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Issue: Shield-Wizard Comics #5 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1941
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Issues: #5 of 13 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/10/1941
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Harry Shorten
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. 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
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Irv Novick [as Novick] (signed)
Inker(s): Irv Novick [as Novick] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Shield; Dusty; Wizard; Roy
Character(s): Shield [Joe Higgins]; Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Dusty; Roy; Nazis
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter
First Line: This beautiful desk for only $1.00
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for the Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter.
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The Monocled Monster

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Shorten
Penciller(s): Don Rico ?
Inker(s): Don Rico ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Shield
Character(s): The Monocled Monster (villain, introduction, death); the Count (a vampire); Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty; Mamie Mazda; Ju Ju Watson
First Line: An owl hoots dismally...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
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Prisoner Escaped

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Shorten
Penciller(s): Irv Novick ?
Inker(s): Irv Novick ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Shield
Character(s): Hooks Gambelli (villain, introduction); the Chimp (villain, introduction, death); Gordon; Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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The Courage of Jerry Whitley

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Shorten ?
Penciller(s): Irv Novick
Inker(s): Irv Novick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Dusty
Character(s): The Shield (guest star); Jerry Whitley (introduction); Prissy Whitley (introduction); Mr. George Whitley (introduction); Mrs. Rose Whitley (introduction); Two crooks (villains, introduction); Dusty
First Line: Careening madly through the city streets to its very outskirts...
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Pages: 9
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Irv Novick (signed)
Inker(s): Irv Novick (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Pep Comics
Character(s): Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty; Hangman [Bob Dickering]
First Line: Remember this picture
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Pep Comics.
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The Voodoo Murders!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Shield
Character(s): The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty; Theodore Barclay; Charles Barclay
First Line: The Shield and Dusty, the boy detective, stared at the man, horror-stricken...
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Pages: 2
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The Case of the Race Track Murders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Shorten (signed)
Penciller(s): Paul Reinman (signed)
Inker(s): Paul Reinman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wizard
Character(s): Jim Rogers (villain, introduction); Ricotti (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introduction); Jockey No. 12 (villain, introduction); Colonel Bradley (introduction); Jet Black (introduction, a horse); Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Roy; Oscar (ostrich); Jane Barlow; Moe
First Line: Forty thousand throats roar in unison as thundering hoofs approach...
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Pages: 15
Disclose Notes: Title taken from ad for comic in BLUE RIBBON COMICS #18.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Camy (signed)
Inker(s): Al Camy (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Top Notch Comics
Character(s): Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Roy
First Line: The Black Hood, man of mystery, battles Scorpio...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Top Notch Comics.
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The Mayor's Murder Racket

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Shorten
Penciller(s): Paul Reinman [as P. Reinman] (signed)
Inker(s): Paul Reinman [as P. Reinman] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Wizard
Character(s): Mayor Feeney (villain, introduction); Goon (villain, introduction); gangsters (villain, introduction); John Lindsay (introduction); Mary Lawes (introduction); Mr. Riley (introduction); Mrs. Riley (introduction); Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Roy; Jane Barlow; Mike; Pat
First Line: In plain view of a multitude of horrified eyes...
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Pages: 10
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Scientific Wonders of the World
First Line: Get this focusing power telescope free
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for the Scientific Wonders of the World books.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): Fred Harman (signed); ?; ? (photos)
Inker(s): Fred Harman (signed); ?; ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Gene Autry (photo); Sonja Henie (photo); Red Ryder
First Line: Prizes! They're yours!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Sell Xmas packs to earn prizes.

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