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Genres: mystery, superhero

Character(s): Jane Arden; Wizard Wells (inset); Ned Bryant (inset)

First Line: Lucky for Jane Arden that the Clock came along to save her!

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Pages: 1

The Story of Pug Brady

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Genres: mystery, superhero

Character(s): The Big Shot [Mayor Kozer] (villain, introduction, death); Gaston; John Dooly; Dooly's daughter; Tony; Captain Kane

First Line: Varied are the headlines that temporarily displace those screaming of war, sabotage, hate and persecution...

Synopsis: A down and out-of-luck former heavyweight champion boxer and All-American fullback tries to steal Brian's watch. Later he follows the Clock and saves him from harm by Mayor Kozer, but kills the man in the process. Brian then covers for Brady, disguises himself as the Mayor and infiltrates the gang Kozer once led.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Feature continues from Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series) #31 (April 1940).

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Genres: drama, mystery, romantic

Character(s): Jane Arden; Jim Southern [Tim Stratton]; Sue; Clarence

First Line: When that phoney Jim Southern heard me say a big detective was here, he jumped.

Synopsis: Jane does a bit of research on Jim Southern when she suspects that there is something phoney about him.

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Reprint Notes: from Jane Arden Sundays (Register and Tribune Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1.5

Notes: Feature continues from Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series) #31 (April 1940). The Jane Arden feature spans two pages and shares .25 of each page with a Lena Pry story. Each story page also includes a paper doll of Jane Arden and clothing.

Lena Heads a Strike...

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Lena Pry

First Line: But, Lena... Th' men might git mad if we ups an' refuses t' work.

Synopsis: Lena leads a strike against the men to do no more work.

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Reprint Notes: from Lena Pry Sundays (Register and Tribune Syndicate) 194X-XX-XX - 194X-XX-XX [topper to Jane Arden comic strip]

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: The Lena Pry story spans two pages with 75 percent of each page taken up by a Jane Arden feature.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: mystery

Character(s): Jane Arden; Sue; Jim Porter; Captain Spence

First Line: Gee... I'm so glad that "vacation" is over, Sue!

Synopsis: Jane and Jim investigate a murder on a train.

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Reprint Notes: from Jane Arden Sundays (Register and Tribune Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX

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Pages: 1.5

Notes: The Jane Arden feature spans two pages and shares .25 of each page with a Lena Pry story. Each story page includes a paper doll of Jane Arden's wardrobe for men.

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Lena Pry; Dan'l

First Line: Say, Lena... ah is very starved!

Synopsis: Lena refuses to feed Dan'l until he completes his chores.

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Reprint Notes: from Lena Pry Sundays (Register and Tribune Syndicate) 194X-XX-XX - 194X-XX-XX [topper to Jane Arden comic strip]

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: The Lena Pry story spans two pages with 75 percent of each page taken up by a Jane Arden feature.

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Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Miss Smith; Maw; Pa; dentist

First Line: Gosh I fell in love with Maw's plowin' right from th' start!

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Pages: 1

Introducing Rock Braddon

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): The Space Legion (introduction); Rock Braddon (introduction); Captain Graves (introduction); Harg (villain, introduction, death)

First Line: The space-port of the Earth colony "Hispan," on Mars....

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Pages: 6

Notes: The Space Legion was set in the future, when all nations of Earth were at peace.....but not so in space. Braddon commandered the ship "Mercury" and his home base was the city of Metropolis. At this time, there was a civilization on Mars.

The Sign of the Cricket

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Cricket (villain, introduction, death); The Crickets (villains, introduction for all); Stevens

First Line: A reign of terror breaks out in a large city...

Synopsis: With the city in the grip of terror perpetrated by the Cricket, who, like the Spider, left a calling card at the scene of his crimes. With cunning, the Spider tracked him down and sent him to a watery grave.

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Pages: 4

Notes: The Spider was a supreme archer who crafted a special kind of arrow that burst into flame as it was fired. The arrow's tip left behind the Spider's mark: a scarab-like medallion, that served as a warning.

Jimmy Stewart

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: biography

Character(s): Jimmy Stewart; Anna Mae Wong

First Line: ... and have you been an escort for any of the glamor girls, lately?

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Pages: 1

Notes: Feature continues from Smash Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series) #3 (October 1939).

Too Hot to Hold

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: adventure

Character(s): Wizard Wells (inventor, introduction); Tug (introduction, Wells' partner); Black Morda (villain, introduction); Mary Perry; Mr. Perry

First Line: Wizard Wells, a former All-American half back, has become one of the nation's outstanding inventors and research scientists......

Synopsis: Wizard and Tug help the Perry's avoid extortion.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Wells was a former All-American halfback, now inventor. Despite his athletic background, Wells disliked physical combat and preferred to help people by using his wits. His solutions usually centered around the electromagnetic spectrum of energies, i.e. infrared, ultraviolet light, microwaves and electric eyes.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Molly the Model (first appearance); Danny; Nifty; Mr. Maloney

First Line: Hello Nifty- Will y'tell Danny I'll wait for him outside the gym?

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Pages: 4

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Genres: sports

Character(s): Ned Brant; Gail Donaldson; Mr. Meegan; Bud Shekels; Jake

First Line: Speed it up for five minutes

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Reprint Notes: from Ned Brant daily ? or Sunday ? (Register and Tribune Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX - 19XX-XX-XX

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Pages: 4

Notes: Feature was continued from Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series) #31 (April 1940).

Lee Gets Her Wings

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Genres: adventure, aviation

Character(s): Lee Preston (introduction, origin; Red Cross nurse and pilot); Mr. Preston (Lee's father, introduction); Rick Royce (introduction); Jeff Dickers

First Line: Look, Whisky.. that plane is going to land!

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Pages: 4

Notes: The Who's Who says that Terrance McAully was a house name Powell used while at Quality Comics.

Cross was an intrepid young aviatrix who got her pilot's license, then flew the world to lend a hand.

Love Bird's Brain Test

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Little Butch; Nibbsy; Prince Alexis; Marjorie Daisy Whimple de Bass; Anna Smythe

First Line: If a young man's girl has $50,000,000 should he let that prevent him from marrying her?

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Reprint Notes: from Side Show Sunday (Register and Tribune Syndicate) 19XX-XX-XX

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Pages: 1

Notes: Feature was continued from Feature Comics (Quality Comics, 1939 series) #31 (April 1940).

Origin of the Red Torpedo

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Meg (Jim's fiancée); Captain Wells (introduction); The Nazis (villains)

Synopsis: When U.S. Navy man Jim Lockhart invented a human-guided, one-man submarine, his superiors in the military reject it. Not to be deterred, he took his invention to the private sector and, with his fiancee Meg, built it on their own. Then, donning his distinctive uniform, he saves an American ship from European aggressors.

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Pages: 5

Notes: The Who's Who suggests, as do Mike Kooiman and Jim Amash in the Quality Companion, that Kiefer not only created this feature, but did the art for it through the strip's entire run. Kiefer is also usually considered to have written it.

Drew Allen is Kiefer's pen-name used on the strip.

Corning's Mistake

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Genres: drama

Character(s): Big Bull Belding; John Corning; Bates; Betty Stevens

First Line: You're through, Corning!

Synopsis: John Corning discovers that he made a mistake in constructing his building and needs to correct it somehow.

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Pages: 2

That Battle of the World's Greatest Hurlers

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Genres: sports

Character(s): George Saling; Keller; Beard

First Line: Here they come!

Synopsis: A synopsis of George Saling's hurdle race at the Olympic Games held in Los Angeles in 1932.

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Origin of Madam Fatal

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Hamlet (Madam Fatal's parrot); Sarah; Mr. Porter (postman); Johnny; Reeves (Carver's driver); Mrs. Stanton (Richard's wife, death); un-named daughter of the Stanton's; John Carver (villain, introduction, death); Lou (villain); Mike (villain)

First Line: Oh... it's Madam Fatal, our neighbor--

Synopsis: Former actor John Stanton, posing as an old woman, does everything he can to track down a man he has been searching for for years, John Carver. Stanton had married the woman Carver loved, but Carver became jealous and, two years later, kidnapped Stanton's only daughter. Now the two come face to face, and all Stanton cares about now is if his daughter is still alive.

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In Issue:

The Quality Companion #[nn] published November 2011

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Pages: 5

Invasions Stopped Free of Charge!

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Slap Happy Pappy (first appearance); Flip (first appearance); The Nazis (villains)

First Line: Somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean a giant plane drones its way towards the United States

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Pages: 2

The Man Who Can Fly Like a Bird

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Mr. Richard Grey (introduction, death); Mrs. Richard Grey (introduction, death); Father Pierre (introduction, death); Yakki Raiders (villains, introduction); Gali Kan (villain, introduction, death)

First Line: From the beginning of time, man has thought of flight...

Synopsis: Saved by his mother from a group of raiders who had murder his father, infant Grey is raised by condors with whom he seems to connect, and, as he grows, he studies the mechanics of flight, which he eventually succeeds in emulating. Taken in by a kindly Monk, Grey takes revenge on Gali Khan for killing the Monk and swears a life-long effort to bring evil doers to justice.

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In Content Item: Flag

Continuum #4 published March 2008
as Rééditions [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]

In Content Item: Flag

Continuum #4bis published March 2008
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Pages: 7

Notes: Richard Grey Jr. will assume the identity of Senator Thomas Wright in issue #11.
Oddity: in this story only, his costume is colored red.