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Illustration on Cover, Front

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Penciller(s): Al Camy

Inker(s): Al Camy

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Black Hood; Wizard; Roy

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

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Pages: 1

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

First Line: Here they are!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for various mail order rings, talismans and charms.

The Stars Drip Blood

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Harry Shorten

Penciller(s): Al Camy

Inker(s): Al Camy

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Black Hood

Character(s): Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Scorpio; Dutch Gordon; Strecchi; Sgt. McGinty; Clancy; Barbara Sutton

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Pages: 14

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Harry Shorten

Penciller(s): Harry Lucey

Inker(s): Harry Lucey

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Wizard

Character(s): Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Roy the Super-Boy; Nazi Bund; Mr. Schultz; Heinrich; Jane Barlow

First Line: An elderly storekeeper...

Synopsis: The Nazi Bund is forcing German-Americans to join them and contribute large sums of money.

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Pages: 10

Notes: This must be Lucey when comparing the close-up front view faces with ears directed outwards, as in his signed Hangman Special Case No.5 in #2.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Harvey Biern

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: espionage

Feature(s): Fran Frazer

Character(s): Fran Frazer (photographer); Hal Davis (reporter); Premier Kherman

First Line: The only obstacle standing in the way...

Synopsis: A meeting place for spies and plotters in Iran.

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Pages: 4

Notes: Originally credited to Irv Novick, but the movement of the figures are too stiff and awkward, and none of his faces are found here. Notice inking and the narrow pointed ears, which can be found in some other stories in Fran Frazer and Zambini, Zip Comics #23.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Harry Shorten

Penciller(s): Warren King

Inker(s): Warren King

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Keith Kornell

Character(s): Keith Kornell; General Rael

First Line: Keith Kornell and his men of the combat engineers are on their way back to their camp...

Synopsis: A bridge washes out trapping a bus full of kids in a valley, including General Rael's son.

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Pages: 5

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Harry Shorten

Penciller(s): Warren King

Inker(s): Warren King

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Firefly

Character(s): Firefly [Harley Hudson]; Shark-Man [Lobrow]; Mr. Masters; Linda Harlow

First Line: The Shark-Man, mystery monster of the deep, has been killing divers digging for pearls...

Synopsis: Masters and Harlow are partners in a pearl bed. Masters schemes to buy out Linda's share of the pearl bed by making the endeavor unprofitable.

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Pages: 6

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Harry Shorten

Penciller(s): Bob Montana (signed)

Inker(s): Bob Montana (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: sports

Feature(s): St. Louis Kid

Character(s): St. Louis Kid [Jim Jennings]; Robert Dykes; Willis; Molloy; Vic Gouno

First Line: 8, 9, 10 yer out!

Synopsis: The Kid is to fight against a big gorilla.

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Pages: 6

Wilbur in December Zip Comics, Archie in December Pep Comics, They're a Riot!

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Sy Reit ? (promo copy)

Penciller(s): Sy Reit (signed)

Inker(s): Sy Reit (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Wilbur; Archie

Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; J. Frank Wilkin; unnamed police officer; Archie Andrews [Archibald Andrews; Chick]; Fred Andrews; Edna Andrews

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Notes: Promotional advertisement the December releases of Wilbur in Zip Comics (Archie, 1940 Series) #21 and Archie's feature start in Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 Series) #22.

Archie has dark hair in this promotional advertisement.

First cameo appearance in comic books of Archie (Top Notch Comics #22 released 5 days prior to Pep Comics #22 per the Catalog of Copyright Entries). Not a preview but specific artwork done for this promo only and not reprinted in Pep Comics. Reit's signature in lower left hand corner.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Joe Blair

Penciller(s): Ed Smalle

Inker(s): Ed Smalle

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: aviation, war

Feature(s): Wings Johnson

Character(s): Wings Johnson; Henry Higgins

First Line: Nazi bombers attempt to break through Britain's defenses...

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Pages: 6

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Harry Shorten

Penciller(s): Warren King

Inker(s): Warren King

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Bob Phantom

Character(s): Bob Phantom [Walt Whitney]; Jinx Friday (secretary); Charlie Adams; Bugs Stanley (racketeer)

First Line: With a wild swinging of steel cables...

Synopsis: Bob Phantom saves a man from a falling steel girders. It was meant to kill him by "accident".

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Pages: 6

Notes: Originally credited to Bernard Klein, but this has none of his small heads with angry eyebrows in sideview. It is identical to King's signed stories in #19.

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Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Jackpot Comics #3

Character(s): Steel Sterling; Clancy; Looney; Sgt. Boyle; Corporal Collins; Black Hood [Kip Burland]

First Line: Steel Sterling faced a deadline - a deadline of death!

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Harry Shorten

Penciller(s): Bob Montana

Inker(s): Bob Montana

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: occult

Feature(s): Kardak

Character(s): Kardak; Jeff Blane; Sally Blane; Cyrus Malcolm (millionaire); Ellen; Purnell

First Line: In the teeming tenement sections of New York...

Synopsis: A daughter of one of the richest men in America was given the bounce when she married young Blane.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Originally credited to Paul Reinman, but no wedge shaped faces with eyes out of line here. The art is similar to Montana's signed St. Louis Kid story, and he is credited on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? (ad copy)

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?; typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Red Ryder

First Line: Ready for Christmas

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for Daisy air rifles and for a Daisy catalog.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)

Penciller(s): ?; Fred Harman (signed); ? (photographs)

Inker(s): ?; Fred Harman (signed); ? (photographs)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Red Ryder; Gene Autry (photograph); Sonja Henie (photograph)

First Line: Prizes! They're yours!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover. Ad by the American Specialty Co.