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First Line: I wonder what he meant when he said he liked my form!

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Pages: 1

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Table of Contents on Inside Front Cover (IFC)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?; Walt Kelly ?

Inker(s): ?; Walt Kelly ?

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: erotica, humorous

Character(s): A beautiful girl; three servicemen

First Line: In this issue

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover. Printed in black and red.
The girl is in her slip wearing billboards announcing part of the contents. The billboards seem to be see-through and she attracts the undivided attention of the three servicemen.
Art credits uncertain, but the three servicemen do show some similarity to Walt Kelly's artwork in the "Seaman Sy Wheeler" story.

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Rusty O'Reilly

Character(s): Rusty O'Reilly; Major Keene; Brune (spy); Donner (spy)

First Line: This is the place we're raiding...

Synopsis: Rusty, Brune and Donner escape Keene's raid of the spys' hotel in Panama City, Rusty posing as spy queen Madam Q. Their plane crashes in the Brazilian jungle, and the spies and Rusty are captured by indians. Brune and Donner escape the indian camp, but are killed by curare darts.

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Pages: 12

Notes: Last appearance. Many violent actions throughout - a pilot being thrown out of a flying plane, an indian being shot in the back, and the two villains being shot to death by curare darts. Derogatory description of the Amazon indians throughout: "Head hunters".

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Rube Goldberg (credited)

Inker(s): Rube Goldberg (credited)

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Pepsi and Pete, the Pepsi-Cola Cops

Character(s): Pepsi; Pete; Waldo

First Line: Ice on wings - losing altitude -

Synopsis: The two Pepsi-Cola cops melt the ice off of an airplane's wings with toasted bread.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Advertisement for Pepsi Cola in comic story form.

The Setting of the Rising Sun

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Frank Thomas

Penciller(s): Frank Thomas (signed)

Inker(s): Frank Thomas (signed)

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Genres: humorous, superhero

Feature(s): Hank and Lank

Character(s): Hank; Lank; Bubbles; Lord High Mucki-Muck; General Fanny-Hang-Low

Synopsis: The Japanese have dug a tunnel beneath the Pacific all the way to New York, planning an invasion. The protagonists by accident discover the plan and conquer the entire Japanese army.

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Pages: 9

Notes: Very violent ending: The Japanese emperor and the entire army are thrown into garbage trucks and being cremated at the Municipal Incinerator.

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Letterer(s): ?; typeset

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Genres: humorous

First Line: We're in the Army Now!!

Synopsis: Lifebuoy soap makes a private ready for a date even after an entire day of K.P.

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Notes: Advertisement in comic strip form for Lifebuoy Health Soap.

Red-Bearded Fakir of Ipi

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: espionage

Feature(s): True Spy Stories

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Sherman Was Right, Especially When You're Dealing With the Weaker Sex

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Walt Kelly

Penciller(s): Walt Kelly

Inker(s): Walt Kelly

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Typeset (?)

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Seaman Sy Wheeler

Character(s): Syclops "Sy" Wheeler; Clarence; Kitty; Tootsie; a young lady on the train; the young lady's boychild

Synopsis: Sy and Clarence ride to a weekend in the country on a train, but women keep falling into Sy's arms whenever his fiancée Kitty appears.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Last appearance. Kelly draws a caricature of himself as a ticket seller on pg. 2. The young lady's boychild is a caricature of Disney animator Ward Kimball.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ? [as dm] (signed)

Inker(s): ? [as dm] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: erotica, humorous

Feature(s): Party Line

First Line: He's in the signal corps and can he string a line!

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Pages: 2

Notes: Six more or less scantily clad young women delivering double entendres about servicemen on the phone.

The Chicago Express Mystery

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Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Philo Vance

Character(s): Philo Vance; Skittles; Mary Doval; Charles Foster; miss Barkley; Dr. Bradley

Synopsis: The heiress to a big fortune becomes cataleptic on a train, and Philo - accidentally present on board the same train - solves the mystery.

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Pages: 10

Notes: Last appearance.

The Ordeal of Edith Cavell

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: espionage

Feature(s): True Spy Stories

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Pages: 1

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): "Butch" (credited)

Inker(s): "Butch" (credited)

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Letterer(s): ?

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Mollé Mike

Character(s): Mollé Mike; two high ranking army officers

First Line: Cripes what a swell shave!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Advertisement for Mollé shaving cream in comic strip form.

Haile Selassie's Native Girl-Spy

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: espionage

Feature(s): True Spy Stories

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Pages: 1

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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First Line: He says he's smoother now that he shaves ...

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Advertisement for GEM Clog-pruf [sic!] razor and blades.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: erotica, humorous

Feature(s): Party Line

First Line: Sorry, general, but tonight I've got a 'private' engagement!

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: No title, but clearly same setup as feature no. 9.

Three Wishes

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Writer(s): David Berg (credited)

Penciller(s): David Berg (credited)

Inker(s): David Berg (credited)

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Letterer(s): David Berg

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Genres: humorous

Synopsis: If granted three wishes the protagonist would wish for opportunities to murder Hitler, and hurt Mussolini and Hirohito.

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Notes: Pre-war reference: mentioning Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito.

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Gee! Ain't dose flowers gorgeous!

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: No title, and not using telephones as props, but otherwise similar in setup to feature no. 9, and possibly same artist.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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First Line: Our signals tell a story

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Advertisement for Friends smoking tobacco. Printed in black and red.

Dear Ethel

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): W.B. Bingle; Gilligan; Major Brewster

Synopsis: Bingle and his pal, Corporal Gilligan visit Gilligan's grandfather, Major Brewster, who was in the Spanish-American war.

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Pages: 3

Notes: War reference: Fear of Nazi invasion to the US.

Winners in Camp Comics $100 Contest

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Winners of the contest in issue #1.

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder ..."

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Printed in black and red. Advertisement for Barbasol Service Special shaving cream.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Lichty (credited)

Inker(s): Lichty (credited)

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Grin and Bear It

First Line: You write Junior a good sharp letter ...

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Pages: 1

Notes: Four cartoons.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): John Hampton (signed)

Inker(s): John Hampton (signed)

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Genres: western

Feature(s): Rimfire Ferguson

Character(s): Rimfire Ferguson; Elizabeth Hardy; Broder (cow herder, villain); Honest Sam Steele; Sheriff Boyle; Mike Gorrel (sheep herder, villain)

First Line: Mr. Fergusen [sic], please tell the jury...

Synopsis: During the court case of the five cow herders trying to kill Rimfire [ref. Camp Comics #2], sheep herders drive a huge flock of sheep through cow country, and the sheep/cattle war breaks out again.

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Pages: 10

Notes: Last appearance. Signature on last page.

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Cartoon on Inside Back Cover (IBC)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Lichty (credited)

Inker(s): Lichty (credited)

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Grin and Bear It

First Line: I'm your neighbor, Dr. Truffle ...

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover, printed in black and red. Four cartoons.

28% Less Nicotine

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Character(s): Test pilot Marshall Headle

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover. Advertisement for Camel cigarettes.