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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Bozo the Robot; Espionage [Black X] (inset); The Ray [Happy Terrill] (inset); The Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston] (inset); Wings Wendall (inset)

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Pages: 1

The Legion of Living Bombs

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Genres: espionage

Character(s): Espionage [Black X]; Batu; Madame Doom (villain); Mirov (villain)

First Line: But this is preposterous!

Synopsis: Black X resigns his commission due to his love for Madame Doom, but her plan to use her men as human explosives so revolts him, he changes his mind.

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Pages: 9

Notes: Will Eisner created the Espionage feature, and Will Erwin was a pen name used by Will Eisner (Erwin was Eisner's middle name) until he left the strip after 1940. It also became a house by-line as well for future writers.

The Electric Paralyzer Ray

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Magno [Tom Dalton]; Professor Abbot

First Line: The ordinary looking Tom Dalton...

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Pages: 4

Nurse and Spy

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Genres: adventure

Character(s): Abdul the Arab; Colonel Gerard; Hassan; Nurse Renaud; Achmed the Beduin; Lt. Picon

First Line: Salaam, Master Abdul.

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Pages: 4

Fatima the Queen

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): King Archie O'Toole; Fatima; Ida Clare

First Line: Boy! This is the life!

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The Auto Race

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Genres: adventure, sports

Character(s): Cliff Chance; Spud; Red; Dutch; Monk

First Line: C'mon, Clip, we want to make the first show!

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Pages: 4

Notes: Previously known as 'Clip Chance at Cliffside', this issue's story is simply 'Clip Chance'.

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Genres: childrens, humorous

First Line: This's bad news! Drive off a cliff...

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Pages: 1

Notes: Six unrelated gag panels.

The Invasion of Tronvik

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Genres: adventure, aviation

Character(s): Wings Wendall; Captain Ludz (Intro); Nazis; Lucky (a girl); Ambassador Stanton

First Line: Like a grinding avalanche...

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Pages: 7

Origin of the Ray

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Ray [Happy Terrill] (newspaper reporter, origin); Professor Styne; Anton Rox (villain)

First Line: Confound that guy Terrill!

Synopsis: Cub reporter Happy Terrill gains incredible powers when he rides a balloon through a cosmic storm in the high stratosphere. The balloon mission of Professor Styne also uncovered a new powerful gas, which is stolen by the thug, Anton Rox.

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Pages: 6

Notes: In this adventure only, the Ray's legs were colored as bare instead of yellow.

Rowdy Dick Bartell

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Genres: informational, non-fiction, sports

Character(s): Dick Bartell

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Pages: 1

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Invisible Hood [Kent Thurston]; John Wallace; Renly (villain); Darke (villain); Matt (villain); Spike (villain)

First Line: A sleek yacht glides majestically into the harbor of a tropical island in the Pacific...

Synopsis: While on a tropical isle in the south Pacific, the Hood encounters other invisible opponents, who are intent on acquiring valuable gas deposits. Their invisibility was a ruse, but they were surprised when they encountered a "real" ghost.

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Pages: 5

Mountain of Madness

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Genres: mystery

Character(s): Chic Carter; Grayson (Intro, Dies)

First Line: War! War news!

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Pages: 4

Mystery of the Mine

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Jimmy Christian

Character(s): Jimmy Christian

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Pages: 2

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Genres: adventure

Character(s): The Purple Trio [Tiny Todd; Rocky Hill; Warren]

First Line: I have it! My uncle is the president of a steamship company!

Synopsis: One of the trio's uncles is president of a steamship company and he tells the boys that he suspects a certain criminal of being in league with spies who are trying to ruin his firm's shipping in the Dardanelles. The Trio immediately volunteers to round up the felon and turn him over to the Turkish Police.

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Pages: 6

Notes: The Who's Who indicates that S. M. Regi was a pen-name sometimes used by Jerry Iger, but also by others as a house by-line. It further indicates that Jerry Iger did not write this feature, but that Alex Blum, under this pen-name or by-line, did draw the strip.

Knocky Knish

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Genres: humorous, mystery

Character(s): Wun Cloo; Knocky Knish

First Line: So Wun Cloo sends his reward money...

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The Monster from the Graveyards

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; un-named mad scientist (villain, death); Brutus (villain, introduction, a monster, death)

First Line: A mad genius has created a monster...

Synopsis: Bozo truly meets his match in a modern-day Prometheus named Brutus, created by a mad scientist, who stole its body parts from graves. Battling to a stalemate, the encounter only ended when Bozo threw Brutus into his creator, destroying both of them.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Swiped from Frankenstein.