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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Harry Sahle ?

Inker(s): Harry Sahle ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Shield; The Wizard

Character(s): The Shield [Joe Higgins] (also inset); The Wizard [Blane Whitney]; The Japanese

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Pages: 1

"Remove Ugly Blackheads or No Cost"

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Character(s): Jim; Bob

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Pages: 1

Notes: Found on the inside front cover with indicia.

Illustrated advertisement from the Ballco Products Company in New York for the Vacutex, which extracts ugly blackheads from a person's face. Available on a 10-day trial, cost being $1 plus postage.

The Invasion

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Vigoda

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda

Inker(s): Bill Vigoda

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Original Shield and Dusty, the Boy Detective

Character(s): The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty; 4-L (agent); Mr. Smith; Nazi commander (villain); the Nazis (villains, some fake deaths)

Synopsis: The Shield and Dusty take part in a play production to convince Americans to support the war effort. In the play, the pair make their way to the underground in a small town and are advised that the Nazis are bringing in a munitions train, which the duo wish to blow up. However, an American, who believes that the Germans are not so bad, betray the crimefighters to the German commander.

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Miss Liberty #1 published January 1945
as The Invasion [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 11

Notes: The artwork is identical to the next Shield story in this issue signed by Vigoda. Compare the special way of running and the many close up faces and rapid inking.

Devils of the Deep

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inker(s): Bill Vigoda (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Shield and Dusty, the Boy Detective

Character(s): The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty; Fritz Kessel (villain, a Nazi spy, death); un-named Nazi Kapitan (villain, death); some Nazi sailors (villains, all die)

Synopsis: The Shield and Dusty spot an F.B.I.-wanted spy at Coney Island and watch him boarding a Nazi submarine. They soon board the vessel but are overcome by gas, and the Shield is packed in a coffin and dumped into the sea to drown.

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Miss Liberty #1 published January 1945
as Devils of the Deep [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 9

Blackmail

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Shield

Character(s): The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Roger Callaway (former government worker); Don Callaway (Roger's son); three Nazi agents (villains)

Synopsis: The Shield helps a former government worker to save his son, who has been kidnapped by the Germans and forced to pay blackmail to them.

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Miss Liberty #1 published January 1945
as Blackmail [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 2

Merchants of Murder

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Warren King

Inker(s): Warren King

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Wizard

Character(s): The Wizard [Blane Whitney]; un-named U.S. Army general; Jim (F.B.I. agent, cameo); Mr. Dorman (munitions manufacturer); Mary (villain, a parrot); fake Dorman (villain); fake Dorman's partner (villain)

Synopsis: A parrot is being used as a spy messenger by the Nazis, and it's up to the Wizard to investigate the activities of a suspect munitions company.

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Miss Liberty #1 published January 1945
as Merchants of Murder [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 8

Notes: Face close-ups with long nose are found in many signed Vigoda stories, but it also looks very much like Ed Robbins.

Art credits suggested by the Who's Who.

ODDITY: After throwing his cape into a wind machine to save his life, the Wizard races away to get the villains, wearing the cape, which is never seen again in the story.

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Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda [as Wm. Vigoda] (signed)

Inker(s): Bill Vigoda [as Wm. Vigoda] (signed)

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

First Line: MLJ Leads the Way

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Miss Liberty #1 published January 1945
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 1

Notes: House advertisement for 7 MLJ titles: Pep Comics, Top-Notch Laugh, Black Hood Comics, Zip Comics, Shield-Wizard, Archie, and Jolly Jingles. Feature characters shown to the covers.

The Little Rug That Wasn't There

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Roy the Super Boy

Character(s): Roy; Imar the Mystic; some thugs (villains)

Synopsis: Roy gets a job as a salesman in a rug department in order to earn money to buy the Wizard a Christmas present and meets a mystic with a flying carpet.

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Miss Liberty #1 published January 1945
as The Little Rug That Wasn't There [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 7

Notes: Harrison is only credited on pencils on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and Clem on ink, but inking is quite similar to Harrison's signed Boy Buddies story in Hangman #8. So credits could be turned around here. Compare Clem's more angular inking in the next Wizard story.

The Vain Robot!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Al Camy [as Cam] (signed)

Inker(s): Al Camy [as Cam] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Wizard and Roy the Superboy

Character(s): The Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Roy the Super-Boy; Westley (an inventor); Jonathon (a robot); Willy Blane (circus owner); Nazi soldiers (villains)

Synopsis: A thinking and speaking robot escapes from his inventor and finds a Nazi training camp. It's up to the Wizard and Roy to track him down, and they find him at a circus as a side-show performer.

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Miss Liberty #1 published January 1945
as The Vain Robot [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 10

Notes: The Wizard's next appearance in Fly Man #33.

Roy's next appearance in Mighty Crusaders #4.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 1

Notes: Found on the inside back cover.

Illustrated advertisement from the Pickwick Company in New York for a series of books published by their form, including books on Police wrestling, Police Jiu-Jitsu, judo, French, boxing, tap dancing, and more.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?; photo ?

Inker(s): ?; photo ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Character(s): Uncle Sam; Gene Autry; boy and girl (photo)

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Pages: 1

Notes: Found on the back cover.

Illustrated (and with photo) advertisement from the American Seed Company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, asking readers to send for their Big Prize Book and 40 packages of seeds to sell for 10 cents per pack, which they can apply to prizes they can win, such as a Gene Autry guitar, candid-type camera, axe and telescope set, and many more.