Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1948-02-06
Editing: Ned Pines (credited as N. L. Pines) (editor)
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Tara / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Alex Schomburg (signed as Xela)
Inks:
Alex Schomburg (signed as Xela)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:science fiction
Characters:
Robin
Reprints (1)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1948 Periodicals, page 136.

Editor credited in the Statement of Ownership.

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All-Weather All-Purpose Cover-all / comics-form advertising / 1 page

The Eight Hands of Tenslith!
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Tara / comic story / 9 pages

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:science fiction
  • Job Number:A-217
Characters:
Robin; Malo; Queen Hlorte; Haneesh (Lord of Phantom Haven); Tenslith (villain); the Fishmen (villains); Fengle; Sordal
Synopsis:
Lord Haneesh, Tara and her companions land on the planet Aquam, and jointly battle the weird fishmen of that planet to free Queen Hlorte.
Reprints (3)

Magic Glow
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text story / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Philip Sutter; Zack Clayton; Mrs. Sutter; Mr. Sutter; Frank Tracy
Synopsis:
Philip figures out a way to catch a thief.

The March of the Dinosaurs!
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Wonderman / comic story / 9 pages

Script:
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Pencils:
Inks:
Frank Frazetta (partial)
Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:science fiction; superhero
  • Job Number:B-1011
Characters:
Carol Paige; Dr. Voodoo (villain); the Jurasians (villains); Lilith
Synopsis:
Brad and Carol are nearly overcome by the fumes of a gas in Wonderman's laboratory....the evil work of Dr. Voodoo. They find themselves transported to Jurasia, a world nearly dominated by dinosaurs.....beasts that prevent the Jurasians from attacking and subduing the Earth.
Reprints (1)

Tara and the Space Patrol
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Tara / text story / 2 pages

Script:
Frank Roslyn (credited)
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
  • Genre:science fiction
Characters:
Robin; Malo; Malkin
Synopsis:
Tara, Robin and Malo are captured by the Space Patrol.

The Disappearing Room!
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The Grim Reaper / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:CC-905
Characters:
Ole Olson; Jack Olson; Tony
Synopsis:
Ole Olson visits his cousin Jack, who's a bank robber.

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

Charley Ego
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comic story / 0.67 page

Script:
Peters (signed)
Pencils:
Peters (signed)
Inks:
Peters (signed)
Colors:
?
  • Job Number:123B
Characters:
Charley Ego
Synopsis:
Charley tees up, swings, and his club goes flying.

[no title indexed]
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statement of ownership / 0.33 page

Script:
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typeset

The Freezer Gas!
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Jill Trent, Science Sleuth / comic story / 9 pages

Script:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:detective-mystery; crime; science fiction
Characters:
Daisy; Slawter; Slippy; Stevens; Hank
Synopsis:
Jill invents a device for detecting gas leaks at around the same time as a professor uses a paralysis gas for crime.
Reprints (2)

Case of the Moaning Statue!
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The Super-Sleuths / comic story / 8 pages

Script:
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  • Genre:detective-mystery; adventure
  • Job Number:CC-883
Characters:
Stan; Sam; Onslow Carling; Robert Nichols; Wilmer; Ellen Foster
Synopsis:
Stan and Sam solve a case of several art world disappearances.

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

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Juke Box Bank / advertisement / 1 page

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National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page

How to Signal a Car for Help at Night
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Eveready Batteries / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Tara
  2. ["Amazing all-over rain-cover bargain"]
    All-Weather All-Purpose Cover-all
  3. The Eight Hands of Tenslith!
    Tara
  4. Magic Glow
  5. The March of the Dinosaurs!
    Wonderman
  6. Tara and the Space Patrol
    Tara
  7. The Disappearing Room!
    The Grim Reaper
  8. Charley Ego
  9. [no title indexed]
  10. The Freezer Gas!
    Jill Trent, Science Sleuth
  11. Case of the Moaning Statue!
    The Super-Sleuths
  12. ["Amazing! New! Electronic juke-box bank"]
    Juke Box Bank
  13. ["Be a radio technician learn by practicing in spare time with big kits of radio parts I send you"]
    National Radio Institute Home Study Course
  14. How to Signal a Car for Help at Night
    Eveready Batteries
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