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Issue: Wonderworld Comics #8 Public Domain
Publication Date: December 1939
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Issues: #8 of 31 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagFox
Brand: FPView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Fox Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/25/1939
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the publication date and volume number found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 4. Second class periodical. Copyright number 432887.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: 7 1/2" x 10 1/4" (19.1 cm x 26 cm)
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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In Content Item: FlagAce Comics Presents #4 published November 1987
as Lou Fine Cover Gallery [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Complete Jack Kirby #1 published January 1997
as Wonderworld Comics #8 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Atomic Generator

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Dr. Harvey; Joan Harvey (daughter); Lizzy; VILLAINS: Von Kraupt (Introduction); Jarud Kane (Introduction); Von Kraupt's henchmen
First Line: In a remote part of the city, a scientist and his...
Synopsis: Dr. Harvey has invented a machine that unleashes the power of atomic energy. However the plans were stolen and Von Kraupt, an international racketeer, builds the machine for criminal gain.
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In Issue: FlagL'âge merveilleux des Comics #3 published ?
In Content Item: FlagThe Flame #1 published January 1940
as The Atomic Generator [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagContinuum #7 published January 2009
as The Atomic Generator [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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The Golden Amulet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy, superhero
Character(s): Carla Dennis (introduction, Sir Dennis' daughter, dies but restored to life); Sir Arthur Dennis (introduction, Scottish diplomat); Dennis' un-named servant; Madame Punjai (villain, introduction, death); Burning Pain (villain, a demon, introduction); Horror (villain, a demon, introduction); Fear (villain, a demon, introduction); Death (villain, introduction)
First Line: Pyramids; ancient monuments to forgotten monarchs.
Synopsis: Madame Punjai has obtained the Golden Amulet, which gives her the power over death, and she calls forth Death in order to kill young Carla Dennis whose beauty she hates. Yarko is asked by Sir Arthur Dennis to look into the matter and restore his daughter, if he can. Yarko tracks down Madame Punjai and takes her into the Land of Death, to show her what she has done. Defeating several demons, Yarko takes her to the Hall of Time, where her beauty is restored. Learning that that beauty will only last in death, she requests Death to take her life and restore Carla to life.
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In Content Item: FlagSupermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 #[nn] published February 2009
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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The Terror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): the mayor; Suzy; Mr. Mizzen; Don Gorgonzola
First Line: Down in the county of El Snoro, Guatemala...
Synopsis: Shorty calls for an election to oust the corrupt mayor.
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Pages: 6
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Action In Switzerland

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): Ham; Lord Mike; Major Giguere; several soldiers
First Line: Wake up, Ham!
Synopsis: Patty and Ham are sent to Switzerland to film refugees escaping an unnamed European conflict.
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Pages: 6
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The Real Scorpio

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, mystery
Character(s): Dan Barrister; Corey Crews; Ted Collins; Chief Brady; Arno; Mira; Scorpio
First Line: Roaring high over the Rockies, a huge cross-country plane approaches San Francisco.
Synopsis: Dr. Fung and Dan Barrister fly to San Francisco to expose cult leader Scorpio, who has been black-mailing a number of citizens.
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Pages: 6
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Tommy Taylor, the Great Boy-Adventurer

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): Ben Todd; King Zoser; Hassan; Emperor Shih-Huang-Ti; Genghis Khan; Marco Polo; Emperor Vespasian; Emperor Domitian
First Line: Tommy sat at the head of a long table...
Synopsis: Tommy is given a welcome home party by his friends and he tells of his adventures in Egypt, China and Rome.
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Pages: 2
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The Dust of the Dead Men On Hangtown Flat

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Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Mungen; Riggs; Hogan; Timmons; Mr. Yaw
First Line: Aimlessly following a secluded trail, the hombres...
Synopsis: Mungen and Riggs are accused of murdering Timmons and are about to be hung by a mob when Tex shows up to delay the hanging and find out what really happened to Timmons.
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Pages: 5
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Skull Maker!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Ramon Varez; Jon Pulski
First Line: Ramon Varez, a South American taxidermist invented a...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four odd facts done in the style of Ripley's Believe-it-or-Not.
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Hitting the Road

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Sancho; Bill; Spike; unnamed vagabonds; judge
First Line: Look! Yonder approaches two men!
Synopsis: Following the lead of Bill and Spike, Don and Sancho hop on a freight train.
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Pages: 2
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The Return of Lin Sun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, espionage
Character(s): Remy Mussoni; Tsin-Tu; Lin-Sun (also called Lim-Sun); two unnamed henchmen
First Line: In Leyte, a new menace threatens the Phillipine [sic] Islands.
Synopsis: Lin Sun is using Remy Mussoni to create a revolution in the Philippines, so that she can gather forces to wage a war on the white race. Agents K-51 and Z-19 must stop that from happening.
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In Content Item: FlagBlue Beetle #4 published January 1940
as The Return of Lin Sun [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Train Robbers

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Genres: crime, mystery
Character(s): Richard G. Robinson ["Mob-Buster" Robinson]; railroad workers; Jerome Muldon; Muldon's gang members; motorcycle cop
First Line: Robinson foils a desperate band of train robbers
Synopsis: Robinson goes after a gang of railroad mail car robbers.
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Pages: 5
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Suez Canal Folly

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ? (background)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Ferdinand de Lesseps; King George VI; M. Riche (French postmaster); Gustave Riche
First Line: On April 25, 1859, one of the greatest engineering projects in the...
Synopsis: The story of a postage stamp for the Suez Canal and a stamp from Fiji with portrait of Great Britain's King George VI.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A banner along the bottom touts the new Fantastic Comics (Fox, 1939 series).
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Warner Baxter (1889-1951); Fay Wray (1907-2004); Herbert Plews (1898-1982); Anthony Quinn (1915-2001); C. Aubrey Smith (1863-1948)
First Line: Fay Wray - one of the lovliest [sic] girls in Hollywood.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A face portrait and paragraph of text about five Hollywood personalities.
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Adventure In the Azores

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, military
Character(s): Chuck Lawton; woman on balcony; 3 ruffians; Captain Nugg; Navy officers (U.S.S. Skyhawk)
First Line: With the U.S.S. Dragon anchored off the Azores...
Synopsis: While on shore leave, Spark and Chuck are captured by a crew of smugglers who run guns and munitions to unnamed warring forces.
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Pages: 7
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The New Comic Sensation!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: espionage, superhero
Character(s): Yank Wilson
First Line: Designed for readers who enjoy action, thrills, and unusual adventure
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover promo ad for Fantastic Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #1 displaying a black and white cover reproduction, along with illustrations of Samson and Yank Wilson, Super Spy.
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This Beautiful Desk for Only $1.00

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ? (black and red lettering)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ? (ad agency)
Subject Matter
Character(s): boy and girl
First Line: A beautiful desk in a neutral blue-green -- trimmed in black and...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover mail in coupon ad for a Remington Noiseless Deluxe Portable typewriter from Remington Rand, Inc., Dept. 170-12, 465 Washington St., Buffalo, New York.

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