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Issue: Amazing Adventure Funnies #2
Publication Date: September 1940
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Issues: #2 of 2 Issues
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Publisher: FlagCentaur
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Centaur Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: western
Character(s): Indian on horseback
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Pages: 1
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A Story of Tunnel Builders

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Steve Svenson; Ed; Andy; Bob Stevens; Charlie; Stoaky; Bart; Shanty; Shorty; Lars
Synopsis: Bob Stevens joins Steve Svenson's sand hog crew as they dig beneath Long Island Sound. Bob proves he can make it as a sand hog when he saves Steve's life.
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Pages: 12
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Stolen Jewels

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Genres: crime
Character(s): Mrs. Johns; Bob Johns; Trixy the pet circus monkey
First Line: Since the death of her husband...
Synopsis: After his mother is framed for a jewel robbery, Bob and his pet monkey Trixy find the real thief, Kate Lynn.
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From Content Item: FlagAmazing Mystery Funnies v2 #5 published May 1939
was Stolen Jewels [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Gabby Flynn; Dan; Hamilton Sinclair (dies); Longfellow; Mrs. Sinclair
First Line: But Dan, can't you send someone else to interview that half-baked matinee idol?
Synopsis: Gabby is interviewing film star Hamilton Sinclair when the man is murdered. Gabby proves Hamilton's wife killed him when he finds a pair of glasses at the crime scene.
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Pages: 6
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The Flaming Idol

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dick Kent; Professor Benton; Professor John Redding
Synopsis: Dick, Benton and Redding retrieve the Flaming Idol from the Cave of the Idols, fighting their way past hostile natives.
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From Content Item: FlagAmazing Mystery Funnies v2 #1 published January 1939
was The Flaming Idol [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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A Mail Order Sherlock

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Jed; Harry; Old Jim
Synopsis: Jed the teenaged amateur sleuth thinks his pal Old Jim has been murdered when he finds a pool of blood in his home. The blood came from a bear Old Jim killed.
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Lucky Coyne; Devon; Briggs; Burns; Bates; Moran
First Line: I'm having a lot of tough breaks, Devon!
Synopsis: Briggs' factory is threatened by Devon's protection racket, who hire Bates to become night watchman at the factory and wreck materials but Lucky Coyne catches the men responsible.
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Pages: 5
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Snatch-Racket

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Character(s): Terry Taylor; Spike; Marge; Walter
Synopsis: Terry Taylor and his partner Walter rescue a child who was kidnapped by Spike and Marge.
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From Content Item: FlagKeen Detective Funnies v2 #1 published January 1939
was Snatch-Racket [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7
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Viva El Presidente!

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Character(s): Captain Jim; Mike Clancy; Alvarez; Colonel Lopez (dies); Pedro
Synopsis: Captain Jim is shipping supplies to San Pablo when he is dragged into a civil war against Presidente Diaz. The rebel leader Alvarez and his daughter gain Jim's aid and in the end Diaz flees the capital, Pedro kills Lopez and Alvarez is declared the new president.
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Speed Silvers; Carter; Elsie; Mike; Chuck
First Line: You've had this coming to you for a long time, Carter!
Synopsis: After Carter loses his job he tries to wreck Speed's train by sabotaging another engine and causing a collision. Speed stops the out of control engine and catches Carter.
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Genres: western
Character(s): Phantom Rider; Dan Hurd; Spider; Lee Bowers; Dan Brown; Thunder; Johnny
First Line: On the outskirts of Pine-Flats, two men await an unsuspecting traveler
Synopsis: Dan Hurd and Spider wound Lee Bowers and use his letters to pose as tax collection agents. The Phantom Rider saves Lee's life and exposes Dan and Spider as frauds.
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