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Issue: Thrilling Adventures in Stamps Comics #8 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1953
 
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Issues: #8 of 1 Issue
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagYouthful
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Indicia Publisher: Stamp Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 100
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Indicia at the bottom lists: "THRILLING ADVENTURES IN STAMPS COMICS is published quarterly by Stamps Comics Inc. at Buffalo, N.Y. Editorial and executive offices at 105 East 35th Street, New York 16, N.Y. Application for re-entry as second-class matter pending at the Post Office at Buffalo, N.Y. Single copy 25c. Four copies $1.00 in the United States, $1.25 elsewhere. Please send all subscriptions to Stamp Comics Inc., Box 160, Murray Hill Station, New York 16, N.Y. Copyright 1953 by Stamp Comics Inc. No similarity between any of the names, characters, persons and.or institutions appearing in this magazine with those of any living or dead person or institution is intended, and any such similarity which may exist is purely coincidental. Vol. 1, No. 8, January, 1953 issue. Printed in the U.S.A."
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Joseph Szokoli
Inker(s): Joseph Szokoli
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Do You Need Any of These Stamps in Your Collection?
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Pages: 1
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The Philadelphia Mission

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Harrison
Inker(s): Harry Harrison
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Commodore Edward Preble; Lieutenant William Bainbridge; Lieutenant Steven Decatur, Jr.;
Synopsis: The destruction of the frigate U.S.S. Philadelphia by Steven Decatur, to prevent it falling into the hands of the Barbary pirates, was commemorated with the U.S. Scott #791 two-cent stamp (1936-1937).
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Satan's Pact

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Vince Napoli
Inker(s): Vince Napoli
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Bishop of Cologne
Synopsis: The architect of the Cologne Cathedral made a pact with Satan for plans for the building. When he broke the pact, Satan made sure no one would ever know the architect's name. The story is commemorated with the Germany - Scott #238 stamp.
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Monkey Business!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Doug Wildey (signed)
Inker(s): Doug Wildey (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): James Winton (dies)
Synopsis: When vaudevillian Winton went for a walk with his two monkeys, he was killed and robbed. His monkeys identified the killers. This was commemorated with the North Borneo - Scott #214 stamp (1939).
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Disclose Notes: On the first page, James Winston refers to his monkeys as "chimps," which is incorrect (monkeys have tails, chimpanzees don't). The rest of the story correctly refers to them as "monkeys" or "monks."
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Captain John Smith and Pocahontas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Galotti; A. M. Langworthy (as Lang)
Inker(s): Joe Galotti; A. M. Langworthy (as Lang)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Captain John Smith; Opecanchanough; Chief Powhatan; Pocahontas
Synopsis: While hunting for food for Jamestown, Captain Smith was captured and sentenced to death. The chief's daughter, Pocahontas, intervened to save him. This is commemorated with the U.S. - Scott #328 one-cent stamp (1907).
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Esperanto Saves a Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Harrison
Inker(s): Harry Harrison
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Character(s): Jacques Corvet
Synopsis: Discovering that Jacques is a fellow Esperantist, a Gestapo soldier helped him escape the firing squad. To commemorate the Esperanto Congress, the Brazil - Scott #442 stamp was issued in 1936.
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Heroine of Eddystone Light

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob Baer
Inker(s): Bob Baer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Captain Humble (dies); Grace Darling; William Darling
Synopsis: Grace won the Albert Medal for saving passengers of the wrecked steamer Forfarshire. The story was commemorated with the New Zealand - Scott #OY32 stamp.
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Disclose Notes: The story lists the date was December 6th, but the wreck was on September 6, 1838. It also lists she won the Albert Medal for Lifesaving, which wasn't created until 1866. Instead, she and her father won the RNLI Silver Medal.
https://www.donsclassicstamps.com/stamps/new-zealand-oy32-f-vf-mnh-mh/ lists the #OY32 stamp shows the Cape Campbell Lighthouse, built in 1870. The story should list the OY33 stamp.
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Oddities in Stamps

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joseph Szokoli
Penciller(s): Joseph Szokoli
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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The Beard of the Dragon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Li Kong (dies); Lo Tsin (dies)
Synopsis: Rather than shame their family name, the Fongs prepare a last meal of rich, but poisoned, food. Their meal in interrupted by kidnappers, who eat the poisoned food. The $5000 reward restores their ability to pay their depts. The story was commemorated by the China - Scott #98 stamp (1898).
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The Death of Capt. James Cook

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ed Goldfarb; Bob Baer
Inker(s): Ed Goldfarb; Bob Baer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): James Cook (death); Chief Kalaniʻōpuʻu
Synopsis: Captain Cook was killed while attempting to abduct one of the Hawaiian chiefs. The Cook Islands - Scott #84 stamp commemorates his death.
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Cellini and the Statue of Perseus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Henry Kiefer
Inker(s): Henry Keifer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Benvenuto Cellini; Lorenzo de' Medici
Synopsis: Cellini surprised his sponsor by casting the Perseus with the Head of Medusa statue with bronze, which had not been used for such a monumental work. To commemorate the fifth UNESCO conference in Florence in 1950, the Italy - Scott #534 stamp was issued.
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Disclose Notes: It wasn't Lorenzo, it was his grandson Cosimo I de’ Medici who commissioned the statue.
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Slave Train

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ed Goldfarb; Bob Baer
Inker(s): Ed Goldfarb; Bob Baer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Captain Francis Dhanis
Synopsis: As a reward for ending the slave trade in the Congo, Captain Dhanis was made a baron. To illustrate the slave train, the Belgian Congo - Scott #228 was issued in 1947.
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Pages: 3
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Old Blood and Guts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Fraccio
Inker(s): Bill Fraccio
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): General George S. Patton
Synopsis: The Luxembourg - Scott #243 stamp commemorates Patton's tanks freeing their country.
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Pages: 3
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The Spanish River Disaster

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Vince Colletta
Inker(s): Vince Colletta
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Thomas Reynolds
Synopsis: On January 21, 1905, conductor Reynolds escaped the derailed dining car of his train, then rescued the passengers. He won the Albert Medal for his bravery. The U.S. - Scott #295 two-cent stamp commemorates the type of train.
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Disclose Notes: Although the story list 1905, the train crash was in 1910.
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What's My Name?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: historical
Character(s): Philippe Pétain
Synopsis: German-occupied France issued a one-Franc stamp to commemorate Pétain in 1943.
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