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Issue: Silver Streak Comics #8 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1941
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Issues: #8 of 23 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagLev Gleason
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: New Friday Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/23/1941
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Dan Gillmor ?
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 1.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: full color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Cole (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Cole (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Daredevil and the Claw
Character(s): Daredevil [Bart Hill]; The Claw; Dickie Dean (inset); Silver Streak (inset); Pirate Prince (inset)
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In Issue: FlagAction! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] published December 2011
In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as Silver Streak Comics #8 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Cole
Inker(s): Jack Cole
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Silver Streak
Character(s): Silver Streak; Whiz (pet falcon)
Synopsis: Illustrated promotional ad giving free to readers a 7" x 10 1/4" four color portrait poster of the Silver Streak for every two "Silver Streak Portrait Certificates" they mailed in, OR 10 cents in coin with only one certificate. Readers were told this issue would have one certificate and the next issue would have another one.
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In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as Free! Four Clolor Portrait of Silver Streak [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Found on the inside front cover.
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The Claw vs. Daredevil [Part 2]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Cole (signed)
Penciller(s): Jack Cole (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Cole (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Daredevil and The Claw
Character(s): Daredevil [Bart Hill]; President Franklin D. Roosevelt; un-named police commissioner; The Claw (villain)
Synopsis: When Daredevil, as Bart Hill, learns that the President of the United States has imposed a new tax of 50% on people's incomes and that people are barred from their churches, he decides to take action. He has a doctor examine the President and discovers that the chief executive is in a state of coma, put there by the Claw.
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In Issue: FlagL'âge merveilleux des Comics #3 published ?
In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as The Claw vs. Daredevil [Part 2] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Continued next issue.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David B. Icove [as D. B. I.] (signed)
Penciller(s): David B. Icove [as D. B. I.] (signed)
Inker(s): David B. Icove [as D. B. I.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): Sport Shorts by Ernie Bulbnose
Character(s): Sid Bucktooth; "Battlin' Buzz"; "Slug" Fest; "Dizzy" Lumpo; Hap Kluk; Axel Skug; Slim Zlam
First Line: Sid Bucktooth, noted matador...
Synopsis: Group of five stand-alone humorous sports cartoons.
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In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Briefer [as REM Brant] (signed)
Penciller(s): Dick Briefer [as REM Brant] (signed)
Inker(s): Dick Briefer [as REM Brant] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Feature(s): The Pirate Prince
Character(s): The Pirate Prince
First Line: Ah! 'Tis a calm and lovely eve --
Synopsis: The prince and his crew approach a slave ship flying a white flag. When that ship draws near, it suddenly opens fire and the prince's ship goes down. The crew are saved by a whale which deposits the crew aboard the slaver ship and a fight ensues.
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In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as Smashing the Slavers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: REM Brant (as well as Remington Brant) were pen-names for Briefer.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David B. Icove [as D. B. I.] (signed)
Penciller(s): David B. Icove [as D. B. I.] (signed)
Inker(s): David B. Icove [as D. B. I.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Can You Solve These?
Synopsis: Readers are asked to solve 5 different problems.
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In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as [untitled] [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Cole
Penciller(s): Jack Cole
Inker(s): Jack Cole
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Silver Streak
Character(s): The Silver Streak [un-named taxi cab driver]; Whiz (a falcon); Harmon (FBI agent); Henry Smith (farmer); Eleene Smith (Henry's wife); Jerry (policeman); Walter Chinwell (news broadcaster); Steve Grogan [aka "The General"](villain, gang lord); Jaxon (villain, plant worker); Sam (villain, newsstand dealer)
First Line: At Silver Streak's home in New York: --
Synopsis: Silver Streak is asked by the FBI to investigate reported spy activities at the Sterling Aircraft Plant. He discovers that one of the workers has a false eye camera in his head which he uses to photograph secrets and give them to "The General."
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In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as The Two-in-One [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Cactus Gulch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David B. Icove [as D. B. Icove] (signed)
Penciller(s): David B. Icove [as D. B. Icove] (signed)
Inker(s): David B. Icove [as D. B. Icove] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gully Gulliver
Character(s): "Gully" Gulliver; Jed (Sheriff); Rammy (a goat); "Killer" Pete (villain)
Synopsis: When Gully hears that the Sheriff is heading out to look for "Killer" Pete, Gully and Rammy dedcide to find him first......with "electrifying" results.
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In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as Cactus Gulch [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Continued next issue.
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The Durmaleum Theft

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Jack Binder (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Binder (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Feature(s): Cloud Curtis
Character(s): Cloud Curtis; Professor Lane; "Crusher" McCoy; "Pop" Whistler; Enzo Francor (villain, spy agent); Mitzi (villain, Francor's assistant)
Synopsis: Cloud and his pals must stop the evil Francor and his assistant from obtaining an important metal called Durmalem the Professor has invented that will revolutionize the airplane.
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In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as The Durmaleum Theft [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Dick Dawson (byline)]
Penciller(s): ? [as Dick Dawson (byline)]
Inker(s): ? [as Dick Dawson (byline)]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Secret Agent X-101
Character(s): Secret Agent X-101 [Bart Benson]; Pat White; Mr. Hendrix (villain); Sandra Hendrix (villain); Hans (villain)
First Line: Our story opens with Bart Benson hot on the trail of a sinister plot involving the bomb sight, a new invention enables an army air pilot to bomb his target from great heights with amazing accuracy!
Synopsis: Bart is very concerned about the murder of U.S. agents guarding the Air Force's new bomb sight that allows a bomb to land squarely on its target from a height of 50,000 feet. His investigation leads right back to the head of the aircraft company charged with protecting the invention.
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In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as The Bomb Sight Mystery [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Dick Dawson is a by-line, not the name of an actual person, according to the Who's Who.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Fred Guardineer (signed)
Penciller(s): Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Guardineer (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Fred Guardineer ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Lance Hale
Character(s): Lance Hale; Ruth; un-named father of Ruth; un-named brother of Ruth; un-named cannibal chief (villain, death)
First Line: Since leaving civilization many months ago
Synopsis: Lance comes upon a girl in the jungle that is threatened by a vicious leopard. After saving her, both head back to the M'Bongo River, where her father and brother were captured by savages.
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In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as The Zango Cannonball [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Silver Ranger and His Wonder Horse, Lucifer (Episode 1)

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Silver Films Studios] (signed)
Penciller(s): Jack Binder (spot illustrations) (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Binder (spot illustrations) (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): The Silver Ranger
Character(s): The Silver Ranger (introduction); Lucifer (the Ranger's horse); Hank Brunner (death); Joel Brandon; Mary Brandon (Joel's wife); Sheriff Belden; Deputy Spider Jones (villain)
Synopsis: The Ranger must locate the true murderer of Hank Brunner before the Sheriff and his posse lynch an innocent man.
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In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as The Silver Ranger and His Wonder Horse, Lucifer [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Molo's Reign of Terror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Wood (signed)
Penciller(s): Bob Wood (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Wood (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Presto Martin, Quick Change Artist
Character(s): Presto Martin [also as Molo's twin brother; also as Don Lopez] (Captain of Detectives, origin of his name); Sergeant Murphy (Policeman); un-named District Attorney; Dick Bradley (death); Kay Raye (actress, death); Peter Byron (producer, death); Lily Ponela (opera star, death); Bruce Canton (playwright, death); Molo's twice brother [as Jeeves] (villain, driver for Lopez); Molo (villain)
Synopsis: Presto uses his skill of disguise in order to locate and stop a vicious killer of stage and screen personalities.
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In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as Molo's Reign of Terror [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David B. Icove
Penciller(s): David B. Icove
Inker(s): David B. Icove
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Laffs
Character(s): Wilbur
Synopsis: Series of 8 different stand-alone cartoons.
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In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Gunpowder Mission

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Walter Galli (signed)
Penciller(s): Walter Galli (signed)
Inker(s): Walter Galli (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Feature(s): Dan Dearborn, Freedom's Son
Character(s): Captain Dan Dearborn; General George Washington; Major George Rogers Clark; Jerry (Dan's sidekick); Captain Neville (in charge of the garrison at Ft. Pitt); Jed Swift (riverboat pilot); Scarface Dykes (villain); Tuff Kendon (villain);
Synopsis: Captain Dearborn is sent by George Washington to Fort Pitt to meet up with Major George Rogers Clark, then the pair will deliver much needed gun powder to Boonesboro, Kentucky.
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In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as The Gunpowder Mission [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Previous episodes appeared in Friday (a non-comic weekly magazine). Continued next issue.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Silver Streak Stamp Page
Character(s): Will Rogers
Synopsis: The editors proudly announce a new series of stamps, based on the characters found in the thrilling book, "Mutiny on the Bounty". The page also lists ads from various stamp dealers with many stamps shown.
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In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Professor Skinn Strikes Back

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Cole (signed)
Penciller(s): Jack Cole (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Cole (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Dickie Dean, Boy Inventor
Character(s): Dickie Dean; Mr. Dean; Martha Dean; Zip Todd; Professor Skinn (villain); "Blubber" (villain); radio controlled robots (villains)
Synopsis: Professor Skinn and Blubber break out of jail and kidnap Dickie's parents, and when he shows up to rescue them, the Professor attempts to use his new invention on them all.....an invention that can reduce humans to chemicals!
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In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as Professor Skinn Strikes Back [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Continued next issue.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Wood (signed)
Penciller(s): Bob Wood (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Wood (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Rusty
Character(s): Rusty; un-named mother of Rusty; Mr. Jones (newsstand dealer); The Claw (image)
First Line: There's something I forgot - and I can't remember...
Synopsis: When Rusty discovers that today, the 10th, is his brother's birthday, he hurries to the newsstand to get the latest issue of Silver Streak Comics, which, after he reads it, will be his brother's present!
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In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This strip is partly a publisher's plug for Silver Streak Comics.
On inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Character(s): Red Ryder; Little Beaver
Synopsis: Illustrated ad for the new Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine.
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In Content Item: FlagSilver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil #1 published June 2012
as [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Found on the back cover.

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