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Genres: adventure, superhero

Character(s): Midnight [Dave Clark]; The Ray [Happy Terrill] (inset); Rookie Rankin (inset); Bozo the Robot (inset); Espionage [Black X] (inset)

First Line: Another adventure of Midnight

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The Waltz of Death

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Ray [Happy Terrill]; Bud; The Gestapo (villains); the Nazis (villains, many die)

Synopsis: In occupied Budapest, ancient suits of armor are killing Nazi soldiers.

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Golden-Age Greats Spotlight #2 published November 2003
as The Waltz of Death [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 9

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Genres: espionage

Character(s): Espionage [Black X]; Mrs. Brandon (death); Douglas MacArthur (cameo); Colin P. Kelly (cameo); Colonel Atwater; Batu; Lt. Commander Brandon (villain, death)

First Line: Across the shell cratered face of Europe, Act 2 of the war begun in 1914 roared unchecked [...]

Synopsis: An American soldier betrays his comrades as a favor to his Japanese wife, but then repents.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Will Eisner created the Espionage feature, and Will Erwin was a pen name used by Will Eisner (Erwin was Eisner's middle name), but it also became a house by-line after Eisner's tenure after 1940. Lane French wrote the feature in 1941, followed by Toni Blum (1942) and Otto Binder (1942-43).

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Archie O'Toole

First Line: Sire, the cabinet's scrapping again -- they won't agree on anything!

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Bozo the Robot; Hugh Hazzard; Fritz (introduction); Krontz (introduction, death)

First Line: In the office of the War Department, in Washington --

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Pages: 5

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Genres: adventure

Character(s): The Purple Trio [Warren; Tiny Todd; Rocky Hill]; Frazer (villain, introduction)

First Line: In desparate straights, the boys await an interview at an employment agency...

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Notes: Alex Blum's gloomy faces are not to be mistaken.

S. M. Regi was a pen-name sometimes used by Jerry Iger, but also by others as a house by-line. Jerry Iger did not write this feature, but that Alex Blum, under this pen-name or by-line, did draw the strip.

Mad Merlin the Magician

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Wildfire; Mad Merlin (introduction) Merlin's gang (introduction); Anne Haynes; John Haynes

Synopsis: Thugs hunt for buried treasure in a castle inherited by Wildfire's friends.

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Men of Mystery Comics #49 published August 2008
as Mad Merlin the Magician [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Genres: adventure, superhero

Character(s): Midnight [Dave Clark]; Gabby (a monkey); Doc Mortimer Wackey; John (introduction); Joy Devine (actress, death); Buzzbe (a movie director, introduction, death); Jones (movie camerman, introduction, death); Thompson the agent (agent, introduction, death); Veronica Lake (cameo); Ann Sheridan (cameo); Myrna Loy (cameo); Rita Hayworth (cameo); Betty Grable (cameo); Hedy Lamarr (cameo)

First Line: On board a Hollywood bound train:

Synopsis: Dave Clark goes to Hollywood to broadcast a movie premiere, but stumbles onto the murder of actress Joy Devine, and many of her associates are murdered before he can discover the identity of the killer.

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Genres: aviation

Character(s): Wings Wendall; Dr. Reinhardt (death); Miss Reinhardt (villain, death); Fielherr Kunkle (villain, introduction, death)

First Line: The time...early dawn...the place...Germany!

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Genres: humorous, mystery

Character(s): Wun Cloo

First Line: Beg pardon, but where you taking Hon. laughing hyena?

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Genres: adventure, war

Character(s): The Marksman (Major Hurtz); Vorka; Captain Krass (villain, introduction, death); John Powell (introduction)

First Line: Nazi regional headquarters in Poland...

Synopsis: Captain Krass schemes to replace American pilot Major Hurtz, who was caught trying to steal an English plane, and spy from inside.

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Men of Mystery Comics #78 published March 2009
as Captain Krass's Double [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 7

Notes: The art is a bit similar to Koda's credited art in #36 and #37, so it could be him, but the inking is more heavy and even, probably the same inker as in the previous issue. Much of the movement and the hands point to Irving Tirman (Adventure Comics #86, "Mike Gibbs, Guerrilla").

The Cobra Test

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Writer(s): Robert M. Hyatt?

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Jimmy Christian

Character(s): Jimmy Christian

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Jester [Chuck Lane]; Detective McGinty; Miss Weston; Dutch (villain); Caraso (villain)

First Line: Why? Nobody believes I could do things I can do!!

Synopsis: When the police are unable to catch gambling joint owner Caraso with the proper evidence of his activities, the Jester goes into action to prove their case.

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Men of Mystery Comics #78 published March 2009
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Bodyguard Botchup

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Genres: mystery

Character(s): Rookie Rankin; Mitzie (introduction); Chopper (introduction); a butcher (introduction); Lionel Curtis (introduction); Sarge

Synopsis: Rankin is assigned bodyguard dury for Lionel Curtis, a member of the city reform government.

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Pages: 6