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Issue: America's Best Comics #1 (1) Public Domain
Publication Date: February 1942
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Issues: #1 (1) of 31 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagPines
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Better Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ned Pines
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Doc Strange [Dr. Thomas Hugo Strange]; Mike; The Liberator [Dr. Nelson Drew] (inset); The Woman in Red [Peggy Allen] (inset); Secret Ace (inset); Captain Future [Dr. Andrew Bryant] (inset)
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Feature(s): Startling Comics
Character(s): Fighting Yank [Bruce Carter III]; Captain Future [Andrew Bryant]
First Line: Crashing through to a new high...
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. House ad for Startling Comics featuring the Fighting Yank and Captain Future.
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Sorel's Saboteurs

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Sorel (villain, introduction, death); Sorel's gang (villains, introduction for all); Jean Starr; Marty; Dan
First Line: Bob Benton receives a caller...
Synopsis: Sorel's gang steals a map from Jean showing the location of vital city services; the gang later kidnaps Jean to eliminate witnesses. The Black Terror rescues Jean and learns that Sorel's gang is planning to sabotage a railroad bridge.
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Pages: 13
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The Great Gold Robbery

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Doc Strange [Dr. Thomas Hugo Strange]; Mike Ellis; The Murmurer (villain, introduction); Virginia Thompson; Jake
First Line: Out of the night came a mocking voice...
Synopsis: The Murmurer plans to steal $2,000,000 in gold from a train shipment heading to Fort Knox.
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Pages: 12
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The Fifth Column Frameup

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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Liberator [Dr. Nelson Drew]; Luke Danby (introduction); Fritz Scheel (villain, introduction, death); Axel (villain, introduction); un-named Bundists (villains, introduction for all); Annabel Evans; Tommy
First Line: Saboteurs at work!
Synopsis: Luke Danby is framed as a traitor to the United States by Scheel and his Bundists. The Liberator, suspecting something odd about Danby being a traitor, investigates the situation.
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Tim's Good Deed

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Tim March; Mrs. March; Henry Lake; Jack (dog)
First Line: Tim March found it was very cold to be standing on the street corner selling...
Synopsis: Tim is selling newspapers when a strange dog runs out of a butcher shop, runs up to Tim, and deposits a piece of meat at his feet. The butcher threatens to call the dog catcher, but Tim, feeling sorry for the dog, offers to pay the butcher for the meat and then decides to also keep the dog. Later, the dog's owner shows up and pays Tim a reward of $50 - showing that kindness has a way of being repaid.
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The Construction Company Graft Racket

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Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Captain Future [Dr. Andrew Bryant]; Bradley (villain, introduction); Mr. Wright (villain, introduction); Frank (villain, introduction); un-named gangsters (villains, introduction for all); Grace Adams; Agatha Adams; Algernon
First Line: At the Ajax Construction Company...
Synopsis: Grace and Agatha, investigating graft in the city, are kidnapped to stop them from discovering that the Commissioner of Public Works is in cahoots with the Ajax Construction Company.
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The Disappearing Supply Ships

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Don Davis; Franz (villain, introduction); Adolph (villain, introduction); the Nazis (villains)
First Line: Don Davis is called to the navy headquarters in New York!
Synopsis: Don Davis discovers a Nazi spy ring that is operating out of New York to capture supply ships.
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Christmas Spirit

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, drama
Feature(s): Herbie Johnson
Character(s): Herbie Johnson; Charles Robert; Mr. Smith; Mr. Johnson; Mrs. Johnson
First Line: This Christmas Eve Herbie Johnson was ever so excited!
Synopsis: Herbie encounters a girl who is crying outside a toy store because she and her brothers will be receiving no gifts for Christmas due to their father lacking funds. Herbie, in an act of kindness, buys toys for the girl's brothers.
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The Heirs of Harris

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Genres: adventure, superhero
Character(s): The Woman in Red [Peggy Allen]; Cyrus Harris (introduction); unnamed butler; unnamed chauffeur
First Line: At police headquarters... It seems crime's taken a holiday!
Synopsis: A strange phone call to police headquarters from a wealthy eccentric causes Peggy Allen to investigate.
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Feature(s): Thrilling Comics
Character(s): Doc Strange [Thomas Hugo Strange]; American Crusader [Archibald Masters]
First Line: Double-barrelled dynamite!
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. House ad for Thrilling Comics featuring Doc Strange and the American Crusader.
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Feature(s): Real Life Comics
Character(s): Adolph Hitler
First Line: Not fiction.. but vivid, blazing fact!
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Disclose Notes: Back cover. House ad for Real Life Comics.

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