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Issue: Frontline Combat #4
Publication Date: February 1952
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Issues: #4 of 15 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagSuperior
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Superior Publishers Limited
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $0.10 CAD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Contents match contents of equivalent US comic except for ads on the cover and last page.

Some colors in this issue were previously attributed to Marie Severin, but it is unlikely that Severin had begun coloring at EC when the EC’s Frontline Combat #4 was colored (Cassell 2012, 33–34 and 171). Severin is not known ever to have worked for Superior.
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Reference:

Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan. 2012. Marie Severin: The Mirthful Mistress of Comics. Raleigh: TwoMorrows Publishing.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: colour
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: newsprint interior; glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see notes)
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Frontline Combat
First Line: I'll bet they never suspected we'd get a cannon up here!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits from GCD index of US comic.

Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Issue Notes, above).
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Fun for Boys

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for book, "221 Pages full of lively fun!" for $1.49 from Dominion Mail Order Agency, Toronto, Ontario.
Book cover shown in ad says "Fun for Boys," but advertisement adds "and girls."
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Combat Medic!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see note)
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Frontline Combat
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Issue Notes, above).
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Light Brigade!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see note)
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Frontline Combat
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Issue Notes, above).
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SuspenStory Fans!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, horror
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promotional advertisement for Crime SuspenStories (EC, 1950 series) #8 (December 1951-January 1952), reproducing the cover for the issue.

Shares left side of the page with the text story, "The Tyrant."
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The Tyrant

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, horror, war
Character(s): Mark Edelblut; Count Karl Edelblut; Baron Manfred Von Wolfe; Baron's men
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Text story covers two pages over the center spread, taking up a half page each, bookended by EC promos.
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144 Big Pages in Full Color

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Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: religious
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promotional advertisement for both "Old Testament" and one issue of the "New Testament" Picture Stories from the Bible. Includes ordering coupon.

Shares right side of the page with the text story, "The Tyrant."
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The Wreckers

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, war
Character(s): Eben; Eben's daughter; unnamed British sailor
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Pages: 1
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Air Burst!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see note)
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Chinese soldiers [Lee (death); Tai (death); Chun (death); "Big Feet" (death); others unnamed] (villains, many die)
Synopsis: The Americans have the Chinese on the run, but two of the enemy's remaining mortar crew have a surprise for the advancing Americans: a booby trap. Unfortunately, the wrong people walk into that trap.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Issue Notes, above).
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Bomb Run!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ? (see note)
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, historical, war
Feature(s): Frontline Combat
Character(s): un-named pilot (death); Sergeant Johnny Breslin (radioman, death); Tech Sergeant Arthur Fleischer (engineer-gunner, death); Jerry De Fuccio (tail gunner, death); 1st Lieutenant Colin Campbell (co-pilot and bombardier, death); The Japanese (villains, some die)
Synopsis: An American bomber, "The Odyssey," has made a successful bombing run over a Philippine island when Japanese Zeros fill the sky and attack. While several Zeros are shot down, the bomber suffers a hit left engine, and they radio for help. They receive a message with landing instructions not knowing the message is a fake from a Japanese radio station with devastating results!
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Colors were previously attributed to Marie Severin (see Issue Notes, above).
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The Inside Story of Professional Wrestling!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for book "The Wrestling Scene" from the Dominion Mail Order Agency at 2382 Dundas Street West, Toronto. Wrestlers include Whipper Billy Watson.
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The Magical Luminous Paints for Day or Night

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Nite-Lite paint from Nu-Art Products, Toronto, Ontario.
Inside back cover.
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Now! Heavier, Stronger, Better!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for tool set from Nu-Art Products, Box 24, Station "D", Toronto, Ont.
On back cover of comic.

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