Issue: #[nn]
Published: 1945, Price: 0.50 USD, Pages: 196, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Squarebound Publishing Format: One-Shot
Notes: Inside front cover is a table of contents which lists titles for the two Bouncer stories which are not on the splash pages. The page also gives credits (probably fictitious names for all stories) as listed in this index.
Indicia states Chicago Nite Life News Inc. Publishers but has blacked out Green Publishing Company on the line between the name and the word "Publishers." Entire contents copyrighted 1945.
On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1945 Pamphlets [etc.], page 422
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| Comic Story (10 pages) |
Prison Beneath the Waves |
| Synopsis: |
Gangster Bang abducts Anteas Jr. and Penny and replaces them with lookalikes, then frames them for a crime. The Bouncer comes to life and defeats the crook's plan. |
| Genre: |
Superhero |
| Characters: |
The Bouncer Anteas Jr. Penny The Bang Mousie Jones Smith |
| Comic Story (10 pages) |
The Bouncer Meets Himself |
| Synopsis: |
Anteas Jr., his skeptical friend Noel, Professor Numb, and the Bouncer go back in time to ancient Greece. The Bouncer meets his former self, Anteas. The two heroes rescue Princess Pala, defeat a sea monster, and thrash a Cyclops. Then the Bouncer and his friends return to the present. |
| Genre: |
Superhero |
| Characters: |
The Bouncer (last Appearance) Noel Anteas Jr. Professor Numb Princess Pala |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
The Underground City of Selura |
| Synopsis: |
Rocket, Sue, and Whacky land on the planet Selura. Earthmen had visited the planet in the past, so everyone speaks English. The inhabitants live in an underground city. When the roof of the cavern collapses, magician Urubura blames the visitors. Little person Sabio helps them escape. |
| Genre: |
Adventure Science Fiction |
| Characters: |
Captain Patrick (Rocket) Kelly Sue Andrews Whacky Ora Sabio Urubura |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
The Mystery of the Wanted Loot |
| Synopsis: |
Dapper Dan retrieves reporter Joan's purse from a thief. She discovers he put money inside, with a note. The bills are counterfeit, and Dan was trying to hide them from his accomplices. Joan and policeman Mike foil the crooks' plans. |
| Genre: |
Crime |
| Characters: |
Joan Mason McPherson Chickie Mopsie Mulligan Dapper Dan Dugan Mike |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
Death Goes To A Party |
| Synopsis: |
Joan covers an engagement party at the wealthy Haxford mansion. Johnny Haxford, engaged to singer Dinah, is shot to death. A pistol is found in Joan's purse, and she has to flee. She discovers bandleader Ted Lew, Dinah's former employer, killed Johnny with a gun hidden in his cane. |
| Genre: |
Crime |
| Characters: |
Joan Mason McPherson Mike Dinah Bank Ted Lew Johnny Haxford Mr. Haxford |
| Comic Story (10 pages) |
Showboat in the Sky |
| Synopsis: |
Alan Hale donates some puppets to Cap'n Mary to auction for charity on her showboat. Criminals Seaweed and the Eel plant a bomb in a puppet to cause a distraction so they can rob the customs house. Alan plays "the mighty notes" on his organ and becomes the Puppeteer. He and his talking bird Raven save the day. |
| Genre: |
Superhero |
| Characters: |
Puppeteer [Alan Hale] Ed Riley Cap'n Mary Seaweed The Eel Raven |
| Comic Story (10 pages) |
Fiddler of Flame |
| Synopsis: |
A series of arson fires attract the attention of the Puppeteer and his wise-cracking avian sidekick Raven. The arsonist is a crazed fiddler "with a Nero complex." |
| Genre: |
Superhero |
| Characters: |
Puppeteer [Alan Hale] Raven Ed Riley Mr. Five By Five |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
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| Synopsis: |
Hogan signs to fight Tiny Ruffo, then learns the boxer is controlled by gangster Boss McVey. McVey forces them to hold the bout in his arena, where his thugs will cause a disruption if Tony is losing. Hogan and his friends have other plans: in the middle of the fight, Hogan grabs Tiny and they speed away to a neutral arena with a fair referee. Hogan wins the bout and breaks McVey's crooked stranglehold on sports in the city. |
| Genre: |
Sports |
| Characters: |
One Round [Tim] Hogan Spigot Barnett Boss McVey Tiny Ruffo |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
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| Synopsis: |
Judy asks her husband to babysit their two children while her bridge club meets. Cuthbert is at work, and the children disrupt the office, prompting Mr. Baggs to fire him. However, public opinion goes against the boss, and he asks Cuthbert to come back to work. |
| Credits: |
Script: Sam (credited) (house name) |
| Genre: |
Humor Domestic |
| Characters: |
Cuthbert Joy Pinky Joy Judy Joy Miss G Mr. Baggs Peoria Joy |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
4 gag cartoons. |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Comic Story (10 pages) |
The Pigeons of Death |
| Synopsis: |
Johnny, Suzie and Ronnie take a walk, then return to Ronnie's rooftop pigeon coop and find criminals have stolen some of his birds and killed the rest. They plan to make the pigeons flying bombs to down an FBI airplane. Johnny becomes the Green Mask and fights the crooks but Ronnie, the Green Mask and Suzie are captured. The crooks use rockets to send their 3 prisoners skyward as well, with bombs tied to them. Ronnie uses his lead pigeon to cause the rest of his flock to avoid the FBI plane. The bombs are dropped on the crooks' cave hideout and the "robber sub" waiting to pick them up. |
| Genre: |
Superhero |
| Characters: |
Green Mask Johnny Green Suzie Ronnie Rummy |
| Comic Story (3 pages) |
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| Synopsis: |
Sis and her brother sell lemonade to earn money for their father's birthday present, but the competition is tough. |
| Genre: |
Humor Children |
| Characters: |
Sis Junior Mom Mary Uncle Nick |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
This n' That |
| Synopsis: |
Five gag cartoons. |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Comic Story (3 pages) |
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| Synopsis: |
Gus and his sailor pal take a ride in an airplane. The pilot says they don't have to pay if they can keep silent during the entire flight. After going through various acrobatics, the pilot congratulates his passengers on not speaking. Gus says "I almost did yell once -- when my friend fell out of the plane!" |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Characters: |
Gus |
| Comic Story (3 pages) |
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| Synopsis: |
To impress his commanding officer, Gus takes a role in an amateur play with the captain's daughter. However, his borrowed suit (borrowed from a magician) wrecks the performance. |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Characters: |
Gus Captain Marko Miss Marko |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
The Case of the Artistic Burglar |
| Synopsis: |
Dick is hired by an art museum to solve their crime wave. He accidentally captures the robber, who is the architect who designed the building. |
| Genre: |
Humor Detective-mystery |
| Characters: |
Dick Transom Mr. Rose |
| Comic Story (3 pages) |
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| Synopsis: |
Military policeman Mike and his pal go to a fancy club's "Servicemen's Night," but the rich women in attendance are only interested in rich servicemen. Mike wins the lottery but his ticket gets ruined. |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Characters: |
Mike Waters Annette Goldburke Vicki Gottling |
| Comic Story (3 pages) |
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| Synopsis: |
Mike and his pal think they are out of luck because the baseball game is sold out, but Frank the Fixer gets them a rooftop view. |
| Genre: |
Humor Military |
| Characters: |
Mike Waters Frank The Fixer |
| Comic Story (3 pages) |
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| Synopsis: |
Pussy loses the jam-making contest because Boss Hogan's henchman switched the labels on the jars. Pussy drinks her Katnip Fizz and sorts out the mess. |
| Credits: |
Script: Toby (credited) (house name) |
| Genre: |
Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters: |
Pussy Katnip George Boss Hogan Mugsy |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
Solve the mystery in a minute |
| Genre: |
Crime |
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