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Issue: Gay Comics #1
Publication Date: March 1944
 
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Issues: #1 of 1 Issue
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: U.S.A. Comic Magazine Corporation
On Sale Date: 05/15/1944
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 15 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1944, Vol. 39, No. 2, p. 161, Copyright number: B631844.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): sales clerk
First Line: I wish to exchange this for something less genuine!!
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Pages: 1
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First Line: Amaze your friends!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for a variety of books from Albert Publications, Dept. RJ, 147 Fourth Ave., New York 3, N.Y.
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jeb Skatter; Mr. Strongheart; Bessie; Mr. Grubber; Vincent B. Wainwrong
First Line: Jeb Skatter you will report at Camp Dix
Synopsis: Tessie goes to Washington and gets a government job to help out the war effort.
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Pages: 8
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Case of the Purloined Pearls!

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sarge; Rook; The Funster
First Line: Hah! What luck finding this empty cage!
Synopsis: Sarge and Rook are sent to Coney Island to capture the Funster.
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Pages: 6
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Half Chief Poke-In-Nose; game warden; Indian chief; Mad Mike; Sheriff Clem
First Line: Say, Mister, do you think I can
Synopsis: Half Chief Poke-In-Nose is sent out to hunt food before the winter snow falls.
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Pages: 5
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The Strange Case of the Bananna Brain

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Eustace Hayseed; Choo Choo; J. "Wildcat" Gusher; Jones; Reed; Mike
First Line: Our hero's favorite hobby is eating...
Synopsis: Eustace has developed a skill at finding oil.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: "Banana" is misspelled several times in the story as "bananna." Characters are drawn in the style of Al Capp's Li'l Abner.
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They're Nautical, But Nice!

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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Star; Tar; Ivan Bullshivitzky
First Line: But he only wanted to give you a haircut!
Synopsis: Star and Tar sneak off the ship to go dancing with girls.
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Photo Finish

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: teen
Character(s): Father Mitchell; Mother Mitchell; Jimmie Mitchell; Grandma; Lorraine Page; Bruce Roberts
First Line: The Mitchell family was an average family in a suburban town called...
Synopsis: Jimmie captures the scene of a horse riding accident with his dad's movie camera.
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Case in the Suit Case

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Snoopy; Dr. Nutzy; Professor; Boss; hotel manager
First Line: Ha.. Ha... I sure outsmarted dat dumb cop Snoopy!
Synopsis: Snoopy and Dr. Nutzy investigate a series of robberies at a hotel.
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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Mopey; captain; first mate
First Line: Captain, it sure looks bad!
Synopsis: While lost at sea, Mopey fires off some sky rockets.
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The Puny Person With the Potent Paws

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Casper Grasper; Wayne Strain; Ferdie Sturdy
First Line: I've a passion to purchase a piece of property in these parts!
Synopsis: Powerhouse goes after a couple of swindlers who cheated him and others in a land deal.
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Pages: 7.67
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Announcing the Winners of the February No. 14 Joker Comics Popularity Contest

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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Prize winners include John Thayer ($25), Richard Bird ($10), Louise Eistetter ($5) and ten $1 winners.
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First Line: New enlargement
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Disclose Notes: Ad for photo enlargement services by Dean Studios, Dept. 734, 211 W. 7th St., Des Moines, Iowa.
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First Line: Sensational new necktie glows in the dark!
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for a necktie that glows in the dark from Glow in the Dark Necktie Co., Dept. 850, 207 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago 1, Ill.
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First Line: Comic readers amazing gift offer!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Send for free first volume of Standard American Encyclopedia. Further volumes are $0.99 each from Encyclopedia Educational Service, 105 Court St., Brooklyn 2, N.Y.
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