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Issue: Crown Comics #17 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1949
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Issues: #17 of 19 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMcCombs
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: McCombs Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 12 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Adventure! Mystery! Thrills!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Anthony Cataldo
Inker(s): Anthony Cataldo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The rather long faces, and horses with large open mouth are all signs of Cataldo.
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A Great New Exciting Baseball game

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): D. Lawyer
Character(s): Joe DiMaggio
Synopsis: Two baseball offers by mail order.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ken Fitch ?
Penciller(s): Anthony Cataldo (signed)
Inker(s): Anthony Cataldo (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Voodah
Character(s): Voodah; Zanzi; Cheeko (monkey); Chief Urali; Mambo; Chief Bani
First Line: Be back before dark, Voodah!
Synopsis: Voodah is taken prisoner by headhunters led by white men.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Script credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
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Silver City Showdown

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Anthony Cataldo
Inker(s): Anthony Cataldo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Slim Devilin (Marshal); Shotgun Brady (killer); Charlie Devers Pete Gregor
Synopsis: Shotgun Grady and his gun-slingers have taken over Silver City, and when they kill one of Devlin's friends, the former marshal returns.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Cataldo is recognised by his faces and most for the movement of figures, one arm lifted and standing like clumsy puppets. Also to notice is the trousers in front view, with belt high up, making the belly hanging low and legs too short. This is particularly evident in this story.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ralph Heimdahl (signed)
Penciller(s): Ralph Heimdahl (signed)
Inker(s): Ralph Heimdahl (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous, western
Feature(s): Minnie Soo with Little Haha and Tonka
Character(s): Minnie Soo; Little Haha; Tonka (great warrior); Joe Hewit (trapper); Big Mike (notorious trapper)
First Line: Look Minnie, a funny looking man...
Synopsis: Minnie and Haha, having not seen a white man, invite a friendly trapper to the village. Later some other trappers also appear, and they are not so welcome.
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Pages: 8
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Think Fast

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Norton (byline)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, sports
Character(s): Bob Turner (basketball player); Charles Turner (railroad engineer); Dirk Graves (trainrobber)
Synopsis: One of the crooks escapes after a train robbery.
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Pages: 2
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The Smugglers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Bolle ? (plot)
Penciller(s): Frank Bolle (signed)
Inker(s): Frank Bolle (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Feature(s): Bart Stewart
Character(s): Bart Stewart; Filippe (French fencing master); Musket; Quincy Todd; John (servant); Ella Todd; Sheldon (smuggler)
Synopsis: A packing case with guns to the Indians has the sign of Stewart Shipping, and Stewart is suspected of smuggling guns to the Indians.
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Pages: 9
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Bolle ? (plot); Leonard Starr ?; Ken Fitch ?
Penciller(s): Frank Bolle (signed)
Inker(s): Frank Bolle (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Vic Cutter
Character(s): Vic Cutter (detective); Laura Ames (secretary); Susan Brent; Hank Haddon; Lieutenant Curry; Captain McCasey;
First Line: Laura Ames, Vic Cutter's secretary...
Synopsis: Burglars are looking for something hidden in Susan Brent's cottage.
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Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Script credits suggested by Bails' Who's Who.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): A. W. Nugent (signed)
Inker(s): A. W. Nugent (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): A. W. Nugent (signed)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Crown Puzzle Page
First Line: Try to use up these 12 letters...
Synopsis: Puzzles with letters and numbers.
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Pages: 1
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For Yourself - For A Gift

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Scope Sales Co.
Synopsis: New 14 piece sewing workbox kit.
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Now You Can Have Daring New Look...

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilco Co.
Synopsis: All-in-one Triolette bra.
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It "Zips" All the Way Around

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Illinois Merchandise Mart
Synopsis: Zipper billfold offer.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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