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Mad Hatter vs. Humpty Dumpty; Mad Hatter Visits the Golden City of Crime

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Mort Leav (signed)

Inker(s): Mort Leav (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Mad Hatter

Character(s): The Mad Hatter [Grant Richmond]

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Reprint Notes: in Alter Ego (TwoMorrows, 1999 series) Vol. 3 #6 (Autumn, 2000) [in black and white]

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: In an article by Bill Woolfolk that appeared in in Alter Ego #6, it reprints the color proof to this cover [in black and white], stating first it was drawn by John Giunta [who drew the feature at the same time Mort Leav did], and then a take-off on this cover by done in 1996, stating that both were done by Mort Leav.

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

Credits

Penciller(s): Burton Geller ?

Inker(s): Burton Geller ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Animal Fables

Character(s): Freddy Firefly; Hector the Inspector; Willie Weasel; Korky Kangaroo

Synopsis: Promotional, illustrated ad for EC Comics Animal Fables #1 (July-August 1946), with the cover.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Found on the inside front cover.

The Golden City!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Woolfolk (signed)

Penciller(s): Mort Leav (signed)

Inker(s): Mort Leav (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Mad Hatter

Character(s): The Mad Hatter [Grant Richmond]; Fernand De Leon (flashback, explorer, death); Fuddy (lawyer); Bustle (lawyer); De Leon (descendant of Fernand); Spade Delvane (villain, jewel thief)

Synopsis: In 1528, Spanish exporer Fernand De Leon had discovered the fabled City of Gold, built by the Atzecs who had fled from Cortez twenty years before. Now, in 1946, young Grant Richmond suspects that noted jewel thief Spade Delvane is escaping town by air with $50,000 in gold, and when the Mad Hatter follows him, they both wind up in the City of Gold.

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Pages: 13

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Woolfolk ?

Penciller(s): John Giunta

Inker(s): John Giunta

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Mad Hatter

Character(s): The Mad Hatter [Grant Richmond]; Barbara Blake (reporter); un-named doctor (death); Fuddy (lawyer); Bustle (lawyer); Judge John Hastings (death); Denimore (juror, death); Harley (juror, death); Terese Dagon (juror); The Gargoyle [aka Frank Faro] (villain)

First Line: Master criminal is the man known as Frank Faro!

Synopsis: The Hatter finally tracks down wanted crininal Frank Faro, who was soon executed in the electric chair. Soon after, a doctor claims the body, takes it to his lab, and removes the brain, placing it in the skull of a gorilla. When the gorilla comes to, he kills the doctor and disguises himself as a human, calling himself the Gargoyle, and vows revenge on the judge, jury and Mad Hatter.

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In Content Item: Flag

Men of Mystery Comics #87 published January 2012
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 15

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Hasty and Tardy

Character(s): Hasty (a rabbit); Tardy (a bear)

First Line: Watcha doin' Tardy?

Synopsis: Tardy is putting in a vegetable garden, and the next day, while checking on his carrots, Tardy discovers them all gone. He sets a trap to catch the thief and discovers that Hasty is responsible.

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Pages: 5

Murder Rides the Trail

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: crime

Character(s): Tommy Mason (horse raiser); Johnny Knight (foreman); Jake Hatton

Synopsis: Tommy and Jake's fathers had been unable to make a go of raising horses in the desolate environment they resided in, and now it was a battle between the two to see who would raise horses all these years later.

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Pages: 2

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Woolfolk ?

Penciller(s): John Giunta

Inker(s): John Giunta

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Fuddy and Bustle

Character(s): Elmer Fuddy (lawyer); Bustle (lawyer); Sweet Tooth Samuels (villain)

First Line: What am I looking for?

Synopsis: Elmer, on the lookout for Sweet Tooth Samuels, receives a call from a woman to be on the look out for her husband who lives at 22 Lenox Avenue. As it turns out, the woman is Elmer's wife, who wanted her husband to be home on time for dinner.

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Pages: 2

Crime Consultant!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Woolfolk (signed)

Penciller(s): Mort Leav (signed)

Inker(s): Mort Leav (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Mad Hatter

Character(s): The Mad Hatter (last appearance); Humpty Dumpty (villain); Freddy Gaunt (villain); Sparrow Saunders (villain)

Synopsis: The Hatter spots Humpty Dumpty and his men making a fur heist on the waterfront.....later, the villain decides to "go straight" in business selling advice for a price......to criminals! The Mad Hatter is concerned when his lawyer bosses decide to defend one of the felons.

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Pages: 11

Amuse and Amaze Friends with the Library of Fun

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?; some typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Fun Industries

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Pages: 1

Notes: Found on the inside back cover. Illustrated advertisement from Fun Industries in New York City in regards to the Library of Fun, which contains 20 books and more than 500 pages of ideas covering sports, games, tricks, stunts, and puzzles, all for $1 postpaid.

Be a Movie Producer!

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Projector Sales Co.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Found on the back cover. Illustrated advertisement from Projector Sales Company in New York City, telling readers that they, too, can be a big movie producer with the Techicolor Comic Scope, for sale at $1.98.