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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Skyrocket Steele Dodge; Sari Marston

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Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] published December 2011

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Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 #[nn] published February 2009
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]

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The Bill Everett Archives #1 published December 2011
as Amazing Mystery Funnies #v1#3[a] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 1

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Pages: 1

Notes: Found on the inside front cover.

Numerous illustrated advertisements from various companies, plus plugs for current Centaur titles by Editor "Uncle" Joe, plus a subsciption coupons for the Centaur magazines being published.

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Skyrocket Steele Dodge; Sari Marston; King Kurt; Invex, the Invisible Man (villain, introduction); Vance Roy (villain)

First Line: An armed party under the direction of King Kurt...

Synopsis: Steele and King Kurt arrive in the Guard Halls of Mannin, discovering utter destruction and an invisible man who overpowers them both. Suddenly, a masked stranger appears, tells both of his captives that he has captured Sari, then fires a self-propelled bomb at the two.

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The Bill Everett Archives #1 published December 2011
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Pages: 4

Adventures of Newsreel Cameramen

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Genres: adventure

Character(s): Tom Norton (cameraman); Bill Rodman (cameraman); cameramen's boss; Captain Johnson (of "The Sea Wolf", death); General Fong (Chinese soldier); other Chinese soldiers; ship's crew members [Red; Joe; others un-named] (villains, some die)

First Line: Rodman I'm sending you and your friend...

Synopsis: Tom and Bill's boss sends them out on a story aboard a ship to shoot some war films, unaware that many of the crew members are planning a mutiny. After the mutiny and death of the Captain, the pair are set adrift and picked up by Chinese troops who take them where the war action is.

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Funny Picture Stories v1 #6 published April 1937
was Lucky Wings [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 7

Notes: There is no "A" in the masthead.

Story is billed as "A gripping adventure story of two roving reelers --complete".

Oddity: Norton is called "Bill" in panel 5 on page 2.

The Lama of Kadak

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Genres: adventure

Character(s): Joe Brailey [aka Briley]; Maudie; Kang; Mon-Yan-Sen (young child named the new Lama)

Synopsis: Joe has set up camp in Tibet while on his quest to find snow leopards, and makes his way with Maudie to the monastary at Kadak, where Maudie playfully plays with the Lama's hat, and is nearly killed for it until a young child puts it on. Later, the duo get to see the ceremony during which the new Lama of Kadak will be chosen.

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Funny Picture Stories v1 #5 published March 1937
was The Lama of Kadak [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 7

Notes: The letterer transposes the letter "I" in place of the letter "A" in many places and just plain leaves the "A" put of Joe's name.

Dirk the Demon, 24th Century Archaeologist

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Genres: adventure

Character(s): Dirk the Demon [Dirk Cay] (introduction); Baron Cay (introduction, Dirk's father); Laddie; Teddy; Reggad; un-named old man (gold prospector, death)

First Line: We find Dirk in his own private den in the castle...

Synopsis: Dirk and his friends steal his father's hydroplane and stumble across a handgun dated 1937. Even more mysterious is the fact that he and his friends discover an air-sealed tight room loaded with gold, guarded by an old prospector, who has been trapped in the room since the 1930's!

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The Bill Everett Archives #1 published December 2011
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Pages: 3

Notes: The strip is fully titled "Dirk the Demon, 24th Century Archaeologist".
Also signed - as "Bill Everett" - in the final panel.

How Terry Kilgison Flew Around the World in a Day

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction, science fiction

Feature(s): Terry Kilgison

Character(s): Terry Kilgison (American ace); Tom Norb (reporter); un-identified narrator (reporter); "The Guy"

First Line: The amazing inside story...

Synopsis: The amazing inside story of how the American Ace broke all records in flying around the world and how he won the million dollar flying race against his will.

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Pages: 4

Notes: Pages 3 and 4 are found after sequence 7.

Note that 'Dyoll' is 'Lloyd' spelt backwards, and that 'Kilgison' is a barely-concealed anagram of 'Gilkison'. It seems possible that the third spot illustration, captioned 'When...in walks Terry Kilgison!' features a caricature of the artist at right.

The Arrival of the Weekly Rocket-Ship Excursion on Mars

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Genres: humorous, science fiction

First Line: Well - Here we are again...

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Pages: 2

Notes: Humorous look at Earth tourists visiting Mars.
A two page spread.

Tracks in the Snow

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Genres: adventure

Character(s): Joe Mearns (trapper); Charlie Big-Moose (full-blooded Indian and runner for the Hudson Bay Company); un-named half-breed

First Line: Trapper Joe Mearns battled thru...

Synopsis: Joe muses in his lonely, isolated cabin in the wintery wilderness over the fact that two motherless children have staked him to trap furs for the money and he has little to show for it.

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Western Picture Stories #1 published February 1937
was Tracks in the Snow [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 7

Notes: Bails has Hastings as writer of his own stories.

Fishermen's Luck

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Genres: adventure

Character(s): Bob Colby (adventurer); un-named boat's Captain; Mary Ann (Captain's daughter); un-named Sheriff; four bandits [Goose (a hijacker); rest un-named] (villains)

First Line: Bob Colby took his chances on the briney deep.

Synopsis: Bob runs across a boat's Captain who has just sprained his ankle and helps him home, where he confides to Bob that some newspaper reporters have hired his boat to go fishing, and now he can't take them. Knowing the man needs the money desperately for he and his daughter, Bob agrees to take the men out to fish.

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Funny Picture Stories v1 #3 published January 1937
was Fishermen's Luck [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 7

Man-Hunt

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Genres: western

Character(s): Sheriff "Wild Tex" Martin; Rufe (land owner); Ned (Martin's Deputy); 'Breed' Crow (villain)

First Line: Reach!! Ya ol' buzzard...

Synopsis: Old Rufe refuses to tell 'Breed' Crow the location of his land charter to one of the richest gold fields in the world, and is shot. Tex comes to Rufe's aid and he and his deputy track Crow to Rufe's cabin in the gold fields.

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Western Picture Stories #3 published April 1937
was Man-Hunt [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 7

Good Books

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Character(s): Lone Ranger [John Reid]

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Pages: 1

Notes: Found on the inside back cover.

Illustrated advertisement from Centaur Publications, Incorporated, for a few different series of books the company is making available to readers. Some of the titles include: Nancy Drew Mysteries, Home-Run series, Picture Story books, X-Bar-X-Boys, Judy Bolton Mystery, and Don Sturdy books.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Pages: 1

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Illustrated advertisement from Johnson Smith and Company in Detroit, offering such items as an electric baseball game, an electric football game, a giant flying plane, a live turtle, a blank catridge pistol and much more.