Issue: #23
Published: August 1940, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing:
Color: Color Cover; Color Interior Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Story order, additional story sequences and details for this issue from Bud Plant, December 2007.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.
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| Comic Story (8 pages) |
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| Synopsis: |
Steve Marra tries to force Martin, the owner of a construction firm, to pay for 'protection', but he refuses. Accidents quickly occur, and ultimately the foreman of the site is shot. The Fantom uncovers Marra's hideout and sees that justice is done. |
| Genre: |
Superhero |
| Characters: |
Fantom Of The Fair Steve Marra (crook) Mr. Martin |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
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| Synopsis: |
Nick and Kodi are obliged to land on Mars to effect a minor repair to their rocketship. A gigantic creature attacks them and the ship is destroyed. After a series of adventures they rocket out of the atmosphere wearing spacesuits, and are picked up by a passenger ship. |
| Genre: |
Science Fiction |
| Characters: |
Nick Nelson Kodi |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
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| Synopsis: |
Selkirk is still with the Bntleys on their oil field. They receive an ultimatum to leave the area within three days, but Selkirk calls fellow Inner Circle member Markham to join him and together they rescue Bentley's niece from the Khan. |
| Genre: |
Adventure |
| Characters: |
George Selkirk Bentley Markham |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
Chapter 7 |
| Synopsis: |
Tippy has escaped from the clutches of the evil queen and entered a realm where he is greatly reduced from his normal size. He comes upon a village where everyone is frozen in time. A talking caterpillar tells him they are under a spell cast by an evil witch, and that he should go to the witch's house and get the antidote. While still searching, the witch returns and senses his presence. |
| Genre: |
Fantasy |
| Characters: |
Tippy Taylor The Evil Witch The Queen Of The Fairies |
| Comic Story (5 pages) |
Fighting for Life |
| Synopsis: |
While on an assignment in war-torn Balta, Larry rescues another correspondent, Sandra March. She later returns the favour when he is under attack from hostile troops. |
| Genre: |
Adventure |
| Characters: |
Larry Kane Sandra Marsh Mr. Hayward |
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