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Issue: #1
Published: November 1939, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filing in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 4. Second class periodical. Copyright number 432477. Produced by Chesler Publications for the fledgling M.L.J Magazines, Inc. Louis H. Silberkleit is recorded as editor on the first published Statement of Ownership for October 1st, 1939. Abner J. Sundell was working as editor for Louis Silberkleit's pulp publications and could have acted as editor on the early M.L.J comic books.
 Comic Contents:
Cover (1 page) Meet Rang-A-Tang "The Wonder Dog"
Genre: Animal Detective-mystery
Characters: Rang-A-Tang (dog) Detective Hy Speed

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring: Hold That Line!
Genre: Humor

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) Hello
Featuring: Just a Moment

Comic Story (6 pages) Origin of Rang-a-Tang
Synopsis: Rang-A-Tang, the wonder dog, is a dog at a small carnival, but escapes from his cruel trainer and was living in the streets until he saves Detective Speed’s life. After helping him, he gets full status with the police department.
Genre: Animal Detective-mystery
Characters: Rang-A-Tang (a Dog) (introduction) Hy Speed (detective, Introduction) Amazing Boy [Ritchie Waters] Blackie Blade (villain, Introduction)

Comic Story (10 pages) The Mexidian Raiders
Genre: Science Fiction
Characters: Dan Hastings Dr. Carter Bob Carter Gloria Carter Europas (villain) Ursulis (villain)

Comic Story (5 pages) A Bad Bargain
Synopsis: In the Old West, Buck, considered a "range detective", is hired to find some cattle rustlers by ranch owner Sandra Cummings, eventually capturing both the rustlers and the heart of Sandra.
Genre: Western-frontier
Characters: Buck Stacey (range Detective, Introduction) Sandra Cummings (rancher) Steve Vance (villain, Crooked Rancher) Ben Hackerman (villain, Foreman)

Comic Story (2 pages) The Picnic
Genre: Humor Sports

Comic Story (2 pages) The Trap
Credits: Colours: ? (black, white, and red)
Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters: Sugar Honey Huggin' (three Bears) Billy Fox (Introduction, Villain)

Comic Story (3 pages) Secret Agent -- B.O.
Credits: Colours: ? (black, white, and red)
Genre: Humor
Characters: Ima Slooth (introduction)

Comic Story (2 pages) The Big Fight
Genre: Humor
Characters: Boodini (a Magician / Escape Artist)

Comic Story (5 pages) The Radium Ore Robber
Featuring: Burk of the Briny
Credits: Colours: ? (black, white, and red)
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Jack Burk (introduction) Johnson (villain, Dies)

Comic Story (2 pages) Down with the King
Genre: Humor Fantasy Historical
Characters: King Kole

Comic Story (6 pages) Village of Missing Men
Featuring: Joe Jordan
Synopsis: Major Joe Jordan and Denny are with the Diamond Patrol in Africa to investigate smuggling, illegal mining, etc. They are after a man named Barrett who holds women and children of a native village hostage to force the natives to reveal the location of and mine the stones for him and his gang.
Credits: Script: ? [as Cliff Thorndyke] (signed)
Genre: Adventure Jungle
Characters: Joe Jordan Of The Diamond Patrol (introduction) Denny (introduction) Barrett (villain, Introduction) Barrett's Gang (villains, Introduction For All)

Text Story (5 pages) Death around the Bend
Credits: Letters: typeset
Genre: Adventure Jungle
Characters: Jim Steele

Comic Story (4 pages) The Man in the Moon
Genre: Fantasy
Characters: Little Nemo Dr. Pill Flip The Man In The Moon (villain) A Moon Man

Comic Story (7 pages) The Murderous "Red" Keenan Gang
Genre: Non-fiction Crime
Characters: Detective Cody Lieutenant Storey Keenan Gang (villains)

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