Comic books in 'War Bond'

Superman stars in "The Face of Adonis!" Also the Vigilante in "The Dummy and the Dumbbell" (pencils by Mort Meskin as "Mort Morton Jr," inks by Paris), 3 Aces in "Double-X for the Axis," Americommando in "The Brigade of the Biting Rabbit" (art by Bernard Baily), Congo Bill in "The Full-Dress Rebellion," and Zatara the Master Magician in "The Seven Year Itch!" Full-page ad for Supermen of America fan club. Half-page ads for Superman # 21 and World's Finest Comics # 9. Full-page combined ad for Batman # 15, Wonder Woman # 3, All-Star Comics # 15, All-Flash Comics # 9, Comic Cavalcade # 1, Leading Comics # 5, Green Lantern # 6, and Mutt & Jeff # 8. "Slap a Jap" cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Burnley. Cinderella -- a la Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by Ed Dobrotka. Fiddler's Fee starring The Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton), inks by Charles Paris. Sky Knights of Malta starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Missive for Mussolini starring Americommando, script by Jospeh Greene, art by Bernard Baily. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 25, Issue 11 - November 1942. The American Girl magazine. For all girls--Published by the Girl Scouts, features articles, advice, and crafts. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories by Gaylord Du Bois (credited as Howard R. Garis), John Stanley and Walt Kelly. Art by Walt Kelly, Hubbell R. McBride, Rube Grossman, Arthur Jameson, Arthur Nugent, Dan Gormley and Tom Golden. Dell's classic funny-animal series included early work by former Disney animator Walt Kelly, creator of beloved comic strip Pogo. In an early Pogoverse story by Kelly, Albert the Alligator challenges a moose to a duel. In another Kelly story, monkeys try to wake up an elephant. Hector and his family go on a picnic, in a Hector the Henpecked Rooster story written by John Stanley of Little Lulu fame. Elephunnies; Monkey Biz; Uncle Wiggily; Blackie: How to Outsmart a Wolf; Pogo: Ol Albert Is Really a Deer; Hector the Henpecked Rooster; Buzzy; Lion Dog. 48 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane). "The Batman's Biographer!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Boswell Browne wants to document the exploits of Batman and Robin for future generations, but when members of the underworld hear him bragging to some children that he knows many secrets of the Dynamic Duo, a nefarious criminal decides to use Browne's knowledge against our heroes. 2-page Professor Pipp story by Jack Farr. "The Penguin Goes A-Hunting," script by Don Cameron, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane) and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); The Penguin attends a lecture by Gotham City's prison Warden Keyes, who talks about the city's most dangerous villains: the Scarecrow, the Joker and the Cat-Woman, but not Penguin. "Rogues' Pageant!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); At Alfred's urging, Bruce and Dick decide to take a short vacation after particularly strenuous battling against Gotham's underworld, they stop off in San Pablos, a city celebrating the 300th Anniversary of the courageous deeds of their forefathers. "Scrap Haul" text story by Allan Gerz. "Adventure of the Vitamin Vandals!", script by Joseph Greene, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; While vacationing at Malibu Beach, Bruce and Dick become aware of several fishing vessels being robbed of their catches by a group of mysterious individuals who seem to disappear into thin air. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Deception; Dan Garret sneaks into Japan by convincing the enemy he's a Gestapo agent and helps a captured American pilot escape. The Devil's Highway starring Francisco Salazar; story of how American settlers crossed the Superstition Mountains in Arizona to reach California in the face of hostile Indians. Victory Garden; Ali Baba plants a victory garden, but the Nose steals all his produce so Ali buys a mechanical bloodhound to track him down. Air Pirates; Brody and White rob banks and use an airplane for their getaways. The Left-Handed Killer; Military Intelligence loans Dan to his old town's police force for a few days to help solve a murder. Escape of a French Girl, art by George Tukel. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Tom Gill. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Robert Pious, Jack Hearne, Harold DeLay, Pam Robinson, Milt Hammer and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #58. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Cap Hawkins tells the true story of the B-29 Super Fortress bomber. Sergeant Spook helps Jerry when he gets mixed up with an eccentric portrait painter and a rich kid who looks just like him. Also featuring an ad for Tootsie Rolls, "Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man!" Cover (a War Bonds promotion) features portraits of various American WWII generals and admirals, including future President Dwight Eisenhower. Inside front cover features a message from those same military figures, again promoting War Bonds, a WWII funding drive. Dick Cole; Old Cap Hawkins True Tales; Edison Bell: The Disappearing Act; Make Edison Bell's Professional Magician's Magic Box; Thorns of the Devil; Blue Bolt; Krisko and Jasper; Fearless Fellers; Sgt. Spook; Bluebolts and Nuts. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Classic WWII Hitler cover. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Silent People Speak, script and pencilsby Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; the Commandos stage a raid into the Netherlands in support of the underground resistance. Busy Bill the Bill Collector two-pager, art by George Storm. On the Double, M'lord!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; an English lord finds himself a private in a unit with his manservant as drill sergeant. The Knights Wore Khaki, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; the Commandos liberate the castle of Camelon. Danger Underground, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter; Liberty Belle exposes a woman newscaster as a spy. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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World War II cover. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. The Battle of the Lady Leathernecks, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]; Brooklyn breaks his leg while peeling potatoes; he gets sent to Hawaii for recuperation and the rest of the gang soon follows; there they run into some lady marines and bust up a spy ring. Big Bamboozle Pocket Buster starring Drafty and Tim. King of the Insects, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]; Brooklyn battles the Japanese with DDT. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Attack By Night text story by Stan Carter. V-Mail for Victory, script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]. The Return of Dr. Narsty Tootsie Roll ad starring Captain Tootsie, pencils by C.C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Marc Swayze. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Marc Swayze and unknown. Art by Marc Swayze, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Bulbo the Whale" with story by Bill Woolfolk; "Klang the Killer" by Marc Swayze; "The Great Atlantic Dam" (Adolf Hitler appearance); and "Captain Marvel a Murderer?" Plus: Giant Paste the Axis Contest 2-pager with C.C. Beck strip, "Captain Marvel Is Robbed of His Magic Word." Also in this issue: Captain Kid in an untitled tale with art by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Death Express" by Douglas Mann. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Sol Brodsky, Charles Quinlan, Walter Palais, Al Mandel and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 3 #6. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Kitten and Mickey, the sidekicks of Cat-Man and the Deacon also known as the Little Leaders, discuss "How to Lick the Nazis" in a PSA for War Stamps. Ragman searches for the mad scientist who unleashed the Human King Kong on the city. The Hood is puzzled by the Man Who Fought with Fun, in a story with early inks by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Blackout swears to prevent the Nazis from crushing the Polish underground. Cat-Man and Kitten: Flight to Doom!; Ranger Smith; The Deacon; Blackout; Rag-Man; Frank Fairplay's Dangerous Mission; Little Leaders; The Hood: The Weird Case of the Man Who Fought with Fun!; The Battle of the Solomon Islands; The Death Patrol. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Catman and the Kitten in "Rajah of Destruction." The Deacon and Mickey in "The Sinister Seance of Doom!" The Ragman in "Demon of Destruction" (art by Sol Brodsky). Blackout stars in "Slaves of the New Order." The Hood stars in "A Nest of Rattlesnakes" (art by Dan Barry). Other stories include "Little Leaders," "The Mysterious Bomber," and "Men Agaist the Sea." Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Charles Quinlan, Herman C. Browner, Robert Turner, Al Mandel and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 2 #6. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. The Hood faces the ruthless Axis interrogator Red Lash, who has red whips for hands. Gangsters capture the Deacon and put him into a pit full of man-eating rats, but luckily Mickey is not far away. Kitten and Mickey, the sidekicks of Cat-Man and the Deacon also known as the Little Leaders, search for the train robber who stole a fortune in diamonds intended for the defense industry. Cover by Charles Quinlan features caricatures of the Axis leadership and doubles as a war-bonds PSA. Cat-Man & Kitten: The Two-Faced Terror; The Deacon & Mickey: Vanishing Vagabonds!; The Ragman: Adventure of Formula G275; Little Leaders: Diamonds for Victory!; The Hood: The Red Lash!; Chinatown Trap; Blackout: Death for the Nazis!; The Well Cooked Cook; Hog-Bound. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Pierce Rice and Arturo Cazeneuve. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Bernie Krigstein, Jill Elgin, Frank Borth, Victor E. Pazmino, A. W. Nugent, Pierce Rice, Arturo Cazeneuve and Art Helfant. Harvey makes an early entry in the superhero adventure genre with this anthology. The Human Meteor's final appearance features art by Sam Glanzman. The Liberty Lads set out to stop a Nazi bomber from targeting America, in a story with early art by future EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Magic superhero Dr. Miracle battles Moroccan mystic Mitzah to aid the Allies in North Africa. Human Meteor; Dr. Miracle; Twinkle Twin: Murder in a Blackout; Fingerprints of Death; Water..Water..Everywhere; Liberty Lads; Champ; Introducing Moppo the Marionette; Champ Chuckles; Billy Brains the Boy Marvel; Champ Confusers; Getting Mazie Married. Final issue of the series. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Bryant. Luckiest Man In the World starring Doll Man. The Little Green Men; Doll Man faces a scientist who has created mute Little Green Men by shrinking people, for whom Doll Man shows no mercy. The Tiny Terrors starring Doll Man. The Playboy Inventor starring The Dragon, script and art by Fred Guardineer. Wobble-Foot starring Doll Man. The Monster Man ad starring Captain Tootsie. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Alex Schomburg. Written by John Swenson, Gerald Devers, Walt Wilson and unknown. Art by Ken Battefield, Maurice Gutwirth, Bob Oksner, Max Plaisted, Ed Moritz and unknown. Featuring The Black Terror, Nemesis of Crime, in an untitled story with art by Ken Battefield and Ed Moritz. Plus: The American Eagle in an untitled story with art by Maurice Gutwirth; Crash Carter, Air Cadet, in an untitled story with art by Bob Oksner; 1-page text story "Dust Storm" by John Swenson; The Liberator in an untitled story; 1-page text story "Haunted House" by Gerald Devers; Sergeant Bill King in an untitled story with art by Maurice Gutwirth; 1-page text story "Good Cowpony" by Walt Wilson; and Larry North, U.S. Navy, in and untitled story with art by Max Plaisted. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy is trapped in a world of giant insects, with only his secret word to save him. Trouble brews when the Rattler employs Sheriff Oscar to force the Jenks off their gold-rich land. In his Funny Animals debut, Gremmy the Gremlin protects a runaway squirrel from the predators stalking his path. Plus a puzzle page and cover promoting War Bonds and Stamps, fundraising efforts for WWII. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Gremmy the Gremlin; Pencil Pranks; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don: Tells of Willipus Wallipus Jr. Practicing!; Reddy Dough; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The thirty-eighth issue of the Flashback reprint series presents World's Finest Comics #8 originally published in 1942 by World's Best Comics Company. Cover art by Jack Burnley. "Talent, Unlimited," script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Sam Citron (as Joe Shuster), inks by John Sikela (as Joe Shuster); Clark Kent is given the assignment by Editor White to find a missing heiress, but along the way manages to help five other people realize their dreams.....as the Man of Steel! "Tanks for the Memory!", art by Stan Kaye; Drafty and Tim are put on K.P. duty, but manage to break everything in sight, so they are assigned to anti-tank detail instead! "The Magic Lantern," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman; A couple of crooks watch Zatara perform magic with an ancient lamp, so they steal it, hoping to use its magic to commit crimes. "Stripesy, Solo Sleuth Inc.!" starring The Star-Spangled Kid, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman; Having had a petty quarrel with Sylvester, Stripesy decides to go into the detective business himself.....with disastrous results! "The Luck of the Lepparts," script by Jack Kirby and (possibly co-plotted by Joe Simon), pencils by Joe Simon, inks by Jack Kirby; The last living Leppart is haunted by his ancestors' curse: to die by one of the four elements. "The Unluckiest Man In The World!" starring The Green Arrow, script by Joseph Green, pencils by Cliff Young, inks by Steve Brodie. The Minuteman Answers the Call public service announcement by M. C. Gaines, art by Sheldon Moldoff. "A Double for Trouble," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joe Gallagher; While riding the subway, the King decides to make himself up like a passenger he sees sleeping in a seat; Unknown to him, that man is a reporter who has belittled "The Chicken," whom he suspects in involved with the Nazis! "Brothers In Law!" starring Batman and Robin, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane) and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); The untimely death of their father leads the O'Brien brothers to attempt to get even with his killer, while working at odds against one another. The Boy Commandos ad. 100 pages, full color cardstock covers, 7-3/4-in. x 10-3/8-in. black-and-white interior on white paper stock, saddle-stitched binding. Cover price $3.00.

Cover art by George Gregg (?). Untitled story, art by L. B. Cole; Magno and Davey Landis vs. The Clown. Untitled Lash Lightning story. Untitled Unknown Soldier story, art by Harvey Kurtzman; Drako-Saki, a Japanese vampire considered the father of Japanese evil and a spirit of the netherworld, is raised from the dead to help defeat the Allied war effort. "Friendly .45's" western frontier text story. Untitled story, art by L. B. Cole; Captain Courageous vs. Captain Nippo and von Slagg. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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War Bonds cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, Clayton Knight, H. H. Knerr, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Floyd Torbert, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Edwina Dumm, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, Eugene L. Pollack, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. The cover references Victory Bonds, a WWII war-bond program; Romance of Flying focuses on B-17 bombers, known as "Flying Fortresses." Mandrake the Magician; Seein' Stars; Jan and Aloysius; The Romance of Flying; Bunky; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; High Spots; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Dinglehoofer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories and art by Jack Sparling and Al Carreno. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. "International policeman" (spy) Radar learns that a powerful chemical conglomerate is funding anarchists to destabilize a Balkan country. Nyoka escapes a burning building and pursues the arsonists who stole the Terrible Tiara, in a story with some action-girl art and witty dialogue ("look out for the incendiary bums!"). Bulletman gets some help from "Bulletdog" when a mad scientist plots to infect the city's rats with bubonic plague. Radar: The Cartels of Crime; Nyoka, the Jungle Girl: The Terrible Tiara: Part 4; Bulletman: The Man Who Stole the Mice; Helpful Hugo in Hollywood; Boxcar Benny; Hoodoo Hannigan, Ch. 34: Occupied Coast; Captain Marvel, Jr.: The Flytamin Pills. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1st Superboy cover. Cover by Henry Boltinoff (Dover and Clover) and Stan Kaye (Superboy). "Merchant of Menace" starring Green Arrow and Speedy, art by Maurice del Bourgo. "Good Hunting," script by Don Cameron (as Jerry Siegel), art by Joe Shuster; When Johnny and his mother are going to be evicted from their home, Johnny decides to go out and discover something valuable to help pay down the mortgage; However, when he discovers the men responsible for the situation he and his mother finds themselves in, it is Superboy that must take a hand and save Johnny from certain death. "The Missing Musicians" starring Johnny Quick, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). "Railroad Roundup" starring Dover and Clover, art by Henry Boltinoff. "The Great Goldfish Bowl," art by Louis Cazeneuve; A millionaire commissions Aquaman to find his nephew's pet goldfish. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jim Chambers. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, Milt Youngren, Gaylord Du Bois, Paul Robinson and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Dixie is finally ready to marry Smilin' Jack, but then she gets a telegram that her husband is alive. Pat takes on Captain Blaze's mutinous crew in a leaky rowboat, "with just a bow and arrow and a piece o' wash line as weapons." Gangsters target a D.A., and the Gang Busters leap into action. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. The cover is practically a historical artifact itself, promoting and displaying a US War Bond of the era. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; A Matter of Conscience!; Elza Poppin; Etta Kett; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, George Swanson, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, and Gaylord Du Bois. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Downwind flies to South America with Fat Stuff and his wife. Terry and Connie lead the assault to free the Dragon Lady from Axis soldiers. Maw cautions Paw not to put down Polly's new boyfriend, as that will just drive her into his arms. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover, Gasoline Alley and Felix the Cat. Another War Bonds cover, this one featuring a letter signed by General Eisenhower and Admiral Nimitz, among others. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; The Flop Family; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; Manhandling Murphy; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Gil Kane, Mel Lazarus, and George Tukel. Adventures of the original Blue Beetle, presented at a time when the character was moving from Fox Feature Syndicate (its original publisher) to Holyoke (another short-lived Golden Age publisher). Dan Garret masquerades as a Gestapo agent help a captured American pilot escape from Japan; Very early comics by Mel Lazarus, later the artist on the comic strip Momma; Blue Beetle seeks a left-handed killer in his hometown. Deception; Little Willie; The Devil's Highway; Victory Garden; Caught by Dusty Hands; Air Pirates; Putting Planes Through Their Paces; Animals at War; The Left Handed Killer; Escape of a French Girl; The Case of the Empty Envelope; The D's to the Rescue; Netje, the Little Dutch Girl; Jungle Jake. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Dale Messick, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Jim Chambers, Ed Leffingwell, Martin Branner, Al Posen, and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Winnie Winkle and Will try to find jobs during the Great Depression. Brenda finds new romance and adventure during her vacation to Sun Valley. Clyde Beatty charms the very beasts of the jungle into aiding him against Axis forces. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Dick Tracy. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Brenda Starr; The Road to Home; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Sweeney & Son; Clyde Beatty; The Ripples. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alonzo Vincent. Cadet story, art by John Jordan. Target story, art by Sid Greene. The Isle of Tortured Men starring Bull's-Eye Bill, art by John Daly. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by Alonzo Vincent. Undersea Champion text story by Mickey Spillane. Spacehawk story, script and art by Basil Wolverton. The Last of the Mohicans [Part 7]--Fantastic Feature Films, art by Harold DeLay. Al T. Tude story, art by Art Gates. Murder Madness Before the Footlights starring Chameleon. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Jordan. Cadet story, art by John Jordan. The Vibratory Weapon starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton. Victory Is Our Target starring Speck, Spot, and Sis, script and art by Alonzo Vincent. Al T. Tude story, script and art by Art Gates. Ill Wind text story by Mickey Spillane. The Last of the Mohicans [Part 9]--Fantastic Feature Films, art by Harold DeLay. Bull's-Eye Bill story, art by John Daly. Target story, art by Sid Greene. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cadet story. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by Milt Hammer. Target story, art by Bill Allison. Candid Charlie, art by B. Gordon Guth. Patrol Torpedo text story. Dan'l Flannel humor story. Bull's-Eye Bill; still home on leave. Chameleon story, art by James Wilcox. Targettoons humor page by Milt Hammer. Full page sequential panel art ad for Tootsie Rolls, script by Rod Reed, art by C. C. Beck. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Classic WWII Tojo cover by Tom Gill. Cadet story, art by Walter Johnson; Kit Carter catches a murderous mink rancher. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by Milt Hammer. Peg Leg Killer starring Target and the Targeteers, art by Walter Johnson. Candid Charlie story, art by B. Gordon Guth. Bull's-Eye Bill story, art by Jack Hearne. Dan'l Flannel story. Friends At Last text story by Pam Robinson. Killer's Holiday starring Chameleon, script and art by Don Rico. Full page sequential panel art ad for Tootsie Rolls candy, script by Rod Reed, art by C. C. Beck. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories based on actual people and events: Vice Admiral Richmond K. Turner: Commander of the Crocodile Fleet. Origins of nursery rhymes. Therese Bonney: Photo-Fighter; 3-panel, 3-page sequence shows a Nazi concentration camp. Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Round the World Gift--National War Fund. Builders of the Alaska Highway. Rube Waddell: Magnificent Screwball bio on baseball pitcher. The Battling Borie; Aging U.S. destroyer fights German submarines. The Fearless Five; Five U.S Marines in the South Pacific stop a Japanese attack. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Gill, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, and Vince Alascia. Strange stories of science fiction, fantasy and horror that fit within the guidelines of the new Comics Code. Square Stanley hangs out with Gigi at her Beatnik parties, where she says things like "Isn't this the uttermost?...Take off, cube, and fly!", in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Baxter is eccentric anyway, but when he starts talking about a woman no one else can see, it seems he's finally lost it. A commuter boards a bus that suddenly takes off and flies, and he realizes he should have taken the local, not the express. Where Does It Go?; The Mirage; Who's Crazy?; Been There Before?; The Wanderers; Way Out, Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.