Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
Editing: Phil Sturm (editor); Harry A. Chesler Jr. (publisher); Charles Sultan (art director)
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Major Victory / cover / 1 page

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DYNAMIC COMICS, October, 1941, No. 1, Published bi-monthly by Dynamic Publications Inc., Holyoke, Mass. Executive and editorial offices 163 West 23rd St., New York. Harry "A" Chesler, Jr., publisher; Phil Sturm, editor; Charles Sultan, art director. Application for second-class entry pending at the postoffice [sic] at Holyoke, Mass. Single copy 10 c. Yearly subscription $1.00. Entire contents copyright, 1941, by Harry "A" Chesler Features Syndicate, Inc., New York. Printed in U. S. A.

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Mechanix Illustrated / advertisement / 1 page

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Major Victory / comic story / 8 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A lone sentry paces his post
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Major Victory (introduction; origin); Father Patriot (introduction); Von Krumm (villain; introduction)
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That's Odd! / cartoon / 1 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:California's first newspaper...

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Dynamic Man / comic story / 7 pages

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:With ancient witchcraft and black magic...
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Dynamic Man [Bert McQuade] (introduction; origin); Yellow Spot (villain; introduction; death); Dr. Moore (introduction; death)
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Stamp-O-Grams / cartoon / 1 page

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The Mystery of the Evil Eye
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Lucky Coyne / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery
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Lucky Coyne; Terry; Helen Jordan (introduction); Evil Eye [Harms] (villain; introduction)
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Indexer Notes

Lucky Coyne last appeared in Top-Notch Comics (MLJ, 1939 series) #1, which had contents packaged by Chesler.

One in a Million
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Hale the Magician / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Buried for many centuries...
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Hale the Magician (introduction, origin; only appearance)
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Black Cobra
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Black Cobra / comic story / 8 pages

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the Black Cobra [Jim Hornsby] (introduction); District Attorny Hornsby (introduction; Jim's father); Mrs. Hornsby (introduction; Jim's mother); The Professor (villain); Hugo (villain); the Hell Gang (villains)
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Next appearance in CAPTAIN FLIGHT COMICS (Four Star Pub, 1944 series) #8.

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Is it True? / cartoon / 1 page

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Calling All Cars / comic story / 7 pages

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Pat Powers; Sandy O'Shay
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Appears to be a rather blatant knock off of National / DC's "Calling All Cars" (later "Radio Squad") feature created by Siegel and Shuster, although the name of that verson's star is Sandy Kean. But the introductory blurb for this feature even describes Powers and O'Shay as members of "the famous radio squad."

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Sticklers / activity / 1 page

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K-9 / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:animal; detective-mystery
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A police dog run over by a cruel driver
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K-9 (a police dog; introduction; origin); Tip Starr (introduction); Dick Starr (introduction)
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Smoke
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Serg't Bell R.A.F. Demon / comic story / 7 pages

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Wings of America / advertisement / 1 page

They're New! They're Different!
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Dynamic Comics; Yankee Comics; Punch Comics; Scoop Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Major Victory
  2. ["A thrill on every page"]
    Mechanix Illustrated
  3. ["A lone sentry paces his post"]
    Major Victory
  4. ["California's first newspaper..."]
    That's Odd!
  5. ["With ancient witchcraft and black magic..."]
    Dynamic Man
  6. ["Odd names"]
    Stamp-O-Grams
  7. The Mystery of the Evil Eye
    Lucky Coyne
  8. One in a Million
  9. ["Buried for many centuries..."]
    Hale the Magician
  10. Black Cobra
    Black Cobra
  11. ["That saliva is nature's germ killer?"]
    Is it True?
  12. ["It was only a fire that sent..."]
    Calling All Cars
  13. ["What kind of boat looks the same..."]
    Sticklers
  14. ["A police dog run over by a cruel driver"]
    K-9
  15. Smoke
  16. ["Sergeant Bell, crack American ace..."]
    Serg't Bell R.A.F. Demon
  17. ["Absolutely Free! Special to this magazine"]
    Wings of America
  18. They're New! They're Different!
    Dynamic Comics; Yankee Comics; Punch Comics; Scoop Comics
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