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Issue: Thrilling Comics #2 (5)

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Publication Date: June 1940

Issue v2 #2 (5)
- v1 #1 (1)
- v1 #2 (2)
- v1 #3 (3)
- v2 #1 (4)
- ✔ v2 #2 (5)
- v2 #3 (6)
- v3 #1 (7)
- v3 #2 (8)
- v3 #3 (9)
- v4 #1 (10)
- v4 #2 (11)
- v4 #3 (12)
- v5 #1 (13)
- v5 #2 (14)
- v5 #3 (15)
- more...
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Issues: #2 (5) of 80 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

Pines

Brand: none

Indicia Publisher: Better Publications Inc.

On Sale Date: 04/18/1940

Volume: 2

Pages: 68

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)

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Notes: Some info verified using a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/).

On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 451881.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Golden Age US

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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Content Items (11 total)

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Virginia Thompson

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Pages: 1

Notes: The hero was known as 'Dr. Strange' in his earliest stories.

Dr. Strange Fights Corruption

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Ollie Saunders (villain, introduction, death); Quinn, Von Strohm (villain, introduction, death); Roberts (villain, introduction); Henry Adams (villain, introduction); Virginia Thompson

First Line: Crime and corruption stun the great city of Gotham!

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Pages: 16

Notes: Richard Hughes was previously credited with colours, but this was a result of a database glitch.

The hero was known as 'Dr. Strange' in his earliest stories.

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Ghost [George Chance]; Professor Fenton (villain); Merlin, Morgan Le Fay (villain); Cynthia Hall (introduction); King Arthur; Sir Kay

First Line: Trained by the yogis of India as a master magician, George Chance masquerades as "The Ghost" in fighting crime.

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Pages: 8

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The Curse of Voa

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Woman in Red [Peggy Allen]; Roger Barrow (death); The Voa [Phillip Acton] (villain, introduction); Palmer (butler); Mrs. Grimes (death)

First Line: Roger Barrow, wealthy diamond importer...

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Pages: 7

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Genres: aviation, war

Character(s): The Lone Eagle; Vierecke (villain, introduction); Rohrmann (villain, introduction, death); Nazis (villains)

First Line: The Allied aces in the Estaminet at Thionville complain of inactivity...

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Pages: 8

Indian Attack

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Genres: western

Character(s): Tommy Gray; Sergeant Martin

First Line: From where he stood high up on the mountain peak...

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Genres: adventure

Character(s): The Three Comrades [Cal Collins; Paul "Books" Stone; Lucky]; Tom Carroll; Caroline Carroll; Dr. Zorn (villain, introduction, death); Zorn's robot (villain, introduction, death)

First Line: The Three Comrades are spending a vacation on the island of Puerto Rico, at the coffee plantation of Tom Carroll, an old friend of Cal's.

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Pages: 8

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Genres: western

Character(s): The Rio Kid; Joe Varner (villain, introduction); Running Horse; Red Eagle; Tige (henchman)

First Line: The Rio Kid spots trouble on the Zuni reservation!

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Pages: 8

True Sportmanship

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Feature(s): Chats with the Editor

Synopsis: Promo for the "Thrilling Club". Coupon for survey of features and registration to "CASH PRIZE CONTEST".

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Marco Polo Jones; Polly; Snowball; Throckmorton (chauffeur)

First Line: Oh, Marco! Are we really going to Hollywood?

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Pages: 4

Notes: McGill signs on all four pages.

Fury on the Frontier

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Genres: western

Character(s): "Smiley" West; "Bloody" Bart (rustler); Bessie

First Line: As Smiley rides along in the twilight...

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Pages: 3

Notes: Two separate stories, one of two pahes, the other of one page.