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Samson Slays the Iron Monster

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Lou Fine

Inker(s): Lou Fine

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Samson

Character(s): Samson

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Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] published December 2011

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Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 #[nn] published February 2009
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Will Eisner ?

Penciller(s): Alex Blum

Inker(s): Alex Blum

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Samson

Character(s): Samson; J. B. Reegan (villain, introduction); Jean Dorne; Mr. Jackson

First Line: A super-magnetic plane that is capable of lifting huge ocean liners threatens the safety of the seas...

Synopsis: Jean Dorne is secretary for J.B. Reegan, owner of Black Star Line shipping. Jean goes to the police when she has overheard that Reegan is employing underworld figure Mr. Jackson to pirate his own ships for the insurance money. The police pay Jean no heed, and when she is captured, it is Samson who must rescue her and bring the villains to justice.

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Samson #1 published January 1940
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 13

The Power of the Slave-Giant's Goddess

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Orville Wells]

Penciller(s): Don Rico

Inker(s): Don Rico

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Flick Falcon

Character(s): Flick Falcon; Adele; Dwarf-Men of Mars; The slave-giants (villains, introduction); the Three-Armed Ones (villains)

Synopsis: The Three-armed tyrants keep the Dwarf-Men of Mars under their power with the aid of their minions, the Slave-Giants. Flick and Adele have promised to help them become free, and the Dwarf-Men hatch a plan whereby Adele will impersonate the idol of the Slave-Giants, and break them free from the Three-armed invaders.

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Pages: 6

[untitled]

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Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Grieg Chapian

Inker(s): Grieg Chapian

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Feature(s): Golden Knight

Character(s): The Golden Knight [Sir Richard of Warwick]; Kara (introduction, a wizard); Gotha (villain, introduction)

First Line: After all his companions were killed in a terrible battle with the seracens, Sir Richard was taken captive by Saladin.

Synopsis: Sir Richard sets off once again for the Holy Land with a new company of crusaders. He meets the wizard Kara on the way, who enlists him on a mission to recover the Golden Chalice. He arms Richard with a magic ring, and sets him on his way. Richard must overcome many magic beasts on the way to his ultimate battle with the giant guardian of the chalice, Gotha. He brings Kara the chalice, and is rewarded for his work with a cloak of invulnerability.

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Pages: 8

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Credits

Writer(s): Jack Farr

Penciller(s): Jack Farr

Inker(s): Jack Farr

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Jack Farr

Subject Matter

Genres: war

Feature(s): Yank Wilson

Character(s): Yank Wilson; X-16; Count Jorgka (villain, introduction)

First Line: Bulletin No. 1: New York City obliterated in one hour by unknown foes.

Synopsis: The US Government is aware that information on their defenses has been smuggled out of the country into the hands of our enemies, but cannot find how. Yank Wilson, Agent Q-4, enlists the aid of fellow agent X-16. They troll for clues, and find themselves on the trail of a foreign artist, Count Jorgka, who paints landscapes in America, and sells them abroad. Yank has a hunch, but will they stop the Count before he wiggles out of their grasp?

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Pages: 6

Notes: Splash panel alleges New York City is destroyed... but no evidence of this in the story.

Presto Lane of the Planet Patrol

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Waldo Harrison (signed)

Penciller(s): ? (illustration)

Inker(s): ? (illustration)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

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Pages: 1.75

[untitled]

Statement of Ownership on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 0.25

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Fletcher Hanks [as Hank Christy] (signed)

Penciller(s): Fletcher Hanks [as Hank Christy] (signed)

Inker(s): Fletcher Hanks [as Hank Christy] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Fletcher Hanks

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Space Smith

Character(s): Space Smith; Dianna; Leopard Women of Venus (villains, introduction); robot scientists of Venus (villains, introduction)

First Line: Space and Dianna are on their way to Mars for the purpose of destroying the Great Martian Central Brain...

Synopsis: Diverted from their mission to Mars, Space Smith and Dianna are captured by the robot scientists of Venus who wish to turn Dianna into one of their Leopard Women by brain transplant.

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You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! #[nn] published June 2009
as The Leopard Women of Venus [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 6

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Toni Blum ?

Penciller(s): George Tuska

Inker(s): George Tuska

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, jungle

Feature(s): Captain Kidd

Character(s): Captain Kidd; Negus (villain, introduction, death); Colonel Bennet

First Line: Determined to find Arndt Barrows...

Synopsis: Captain Kidd seeks the lost explorer, Arndt Barrows and his company, who had fallen captive of the jungle magician, Negus. All of Barrows party are now dead, with the exception of Colonel Bennet, who is being tortured by Negus. Kidd's exploration party are magically killed from a distance, one by one, as Kidd closes in on Negus' lair, in the bowl of a great jungle tree.

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Pages: 5

Notes: This story was previously credited to Bill Bossert, however, the art is a clear break from the stories in Fantastic Comics 1 & 2, also credited to Bossert. The style is identical with George Tuska's work on a Kaanga story in Jungle Comics #5, inclusive of the physiques, the running stances, to the stylized impact of when someone is struck.

The Secrets of Magic

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Hokus Pokus]

Penciller(s): ?

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Letterer(s): ?

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Pages: 1

Out to Lunch

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Fred Schwab [as Boris Plaster]

Penciller(s): Fred Schwab [as Boris Plaster]

Inker(s): Fred Schwab [as Boris Plaster]

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Fred Schwab

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Professor Fiend

Character(s): Professor Fiend

Synopsis: The neighborhood brat plays with the Professor's inventions, uninvited, and, in the process of shooing him away, the Professor unwittingly causes an accident which propels him to the wrong side of a mirror. The brat tries to help him break free, but when these efforts fail, the brat gloats over the Professor's misfortune. The Professor gets his revenge.

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Pages: 4

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Fletcher Hanks

Penciller(s): Fletcher Hanks

Inker(s): Fletcher Hanks

Colorist(s): Mike Okamoto ?

Letterer(s): Fletcher Hanks

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Feature(s): Stardust

Character(s): Stardust; The Demon (villain, introduction, death)

First Line: Stardust, the interplanetary marvel, whose phenomenal knowledge and abilities have made him the most superior man that ever lived...

Synopsis: A criminal scientist, dubbed the "Demon", creates a device which can destroy a coastal city with a tidal wave. He tests in on a cruise ship, killing 2,000 innocents, before training it on New York City. Stardust arrives, and makes the "Demon" a victim of his own device before stopping the wave and saving the City.

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I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets! #[nn] published June 2007
as The Demon's Tidal Wave [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 6

The Treasure of Coralla

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Henry Kiefer [as Karl Kief] (signed)

Inker(s): Henry Kiefer [as Kark Kief] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Sub Saunders

Character(s): Sub Saunders; Peg (introduction; Sub's fiancee); Poseida (villain, introduction); Lantida

Synopsis: Sub goes on a mission to salvage treasure from shipwrecks near Atlantis, and Peg stows away to join him. Poseida, King of the mermen from nearby Coralla, has been busy gathering the treasure for himself, and captures Sub and Peg. Poseida offers Sub treasure to allow him to keep Peg as his queen. When Sub refuses, he must face a monstrous crab in a pit fight. Sub escapes and radios Lantida for help, and the Atlantean mermen come to Sub's aid.

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Pages: 7