Volume: 4
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 64
Editing: Samuel Bierman (editor)
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Yank and Doodle / cover / 1 page

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typeset
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Men who break the law don't get very far when pursued by Yank & Doodle and the Black Owl
Characters:
Yank [Dick Walters]; Doodle [Rick Walters]; The Black Owl [Walt Walters]

Indexer Notes

Artist identification by Craig Delich.

Issue Data

[no title indexed]
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Vacutex Blackhead Remover / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Man Who Couldn't Remember to Forget!
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Yank and Doodle / comic story / 12 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Black Owl [Walt Walters]; Yank [Dick Walters]; Doodle [Rick Walters]; Loud Larry; Jewels Julius; Safe Sammy; Mitey Mike [Mighty Mike]; Stoolie
Synopsis:
Cowardly criminal Mitey Mike gets amnesia and becomes the tough gang leader Mighty Mike.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Craig Delich. Art is consistent with Del Bourgo’s signed art from Mask Comics #2 (April 1945), including his big-mouthed expressions showing teeth and how he draws the “S” inside the ears.

[no title indexed]
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Who-Zoo / cartoon / 1 page

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Pencils:
Moe Abercrambie (signed as Moe)
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Moe Abercrambie (signed as Moe)
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  • Genre:humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Junior is eating crackers in bed again
Characters:
Junior; Madge

Indexer Notes

Humor feature. Four one-panel gags.

[Food Fighters of Russia]
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Ted O'Neil / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:war; adventure
  • Feature Logo:Ted O'Neil of the Commandos
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:An army travels on its stomach, is an old and very true military adage!
Characters:
Ted O'Neil; Hinky; the Russians; the Nazis (villains, all die); Katia; Mischa
Synopsis:
Ted and Hinky help out the Russian guerrillas against the Nazis.

Indexer Notes

Artist revision from Arnold Hicks ? to Stoner per Ken Quattro's article in Alter Ego #118 (July 2013), added by Craig Delich 2013-7-21. The letters “E” and “S” are also placed on opposite sides of the last panel.

[Frankenstein Joins the Nazis]
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Frankenstein / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:humor; war; horror-suspense; science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Frankenstein was getting along quite well in his new character of reformed monster...
  • Keywords:monsters
Characters:
Frankenstein; Schultz; Henry
Synopsis:
The Nazis kidnap Frankenstein and make him work for them.

[The Invisibility Paint]
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Worldbeater and Unghh / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Fred Morgan (signed as F. M.)
Inks:
Fred Morgan (signed as F. M.)
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  • Genre:adventure; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:When we left Worldbeater last month he was using an invisibility device to escape from
Characters:
Worldbeater; Unghh; Aggie; W. Gresham
Synopsis:
Worldbeater tries to make invisible paint.

Santa Claus Has Wings
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text story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:humor
Characters:
Jean Fourche; Maman Fourche; Celeste Fourche; Claudette Fourche; Henry Goodman; Jeanne Monet; Dr. Dubonnet
Synopsis:
At a village in occupied France the Fourche family thinks of an American who had managed to spend Christmas with them for years.

Indexer Notes

Text story.

[The Plague Year Murders]
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Flying Fist and Bingo / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Fred Morgan (signed as F. M.)
Pencils:
Fred Morgan (signed as F. M.)
Inks:
Fred Morgan (signed as F. M.)
Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
The Flying Fist [Freddy Tapps]; Bingo [Junior Tapps]; Carl Rick (practical joker, death); Gabble (actor); Van Lunce (villain, play producer)
Synopsis:
The Tapps decide to secure a walk-on role in a new production based on the horrific plague that occured in 1557. After their scene is over, they retreat to the balcony to watch the rest of the play and notice that the bald heads of orchestra members spell "DEATH"! As the Flying Fist and Bingo, they investigate the situation and discover that a person, dressed as the astrologer in the play, is the killer of one of the actors.
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Through the Looking Glass / activity / 1 page

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Indexer Notes

How-to do a card trick.

The Rich Man's Robin Hood!
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Airmale / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Airmale; Stampy; Mulrooney; Robbing Hood; Mrs. Morganbilt; Chalmers
Synopsis:
Robbing Hood steals from the poor to give to the rich.

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Vanguard Piano Rythmagraph / advertisement / 1 page

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Krak-a-Jap Machine Gun / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Men who break the law don't get very far when pursued by Yank & Doodle and the Black Owl"]
    Yank and Doodle
  2. ["Remove ugly blackheads or no cost"]
    Vacutex Blackhead Remover
  3. The Man Who Couldn't Remember to Forget!
    Yank and Doodle
  4. ["Junior is eating crackers in bed again"]
    Who-Zoo
  5. [Food Fighters of Russia]
    Ted O'Neil
  6. [Frankenstein Joins the Nazis]
    Frankenstein
  7. [The Invisibility Paint]
    Worldbeater and Unghh
  8. Santa Claus Has Wings
  9. [The Plague Year Murders]
    Flying Fist and Bingo
  10. [no title indexed]
    Through the Looking Glass
  11. The Rich Man's Robin Hood!
    Airmale
  12. ["Free proof that I can teach you to play piano in one lesson!"]
    Vanguard Piano Rythmagraph
  13. ["Boys! Free 5 power telescope"]
    Krak-a-Jap Machine Gun
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  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • James Ludwig
  • Daniel Martinez
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
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