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Feature(s): Black Hood; Wizard; Roy

Character(s): Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Roy

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Pages: 1

Notes: Camy's signature is cropped from the GCD scan. It appears on the lower right, just below the red cape in the can at the Digital Comics Museum (https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/preview/index.php?did=229&page=1).

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Feature(s): Jackpot Comics; Shield-Wizard Comics

Character(s): Dusty; Roy

First Line: Big guns of the comics

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover.

The Mark of the Monster

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Writer(s): Harry Shorten

Penciller(s): Al Camy

Inker(s): Al Camy

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Feature(s): Black Hood

Character(s): The Monster [Mark Horley] (villain, introduction, death); Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Harvey Willard; Barbara Sutton; Barnes; McGinty

First Line: As Harvey Willard, District Attorney, sits in his home reading...

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Pages: 14

Notes: Barbara reveals to Kip that she knows he's the Black Hood.

Murder and Politics

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Writer(s): Harry Shorten

Penciller(s): Al Camy

Inker(s): Al Camy

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Feature(s): Wizard

Character(s): James Talcott (introduction); Paul Travers (introduction); Townley (villain, introduction); Bates (villain, introdution); Hawley (villain, introduction); Roy; Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Jane Barlow

First Line: As James Talcott is sitting at his desk working late one evening, a figure steps out...

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Pages: 10

The Russian Border Raid Incident

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Writer(s): Harvey Biern

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Genres: espionage

Feature(s): Fran Frazer

Character(s): Fran Frazer (news-photographer); Hal Davis (reporter); Nazis (villain); Strunsky

First Line: In a Russian border town, high in the mountains, the following scene is taking place...

Synopsis: Their car stopping in the mountains of Russia, Fran and Hal must find a place to spend the night, and stumble into a German-Japanese spy center.

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Pages: 4

Notes: Originally credited to Irv Novick, but the faces with narrow pointed ears are not his work, nor anything else.

The Payroll Truck Robbery

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Writer(s): Ed Bresnick (signed)

Penciller(s): Warren King [as King] (signed)

Inker(s): Warren King [as King] (signed)

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Keith Kornell

Character(s): Keith Kornell; Robbers; Whitey (horse)

First Line: As a U.S. Army payroll truck travels along the lonely road...

Synopsis: A U.S. Army payroll truck is hijacked.

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Pages: 5

The Whirling Dervish

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Writer(s): Harry Shorten

Penciller(s): Warren King [as King] (signed)

Inker(s): Warren King [as King] (signed)

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Firefly

Character(s): The Firefly [Harley Hudson]; Whirling Dervish (villain, introduction); Dr. Forbes (introduction, death); Lucille Forbes (introduction)

First Line: As the Firefly speeds homeward, a strange new weapon is directed at him...

Synopsis: A Hindu fakir is attempting to send the Firefly to his death by using remote control hypnosis.

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Pages: 6

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Genres: sports

Character(s): St. Louis Kid; Lou Romelli (villain, introduction); Benson (villain, introduction); Windy Mills

First Line: In the last issue, the St. Louis Kid lost an opportunity for a crack at the champ [...]

Synopsis: The crook, Romelli, wants to buy Mills' contract with the Kid.

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Pages: 6

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Feature(s): Black Jack; Zip Comics

Character(s): Black Jack [Jack Jones]

First Line: Fate shuffles the cards and gives you... Black Jack

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Pages: 1

Notes: House ad for Black Jack and for Zip Comics.

The Sinking of the Shroud

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Writer(s): Joe Blair

Penciller(s): Ed Smalle

Inker(s): Ed Smalle

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Genres: war

Feature(s): Wings Johnson

Character(s): Nazis (villain); Wings Johnson; Henry

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Pages: 6

The Doctor's Double

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Writer(s): Harry Shorten

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Feature(s): Bob Phantom

Character(s): Bob Phantom [Walt Whitney]; Anne Clark (introduction); Dr. Clark (introduction); A gang of crooks (villain, introduction)

First Line: A fast moving car skids as it is crossing a bridge...

Synopsis: Criminals has learned of a new type of gas which Dr. Clark was working on and they wanted to get control of it.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Originally credited to Bernard Klein, but the faces, and hands with very long fingers, and narrow, pointed ears are not his work. The same unknown artist as on the Fran Frazer story in this issue.

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Penciller(s): Art Seymour [as Seymour] (signed)

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Feature(s): Captain Flag; Blue Ribbon Comics

Character(s): Captain Flag; Yank (eagle)

First Line: "Death Spans the Ocean" the newest Captain Flag adventure appears in the current issue of Blue Ribbon Comics!

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Pages: 1

Notes: House ad for Captain Flag appearing in Blue Ribbon Comics.

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Genres: occult

Character(s): Nazis (villain); Kardak; Balthar; Heinrich; Butch

First Line: Why don'cha go back where ya came from ya refugee!

Synopsis: Kardak exposes a street ruffian to intolerance when he witnesses the bully abusing a refugee.

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Pages: 5

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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First Line: Peck Brothers bring you their latest finds

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover. Ad by the Peck Brothers for mail order items.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Feature(s): Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter

First Line: This beautiful desk for only $1.00

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover. Ad for the Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable Typewriter.