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Issue: Gift Comics #1
Publication Date: January 1942
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Issues: #1 of 4 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFawcett
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: none
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 324
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 41 (33 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Indexed from scanned copy at https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.
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Binding: perfect bound
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[untitled]

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Marvel; Spy Smasher; Golden Arrow; Bulletman; Mr. Scarlet; Ibis the Invincible
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Spy Smasher; Golden Arrow; Bulletman; Mr. Scarlet; Ibis
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Pages: 1
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Contents Page

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
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Pages: 1
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The Ghost of the White Room

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): C. C. Beck
Inker(s): C. C. Beck
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris
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Pages: 15
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The Science of Dr. Sarr

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel; Dr. Sarr (villain, introduction); Bruiser Brann
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Pages: 10
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The Ogre of Haunted Mansion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Liederman
Penciller(s): Al Liederman
Inker(s): Al Liederman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Kid
Character(s): Captain Kid
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Pages: 6
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The Pirates of Port Peril

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): C. C. Beck
Inker(s): C. C. Beck
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sterling Morris; Captain Death (villain)
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Pages: 12
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G-Man Versus German

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joseph J. Mallard
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
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Pages: 2
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The Slayer on Skis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alfred Bester
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; The Wendigo [Wid Wayland] (introduction, villain); Trixie Topps; Ole Slalomson; Big Chief Blackheart; Lowell Thomas (cameo)
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Pages: 14
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The Moon Torchman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Binder ?
Inker(s): Jack Binder ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mr. Scarlet
Character(s): Mr. Scarlet; Pinky; Moon Torchman [Prof. Hawkstrum]
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Pages: 8
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The Boss

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Binder ?
Inker(s): Jack Binder ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mr. Scarlet
Character(s): Mr. Scarlet; Pinky; The Boss
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Mister Scarlet Battles the Fire Fiend!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Charles Tomsey ?
Inker(s): Charles Tomsey ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mr. Scarlet
Character(s): Mr. Scarlet; Pinky; The Fire Fiend [Bill Wilcox]
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: "Tomsey Lunch" on splash page
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Spinto's Submarine Gangsters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mac Raboy ?
Inker(s): Mac Raboy ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hunchback
Character(s): Hunchback
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Pages: 13
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The Death Peddlers

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joseph Millard
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
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Pages: 2
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Destroy the Voskay Dam

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ken Battefield ?
Inker(s): Ken Battefield ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Rick O'Shay
Character(s): Rick O'Shay
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Pages: 8
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The Return of Zara

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): James Wilcox ?
Inker(s): James Wilcox ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Jim Dolan
Character(s): Jim Dolan; Zara
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Pages: 5
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The Planet Where Time Stood Still

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Pierce Rice ?
Inker(s): Pierce Rice ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Atom Blake
Character(s): Atom Blake; Queen Zirca
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Pages: 10
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Origin of Ibis the Invincible

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Pete Costanza ?
Inker(s): Pete Costanza ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Ibis the Invincible
Character(s): Ibis; Tara; Ibis's uncle (in flashback); The Black Pharoah; Mesu; Set
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: continues chronologically in WHIZ COMICS #1
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Ibis Vs. Ching Fang

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Ibis the Invincible
Character(s): Ibis; Taia; Ching Fang
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Pages: 14
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The Nightmare

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Ibis the Invincible
Character(s): Ibis; Taia
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Pages: 14
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When the Werewolf Prowled

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Manly Wade Wellman [as Juan Lopez]
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): Dave Berg
Penciller(s): Dave Berg
Inker(s): Dave Berg
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, humorous
Feature(s): Sir Butch
Character(s): Sir Butch
First Line: It begins again in East Flatbush...
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Menace of the Bat-god

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Ibis the Invincible
Character(s): Ibis; Taia
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Pages: 14
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The Headless Horror

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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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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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
Disclose Notes: Illustrated publisher advertisement for the brand new (probably #1) issue of Ibis the Invincible.
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Midas Castle

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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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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Whiz Comics
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Billy Batson
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated house advertisement for Whiz Comics and its features.
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The Man Who Vanished

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Credits
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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[untitled]

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Penciller(s): Mac Raboy (Captain Marvel Jr.); ?
Inker(s): Mac Raboy (Captain Marvel Jr.; ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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
Disclose Notes: Illustrated house advertisement for the latest issue of Master Comics.
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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, military
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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Leaping Flames of Murder

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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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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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Spy Smasher
Character(s): Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated house advertisement for the current issue of Spy Smasher Comics.
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The Gorgon's Head!

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Credits
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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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Mr. Scarlet
Character(s): Mr. Scarlet [Brian Butler]; Pinky [Pinky Butler]
First Line: Help! Help!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated house advertisement for the latest issue of Wow Comics and its lead feature: Mr. Scarlet and Pinky.
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Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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
Disclose 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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The Amazing Trip into Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): C. C. Beck
Inker(s): C. C. Beck
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Captain Marvel
Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Sivana (villain); Shazam; Benjamin Franklin; Benedict Arnold; Father Time
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Pages: 15
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Danger Lurks on Every Trail for Golden Arrow

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Parkhurst ?
Inker(s): Harry Parkhurst ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Golden Arrow
Character(s): Golden Arrow; Billy the Cad (villain)
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Pages: 9
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Hercules--the Strongest and Bravest

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Credits
Writer(s): Manly Wade Wellman [as Juan Lopez]
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Hercules
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Part 2 of Origin of Shazam series.
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The Schooner of Scoundrels

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mark Schneider
Inker(s): Mark Schneider
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Lance O'Casey
Character(s): Lance O'Casey; Daniel Doom (Guest Star; last appearance); Lorela
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Pages: 8
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Spiggetti, the Knife-Throwing Saboteur

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Alex Blum ?
Inker(s): Alex Blum ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, superhero
Feature(s): Spy Smasher
Character(s): Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Eve Corby; Ferdie; Dolly; Angelo Spiggetti (villain); Musso (villain)
Synopsis: Angelo hates the U.S. with a passion for jailing him for 10 years, and he is ordered to attend a Defense Ball in Washington D.C. and kill a specific government official.
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The Castle of Doom

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Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mark Schneider
Inker(s): Mark Schneider
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Feature(s): Dr. Voodoo
Character(s): Doctor Voodoo [Hal Carey]; Don; Marco (villain); Death Guards
First Line: Dr. Voodoo is pursuing the Death Guards to Don Marco's Castle of Doom...
Synopsis: Hal approaches the Castle of Doom and is taken by the Death Guards.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Part 9 of Golden Flask Quest
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The Return of Rameses

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? [as Binder studio]
Inker(s): ? [as Binder studio]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Ibis the Invincible
Character(s): Ibis; Taia; Rameses (villain); the Sphinx (villain); Bes (villain)
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