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Issue: Champion Comics #2 Public Domain
Publication Date: December 1939
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Issues: #2 of 10 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWorth Carnahan
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Worth Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/05/1939
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (15 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 4. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 432170.

Per Fawcett Distributor trade magazine v3#7 (October 1, 1939), Fawcett Distribution Corporation was the distributor of this comic book
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
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Meet "The Champ"

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): The Champ; Neptins; Jungleman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Hello Fellows!

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Synopsis: An introductory letter from The Champ
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This is the inside-front cover
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Meet "The Champ"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Character(s): The Champ (intro); Dr. Marlin (intro); Coach Barker; Gil Tomlinson (villain); Silky Burke; Butch O'Leary; Fay Madison
First Line: Look at that fellow go!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: title from cover
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Character(s): Charles Schultz; Gus Simmons; Otto Kemmerich; Tom Leach; Joseph Arsenault
First Line: Outswam a sea lion
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six unrelated panels showcasing sports records.
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The Coming of Neptina

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Neptina (intro); the Fish-Men; Lt. Brad Fletcher; Whitey Larsen; Admiral Gannon
First Line: It is reasonable to suppose...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Case of the Missing Motor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Fancy Pants
Character(s): Fancy Pants (intro)(a detective)
First Line: Hello -- Hello -- What's that?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Quest For the Blazing Scarab

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy
Character(s): Walt Worthington; Prof. Chauncey; Snowball; Mustafa Bey (Villain)
First Line: Walt Worthington, a young American archeologist...
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Pages: 6
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Jitterbug Contest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Swingtime Sweetie
Character(s): Sally Sweet; Mr. Sweet; Bob; Mrs. Sweet
First Line: Introducing Sally Sweet...
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Only appearance of the "Swingtime Sweetie" feature.
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Champ of Champs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, sports
Feature(s): Jack Dempsey - as he is today
Character(s): Jack Dempsey
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Pages: 1
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The Story of the Champ

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ? (spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ? ( spot illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Character(s): The Champ; Dr. Katsu (Intro; villain)
First Line: It was in Wheatville...
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Pages: 2
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Enter: Jungleman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: jungle
Character(s): Jungleman; Prof. Carter; Louise Carter; Lt. Henri Roget; Dirk Welch (villain); Smiley Gates; Kalu
First Line: From the mysterious interior of Cambodia...
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Traver signs in the penultimate panel.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Champion Puzzler
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Pages: 1
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The Hill-Billy Divorce Case

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Fancy Pants
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: last appearance
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Origin of the Liberty Lads

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, historical
Character(s): The Liberty Lads [Tom Fenwick; Will Meredith]; Squire Potter; Coco; Possum; Hannah; Marybelle; Wonoco
First Line: The flame of patriotism burns brightly...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Elephants in Stamps

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The MacPhattish Clan: [Andy; Sandy; Jock]; Mrs. Gotrocks
First Line: When Scotsmen become bums, that's not news...
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Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): K.C. Jones
Character(s): K. C. Jones (only appearance); Bunny
First Line: Hi, folks,--see what I got?
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: This is the only appearance of the "K.C. Jones" feature.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, nature, non-fiction
Feature(s): Champs of the Animal Kingdom
First Line: Great gray kangaroos of Australia are champion high jumpers...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Signed with a cursive "WBC" which differs from future issues in which Worth Carnahan would sign his art with a stylised monogram "WC" but the artwork appears to be the same.
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The Map in the Dead Man's Hands

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Bill Handy; Pug; Marco; Doug Toomey (Dies); Enid Toomey; Hakanos (Intro, villain)
First Line: Nice going, Pug...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6

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