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Illustration on Cover, Front

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Slap Happy

First Line: Tsk, tsk, Slap Happy!

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Pages: 1

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Feature(s): 10 Power Telescope

First Line: Here's the only full 10 Power Telescope at this price in America today

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover.

Little Max, Stowaway

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Writer(s): Ham Fisher

Penciller(s): Ham Fisher

Inker(s): Ham Fisher

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Joe Palooka

Character(s): Alice; Little Max; Uncle George; Sis

First Line: Goodbye, dear--Alice will go to the bus with you--

Synopsis: Little Max stows away aboard a military vessel when he feels that Alice has forsaken him.

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Pages: 2

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Ham Fisher

Penciller(s): Ham Fisher

Inker(s): Ham Fisher

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Genres: humorous, war

Feature(s): Joe Palooka

Character(s): Joe Palooka; Jerry Leemy

First Line: I'll explain how we've mapped the strategy...

Synopsis: Joe and Jerry play football against a rival army outfit.

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Ham Fisher

Penciller(s): Ham Fisher

Inker(s): Ham Fisher

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Letterer(s): ?

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Joe Palooka

Character(s): Knobby Walsh; Stella; Fanny; Horace

First Line: Gosh, what'll I do on my day off?

Synopsis: Knobby learns that he missed seeing Joe Palooka on a newsreel because he was sleeping during the movie. Excited to see Joe on screen, Knobby purchases another ticket for the film that he just slept through.

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Writer(s): Ham Fisher

Penciller(s): Ham Fisher

Inker(s): Ham Fisher

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Genres: humorous, war

Feature(s): Joe Palooka

Character(s): Knobby Walsh

First Line: If I tole ya some a th' top guys I know an' th' infermation I git ya could hardly b'lieve it!

Synopsis: Knobby passes along some "insider" horse racing information which is intercepted and misinterpreted by German intelligence.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Ham Fisher

Penciller(s): Ham Fisher

Inker(s): Ham Fisher

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Genres: humorous, war

Feature(s): Joe Palooka

Character(s): Joe Palooka; Jerry Leemy

First Line: Whew... Does this seem t'be the direction?

Synopsis: Jerry gets sunstroke taking a walk in the desert.

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Writer(s): Frank Beck

Penciller(s): Frank Beck

Inker(s): Frank Beck

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): All in a Lifetime

Character(s): Squinty

First Line: I wish, now, we hadn't sent that crazy Valentine to the teacher.

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Pages: 1

Reporter's Roost

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Writer(s): Gardner Fox

Penciller(s): Ogden Whitney (Mart Bailey)

Inker(s): Ogden Whitney

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Subject Matter

Genres: war

Feature(s): Face

Character(s): Face [Tony Trent]; Lt. Bob Cortell; Bill Soggans; Jack Hegan; Frank

First Line: Tony Trent, returning from the wars, expected to find peace and rest--instead he found more work for the Face!

Synopsis: Tony goes to a reporter's hangout to root out a spy.

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Pages: 8

Notes: The title is taken from the previous issue.

The Bender Pass Mission

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Writer(s): Thomas De Angelo

Penciller(s): Thomas DeAngelo

Inker(s): Thomas DeAngelo

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Genres: humorous, superhero, war

Feature(s): Sparky Watts

Character(s): Sparky Watts; Gen. J. Smyth Smithers

First Line: In the town of Bolonia, important rail center of a one-time enemy territory, a new...

Synopsis: Sparky is ordered to retrieve emissaries on a train and bring them to a secret military conference.

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Pages: 6

The Synthetic Rubber Formula, Part 5

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Frank Tinsley

Penciller(s): Frank Tinsley

Inker(s): Frank Tinsley

Colorist(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: war

Feature(s): Captain Yank

Character(s): Capt. Yank; Wing; Dr. Lin; Kawi

First Line: Prevented from stopping Dr. Lin's mad dash into a Jap outpost, Yank angrily...

Synopsis: Capt. Yank and Dr. Lin learn that the Japanese are engaging in germ warfare.

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Pages: 4

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New Dog across the Street

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Writer(s): Frank Beck

Penciller(s): Frank Beck

Inker(s): Frank Beck

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Bo

Character(s): Bo (a dog); Junior

First Line: The editor of the local paper wants an interview with Junior...

Synopsis: A new family, along with their dog, moves into the house across the street and Bo is a bit jealous of the new dog.

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Pages: 6

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Zara's Spy Ring, Part 1

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Alfred Andriola

Penciller(s): Alfred Andriola (signed)

Inker(s): Alfred Andriola (signed)

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Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Charlie Chan

Character(s): Sparks; Charlie Chan; Gina; Kirk; Zara

First Line: Accidentally discovering the secret wavelength the foreign spies are...

Synopsis: While Charlie and company are hunting for spies in Washington, they leave Gina alone and she is kidnapped by Zara.

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Pages: 4

Notes: Strip reprints. Signed by the artist on page 4 panel 6.

The Death of Major Koenig

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Writer(s): Wexler

Penciller(s): Paine

Inker(s): Paine

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: espionage

Feature(s): Vic Jordan

Character(s): Vic Jordan; Emil; Adrienne; Lt. Godfrey Hawks [Capt. Karl Koenig]; Marty; Prof. Roy; Babette; Sue; Jean; Louis; Henri De La Tierfourt

First Line: Vic is trapped in the secret room with the Nazi spy...

Synopsis: Adrienne comes to the rescue of Vic, who has been captured by a Nazi agent.

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Pages: 5

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His Wife's In Pictures!

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Writer(s): Jeff MacHamer

Penciller(s): Jeff MacHamer (signed)

Inker(s): Jeff MacHamer

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Hollywood Husband

Character(s): Laurie Ann; Otho; Elsie; Greddy Laloy

First Line: Laurie Ann an' I'll go for a walk so it'll be quiet for...

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Pages: 1

Notes: Strip reprint. Signed on the last panel.

Return to Mindanao

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: war

Character(s): Lt. Billy Rankin; Gen. Jim Flynn; Tarhatu

First Line: Lt. Billy Rankin hit the silk without waiting to see if the Hellcat's bullet-sawed...

Synopsis: An American aviator is shot down and rescued by guerilla fighters in the Philippines.

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Pages: 2

The Redwood Forest, Part 6

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): J. P. McEvoy

Penciller(s): John Striebel

Inker(s): John Striebel

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Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Dixie Dugan

Character(s): Dixie Dugan; Mickey; Bud Hale; Mr. Wood; Mr. Wolfe; Rellini

First Line: After forcing Mr. Woods to sign over his timberland to them, Wolfe and...

Synopsis: Dixie and gang, with the help of the U.S. Army, hunt for the saboteur, Rellini, in the woods.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Strip reprints. Mr. Wood is also referred to as Mr. Woods in the story.

The Gremlin

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Writer(s): Gardner Fox

Penciller(s): Ogden Whitney (signed)

Inker(s): Ogden Whitney

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, war

Feature(s): Skyman

Character(s): Skyman; Gremlin; Corporal Peterson; Capt. Thompson

First Line: In the heart of fighting China, America's 14th Army Air Force bases its Jap-smashing planes, and with...

Synopsis: Skyman selects the infamous mechanic, Gremlin, to help repair his plane, and ends up having to overcome the incompetence of his own mechanic while fighting off the Japanese.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Signed by Ogden Whitney on the last panel of story page 7.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)

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First Line: Action that's what counts!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover. Ad to earn money or prizes by selling Collier's Magazine.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)

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Feature(s): Swiss Weather House

First Line: Outguess the weatherman

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Pages: 1

Notes: Back cover.