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| Publication | February 1945 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Cover | Murder Is No Joke! |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: The Barker [Carnie Callahan] |
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| Advertisement | "Look! That tree right across the road!" (1 page) |
| Featuring | Volto from Mars |
| Credits | Pencils: Frank Robbins | Inks: Frank Robbins |
| Content | Characters: Volto |
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| Comic Story | Murder Is No Joke! (11 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Colonel Land (Mammoth Circus owner); Tiny; Lena; Major Midge; Shali (introduction, a snake-charmer); Samson Smith (introduction, strong man); Sonny Day (introduction); Capt. Bill Day (introduction); Dr. Devlin (villain, introduction); Al (villain, introduction); Marty (villain, introduction); Boots (villain, introduction); Maxie (villain, introduction); un-named crooks (villains, introduction for all) |
| Notes | Story title taken from the cover.
Samson Smith took Tiny Tim's place as the circus strongman in this story, but Tiny continues to appear in plain clothes, more or less as a towering rodeo trickster.
Writer credit formerly "Klaus Nordling". |
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| Comic Story | Sing Me a Torch Song (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Sally O'Neil; Jerome (first appearance; villain); Frankie Sebar (first appearance; villain) |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Case No. 20... The Vase of Kwan-Yin (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | G-2 works with a well-known art expert to recover treasures stolen by the Axis forces in the Pacific, including the famed Kwan-Yin Vase from the country of Tambang.....a vase said to bestow leadership on its possessor. |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: G-2 [Captain Don Leash]; Professor Joaquim (art expert); the Japanese (villains) |
| Notes | Last appearance |
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| Comic Story | The Lisping Hob-Goblin and the Ghost That Failed (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor; Children | Characters: Intellectual Amos; Horrible Horace (first appearance; a ghost); Wilbur (first appearance; a hobgoblin); Von Hogg (first appearance; villain) |
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| Comic Story | The Vengeance of Monk Mature (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Chic Carter; Monk Mature (first appearance; villain) |
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| Text Story | Footprints of Light (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Spencer Hale; Wango; Devers |
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| Comic Story | Waterdog Breeze (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Windy Breeze |
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| Comic Story | Theatre of Thieves (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Quicksilver [Max]; Fortescue and the Shen-Dee Troupe (villains, introduction for all) |
| Notes | The artist snuck his signature into this story, a practice discouraged by the Quality editors after the war, although an occasional by-line slipped by them. |
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| Comic Story | Yeoman Third (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Lt Commander Harvey Blake; Captain Marlin (first appearance; death); The Japanese (villains) |
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| Advertisement | Amazing Bargains Ladies' & Men's Rings (1 page) |
| Featuring | Harem Co. |
| Credits | Colors:? (background only) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Choice of engagement, wedding and friendship rings - $1.74 each.
Inside back cover. |
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| Advertisement | He Mailed This Coupon (1 page) |
| Featuring | Charles Atlas |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photos) | Inks:? (photos) | Colors:? (photos) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Charles Atlas (photo); J. G. O'Brien (photo) |
| Notes | Send for a free book on Charles Atlas' "Dynamic Tension" system and free book "Everlasting Health and Strength".
Back cover. |
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