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Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	1945
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?
Notes	Index previously stated that this issue was an exact duplicate of K O KOMICS #1, but comparison of scans of the two issues show that they share the same features but different stories. Art Ids for issue by Jim Vandenboncoeur. For continuity, it appears as though the stories in K O KOMICS happen first.

Cover Details - "The Duke of Darkness"

Characters	Duke of Darkness; Magnificent Epod; Menace
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Bernard Baily
Inks	Bernard Baily
Notes	Index previously stated that this issue was an exact duplicate of K O KOMICS #1, but comparison of scans of the two issues show that they share the same features but different stories. Art Ids for issue by Jim Vandenboncoeur. For continuity, it appears as though the stories in K O KOMICS happen first.

1 page advertisement "Matched Cameo Ring and Earring Birthstone Set"

Synopsis	Ad for jewelry from Invenco Corp.
Notes	Inside front cover. Also includes indicia.

12 page Duke of Darkness story "The Prince of Paupers"

Characters	Duke of Darkness [Paddy Sullivan]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	John Giunta [as Jay G]
Notes	Previously credited to Sam Cooper for both pencils and inks. Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. says John Giunta with an unknown inker.

1 page Prof. Jabberwacky filler "Leopards"

Genre	Humor
Pencils	Harold Sherman ?
Inks	Harold Sherman ?
Notes	Harold Sherman credit from comparing to a signed story in K O Komics #1.

1 page Prof. Jabberwacky filler "Bees"

Pencils	Harold Sherman ?
Inks	Harold Sherman ?
Notes	Harold Sherman credit from comparing artwork to signed story in K O Komics #1. This Prof. Jabberwacky story only has a red band across the bottom of the page, like the red bands in Red Band Comics.

2 page text story "Midnight Was His Brother"

Script	Bruce Elliot (credited)
Letters	Typeset

7 page Magnificent Epod story "Jack of all trades and also master of them..."

Characters	Magnificent Epod
Pencils	August Froehlich
Inks	August Froehlich

9 page The Menace story "December 25, 1932..."

Characters	The Menace [Dennis Temple]; Adolf Hitler
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Milton Cohen

1 page advertisement "Free With Your Order"

Synopsis	Ad for a free X-Acto knife with the order of a book from Larch Book Co.
Notes	Inside back cover.

1 page advertisement "Free 150 Power Microscope"

Synopsis	Ad for a free microscope with the order of a book from Metro Publications.
Notes	On back cover of comic.