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Issue: Buck Rogers #5
Publication Date: December 1942
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Issues: #5 of 6 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEastern Color
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Famous Funnies Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/15/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 37 (33 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Famous Funnies, Inc. address given, 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York.
Printed in U.S.A.
Distributed by American News Company, address given 131 Varick Street, New York, New York.

On sale month and day from arrival date penciled on known copy. Comic undated. On sale date of December 15, 1942 pretty much confirmed from Famous Funnies (Eastern Color, 1934 series) #102 feature, Let's Get into a Huddle, which mentions it is now available for purchase. Famous Funnies #102 also had a reported on sale date of December 15, 1942.

Famous Funnies #101 had a promotional advertisement for Buck Rogers (Eastern Color, 1940 series) #5, Big Chief Wahoo (Eastern Color, 1942 series) #2, and Dickie Dare (Eastern Color, 1941 series) #4 implying all released near the same time. Issue #102 stated all three were available to purchase.

Dialogue rewritten and simplified on both Buck Rogers and Skyroads strips. On Buck Rogers reprints, tabloid size reprinted, including wider left side panels which are sometimes trimmed for newspaper publication.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Buck Rogers; three unnamed assailants
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Energy That's Ready for Action!

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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover including indicia.

Advertisement for Baby Ruth candy bar from the Curtiss Candy Company of Chicago, Illinois.
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Black Barney; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed Martian Tigermen
First Line: Buddy and Alura had successfully cutoff further pursuit by the Tiger Men, when-
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-02-12 [Many panels have background detail removed. All right and left sides of panels trimmed. Top tier panels trimmed at bottom. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 467, episode of the sub-series storyline Captured by Tigermen.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Black Barney; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed Martian Tigermen
First Line: There! Now jest keep 'em covered while I check over these plans of theirs!
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-02-19 [Many panels have background detail removed. All right and left sides of panels trimmed. Top tier panels trimmed at bottom. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 467, episode of the sub-series storyline Captured by Tigermen.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Black Barney; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed Martian Tigermen
First Line: Every man must follow these orders to the letter, understand?
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-02-26 [Many panels have background detail removed. All right and left sides of panels trimmed. Top tier panels trimmed at bottom. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 467, episode of the sub-series storyline Captured by Tigermen.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Black Barney; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed Martian Tigermen; Lieutenant Fango (a Tigerman)
First Line: But - Just as the Tiger Men were starting to cross
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-03-05 [Many panels have background detail removed. All right and left sides of panels trimmed. Top tier panels trimmed at top. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 467, episode of the sub-series storyline Captured by Tigermen.]
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The Great 25th Century Martian Invasion of Earth with Buffy and Alura!!

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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Black Barney; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed Martian Tigermen
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-03-12 [Most panels have background detail removed. All right side of panels trimmed. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 468, episode of the sub-series storyline Captured by Tigermen.]
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The Great 25th Century Martian Invasion of Earth!

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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Black Barney; Alura; unnamed Martian Tigermen
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-03-19 [Most panels have background detail removed. Top part of top panels trimmed. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 469, episode of the sub-series storyline Captured by Tigermen.]
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The Great 25th. Century Martian Invasion of Earth!

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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Black Barney; Buddy Deering; unnamed Martian Tigerman; Lieutenant Fango (a Tigerman)
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-03-26 [Most panels have background detail removed. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 470, episode of the sub-series storyline Captured by Tigermen.]
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The Great 25th. Century Martian Invasion of Earth!

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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Black Barney; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed Martian Tigermen; unnamed Earth patrolmen
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-04-02 [Some panels have background detail removed. Bottom tier panels enlarged at top. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 471, episode of the sub-series storyline Captured by Tigermen.]
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The Great 25th. Century Martian Invasion of Earth!

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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Black Barney; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed Martian Tigerman; Lieutenant Fango (a Tigerman)
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-04-09 [Some panels have background detail removed. Bottom tier panels enlarged at top. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 472, episode of the sub-series storyline Captured by Tigermen.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Black Barney; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed Martian Tigerman; unnamed Earth patrolmen
First Line: Without lights, and since we ain't shootin' at em-...
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-04-16 [Top tier panels enlarged at top. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 473, episode of the sub-series storyline Captured by Tigermen.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Black Barney; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed Martian Tigerman
First Line: Just before the huge Earth patrol plunged to destruc-tion-...
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-04-23 [Some panels have background detail removed. Bottom tier panels enlarged at top. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 474, episode of the sub-series storyline Captured by Tigermen.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Black Barney; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed Martian Tigermen; Lieutenant Fango (a Tigerman)
First Line: There it's ready to work!
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-04-30 [Many panels have background detail removed. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 475, episode of the sub-series storyline Captured by Tigermen.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buck Rogers; Black Barney; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed Martian Tigermen; Tigann (a Tigerman)
First Line: Wal, Buddy 'n 'Lura, as prisoners we ain't gonna be much help!
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-05-07 [Middle and bottom tiers' panels enlarged at top. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 476, episode of the sub-series storyline Captured by Tigermen.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buck Rogers; Black Barney; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed Martian Tigermen; Ulgan (a Tigerman)
First Line: Well - I guess we saved Buck's life, Barney-...
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-05-14 [Bottom tier panels enlarged at top. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 477, episode of the sub-series storyline Captured by Tigermen.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buck Rogers; Black Barney; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed Martian Tigermen; Ulgan (a Tigerman); unnamed Martian Tigerman Leader
First Line: If you whiskered divvels think y'kin make me turn traitor...
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-05-21 [Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 478, episode of the sub-series storyline Captured by Tigermen.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Black Barney; Buddy Deering; Alura; unnamed Martian Tigermen; unnamed Martian Tigerman Leader; Surgann (a Tigerman)
First Line: Prison Ship 3G standing-by to take four Earth prisoners!
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-05-28 [Bottom tier panels enlarged at top. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 479, episode of the sub-series storyline Captured by Tigermen.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Black Barney; Buddy Deering; Alura; Hooded Man; unnamed Martian Tigermen; Surgann (a Tigerman)
First Line: As prisoners of war Buddy and Alura are in chains aboard a prison ship...
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-06-04 [Bottom tier panels enlarged at top. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 480, last episode of the sub-series storyline Captured by Tigermen.]
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On the Martian Island of Doom

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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buck Rogers (a Tigerman disguised as Buck); Black Barney; Buddy Deering; Hooded Man
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-06-11 [Top part of the strip expanded. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 481, first episode of the sub-series storyline The Island of Doom.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buck Rogers (a Tigerman disguised as Buck); Hooded Man; Buddy Deering; Alura; Black Barney; unnamed Martian Tigermen
First Line: Silence! A Message!
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-06-18 [Top part of the strip expanded. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 482, sub-series storyline The Island of Doom.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buck Rogers (a Tigerman disguised as Buck); Hooded Man; Buddy Deering; Alura; Black Barney
First Line: Wal here I be - at the bottom of th' Bay O' Doom!
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-06-25 [Top part of the strip expanded. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 483, sub-series storyline The Island of Doom.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buck Rogers (a Tigerman disguised as Buck); Hooded Man; Buddy Deering; Alura; Black Barney
First Line: Now stupid Earth people!
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-07-02 [Top part of the strip expanded. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 484, sub-series storyline The Island of Doom.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buddy Deering; Alura; Black Barney; unnamed Tigerman (disguised as Buck Rogers)
First Line: Wal - We're all set to leave!
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-07-09 [Top part of the strip expanded. Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 485, sub-series storyline The Island of Doom.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buddy Deering; Alura; Black Barney; unnamed Tigerman (disguised as Buck Rogers)
First Line: Wal, there he is! Not Buck Rogers with us, but jest a Martian spy...
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-07-16 [Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 486, sub-series storyline The Island of Doom.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buddy Deering; Alura; Black Barney; Martian Tigermen
First Line: Divers - attention! Directly below us, lies our objective...
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-07-23 [Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 487, sub-series storyline The Island of Doom.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buddy Deering; Alura; Black Barney; Martian Tigermen
First Line: Look! Their attempt to escape us has failed!
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-07-30 [Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 488, sub-series storyline The Island of Doom.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buddy Deering; Alura; Black Barney
First Line: That's why I didn't want yuh t'come in...
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-08-06 [Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 489, sub-series storyline The Island of Doom.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buddy Deering; Alura; Black Barney; Martian Tigermen
First Line: This ship has lain at the bottom of this bay since 1949 A.D.!
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-08-13 [Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 490, sub-series storyline The Island of Doom.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buddy Deering; Alura; Black Barney; unnamed Martian warlord; unnamed Martian guard
First Line: Before them Martians discover us we'll have this ol' hulk...
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-08-20 [Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 491, sub-series storyline The Island of Doom.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buddy Deering; Alura; Black Barney; elderly martian; unnamed martian guards
First Line: Don't fret, 'Lura!
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-08-27 [Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 492, sub-series storyline The Island of Doom.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buddy Deering; Alura; Black Barney; unnamed hooded men
First Line: Barney! Hear what those guards said?
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-09-02 [Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 493, sub-series storyline The Island of Doom.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buddy Deering; Alura; Black Barney; King Doolb; Doolb's hooded men
First Line: Well Buddy 'n' 'Lura - if this is th' end, let's die like soldiers!
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-09-09 [Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 494, sub-series storyline The Island of Doom.]
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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character(s): Buddy Deering; Alura; Black Barney; King Doolb; Doolb's hooded men
First Line: The merciful curtain of oblivion is about to ring down!
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Reprint Notes: from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sunday (National Newspaper Syndicate) 1939-09-17 [Martian Invasion of Earth storyline (S26 story), Series I, strip number 495, sub-series storyline The Island of Doom.]
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Genres: adventure, aviation
Character(s): Mayan Medicine Man; Doctor Redfern; unnamed Mayan children; Speed McCloud; Bill Hill; Sally Young; Chief Ole Socks; Mayan Medicine Man's Squaw (wife); Phineas D. Baker (movie director); unnamed movie starlet; Mr. Baker's unnamed friend; unnamed police officer; Auntie Cloe; Rick (movie actor); unnamed actor as Medicine Man; Jake (cameraman); Jerry; three unnamed movie starlets; Orloff (actor); Sonia (actress); night club bandits [one unnamed; Cozzio; Number 7]; Elaine Brooks [Toots] (an aviatrix); Scorpion; Mickey (Speed's mechanic); Snide; "Spider" Mosciechi [Dopey]; Franco; Cap (ship's captain); Muggsy; Wing (Chinese servant); Ivan; Michaelov; Spanish submarine Captain; unnamed Spanish soldiers; Spanish Army Captain; Pedro
First Line: Ha, how you like that, eh, white man?
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Reprint Notes: from Skyroads dailies (John F. Dille Co.) 1937-01-22 - 1937-01-23, 1937-01-25 - 1937-01-30, 1937-02-01 - 1937-02-04 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified on all strips.],
1937-02-05 [Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified.],
1937-02-06, 1937-02-08 - 1937-02-12 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified on all strips.],
1937-02-13 [Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified.],
1937-02-15 - 1937-02-17 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified on all strips.],
1937-02-18 - 1937-02-19 [Third panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified on both strips.],
1937-02-20, 1937-02-22 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified on all strips.],
1937-02-23 [Third panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified.],
1937-02-24 - 1937-02-27, 1937-03-01 - 1937-03-02 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified on all strips.],
1937-03-03 [First panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified.],
1937-03-04 - 1937-03-06, 1937-03-08 - 1937-03-10 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified on all strips.],
1937-03-11 [First panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified.],
1937-03-12 [Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified.],
1937-03-13 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified.],
1937-03-15 -1937-03-16 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified on all strips.],
1937-03-17 [Third panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified.],
1937-03-18 -1937-03-20, 1937-03-22 - 1937-03-26 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified on all strips.],
1937-03-27 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified.],
1937-03-29 - 1937-03-31, 1937-04-01 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified on all strips.],
1937-04-02 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-04-03.],
1937-04-03 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-04-05.],
1937-04-05 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-04-06.],
1937-04-06 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-04-02.],
1937-04-07 - 1937-04-10 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified on all strips.],
1937-04-12 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-04-21.],
1937-04-13 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-04-20.],
1937-04-14 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-04-19.],
1937-04-15 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-04-17],
1937-04-16 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-04-12],
1937-04-17 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-04-13],
1937-04-19 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-04-14.],
1937-04-20 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-04-15.],
1937-04-21 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-04-16.],
1937-04-22 - 1937-04-24, 1937-04-26 - 1937-04-28 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified on all strips.],
1937-04-29 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified.],
1937-04-30 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified.],
1937-05-01 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified.],
1937-05-03 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified.],
1937-05-04 [First panel dropped. Fourth panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified.],
1937-05-05 [First panel dropped. Top of all panels slightly expanded. Dialogue simplified.],
1937-05-06 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified.],
1937-05-07 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-05-08. Original Wingtips panel for this date invited readers to submit aviation questions for them to answer.],
1937-05-08 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-05-10.],
1937-05-10 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-05-13.],
1937-05-11 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-05-12.],
1937-05-12 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-05-11.],
1937-05-13 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-05-07. Wingtips panel modified to invite readers to send their aviation questions to Famous Funnies.],
1937-05-14 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified.],
1937-05-15 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel, like the original comic strip, offered to answer all aviation questions sent into the "Old Man of the Air", except requesting that a self-addressed stamped envelope be directed to Famous Funnies instead.],
1937-05-17 - 1937-05-22, 1937-05-24 - 1937-05-29, 1937-05-31 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified on all strips.],
1937-06-01 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel modified to invite readers to send their aviation questions to Famous Funnies.],
1937-06-02 - 1937-06-05, 1937-06-07 - 1937-06-10 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified on all strips.],
1937-06-11 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-06-18.],
1937-06-12 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-06-11.],
1937-06-14 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-06-12.],
1937-06-15 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-06-14.],
1937-06-16 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-06-19],
1937-06-17 [First panel dropped. Second panel trimmed. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-06-22.],
1937-06-18 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-06-21.],
1937-06-19 [First panel dropped. Dialogue simplified. Wingtips panel reprinted from 1937-06-15.]
Miscellaneous
Pages: 32
Disclose Notes: Last panel of each daily strip includes "Wing Tips", short factoids about flying.

A few of the characters were named in the original comic strip but were not named when reprinted here.
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Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Theo. Audel & Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.

Advertisement for a machinist handbook from Theodore Audel and Company of New York, New York.
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Penciller(s): ? (photographs); ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (photographs); ? (illustrations)
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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
Character(s): Charles Atlas; J. G. O'Brien
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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