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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Nancy

Character(s): Nancy; Sluggo

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Pages: 1

Amazing Bargains Ladies' and Men's Rings

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Feature(s): Harem Co. (House of Rings)

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside front cover. Illustrated ad for rings from Harem Co. (House of Rings), New York, N.Y.

"Boy! -- Have I got spring fever!"

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Writer(s): Ernie Bushmiller

Penciller(s): Ernie Bushmiller

Inker(s): Ernie Bushmiller

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Nancy

Character(s): Nancy; Sluggo; Rollo

Synopsis: Spring fever sequence; Anti-Noise sequence.

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Reprint Notes: from Nancy daily newspaper strips.

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Pages: 6

"Beat it! That grass skirt gives me hay fever!"

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Writer(s): Bill Councilman

Penciller(s): Charlie Plumb

Inker(s): Charlie Plumb

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Ella Cinders

Synopsis: Two boys are fooled into assembling an "April Fool" sign.

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Reprint Notes: from Ella Cinders (United Features Syndicate) Sunday strip, with Chris Crusty topper.

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Pages: 1

"When Bill and Nell arrived at Ranger Headquarters..."

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Writer(s): Harry O'Neill

Penciller(s): Harry O'Neill

Inker(s): Harry O'Neill

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Genres: western

Feature(s): Broncho Bill

Character(s): Broncho Bill; Nell; Ted Thorne; Red Dillon (villain)

Synopsis: Red Dillon's gang captures Ranger Ted Thorne.

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Reprint Notes: from Broncho Bill (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips.

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Pages: 3

Notes: Part of a continuing story.

Yo Ho Ho for the Pinochle Pirates

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Writer(s): R. Dirks

Penciller(s): R. Dirks

Inker(s): R. Dirks

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Captain and the Kids

Character(s): The Captain; Mama; John Silver

Synopsis: The Captain is confined to a wheelchair with gout, but wants to go to John Silver's ship to play pinochle.

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Reprint Notes: From Captain and the Kids (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips?

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Pages: 5

Notes: Part of a continuing story.

"The Nazis sighted Bo-Bo as he descended in his parachute!"

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Writer(s): Milburn Rosser

Penciller(s): Milburn Rosser

Inker(s): Milburn Rosser

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Genres: war

Feature(s): Race Riley

Character(s): Bo-Bo Brannigan; Race Riley

Synopsis: Race Riley contacts the underground in Lyons and assumes the identity of Jean Peroit, complete with a wife.

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Reprint Notes: from Race Riley newspaper strip reprints.

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Pages: 4

Notes: Part of a continuing story. The name "Jean Peroit" is re-lettered in the word balloons. The original strips likely used a different name.

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Writer(s): Raeburn Van Buren

Penciller(s): Raeburn Van Buren

Inker(s): Raeburn Van Buren

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Genres: romantic

Feature(s): Abbie an' Slats

Character(s): Lola Lotus; Chick Gumbo; Barry Kent

First Line: Esther, Becky and Katie decide on a plan to help Barry Kent!

Synopsis: Barry Kent takes Lola Lotus to an expensive night club.

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Reprint Notes: from Abbie and Slats (United Features Syndicate) newspaper strips.

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Pages: 4

Notes: Part of a continuing story.

News Notes about Stamps

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: informational

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Pages: 2

Notes: Article about getting started collecting stamps. About 2/3 of each page consists of many small classified style ads about stamps and other products.

"The Spark Man, on detached duty in India, receives a code message..."

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Writer(s): Fred Methot

Penciller(s): Paul Berdanier

Inker(s): Paul Berdanier

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Genres: war

Feature(s): Spark Man

Character(s): Spark Man; Sinsu

Synopsis: The Spark Man, on duty in India, receives a code message telling him to listen for "My Gal Sal". A native takes him to Sinsu, leader of the beggars of Apha, who has important papers for him to take to the intelligence officers in Bombay.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Part of a continuing story. The character is referred to as Spark Man, but is dressed in a standard military dress uniform. Pencils and inks were credited by unknown original indexer to R. Greenwood. Credit line on strip says Paul Berdanier. Berdanier can differentiated from Greenwood by how Berdanier uses darker shading and several more lines drawn around a character to denote fast action movement.

Sparkler Salutes

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: informational, war

Character(s): Lt. Alex Vraciu; Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Castle

Synopsis: Stories of war heroes. Lt. Alex Vraciu, ace Naval fighter pilot in the Philippines, and Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Castle, who was killed in action when he stayed at the controls of his crippled B-17 Flying Fortress long enough to let his crew parachute to safety.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Bernard Dibble (signed Dib)

Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble (signed Dib)

Inker(s): Bernard Dibble (signed Dib)

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Letterer(s): Bernard Dibble

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): El Bombo

Character(s): El Bombo; Mr. Biltybux; Hives the butler

First Line: Mistra Bilty, I like to tell you a story!

Synopsis: Mr. Biltybux slips on a waxed floor and the blow to the head turns him into a miserly penny-pincher.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Part one of a continuing story.

"Warning Unheeded"

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Penciller(s): Burne Hogarth (signed Hogarth)

Inker(s): Burne Hogarth (signed Hogarth)

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Tarzan

Character(s): Tarzan

Synopsis: Tarzan takes a camel from Bedouins to cross the desert in quest of allies against Dagga Ramba.

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Reprint Notes: from Tarzan (United Features Syndicate) Sunday newspaper strips #555 (1941.10.26) to #559 (1941.11.23).

Miscellaneous

Pages: 5

Notes: Part of a continuing story.

"Hap and Holly discover Willi Stuka as he plans to make his get-away..."

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Penciller(s): Jack Sparling ?

Inker(s): Jack Sparling ?

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Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Hap Hopper Washington Correspondent

Character(s): Hap Hopper; Holly; Willi Stuka (villain)

Synopsis: After breaking up a spy ring, Hap is pursued by a little man who wants to talk to him.

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Reprint Notes: from Hap Hopper Washington Correspondent newspaper strips.

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Pages: 4

Notes: Part of a continuing story.

"I see everything double!"

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Writer(s): Bill Councilman

Penciller(s): Charlie Plumb

Inker(s): Charlie Plumb

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Ella Cinders

Character(s): Ella Cinders

Synopsis: Ella goes to a spa for treatment of double vision.

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Reprint Notes: from Ella Cinders (United Feature Syndicate) Sunday strip, includes topper panel Chris Crusty.

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Pages: 1

Amuse and Amaze Friends with the Library of Fun

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Feature(s): Fun Industries

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Pages: 1

Notes: Illustrated ad for set of 20 booklets of idea for group entertainment, card tricks, etc. for $1.00 from Fun Industries, New York, N.Y.

Remove Ugly Blackheads or No Cost

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Feature(s): Ballco Products

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover. Illustrated ad, part in comic form, for Vacutex blackhead remover device. Ballco Products Co., New York, N.Y.

33 Power Telescope Lens Kit

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Feature(s): Metro Publications

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Notes: Back cover. Illustrated ad for "Wonders of Science Simplified" book for $1.98 plus postage. Premium is a set of optical parts for a telescope. Metro Publications, New York, N.Y.