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The Headless Horror

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Mac Raboy

Inker(s): Mac Raboy

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Bulletman

Character(s): Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; The Headless Horror

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In Content Item: Flag

Men of Mystery Comics #80 published January 2009
as Bulletman, the Flying Detective [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 1

"Who Makes a Hit With All the Family?

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

Credits

Penciller(s): ? (photo); C. C. Beck (cover)

Inker(s): ? (photo); C. C. Beck (cover)

Letterer(s): ?; some typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Captain Marvel Adventures

Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

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Pages: 1

Notes: Found on the inside front cover.

Illustrated house advertisement for Captain Marvel Advetures #4 (October 31, 1941), with cover shown.

The Headless Horror

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Bulletman

Character(s): Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; Sergeant Kent; James Barton (attorney for the Jonas Kern estate); The Barton Family Heirs [Charles Quinn (actor); Spike O'Toole (ex-con, death); Aunt Matilda; Algernon (cousin, death); Mr. Armstrong]; The Headless Horror [James Barton] (villain, Kern estate attorney)

Synopsis: After the death of Jonas Kerm, owner of the Murdock Estate, the will is read by the family attorney, telling the six heirs that the estate will be divided equally among them. But the attorney sees the greediness of the six, realizing any one of them would prefer to have the entire estate to themselves, so when noises are heard in the home, the heirs are told of the Headless Horror, which is said to roam the estate.....and mysterious deaths soon follow.

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Pages: 15

Notes: The indicia on the splash page lists W. H. Fawcett, Jr. as President, Elliott D. Odell as the Advertising Director, Roscoe K. Fawcett as Circulation Director, Ralph Daigh as Editorial Director, and Al Allard as Art Director.

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Penciller(s): ?

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Feature(s): Ibis the Invincible

Character(s): Ibis

First Line: Miraculous! Mysterious! Mighty!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Illustrated publisher advertisement for the brand new (probably #1) issue of Ibis the Invincible.

Midas Castle

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Bulletman

Character(s): Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; Sergeant Kent; Mad "Midas" Malone [aka The Greediest Man in America] (villain); "Nifty" Mills (villain); "Slugger" Johnson (villain); "Smokey" Lawson (villain); "Flipper" Flynn (villain); Lefty (villain, prison guard)

Synopsis: "Midas" Malone and his co-horts in crime, are sprung from prison, due to the efforts of crooks in Police clothing. Malone then recruits crooks from all over to join him in gaining immense wealth due to their crime rackets. The Bullet Duo are called onto the scene to stop these efforts and re-imprison Malone and his gang of thugs.

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Pages: 10

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Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Whiz Comics

Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson

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Pages: 1

Notes: Illustrated house advertisement for Whiz Comics and its features.

The Man Who Vanished

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Bulletman

Character(s): Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; Sergeant Kent; Big Grando (villain, racketeer)

Synopsis: After a ten year manhunt, the Police arrest Big Grando and pout him on a train to prison. But he vows that not even a train will deliver him to prison.....and he might just be right! When the Bullet Duo see coffins being loaded aboard the baggage car on the train, they smell a rat!

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Pages: 13

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

Credits

Penciller(s): Mac Raboy (Captain Marvel Jr.); ?

Inker(s): Mac Raboy (Captain Marvel Jr.; ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Master Comics

Character(s): Captain Marvel Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Bulletman [Jim Barr] (head view); Bulletgirl [Susan Kent] (head view)

First Line: Wotta Terrific Trio!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Illustrated house advertisement for the latest issue of Master Comics.

The Hunt For Vancho Pilla

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Ward

Penciller(s): Bill Ward

Inker(s): Bill Ward

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Private Ward

Character(s): Private Ward; Enterprise; Colonel Deakyne; Vancho Villa (villain); Lolita

Synopsis: Private Ward's idea to help he and his buddy Enterprise clean dishes, literally blows up in his face!

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Pages: 6

Leaping Flames of Murder

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Joseph J. Millard (credited)

Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)

Inker(s): ? (spot illustration)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: crime

Character(s): "Arson" Smith; Fire Chief Ring; Nick Russo (villain, arsonist, death); Whisper Wylie (villain, killer and arsonist, death)

Synopsis: Arson smells a rat when he is nearly killed in a fire in a garage owned by a crook named Russo, and he suspects Nick set the fire himself.

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Pages: 2

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

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Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Spy Smasher

Character(s): Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]

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Pages: 1

Notes: Illustrated house advertisement for the current issue of Spy Smasher Comics.

The Gorgon's Head!

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Bulletman

Character(s): Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; Sergeant Kent; museum guard; Melton Soames (museum director and collector); Perseus (soldier, flashback); The Gorgon [Martha Rawbone] (villain, museum worker, death)

Synopsis: A mysterious Medusa type villain loots the antiquities museum and the Bullet Duo head out after him, and hope to stop him before he succeeds in stealing more Egyptian treasures.

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Pages: 12

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

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Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Mr. Scarlet [Brian Butler]; Pinky [Pinky Butler]

First Line: Help! Help!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Illustrated house advertisement for the latest issue of Wow Comics and its lead feature: Mr. Scarlet and Pinky.

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

Credits

Penciller(s): various

Inker(s): various

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson; The Scorpion [Professor Luther Bentley]; Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; Spy Smasher [Alam Armstrong]; Minute Man [Jack Weston]

First Line: Here's a Live-Wire Library For Live-Wire Readers!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Illustrated house advertisement for the four big little books, featuring four Fawecett comic stars, each 192 pages long with 95 illustrations, each costing 10 cents.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): ? (photos)

Inker(s): ? (photos)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Mechanix Illustrated

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Pages: 1

Notes: Found on the inside back cover.

Illustrated announcement from the publisher of Mechanix Illustrated about a contest they are sponsoring, offering more than 100 prizes to the winners.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Penciller(s): Fred Harman; ?

Inker(s): Fred Harman; ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Red Ryder

First Line: Prizes For All

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Pages: 1

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Illustrated advertisement from the American Seed Company, offering free prizes to readers willing to seel packs of their American vegetable and flowers seeds at 10 cents per pack. A free prize book will be sent out to anyone willing to sell these packets. Prizes include a Red Ryder Air Rifle, a live canary, an Eastman camera, a croquet set and more.