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Issue: Shadow Comics #1 [1]

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Publication Date: January 1940

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Issues: #1 [1] of 101 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

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Publisher: Flag

Street and Smith

Brand: none

Indicia Publisher: Street & Smith Publications Inc.

On Sale Date: 01/12/1940

Volume: 1

Pages: 68

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 14 (11 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): William DeGrouchy

Notes: All characters in early issues are taken from Street & Smith pulps.

On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, January-December 1940, Numbers 1-4. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 441721.

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Format

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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Content Items (14 total)

All New Comics

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): George Rozen (painting)

Inker(s): George Rozen (painting)

Colorist(s): George Rozen (painting)

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Shadow

Character(s): The Shadow; Iron Munro (inset); Doc Savage (inset); Bill Barnes (inset); Frank Merriwell (inset)

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Reprint Notes: from The Shadow Magazine (Street & Smith, 1931 series) v1#18 (November 15, 1932)

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Shadow

Character(s): The Shadow [Lamont Cranston, Kent Allard] (introduction)

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: Will Murray, expert on Walter B. Gibson and the Shadow, states that Gibson did not write this story or other stories in this issue.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Theodore Sturgeon

Penciller(s): E. C. Stoner

Inker(s): E. C. Stoner

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Iron Munro the Astounding Man

Character(s): Iron Munro (introduction)

First Line: In 2093 A.D., an expedition, sent out in a space ship to colonize Ganynede...

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Pages: 6

Notes: The Iron Munro comic stories were inspired/based on editor John W. Campbell's Arn Munro short stories in the ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION pulp.

Twirling Digits

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: crime

Character(s): Dan Dugan

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Pages: 3

Notes: First 2 pages appear here, and it continues at the back of the comic.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Doc Savage

Character(s): Doc Savage [Clark Savage, Jr.] (introduction); Monk [Henry Blodgett Mayfair] (introduction)

First Line: Doc Savage is a remarkable man. Not only is he a scientist...

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Pages: 6

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Frank Merriwell

Character(s): Frank Merriwell (introduction)

First Line: I've seen it I tell you -- he can't be tackled!

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Pages: 5

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Carrie Cashin

Character(s): Carrie Cashin (introduction)

First Line: Monica Marlowe, famous Hollywood star, receives a threatening...

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Pages: 4

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Nick Carter

Character(s): Nick Carter (introduction)

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Pages: 8

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Adventures of the Air Trails Boys

First Line: Listen, fellows! I've great news for you!

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Pages: 3

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: western

Feature(s): Diamond Dick

Character(s): Diamond Dick (U.S. Government Indian Scout; introduction, only appearance); General Custer; Jake Bigley (villain)

First Line: Sergeant Drew and two soldiers were taking some army horses...

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Pages: 4

Bob Burton and the Ranch Mystery

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Horatio Alger, Jr. (original story); ? (adaptation)

Penciller(s): ?

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Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, western

Feature(s): Stories by Horatio Alger, Jr.

Character(s): Bob Burton

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Pages: 7

Notes: Apparently based on the book "Bob Burton, or The Young Ranchman of the Missouri" (Porter and Coates, 1888 series).

Mark the Match Boy

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

Credits

Writer(s): Horatio Alger, Jr. (original story); ? (adaptation)

Penciller(s): ?

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Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Stories by Horatio Alger, Jr.

Synopsis: This is preview of page 1 of the next issue's Horatio Alger story, with a 'coming next issue' blurb superimposed.

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, aviation

Feature(s): Bill Barnes

Character(s): Bill Barnes (introduction)

First Line: That's queer, Bill. Here's an S-O-S, but it's addressed to you...

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Pages: 7

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction, sports

Feature(s): Odd Sport Notes

Character(s): Joe DiMaggio; Terry Moore; Whilton Williams

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Pages: 1