Price: 0.10 CAD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1947
Editing: F. E. Howard
Cover Thumbnail for Super Duper Comics (F.E. Howard Publications, 1947 series) #3 Edit Cover
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America's Newest Sensation
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Mr. Monster / cover / 1 page

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Letters:
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Mr. Monster [Jim Stearne]; Java Bean; Jeff Waring; Nelvana; Cinder Smith; Tang; Buddy Breckinridge
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

All characters are shown in individual stars. Looks like they are all drawn by the same person, based on panels from the interior stories.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Cover date is "May June", indicia date is May only. Cover has Bell logo, same as the Bell Features Logo, but indicia states "F. E. Howard Publications Ltd. 60 Jarvis Street, Toronto" as the publisher.

I'll Teach You Real Professional Magic
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advertisement / 1 page

The Terror of Trezma
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Mr. Monster / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Fred Kelly (signed)
Pencils:
Fred Kelly (signed)
Inks:
Fred Kelly (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Fred Kelly (signed)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Mr. Monster [Doc. Jim Stearne]; The Terror of Trezma; Doctor Carter; Gloria; Duke of Lansbury; Rolf
Synopsis:
A Nazi bomb uncovers a monster named the Terror of Trezma who had been buried since the 13th century in Surrey, England. The monster attacks Doctor Carter who calls Mr. Monster from Canada to come help. The Terror kidnaps Gloria and Mr. Monster saves her by shooting it with his gun.
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A Gripping Saga of the Roaring Rails, with, "Cinder" Smith
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Cinder Smith / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Fred Kelly (signed)
Pencils:
Fred Kelly (signed)
Inks:
Fred Kelly (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Fred Kelly (signed)
  • Genre:adventure
Characters:
Cinder Smith; Polly Randall; Ape Hogan; Mike Riley; Ben Carter
Synopsis:
Ape Hogan extorts money out of the tramps that ride the train.

[no title indexed]
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Out of the Woods / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Pencils:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:animal
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Ah, what a splendid day!
Characters:
Soft-Eyes; Redcoat; Powder-Puff; Fuzzy; Chatterbox
Synopsis:
Fuzzy the bear saves Powder-Puff the rabbit from Redcoat the fox.
Reprints (1)

The Scientist of Lightning Peak
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text story / 2 pages

Script:
Pat Dingle (credited as Pat Hamilton)
Pencils:
Adrian Dingle (signed as Dingle)
Inks:
Adrian Dingle (signed as Dingle)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:science fiction
Characters:
Roy Munkton; Bruce Barnes
Synopsis:
Roy and Bruce find themselves mentally controlled to go to a mad scientist's castle.
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]
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Tang / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
John Hollis Mason (credited as J. H. Mason)
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Letters:
  • Genre:western-frontier
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:As Buddy rides into Coffin City, citizens stop their chatter...
Characters:
Tang; Buddy Breckenridge; Borden; Slim; Black Mike Corgan
Synopsis:
Tang the wonder horse helps Buddy solve the mystery of the disappearing train.

Indexer Notes

Buddy and Tang previously appeared in Triumph-Adventure Comics #5, where Buddy was a small boy and Tang was a foal.

[no title indexed]
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Java Bean / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Hy Moyer (signed)
Pencils:
Hy Moyer (signed)
Inks:
Hy Moyer (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Hy Moyer (signed)
  • Genre:humour
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Yoo Hoo, Mammy
Characters:
Java Bean; Trader Corn; Cyanide (tiger)
Synopsis:
Java sells love potion pills.

[no title indexed]
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Jeff Waring / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
John Hollis Mason (credited as John Mason)
Pencils:
Murray Karn (signed)
Inks:
Murray Karn (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Murray Karn (signed)
  • Genre:adventure
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jeff Waring learns that Prof. Allen's expedition into the Matto Grosso...
Characters:
Jeff Waring; Kay Allen; Carlos Luenco; Professor Allen
Synopsis:
Jeff, Kay and Carlos are captured by natives and taken to Professor Allen, who they have adopted as their leader.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Last panel says to follow Jeff's further adventures in Slam-Bang comics. Possible that this story is a continuation of a story in that comic.

[no title indexed]
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Nelvana of the Northern Lights / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Adrian Dingle (signed)
Pencils:
Adrian Dingle (signed)
Inks:
Adrian Dingle (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Adrian Dingle (signed)
  • Genre:adventure; superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Famine stalks the Arctic, threatening to exterminate the Eskimo race!
  • Keywords:Etheria
Characters:
Nelvana [Alana North] (Koliak's daughter, secret agent); Koliak (god of the northern lights); John Keene; King Rano (ruler of Glacia); Prince Targa (son of King Rano); Vultor (villain); "one-ear" (villain, cameo)
Synopsis:
Nelvana and John Keene, R.C.M.P. officer, head to Etheria to convince the people there not to attack Earth due to it's use of radio waves. Once there, they find it is under the power of Vultor who plans on taking over Glacia. A war ensues and Glacia is destroyed, but so are the Etherians. Vultor escapes.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance of Nelvana.

Continuation of story started in Triumph Comics Nos. 24-29 (according to http://www.collectionscanada.ca/3/3/t3-302-e.html).

Nelvana has electronic powers.

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advertisement / 1 page

Here's A Brand New Comic Book!
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. America's Newest Sensation
    Mr. Monster
  2. I'll Teach You Real Professional Magic
  3. The Terror of Trezma
    Mr. Monster
  4. A Gripping Saga of the Roaring Rails, with, "Cinder" Smith
    Cinder Smith
  5. ["Ah, what a splendid day!"]
    Out of the Woods
  6. The Scientist of Lightning Peak
  7. ["As Buddy rides into Coffin City, citizens stop their chatter..."]
    Tang
  8. ["Yoo Hoo, Mammy"]
    Java Bean
  9. ["Jeff Waring learns that Prof. Allen's expedition into the Matto Grosso..."]
    Jeff Waring
  10. ["Famine stalks the Arctic, threatening to exterminate the Eskimo race!"]
    Nelvana of the Northern Lights
  11. Print Your Own Snapshots
  12. Here's A Brand New Comic Book!
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