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Issue: Blue Beetle #41

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Publication Date: March 1946

Issue #41
- Blue Beetle
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Issues: #41 of 40 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

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Publisher: Flag

Fox

Brand:

Indicia Publisher: Fox Feature Syndicate Inc.

On Sale Date: 1946

Volume: none

Pages: 52

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 11 (8 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Victor Fox

Notes: Fox Feature Syndicate, Inc. 221 Conyhan St, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Executive Offices 60 E. 42nd St. New York 17, N.Y. Entered as second class matter at the post office at Buffalo, New York. Additional entry at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. ANC (American News Company) distributor symbol on cover.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: Color

Dimensions: 7 1/2"? x 10 1/4"? [pre-War]; 7 1/4" x 10 1/8" [<= 1948]; 6 7/8" x 10 1/8" [>= 1950]

Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series

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Content Items (11 total)

Earthquake Maker

Illustration on Cover, Front

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Officer Mike Mannigan

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Pages: 1

"Look for this sign"

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Pages: 1

Notes: Ad promotes Fox cover symbol (which is not on the cover of this issue). Note indicates Blue Beetle contests have been discontinued.

The Adventure of the Panting Photographer

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Officer Mike Mannigan; Snapem of Pop Magazine

First Line: Doesn't that crazy photographer realize...

Synopsis: Snapem stages accidents so he can get pictures of the Blue Beetle in action.

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Pages: 10

Notes: Art was previously credited to Lew Ferstadt ?, but compare this story with any other signed effort by that artist from the same period (e.g. the Lash Lightning story in Four Favorites #16 (Ace Books)) and it will be clearly seen that this is by Stoner.

The Case of the Bouncing Book

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Officer Mike Mannigan; J.J. Smith

First Line: There is a saying...

Synopsis: An unscrupulous publisher uses Mike's manuscript as a blueprint to commit crimes. Only trouble is, it's the wrong book.

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Pages: 10

Notes: Art was previously credited to Lou Ferstadt ?, but compare this story with any other signed effort by that artist from the same period (e.g. the Lash Lightning story in Four Favorites #16 (Ace Books)) and it will be clearly seen that this is by Stoner.

The Hidden Landing Strip

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Genres: mystery

First Line: Two boy campers on a hike...

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Ted Purdy

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Genres: mystery

First Line: The small town of Dunstan...

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The Threat From Saturn (Chapter 6): The Earthquake Maker

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Officer Mike Mannigan; Saturnia; Gloat

First Line: With Gloat and Saturnia supposedly having perished...

Synopsis: Beetle thinks Gloat and Saturnia are dead, but Gloat plans to use his earthquake maker to destroy the city.

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Pages: 10

Notes: 'What will that choice be? Read the next issue of Blue Beetle!' But this is the last published chapter, and the story remains unconcluded.

Backfire

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: western

Character(s): Lieutenant Foxheart; Big Bill Armstrong; Colonel Watson; Chief Thunder Head

First Line: Fort Copperhead, deep in the wilderness...

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The Latest Fashion--In Crime

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Genres: adventure

Character(s): Joan Mason; Officer Mike Mannigan; Officer Dennis; McPherson (editor); Spotsy (crook); Elsie; Mort

First Line: With her uncanny genius for finding trouble...

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Pages: 6

Saludos Amigos

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Wetmore O'Brine; Waterman O'Brine; Captain Frank Furter

First Line: The world famous sailors, the O'Brine Twins...

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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Laff Parade

First Line: I'm a little stiff from bowling!

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Notes: Four unrelated gag panels.