Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 60
Editing: George Brenner (credited as George E. Brenner) (editor); Busy Arnold (credited as Everett M. Arnold) (business manager, general manager, publisher)
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Captain Triumph Tangles With The Tyrant of Toar Valley!
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Captain Triumph / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
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Captain Triumph
Reprints (1)

Issue Data

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Indexer Notes

Correct story order supplied by Henry Peters, 5/4/2006.
Statement of ownership.Publisher Comic Magazines Inc. 322 Main ST Stamford, CT
Everett M. Arnold, Publisher. George E. Brenner, Editor
Owners: Everett M. Arnold, Claire C. Arnold
Editorial Offices: 415 Lexington Ave, NY, NY

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Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Tyrant of Toar Valley
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Captain Triumph / comic story / 15 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Captain Triumph [Lance and Michael Gallant]; Biff; Kim Meredith; April Jackson; Chuckaluck; Vorvey (villain)
Synopsis:
Michael discovers a plot in Toar Valley and tries to get word to Lance, but Lance is hurt by a bomb and is rendered unconscious. Michael compels his brother to touch the special birthmark and Captain Triumph rounds up the villain, When he returns to his normal appearance, Lance finds himself healed of his injuries.

Indexer Notes

Story title taken from the cover.

Who Is the Question Mark?
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Pen Miller / comic story / 5 pages

Script:
Klaus Nordling (signed as Klaus)
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Klaus Nordling (signed as Klaus)
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Klaus Nordling (signed as Klaus)
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  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Pen Miller; Question Mark [Bette] (villain; introduction; dies); Chop Chu; Inspector Rawkins

The Spectre on the Stairs
(Table of Contents: 4)

Hack O'Hara / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; detective-mystery

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Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Oh, for a good steady job!
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Molly the Model [Molly Maloney]
Synopsis:
Molly gets a steady job as a sculptor's model but can't hold her pose as Diana the Huntress when a man spies on her.

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(Table of Contents: 6)

Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:As the misshapen, chuckling creature slithered into Betty's room
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Pop Maloney
Synopsis:
Pop's enjoyment of a radio horror program is spoiled by commercials for Itsy Bitsy Baby Food.

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Molly the Model / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Nice ad they just put up!
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Molly Maloney; Mrs. Fitzdreery
Synopsis:
Molly gets a smile stuck on her face after posing too long.

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Inkie / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
Al Stahl (signed)
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Al Stahl (signed)
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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Stop him!
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Inkie

The Paperdrive
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text story / 1.75 pages

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typeset
  • Genre:historical
Synopsis:
A history of paper production, from France to Japan to China to the USA, ending with a war-time message to save paper..

Indexer Notes

Original information supplied by Henry Peters, 5/4/2006.

[no title indexed]
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statement of ownership / 0.25 page

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Busy Arnold (credited as Everett M. Arnold) (publisher)
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typeset

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Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What put me to sleep?
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  • Reprint of a newspaper strip, date unknown.

Brad & Dad
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Rube Goldberg's Side Show / comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dad, I still can't decide on a career

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Information from Henry Peters, 5/4/2006.

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Beezy / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Having a heart a little less stable than a weather vane...
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Beezy Bumble; Ma Bumble; Pa Bumble; Betty Bumble; Gilda Glamma; Miss Fuzzit; Shrewsbury
Synopsis:
Beezy's crush on a visiting movie star gets both him and his father in trouble.

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Slap Happy Pappy / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Chaos hits the hills of the Ozarks!

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Floogy the Fiji / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:I'm king of the bear-back riders!
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Captain Triumph Tangles With The Tyrant of Toar Valley!
    Captain Triumph
  2. ["This'll teach you to bust up my rackets"]
    Post Grape-Nuts Flakes; Volto from Mars
  3. The Tyrant of Toar Valley
    Captain Triumph
  4. Who Is the Question Mark?
    Pen Miller
  5. The Spectre on the Stairs
    Hack O'Hara
  6. ["Oh, for a good steady job!"]
    Molly the Model
  7. ["As the misshapen, chuckling creature slithered into Betty's room"]
    Molly the Model
  8. ["Nice ad they just put up!"]
    Molly the Model
  9. ["Stop him!"]
    Inkie
  10. The Paperdrive
  11. [no title indexed]
  12. ["What put me to sleep?"]
    Rube Goldberg's Side Show
  13. Brad & Dad
    Rube Goldberg's Side Show
  14. ["Having a heart a little less stable than a weather vane..."]
    Beezy
  15. ["Chaos hits the hills of the Ozarks!"]
    Slap Happy Pappy
  16. ["I'm king of the bear-back riders!"]
    Floogy the Fiji
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  • Michael Hoskin
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  • Clint Maxwell
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Wilt
  • Len Wolinsky
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