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Issue: Weird Comics #7 Public Domain
Publication Date: October 1940
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Issues: #7 of 20 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagFox
Brand: A Fox Feature Comic FPView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Fox Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/15/1940
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 CAD
$0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Victor Fox
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 4.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Dart [Caius Martius Wheeler]; Ace; Sorceress of Zoom (inset)
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Pages: 1
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kooba
First Line: Boys... Girls... Everybody!!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for the soft drink Kooba.
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The Missing Witness

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (Jerry Arbo)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Black Spot Gang (villain, introduction); Dart [Caius Martius Wheeler]; Ace; Betty Tillbury; Mr. Brown; Jinx
First Line: The Black Spot Gang has been terrorizing the city!
Synopsis: Dart and Ace rescue the state's witness, Mr. Brown, from the Black Spot Gang.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Betty's last name is spelled as Tillbury and Tilbury in the story.
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The Sorceresses of Camelot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy
Character(s): Sir Gareth (introduction); Elaine (introduction); Merlin (introduction); Sorceress of Zoom (villain); Morgana Le Fay (introduction); Sir Mordred (introduction); Ismal
First Line: The world is hardly safe with mass murder everywhere!
Synopsis: The Sorceress of Zoom rescues Sir Gareth from robbers and then helps Gareth recover. Restored, Gareth remains despondent due to Lady Elaine being kidnapped by Morgana Le Fay. Wanting Gareth for herself, the Sorceress of Zoom decides to "help" Gareth rescue Elaine while secretly plotting to get rid of Elaine.
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Pages: 8
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The War Maniac's Fifth Column

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (Wright Lincoln)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Magda (villain, introduction); Bauer (villain, introduction); Muller (villain, introduction); Dynamite Thor [Peter Thor]; Glenda
Synopsis: Dynamite Thor ruins the plot of fifth column spies to sabotage a marine base and an arsenal.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Next appearance in BLUE BEETLE #6
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The Mind Transfer Racket

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Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Dr. Mortal; Phideas T. Jordan; Marlene; Gary Brent; Carol; Pango
First Line: Bring in that young man we captured yesterday!
Synopsis: Marlene and Gary foil Dr. Mortal's plan to tranfer the minds of older bankers into the bodies of young people.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Phideas introduces himself as Phideas T. Jordan, but is referred to as Jorgan throughout the rest of the story.
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Human Trees

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Nathaniel Nitkin [as N. N. Nathaniel]
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Dr. Munro; Dr. Borden; Betty; Pythor; Lt. Burke
First Line: Your days as a man are over.
Synopsis: A policeman investigating the homicide of Mrs. Hamilton Hetherwaite is captured by Dr. Munro. After capturing the policeman, Dr. Munro prepares to treat the policeman with an experimental serum that will turn the policeman into a tree.
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Karnak Seeks a Wife

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Karnak (villain, introduction, death); Blast Bennett
First Line: There is the Earth--go there, slave-man and get me a beautiful girl--do you understand?
Synopsis: Karnak has a woman from Earth kidnapped to become his wife.
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Pages: 8
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Rex Dexter of Mars
Character(s): Rex Dexter
First Line: A new magazine!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Rex Dexter of Mars #1, which includes a reproduction of the cover.
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Lucifer's Goat-Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (Allen Spectre)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Voodoo Man (villain); Baku (villain, introduction, a goat-man); Dr. Warren; Dr. Morton; Petro
First Line: One night at Dr. Warren's home.
Synopsis: Dr. Warren rescues Dr. Morton from the clutches of the Voodoo Man.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Next appearance in Flame (Fox, 1940 series) #4
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ferguson (signed)
Inker(s): Ferguson (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: The Straw Boys... Irish terrorists of the 19th century...
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The Kraken vs. the Tarpon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (Phillips Judge)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Typhon; Kelland; Mark; Brady
First Line: Typhon is having a new hydro-submarine built.
Synopsis: Typhon has a new submarine, the Tarpon, built. Taking the Tarpon out for the first time, Typhon and crew encounter a monstrous kraken.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: last appearance
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Samson
Character(s): Samson
First Line: Samson descendant of the strongest man in the world--
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Samson appearing in Fantastic Comics. Includes a cover reproduction of Fantastic Comics #10.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]
First Line: The Blue Beetle coast to coast
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for the Blue Beetle radio program.
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Flame; Green Mask
Character(s): Flame [Gary Preston]; Green Mask [Michael Shelby]
First Line: A new magazine!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. House ad for the Flame and the Green Mask appearing in their own titles.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Samson; Flame [Gary Preston]; Green Mask [Michael Shelby]; Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Eagle; Dart [Caius Martius Wheeler]
First Line: The whole family says: thrilling adventures on every page!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. House ad for five Fox titles.

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