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Issue: Little Giant Comics #4
Publication Date: February 1939
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Issues: #4 of 4 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagCentaur
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Indicia Publisher: Centaur Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/05/1938
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 22 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Lloyd Jacquet; Joseph J. Hardie (publisher); Raymond J. Kelly (business manager, owner); B. J. Fried (owner)
Disclose Notes: Information of this issue was provided by Ken Quattro, in his Facebook postings (27 December 2017), from an incomplete copy.

Numerous pages contains a joke, riddle, or gag at the bottom of the page.

On sale date from the publication date as submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1939 (April-June), New Series, Volume 34, Number 2. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B 416823.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: 6.75" x 4.5" (17.1 cm x 11.4 cm)
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: childrens
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Darts of Death

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Dick Kent; Professor Benton; Redding; Dr. Roberts
First Line: Well, Prof., here we are on the island of Berbi...
Synopsis: Kent, Benton and Redding arrive on the island of Berbi to look for the missing Dr. Roberts. They quickly discover him in the company of some natives, and learn that when he became stranded there he was adopted as their medicine man. Now they feel he has betrayed the tribe and the chief sentences all four outsiders to death. During the native ritual dance the quartet escape and fight their way to the ocean and a waiting canoe.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
First Line: It's really unhealthy to feed babies on steaks and chops...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes a promotional advertisement for Funny Picture Stories as the bottom tier.
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Lucky Wings

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Tom; Bill; Wong Fu
First Line: This idea of a vacation's being restful is all bunk
Synopsis: Newsreel cameramen Tom and Bill are assigned to cover a new reactionary group uprising in China. Before they can leave they are abducted by members of that group and taken to the headquarters of leader Wong Fu, who demands they film the forts of his enemies. They hijack the plane used for filming and fly homewards.
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Disclose Notes: For this story only, the Feature Logo is "The Further Adventures of the Newsreel Men".
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Fighting Spirit

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Genres: sports
Feature(s): Tod Perry
Character(s): Tod Perry; Dinky Blake; Greg Earls; Scotty; Kaye; Doris; Millie; Tubby
First Line: Tod Perry runs his greatest race against nature, time and death
Synopsis: Tod Perry is a first rate athelete, but runs for the fun of it, rather than for the glory of his school.
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Do You Know Why?

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Genres: non-fiction
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Genres: humorous
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In Quest of the Zozosarus

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Genres: adventure, humorous
Feature(s): Professor Joshwink
Character(s): Professor Joshwink; Ichabod
Synopsis: Professor Joshwink sends his incompetant assistant Ichabod to Africa in order to capture the elusive zozosaurus.
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Laffs
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Genres: historical, humorous
Character(s): Johnny; Fanny
First Line: No more money in the bank
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): King Bunko
First Line: Danger
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Lesson Characters

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): John Patterson [as J. A. Patterson] (signed)
Penciller(s): John Patterson [as J. A. Patterson] (signed)
Inker(s): John Patterson [as J. A. Patterson] (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Learn Cartooning
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Kid Comes Through

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Genres: drama, sports
Feature(s): Pete "Kid" Calahan
Character(s): Pete "Kid" Calahan; Honey; Gabby J. Gooch
First Line: Gee Pete, wasn't that a thrilling movie
Synopsis: Pete punches a man who winks at Honey, and he turns out to be a fight manager who wants to sign Pete up. In hhis first few fights he goes down at the first punch, but in the next reverses the situation, because his pants were falling down!
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): John Patterson [as J. A. Patterson] (signed)
Penciller(s): John Patterson [as J. A. Patterson] (signed)
Inker(s): John Patterson [as J. A. Patterson] (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Learn Cartooning
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Writer(s): Martin Filchock [as Filchock] (signed)
Penciller(s): Martin Filchock [as Filchock] (signed)
Inker(s): Martin Filchock [as Filchock] (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): A Magic Section
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Includes "Tricks and Puzzles for Fun" whose answers are found on page 64.
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Jungle Getaway

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Tom Curry
Penciller(s): Frank Frollo ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): Frank Frollo ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: adventure, jungle
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): The Answer Page
First Line: Say Babe! What are you doing to-nite?
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Disclose Notes: On page 64.

Answers to the gags and puzzles throughout the issue.
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Salute to Our Firemen

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Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Joseph J. Hardie; Bertha M. Holcepl (notary public)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
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