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Issue: Kid Komics #1
Publication Date: February 1943
 
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: U.S.A. Comic Magazine Corp.
On Sale Date: 12/12/1942
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 14 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stan Lee
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 1.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Syd Shores (signed)
Syd Shores (signed)
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Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Wonder
Captain Wonder; Whitewash; Knuckles; Trixie Trouble; Pinto Pete; Subbie
Regards from Captain Wonder!
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover.
The Origin of Captain Wonder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Otto Binder
Syd Shores; ?
Sid Shores; ?
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Subject Matter
superhero
Captain Wonder
Captain Wonder [Professor Jordan] (introduction, origin); Tim Mulrooney (introduction, origin); Mr. Death [Max Blucher] (villain, introduction, death); Dr. Martin; Bob; Jackie; Steve Brent
All right you scurvy dogs, your reign of terror is past!
Professor Jordan has formulated a solution he calls "wonder fluid." While showing the formula to Tim, Jordan drops the solution and the fumes imbue Jordan with great strength. With his superhuman strength, Jordan decides to fight crime using the moniker of Captain Wonder. Tim, who has witnessed the accident that gave Jordan his powers, becomes Jordan's sidekick.
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Miscellaneous
14
Professor Jordan has also created an antidote to the "wonder fluid" that returns him to his normal stature. In addition to the antidote, Prof. Jordan creates at least two rings which, when pressed, inject the wearer with wonder fluid; he gives one of these rings to Tim so that Tim can gain superhuman strength in his fight against criminals.
Syd Shores' pencils and inks are evident on pages 1 to 5 and the top half of 6. Pencils and inks were previously credited to Frank Giacoia, but the style on pages 6 to 14 do not resemble that of his signed Captain Wonder story in issue 2.
Captain America comic magazine welcomes the Human Torch

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee [as S. Lee] (signed)
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Subject Matter
Captain America Comics
Captain America; Human Torch; Nazis
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Miscellaneous
1
House ad for Captain America Comics featuring Captain America and the Human Torch.
While not a story, per se, the copy was presumably written by Stan Lee, and perhaps the paste up of the characters also.
The Haunted House

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee ?
Don Rico
Don Rico
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?
Subject Matter
superhero
Knuckles and Whitewash
Jeff (of the Young Allies, guest-star); Mr. Sandervilt (his father, guest-star); Knuckles; Whitewash
Hey, Whitewash!
Knuckles and Whitewash go searching for their missing friend Jeff.
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Miscellaneous
9
The Big 3

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Stan Lee ? [as Lee] (signed)
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Terry-Toons; Krazy Komics; Comedy Comics
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Miscellaneous
1
House ad for Terry-Toons, Krazy Komics and Comedy Comics.
While not a story, per se, the copy was presumably written by Stan Lee, and perhaps the paste up of the characters also.
The Pennypincher Problem

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Chad Grothkopf
Chad Grothkopf
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Subject Matter
humorous
Trixie Trouble
Trixie Trouble (introduction); Phineas Pennypincher; Butch; Cecil; McGillkudy
Oh, isn't he handsome!
Trixie helps to capture two bank robbers.
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Miscellaneous
7
Triple Threat

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Wilbur Whitherback; Hans; Adolph
Wilbur Witherback was a bugologist of some small local fame.
Wilbur has an idea to help paratroopers by crossing a spider with a silkworm.
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Miscellaneous
2
Slick Shaw and the Webster Ranch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Henry Kiefer ?
Henry Kiefer ?; ?
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Subject Matter
western
Pinto Pete
Pinto Pete (introduction); Slick Shaw; Stiletto; Greg; Mrs. Webster; Red; Swifty (horse)
Our story opens in the back room of a cafe in Arizona.
Pinto Pete and Red disrupt Slick Shaw's scheme to buy Webster Ranch.
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Miscellaneous
7
Kiefer did some work for Timely during this year. Pencils are very much in his style and some of the faces look to be inked by him also, but there is another inking hand involved.
Introducing Subbie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Otto Binder ?
Carl Pfeufer ?
Carl Pfeufer ?
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Subject Matter
superhero
Subbie
Subbie (introduction); Father Neptune (introduction); Netar (manta ray); Egbert Cortland; Beans; Ritter
North and - East and - West and - South...
Subbie and his new friends help a naval convoy avoid friendly fire.
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Miscellaneous
7
The Pickup Plane Spy Ring

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
aviation
Breezy and His Glider Patrol
Breezy Collins (introduction); Wings West (introduction); William Collins (introduction); Nails Nelson (introduction); Janice Jones (introduction)
Oh, Breezy, it looks wonderful!
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Miscellaneous
9
The Flying Flash

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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Subject Matter
humorous
Flap Flipflop
Flap Flipflop (introduction); Major Mush; Professor Ploop; Professor Plip
Look at that fellow fly, folks!
Flap fends off a Japanese air raid.
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Miscellaneous
7
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Captain America
Captain America
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover. House ad for Captain America. Includes membership form for the Sentinels of Liberty.
New Daisy Play Guns

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Daisy Manufacturing Company
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Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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