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Issue: Wow Comics #18
Publication Date: April 1944
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Issues: #18 of 30 Issues
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Publisher: FlagBell Features
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Indicia Publisher: Bell Features and Publishing Company Limited
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 CAD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 16 (10 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: colour covers; colour interior (#1-8); black and white interior (#9 and on)
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Penguin
Character(s): The Penguin
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Pages: 1
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Canada's Greatest Comic Magazines

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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Penguin
Character(s): The Penguin [James Smith]; Simon Snurge
First Line: The night is dark and moonless!
Synopsis: Simon Snurge helps a man who had been knocked unconscious in the street, upon getting him home he discovers he's the Penguin.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Butch
Character(s): Li'l Butch
First Line: Odd!! But dat... face looks flamiliar...
Synopsis: Butch is in court accused of stealing a Persian rug.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Jeff Waring
Character(s): Jeff Waring; Professor Allen; Kay Allen
First Line: Well Jeff old boy, it looks like you're sunk this time!
Synopsis: Jeff and the group figure out what to do about the giant.
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Pages: 7
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Barnacle Bull
Character(s): Barnacle Bull; Cookie
First Line: We look in on "Barnacle Bull" aboard the good ship "Model-T", which is bound for England with a cargo of ammunition!!
Synopsis: Barnacle Bull gets a tough piece of steak.
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Buried in the Skies

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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Nutty Newman; Sparks; Jimmy Maitland; Bill Warner; Hal Pickford; Joe Larson; Doc Fraser
First Line: "Phoo, phoo, gr-gr-gr, br-rr-rr!!!" gurgled Nutty Newman, pilot of bomber 13, as his voice tried to ooze through his chattering teeth.
Synopsis: Bomber number 13 heads for Vancouver with 13 people aboard.
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The Absent-minded Professor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tugboat Toby
Character(s): Toby; Professor
First Line: Wot? You say one of th' crew fell overboard an hour ago - why wasn't I notified? Did you mark th' spot where he fell in??
Synopsis: The Professor tells Toby a crewman fell overboard.
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Bomber Mission

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: aviation, war
Character(s): Davis; Smith; Jack Baker
First Line: The day before the attack, a group of R.C.A.F. personnel "brief" their plans for attack......
Synopsis: Lt. Davis leads a bombing mission into Germany.
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Make a --- "Match Box" For the Kitchen!!

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Feature(s): How to Make It! Hobby Corner
First Line: Some old scraps or 3/16 bass will do the trick for these novel kitchen match holders-
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Laff and Be Happy
Character(s): Jones; Mr. Clancy; Jim; Harry; Mrs. Smith; Eddie; Mrs. Smithers; Tom; Egbert; Sam
First Line: Were you fired with enthusiasm when you tackled your first job after leaving college?
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Lawman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Tex Todd; J. A. Latremouille
First Line: You know I'm beginning to think that it was'nt such a bad idea after all, hanging up my guns and coming up to the Canadian Rockies for a vacation.....
Synopsis: Tex Todd is contacted by Professor Latremouille to test a gas gun he has invented.
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Pages: 10
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Cornville Junctions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Hiram
First Line: Hello Hiram, say wot's th' idea of dressing thet scarecrow in evenin' clothes at dusk?
Synopsis: Two farmers chatting.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: western
Feature(s): The Phantom Rider of the Crimson Sage
Character(s): Phantom Rider [Duan Harris]; Ace
First Line: We covered quite a stretch today. I think a smoke might be just the thing -
Synopsis: Duan overhears some outlaws planning to hold up the bank in Sinto.
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Automatic Anti-Aircraft Gun

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