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Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Red Bee [Rick Raleigh]

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Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn] published December 2011

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Fellows, Here's Your Bike!

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Synopsis: A boy gets a new bike.

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Notes: Arnold, Schwinn & Co.

Origin of Hercules

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Hercules [Joe Hercules] (origin); Mrs. Hercules (Joe's mother, death); Pete Birch (introduction); J. Willistone Jyppe (villain, banker)

First Line: Comic magazine fans have for some time now been following the adventures of various "strong men"...

Synopsis: After Joe Hercules' mother dies of a heart attack, Joe goes after the unscrupulous banker who caused it. But his enthusiasm lands him in jail, where his cellmate encourages him to put on a costume, become a superhero, and break out of jail to avenge his mother's murder at the hands of Jyppe, who had wanted to own the town of Maryville.

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Notes: Dollman is the comic hero that inspires Joe.

The Plot to Sink the Arkian

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Genres: espionage

Character(s): X-5 (intro); Baroness Verber (Intro, villain)

First Line: Secretly, the sea raider, "Wolf", takes on supplies in the neutral port of San Miguel.....

Synopsis: X-5 overhears a plot to sink an American ship in a neutral port.

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Clock of Doom

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Genres: mystery

Character(s): Jack Doe (intro); Jill Doe (intro); Joseph Eberhart (dies); Edward Eberhart; Phipps (villain); Dr. Graham

First Line: It's been a hard day at the office... but now for a nice, quiet evening at home.

Synopsis: A man invites Jack and Jill to witness his murder.

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Origin of the Red Bee

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Michael (a bee); Tom Darrow (District Attorney); Boss Storm (villain); Red (thug); Pete (thug)

First Line: Angered by the slack, grafting administration, citizens of Superior City demonstrate for better government, before the city hall..

Synopsis: Assistant D.A. Rick Raleigh, as the Red Bee, gets a conviction of Boss Storm, a corrupt leader of a political machine seeking to run City Hall. The Red Bee is armed only with his trained pet bee, Michael.

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Notes: There is no actual origin in this story. It is written like the Red Bee has had previous adventures.

The strip was signed with a by-line of B. H. Apiary, which was not a real person.

Origin of the Strange Twins

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Genres: adventure

Character(s): Douglas Strange; Rodney Strange (villain); Wendy Hale; Wing Low; Sin Chow (villain); Blimey Joe; Hung Fu; Lady Chutney; Barclay; Wan Low; Slipfinger; Stubborn Pete

First Line: Twenty five years ago, the crafty Chinese pirate, Sin Chow, visited London's shadowy underworld on an evil mission of revenge...

Synopsis: 25 years ago, Sin Chow kidnapped one of the sons of Neville Strange and raised him in his den of pirates. Only Wing Low know that Douglas and Rodney are brothers. Douglas spends 5 years in prison for a crime Rodney committed and then tries to prove his innocence by tracking down the brother he doesn't even know exists.

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The Lost Moment

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Genres: fantasy

Character(s): Father Donovan; Danny Grew; Hans Schmidt

Synopsis: Danny is given a second chance to avoid killing a man.

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Neutrality Patrol

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Genres: adventure, humorous

Character(s): Bob Masters (intro); Swab Decker (intro)

First Line: On neutrality patrol off Panama, the U. S. S. Scarab hovers over a foreign submarine, which is to be convoyed out of American territorial waters.....

Synopsis: Bob and Swab don't get along so the captain assigns them to keep the crew of a foreign sub under control.

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The Triple Train Wreck Robbery

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Genres: adventure

Character(s): Casey Jones (intro); Deegan (villain)

First Line: Deegan, chief of a band of crooks, plans a daring mail train hold-up.

Synopsis: Deegan uses an autogyro to try to rob Casey's train.

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The Tale of the Haunted Inn

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Genres: horror

Character(s): The Old Witch (intro); Harvey White; Joan White

Synopsis: The Whites are forced to take shelter at an old inn run by a strange woman who claims the inn is unfilled.

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Notes: This is the first installment of a recurring horror feature and is the first such horror feature in comics, predating "Eerie Comics" by seven years, which is considered the first supernatural comic. The Old Witch character is very similar to the Old Witch who narrated EC comics horror tales, which debuted ten years later.

Origin of Neon the Unknown

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Lt. Cracket; Morgan Crookes (villain); Wilson

First Line: Secret preparations for a world invasion by the combined forces of all the primitive races of man -- in the dark continent.

Synopsis: Corbett, a member of the French Foreign Legion, drinks from a mysterious pool and gains strange "neonic" powers. Meanwhile, Morgan Crookes tries to organize all the black races of the world to help him conquer the white countries.

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Notes: More racist than usual for this time period.

In Tinkle Town

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Genres: childrens, humorous

Character(s): Tommy Tinkle (an animated puppet, intro); Mary Lou; Prof. Grund; Sam Snipe (villain); Pat Pokem (villain); Lotta Lure (villain)

Synopsis: Sam Snipe wants to mess up Tommy Tinkle's contract with Santa Claus.

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Doomsday and Afterward

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Blaze Barton (intro); Prof. Solis (intro); Betty Solis (intro); Core-Men (villains)

First Line: What's the meaning of this chart, Professor Solis?

Synopsis: In the year 50,020 the heat of the sun cracks the planet Earth and unleashes core-men to take over the surface.

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Character(s): Uncle Sam

First Line: Greatest comic character is here

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Notes: Promo for National Comics #1.

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First Line: The heart of the bicycle

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Notes: Ad for New Departure coaster brake.

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