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Issue: #42
Published: September 1943, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 60, Editing: Harry Shorten (uncredited)
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 3.
 Comic Contents:
Cover (1 page)
Genre: Humor Superhero Teen

Comic Story (10 pages) Diamonds of Death
Synopsis: A millionaire is dead, robbery the apparent motive. The apparent killer bought a doll on the day of the death.
Genre: Superhero
Characters: Frogface Houlihan (villain, Introduction, Death) Drape-Shape (villain, Introduction, Death) Maestro (villain, Introduction, Death

Comic Story (9 pages) Knights of the Road
Synopsis: Abner Thrisk has been on the lam for five years for a murder that he claims he didn't commit.
Genre: Superhero
Characters: John Rector (introduction, Death, Flashback) Abner Thrisk (introduction) Sam Stengel (villain, Introduction, Death) Ike Fraser (villain, Introduction, Death)

Comic Story (6 pages)
Synopsis: Attempts are made to discover if Fido is a dog or a mountain lion.
Genre: Humor
Characters: Li'l Chief Bugaboo Fido

Text Story (2 pages) Death for Dessert
Credits: Letters: typeset

Comic Story (7 pages) Archie the Jockey
Synopsis: Archie and Reggie fight over horseback riding. Veronica believes that Archie can ride and she invites him to the Lodge estate for the weekend. Archie brings Jughead, and Jughead shows Archie how to ride in the early morning hours. Veronica mistakes Jughead for Archie and when Mr. Lodge's jockey gets ill, Archie is picked to step in.
Genre: Humor Teen

Comic Story (6 pages) Elephant in the Swamp
Synopsis: Killer elephant beaks out of the train and heads into the swamp.
Genre: Humor
Characters: Maybelle (introduction) Mr. Jangling (introduction) Catfish Joe Mrs. Dilly

Comic Story (5 pages) Greatness Is Thrust upon Marco
Genre: Humor
Characters: Marco Loco (introduction, Origin) King Of Spain (introduction) Queen Of Spain (introduction) Christopher Flopp (villain, Introduction)

Comic Story (10 pages) Hitler's Dream
Genre: Military Superhero
Characters: Captain Herman (villain, Introduction) Nazis (villains)

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