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MASTER COMICS #40

Cover Date: July 1943
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1943-06-04

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Cover Credits:
Art: Mac Raboy


Feature: [No Title] (1 Pages)


Credits:


Ron Reed (edits)


Comment(s):

Table of Contents


 

Story: "The Punching Polties" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
ArtMac Raboy
EditingRon Reed

Feature Character(s):

Captain Marvel Jr.

Villain(s):

Pixie-like poltergeists (first appearance for all; haunt a house and attack people that try to enter; driven off)
Three gangsters (first appearance for all; try to use the haunted house as a hideout but end up working with the poltergeists against Captain Marvel Jr.)

Other Character(s):

Professor Hex (first appearance; an elderly "ghost-buster" who uses a book of charms)


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Second Story: "Bulletman Fights The Gagman!" (13 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJack Binder
EditingRon Reed

Feature Character(s):

Bulletman

Supporting Character(s):

Bulletgirl
Lt. Kent

Villain(s):

Gagman (Harker; first appearance; a sadistic practical joker who teams with criminals to earn money)
Unnamed crooks


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Third Story: "The Ray of Hate!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBert Whitman
ArtBert Whitman
EditingRon Reed

Feature Character(s):

Balbo, the Boy Magician

Supporting Character(s):

John Smith

Villain(s):

Dr. Vee and his gang (first appearance for all; uses a fake death ray to swindle money from businessmen)

Comment(s):

On the next two pages following this story is a magic trick explained by Balbo.


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Fourth Story: "Mystery at the O.C.S." (12 Pages)

Credits:

ArtPhil Bard
EditingRon Reed

Feature Character(s):

Minute-Man (stationed at the Paul Jones Officer Candidate School)

Supporting Character(s):

General Milton

Villain(s):

A clerk and his agents (first appearance for all; sends messages in typewriter taps to his Nazi partners)

Other Character(s):

Johnny Reb (first appearance; an 88 year old soldier stationed at the Supply Depot; learns Jack's secret ID)

Location(s):

Paul Jones OCS


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