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Issue: Champ Comics #23 Public Domain
Publication Date: October 1942
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Issues: #23 of 15 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Family Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 20 (10 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
Genres: war
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Pages: 1
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Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: war
First Line: A special message to the readers of Champ Comics
Synopsis: Reproduction of a letter from the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. urging readers of the comic book to purchase War Savings Stamps.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This public service announcement appeared in numerous comic books around this time. The only difference was in the headline, where the particular comic book title was inserted.

Black-and-white, inside front cover.
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Carrying the Fight to France

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Nazis (villains); Lambesque (villain, introduction, death); Human Meteor [Duke O'Dowd]; Toby
First Line: On a foggy night, on the French Channel...
Synopsis: After hearing of the massacre of a commando unit in France, Duke and Toby decide to pop over and help.
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Pages: 8
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The Poison Plot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Liberty Lads [Skip; Chuck]; Lee Hunt; The General [Dr. Dayton] (villain, introduction); Nazis [villains];
First Line: At the warehouse of the Dayton Chemical Company...
Synopsis: The Lads investigate when they notice a robbery taking place at a drug company.
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Pages: 8
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Framed for Murder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Champ; Henry; Sergeant Cassidy; Ed Day (villain, introduction, death); Pete Carter (villain, introduction); Eduardo Martinelli (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Champ and Henry are accused of murder.
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Pages: 8
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Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, war
Character(s): Lil Abner; Mammy Yokum; Pappy Yokum; Daisy Mae
First Line: Dogpatch goes 100% for U.S. War Bonds
Synopsis: One panel cartoon showing the inhabitants of Dogpatch lining up to buy War Bonds.
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promotional cartoon to purchase US war bonds. The Li’l Abner and Winnie Winkle cartoons together take up the left two thirds of the page, the Liberty Limericks the right third.
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Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, war
Character(s): Winnie Winkle
First Line: Boss, I'd be glad to accept part of my salary in U.S. War Bonds!
Synopsis: One-panel cartoon showing Winnie Winkle offering to accept part of her salary in U.S. War Bonds.
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promotional cartoon to purchase US war bonds. The Li’l Abner and Winnie Winkle cartoons together take up the left two thirds of the page, the Liberty Limericks the right third.
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Liberty Limericks

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, war
Synopsis: Two poems and illustrations promoting the purchase of U.S. War Bonds.
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promo to purchase US war bonds. The second of the two illustrations is signed, but the signature is very difficult to identify. The Li’l Abner and Willie Winkle cartoons together take up the left two thirds of the page, the Liberty Limericks the right third.
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The Story Behind the Cover

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Liberty Lads
Character(s): Liberty Lads [Skip; Chuck]
Synopsis: The Lads fight off an invading Japanese force that have landed in the Aleutian Islands.
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Slim Jim; The Force
First Line: Well s'r kids, it makes me laugh every time I think about...
Synopsis: Slim attempts to escape The Force by stowing away on a ship.
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Reprint Notes: from Slim Jim and the Force Sunday (World Color Printing Syndicate) 19xx-xx-xx
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: This is the final appearance of "Slim Jim and the Force" reprints in Champ Comics.
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Flags of the 28 United Nations

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Synopsis: Drawings of flags of 28 United Nations and a charging soldier.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: The signature "Ferg" appears next to the art of the soldier. Bails indicates Howard Ferguson worked for Harvey around this time.
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Conditions in Army Camp Appalling!

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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): A. Daniel Durst (villain, introduction); Countess Honen Linden (villain, introduction); Elijah Truth; Diane Twinkle; Dan Twinkle
Synopsis: To undermine the public’s confidence, an unscrupulous newspaper publisher is paid by the enemy to publish lies about the conditions in American Army camps.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Art identification from original art at Lewis Wayne gallery.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, military
Character(s): Daffy Drafty
First Line: Men, we need a reporter for our camp paper...
Synopsis: Daffy gets a role as a reporter for the camp newspaper.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: app. between SPEED COMICS #18 and 26
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The Fiendish Four

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Professor (villain); the Baroness (villain); the Fiendish Four (villains)
Synopsis: Padlock continues in his pursuit of The Professor, while both Nick O’Tyme and Dr Watsis have gone missing.
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Pages: 6
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Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Smokey Stover
First Line: Where you rushing to, Smokey?
Synopsis: One-panel cartoon showing Smokey Stover going to purchase War Bonds.
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promo for the purchase of US war bonds. The 2 cartoons (this and Rube Goldberg’s inventions) occupy the left two thirds of the page.
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One of Rube Goldberg's Inventions

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: One-panel cartoon showing a man with an elaborate invention to remind him to purchase War Bonds.
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promo for the purchase of US war bonds. The 2 cartoons (this and Smokey Stover) occupy the left two thirds of the page.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: Just out--on sale at all newsstands
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Disclose Notes: Vertical format (occupying the right third of the page) house ad for Green Hornet and Speed Comics. Only art is cover reproductions.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): Champ Confusers
First Line: Eight incomplete words
Synopsis: Multiple puzzles and word games.
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Pages: 1
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Snooky the Mayor

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Feature(s): Snooky
Character(s): Snooky (introduction); V (introduction); Harlow Jarmin (introduction)
Synopsis: Snooky fights off crooked campaigners in his run for mayor.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: story all in rhyme

Only appearance of this "Snooky" feature. Not to be confused with the later "Snooky" feature from Fox.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: fantasy, superhero
Character(s): Dr. Miracle; Mat Mahata (villain, introduction, death); Dolores Dolora (introduction)
First Line: Good versus evil... black magic pitted against white magic...
Synopsis: A former colleague of Dr. Miracle has come to Hollywood to raise a zombie army.
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Pages: 8

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