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"The Bank of Counterfeit Bills": Mike Mannigan is hot on the trail to get Banker Crofte arrested for murder and counterfeiting money. But with the help of the Blue Beetle he discovers it was Banker Crofte's niece Lora.

Blue Beetle #9 is an issue of the series Blue Beetle (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1941.

Synopsis for "The Bank of Counterfeit Bills"

Mike Mannigan is hot on the trail to get Banker Crofte arrested for murder and counterfeiting money. But with the help of the Blue Beetle he discovers it was Banker Crofte's niece Lora.

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  • Lora Crofte (First appearance)
  • Jorth (First appearance)
  • Slink (Single appearance; dies)

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  • Sharpe Iron Works

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Synopsis for "The Crimes of the Falcon"

The Falcon tries to steal the Waverly Jewels but is ultimately foiled by...pepper.

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  • The Falcon (First appearance)
  • Mister Fingers (First appearance)

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  • Martell's Jewel Store

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Synopsis for "The Carnival Doll Killing"


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  • Phillip Dollor

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Synopsis for "The Deadly Sanitarium of Dr. Horthe"


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Synopsis for The Gorilla: "The Gorilla with a Human Brain"


Appearing in The Gorilla: "The Gorilla with a Human Brain"

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Synopsis for Blackbird: "The Origin of the Blackbird"


Appearing in Blackbird: "The Origin of the Blackbird"

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Synopsis for Davy the Wish Master: "Buttercup Alley"


Appearing in Davy the Wish Master: "Buttercup Alley"

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Notes

  • This comic issue was published by Fox Features Syndicate, a defunct comic book publishing firm founded by Victor A. Fox.
  • The artist who created the cover image has not yet been definitively identified, but it is speculated to be Roland Patenaude (pencils and inks). See the page for Blue Beetle #9 at the Grand Comics Database.
  • The only stories in this issue that are owned by DC Comics are the Blue Beetle stories, therefore they are the only stories that are completely indexed.
  • None of the stories in this issue are titled. We are using titles made up by comics indexers in the 1960s-1970s.



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