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Cave of the Demons

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Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Flint Baker

Character(s): Flint Baker

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Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 #[nn] published February 2009
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 1

Notes: Art credits verified by Roy Thomas.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Pages: 1

Notes: Found on the inside front cover.

Indicia lists Thurmond T. Scott as President, Malcolm Reiss as Editor, William E. Eisner as Art Director, and S. M. Iger as Feature Editor.

Illustrated advertisement from the publisher, repeating the ad from the previous issue, and adding five new pictures of German aircraft. The largest picture is titled "British Bombers Over Wilhelmshaven" by artist Leo Morey, then there are ten postcard sized pictures of British and German aircraft. Readers were advised to send in the coupons from the February issues of Jumbo, Fight, Jungle and Planet Comics with five cents in coin, or just mail in 75 cents to cover the cost.

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Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Planet Payson

Character(s): Planet Payson (introduction); Professor Sandow (astronomer, introduction); Roland (introduction); The Hawkmen (introduction); Buzzlark (villain, introduction, death); Buzzlark's men (villains, introduction for all, many die)

First Line: Several miles above sea level towers Prof. Sandow's observatory:

Synopsis: Professor Sandow detects strange flashes among the clouds. Payson and Roland investigate and discover a castle on a cloud, where they discover eerie Hawkmen who seek help in ending a war between the clouds.

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Pages: 8

Notes: Scripter's identity suggested by the Who's Who.

Cave of the Demons

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Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): The Adventures on Mars of ... Flint Baker

Character(s): Fletcher "Flint" Baker; Mimi Wilson; Princess Viga; unnamed Martian scientist (villain, introduction, death); the scientist's monster (villain, introduction, death)

First Line: Flint Baker, Mimi, and his two aids plan...

Synopsis: Planning to return to Earth after their adventures on Mars, Flint and Mimi are approached by Princess Viga, who begs them to stay and help defend her people from a terrifying monster.

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Pages: 15

Notes: The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

Scripter's identity suggested by the Who's Who.

Peddy credit suggested by the Who's Who.

The Dashing, Slashing Adventure of the Great Solinoor Diamond

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Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Tiger Hart of Crossbone Castle on the Planet Saturn

Character(s): Tiger Hart (introduction); Zip (introduction); Queen Hilda (introduction); Turk the Terrible (villain, introduction); Talon (villain, introduction, death)

First Line: The Great Solinoor was the largest diamond ever known.

Synopsis: Tiger Hart rescues the captive Queen Hilda from the clutches of Turk the Terrible, who is holding her in exchange for the Great Solinoor diamond.

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You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! #[nn] published June 2009
as The Dashing, Slashing Adventure of the Great Solinoor Diamond [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 5

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Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Spurt Hammond, Planet Flyer

Character(s): Lieutenant Spurt Hammond; Amoura (Queen of Venus, introduction); Prince Khangiz (villain, Red Master of Mars, introduction)

First Line: A pound of coal is insignificant, but a...

Synopsis: Spurt is sent to the planet Venus in order to obtain a supply of Radia-Tronite crystal which is needed to supply power to America's generators, leading to a war between America and Mars.

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Pages: 7

The Earth Queen's Last Refuge

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Writer(s): ? [as Don Varick] (credited)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Queen Lais; Commander Lothain; Ma'Gloon (villain, traitor to Earth, death); Betelgeuzians (villains)

First Line: As magnificent and steady as Venus, in her orbit, the great, gray, battered space-ship...

Synopsis: The Queen and Commander land on a little known planetoid known as Cathoid after escaping from the Red Fleet of Betelgeux, whose mission is to wipe out all Earth craetures in the universe!

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Pages: 1.5

Notes: Story is continued from the previous issue.

The last half-page of the story features an illustrated advertisement from the Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, encouraging readers to sell just three magazines for their company, and earn money and prizes for doing so.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: The last half of page 37 features an illustrated advertisement from the Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, encouraging readers to sell just three magazines for their company, and earn money and prizes for doing so.

Ad contains a small stick figure three panel cartoon.

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Writer(s): ? [as Bob Jordan] (credited)

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Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol

Character(s): Buzz Crandall; Dr. Coran [aka Curan] (scientist); Sandra Coran [aka Curan] (the doctor's daughter); Sinfo (villain, scientist, introduction, death); the Crab-Men (villains, introduction for all)

First Line: While at the bottom of the seas that cover...

Synopsis: Buzz, the doctor and his daughter are attacked by mysterious Crab-Men at the bottom of the seas covering Neptune, are captured and taken to the lair of the evil Sinfo, who controls the creatures, and who intends to use his captaives as guinea pigs.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Possible artists for this strip in 1940 include Nick Cardy, Gene Fawcette, and Charles Sultan.

Oddity: In this story, the spelling of the doctor and his daughter's last names are alternately known as "Coran" and "Curan", and the daughter's name is now Sandra (it was Nancy in issue #1).

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Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Force

Character(s): Captain Nelson Cole [becomes "Torro" in this story only with magic clothing and whip]; Z-X (Cole's boss); Berton (member of Cole's crew); Ruler of Zog (introduction); a two-headed giant (villain, introduction, death)

First Line: Captain Cole, I want you to take a...

Synopsis: Cole is ordered to take a large fleet to the Planet Zog to take on a giant who is extracting tribute from Zog's poor people.

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Pages: 15

Notes: The giant's heads are of "husband and wife".

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Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Auro Lord of Jupiter

Character(s): Auro [Lord of Jupiter]; Ava (introduction); Agra (villain, introduction, death)

First Line: Auro is giving one of his frequent monster banquets for the poverty-stricken, when...

Synopsis: At one of his famed gigantic banquets, Auro is pulled aside by one of the servants, Ava, and told that he must flee before the murderer of her parents, Agra, arrives to kill him.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.

HS notes that, despite the Golden credit, the art looks more like Malcolm Kildale than Golden.

The final panel blurb provides the title to next issue's story, "The Dragon God".

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Genres: adventure, jungle

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inside back cover.

Illustrated house advertisement for Jungle Comics #1, Fight Comics #1, and Jumbo Comics #11, all covers reproduced.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Pages: 1

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Illustrated advertisement from Johnson Smith and Company in Detroit, Michigan, inviting readers to order a wide variety of products, to include a 30-shot B-B pistol, a vest pocket folding camera, an electric telephone set, and much more.