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Illustration on Cover, Front

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Penciller(s): Alex Schomburg [as Schomburg] (signed)

Inker(s): Alex Schomburg [as Schomburg] (signed)

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Black Terror

Character(s): The Black Terror [Bob Benton]

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Pages: 1

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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First Line: Here They Are Folks!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Found on the inside front cover.

Illustrated house advertisement for the books available that month from Visual Editions, Inc., including: It Really Happened, Barnyard Comics, Mystery Comics, Wonder Comics, The Black Terror, America's Best Comics, Happy Comics, Goofy Comics, The Fighting Yank, Real Life Comics, Thrilling Comics, Coo Coo, and Startling Comics.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Mike Suchorsky

Inker(s): Mike Suchorsky

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Black Terror

Character(s): The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Nemo (freak show living skeleton); Dr. Titus (freak show sword swallower); Tim Thumb (freak show midget); Margie Bannerman (daughter of Mr. Bannerman); Mr. Bannerman (Margie's father, freak show owner); Jim Tuttle (villain, freak show owner, introduction); Tuttle's gang [Tony (knife thrower); rest un-named] (villains)

First Line: Amidst winking lights and jostling crowds...

Synopsis: Two rival freak shows erupt into a real rivalry when one has its sideshow attractions walk out because they can't get paid, and another takes matters into his own hands to make sure the rival company fails.

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Pages: 10

Job Number: CC-780

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Black Terror

Character(s): The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jean Starr; Dr. Carleton (introduction); Waddell (villain, introduction); other un-named criminals (villains, introduction for all); Vakupis (villains, introduction for all)

First Line: Out of the little known Amazon jungles...

Synopsis: The Terror Twins, alert to the fact that Dr. Carleton has made an amazing discovery while searching for Vakupi relics in Brazil, run into a gang of crooks wanting that secret.

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Pages: 10

Job Number: CC-615

Sound of Guilt

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Gerald Devers (credited)

Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: crime

Character(s): Danny Kelly (son of Police officer); Sergeant Kelly (Danny's father); Mr. Clark (grocery store owner); Joe Smith (villain)

Synopsis: Danny smells a rat when he enters the local grocery store and a strange man is behind the counter. He later proves his point to his father, who is brought onto the scene.

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Pages: 1

Making Faces

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Harris Steinbrook (signed)

Inker(s): Harris Steinbrook (signed)

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Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Little Ugh

Character(s): Little Ugh (Indian boy, introduction); Ugh's mother (introduction); un-named Indian boy (introduction); un-named Indian boy's mother (introduction)

Synopsis: The two boys decide to made faces and gestures at one another, while throwing trying to act innocent to their respective mothers. But Little Ugh gets revenge in the end.

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Pages: 2

Job Number: AC-588

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Ed Moritz

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Black Terror

Character(s): The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Tim [Tim Roland]; Jimmy (soldier, friend of Bob Benton); The Patriotic Americans (villains, introduction for all); Fritz Von Schlye (villain, introduction)

First Line: A groups of self-seeking men aims to use our returning soldiers...

Synopsis: The Terror Twins must battle a group of self-seeking men who seek to use returning soldiers as a spearhead to set up a Fascist America!

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Pages: 10

Job Number: CC-806

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Harris Steinbrook (signed)

Inker(s): Harris Steinbrook (signed)

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Subject Matter

Genres: childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Cave Man Kenny

Character(s): Cave Man Kenny (introduction); Kenny's father (introduction)

First Line: Well, son, you did very well on your first hunting trip...

Synopsis: Kenny successfully completes his hunting trip, but the survival training mystifies him until he gets a brilliant idea!

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Pages: 2

Job Number: AC-440

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Mountain Climbers

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Charles S. Strong (credited)

Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Character(s): Arthur Jackson (a Sea Scout); David Bradley

Synopsis: A Sea Scout and his friend attempt to scale a mountain, but a slippery slope spells danger until his training in the Scouts saves the day.

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Pages: 1

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Genres: adventure, crime

Feature(s): Crime Crushers

Character(s): Crime Crushers [Steve Barry; Ploopie Carr]; un-named landlord; R.D. Robinson (industrialist, introduction); Robinson (villain, R.D.'s brother, counterfeiter, introduction); un-named counterfeiters (villains, introduction for all)

First Line: They call themselves the 'we-do-it' boys...

Synopsis: Steve and Ploopie's business is spiraling downhill and there is no money available to pay their rent. When an apparently rich man sends them on an errand and they are paid $50 for their efforts, they are high on the hog: until they discover the bill is counterfeit!

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Pages: 10

Job Number: CC-646

Navajo Boy

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Sam Brant (credited)

Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)

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Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Character(s): Young Eagle (young Navaho Indian); Eddie Foster; George; Alvin

Synopsis: Eddie and his friends ride out one day to investigate some ancient Navaho cliff dwellings, when they discover that they've lost their horses overnight.

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Missing Shoe

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Samuel Spaniel

Character(s): Samuel (a dog); Samuel's owner

Synopsis: Samuel's owner is looking for a lost shoe and when he finds it, Samuel is in for trouble!

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Job Number: AC-631

What's My Job? - I Manufacture Weaklings into Men!

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): ? (photo)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Charles Atlas

Character(s): Charles Atlas (photo)

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Illustrated advertisement from Charles Atlas promoting his patented system of "Dynamic Tension."

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)

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Subject Matter

Feature(s): Schwinn Bicycles

First Line: It's Fun to Ride a Schwinn-Built Bicycle

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Pages: 1

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Illustrated advertisement from the Arnold, Schwinn and Company, requesting readers send in the coupon for a free movie star bicycle folder, which pictures famous stars riding their Schwinn bikes.