dzuga (dictator)

First Line: In one moment, I was the first man to pilot a rocket into orbit--and soon after I found myself engaged in a strange battle on an alien world!

Synopsis: An astronaut on a test flight is transported to a distant planet where he gains super-powers and helps defeat a dictator.

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Pages: 7.67

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First Line: Thrills in space-supersonic adventure and mystery every month

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: House advert, presumably for the comic in which it is printed. Same advert as in Seq 9.

Full text of advert is contained in the first line.

The Swami of Broadway

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Ely

Inker(s): Bill Ely

Letterer(s): Pat Gordon

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Genres: fantasy

Character(s): Dean Hall; Orry Kane; swami [Jones]

First Line: From the mysterious jungles of Bengal to the glittering lights of an American city came the Swami--bringing with him a magic emerald possessing the power to unlock the forbidden secrets of the future!

Synopsis: Dean Hall and Orry Kane are on a trip in Bengal. Kane tries again to persuade Hall to sell him his theater, Hall again refuses. They enter a village and see a swami who predicts an elephant stampede. The square is emptied just in time. A month later Hall auditions acts for his theater when the swami appears on stage. He makes two predictions which comes true. Later the swami is asked to appear at the theater and he says he will not enter as it will be struck by a meteor. Hall sells the theatre to Kane and leaves. The swami is then revealed to be a fake. Then a meteor hits the theatre.

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Pages: 6

Don't Be Half A Man!

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Feature(s): Charles Atlas

Character(s): Charles Atlas (photo)

First Line: Let Me Show How I Can Make You a Real HE-MAN from Head to Toe - in Just 15 Minutes a Day!

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Pages: 1

Notes: One of many adverts for the Charles Atlas body building programme.
This one is tailored for UK readers with an address in London.

On inside rear cover.

For the best in Western reading select a novel from our exciting new range!

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Genres: western

Feature(s): Top Sellers Ltd.

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Notes: Back Cover.

House advert by Top Sellers Ltd for the British range of Western novels. "only 2/6 per copy"

Four thumbnails showing the front covers of:
- "Rangers at Bay" by Bradford Scott. ("He challenged the cattle kings in a war to the death!") This might be part of series starring Walt Slade.
- "Texas Vengeance" by Paul Evan Lehman. ("It's a long, hot ride to Texas - but a short, fast trip to Hell.")
- "Traitor Guns" by Philip Ketchum. ("More than vengeance, Mel Dryden wanted justice.")
- "Texas Manhunt" by Jackson Cole. ("The blazing story of a Texas Ranger who had sworn to take the deadliest gunman in the West - Dead or Alive!")

Other novels offered include: "Bandoleer Crossing" by Frank O'Rourke; "Gunsmoke Trail" by Jackson Cole; "North of 36" by Emerson Hough; "Shield for a Killer" by Al Cody; "Wildcat Range" by Wm. Colt MacDonald.