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Issue: Jackpot Comics #4 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1941
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Issues: #4 of 9 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/20/1941
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 8 (7 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
Format Notes:  
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reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.
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FlagThe Golden Age Review #[nn] published January 1978 as Cover to Jackpot Comics #4 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Bob Montana
Inker(s): Bob Montana
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Steel Sterling, Black Hood, Mr. Justice, Sergeant Boyle, Archie
Character(s): Steel Sterling [John Sterling] (also inset); Black Hood [Kip Burland] (also inset); Mr. Justice [Prince James] (inset); Sergeant Boyle [Henry Boyle] (inset); Archie [Archie Andrews] (inset)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Archie is announced as a 'New feature'. There is no artist signature evident.
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Town Talk By Walt Willard

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed)
Inker(s): Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Steel Sterling
Character(s): Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police Sergeant); Looney; Walt Willard (villain, introduction, death)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: The art is also signed as 'Novick' on the final page.
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Bloody Gold

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Steel Sterling
Character(s): Steel Sterling [John Sterling]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Murder At Restless Willows

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Steyne [as Steyne] (signed)
Penciller(s): Warren King [as King] (signed)
Inker(s): Warren King [as King] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Black Hood
Character(s): Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Barbara Sutton (reporter); Jim Mack (villain, introduction, death)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Golden Age Review #[nn] published January 1978
as Murder At Restless Willows [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
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Curse of the Headless Idol

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Black Hood
Character(s): Black Hood [Kip Burland]
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Play Goes To the Dogs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana (signed)
Penciller(s): Bob Montana [as Montana] (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Montana [as Montana] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mr. Cooper; Riverdale's mayor; Mrs. Grundy; Parson Sloan
Synopsis: Archie, Betty, and Jughead go around town in search of a dog for the school's production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin". They unlock the dog catcher's car and end up with a lot of dogs. During the play, a dog spies Mrs. Grundy's hat and jumps into the audience. Chaos ensues and the Mayor falls into the "river" on stage.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagArchie Archives #1 published May 2011
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Mrs. Grundy shown to be married and principal of Riverdale High School.
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The Painter Who Trapped Souls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Blair
Penciller(s): Sam Cooper [as S. Cooper] (signed)
Inker(s): Sam Cooper [as S. Cooper] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mr. Justice
Character(s): Mr. Justice [Prince James]; The Artist (villain, introduction, death); Knuckles Warner (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: The Artist's hatred grants him the ability to capture souls in his portraits and to force his victims to do whatever he demands. However, when Mr. Justice gets wind of it, his own soul is in jeopardy.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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The "Siberian" Attack

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Shorten
Penciller(s): Carl Hubbell [as Hubbell] (signed)
Inker(s): Carl Hubbell [as Hubbell] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Sergeant Boyle
Character(s): Sergeant Boyle [Henry Boyle]; Corporal Collins [Jim Collins]; Slapsie
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13

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