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| Quotation = That diamond was your undoing, Charley. It's a stone with a hole in the center, connected by a rubber tube to a small bulb containing tear gas. The bulb is concealed under my arm, and with a little pressure ... well, you know the rest. Now get up.
  
| Quotation = That diamond was your undoing, Charley. It's a stone with a hole in the center, connected by a rubber tube to a small bulb containing tear gas. The bulb is concealed under my arm, and with a little pressure ... well, you know the rest. Now get up.
 
| Speaker = [[Brian O'Brien (Quality Universe)|The Clock]]
  
| Speaker = [[Brian O'Brien (Quality Universe)|The Clock]]
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| StoryTitle6 = The Clock Strikes!: "Charitable Charley"
  
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| Synopsis6 = After robbing a charity bazaar, Charitable Charley sets a trap for The Clock in a waterfront warehouse. The Clock arrives early, scopes out the warehouse, then confronts, tricks, and defeats Charley, using tear gas, beats a confession out of him, then goes to Charley's hideout, talks his way inside by mimicking Charley's voice, beats up two henchmen, and uses their phone to call in Captain Kane.
  
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| Writer6_1 = George E. Brenner
  
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| Penciler6_1 = George E. Brenner
  
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| Inker6_1 = George E. Brenner
  
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| Appearing6 =
 
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'''Featured Characters:'''
  
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* {{apn|[[Brian O'Brien (Quality Universe)|The Clock]]}}<br />
  
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'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
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* <br />
  
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'''Villains:'''
  
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* Charitable Charley
 
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* two unnamed henchmen <br />
  
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'''Other Characters:'''
  
−
* <br />
  
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'''Locations:'''
  
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* {{a|[[New York City]]}}
  
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'''Items:'''
  
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* <br />
  
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'''Vehicles:'''
  
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* <br />
  
   
 
| StoryTitle1 = Mickey Finn
  
| StoryTitle1 = Mickey Finn
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'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
 
* Mickey Finn
  
* Mickey Finn
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'''Supporting Characters:'''
  +
* Uncle Phil
   
 
| StoryTitle2 = Lala Palooza
  
| StoryTitle2 = Lala Palooza
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'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
 
* Lala Palooza
  
* Lala Palooza
  ⚫
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* Vincent Palooza
   
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| StoryTitle3 = Clip Chance: "Game In a Quiet Town"
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| StoryTitle3 = Clip Chance at Cliffside: "Game In a Quiet Town"
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| Synopsis3 =
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| Synopsis3 = Clip runs in to a burning building to rescue a little kid.
 
| Writer3_1 = George E. Brenner
  
| Writer3_1 = George E. Brenner
 
| Penciler3_1 = George E. Brenner
  
| Penciler3_1 = George E. Brenner
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'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
 
* {{a|[[Clip Chance (Quality Universe)|Clip Chance]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Clip Chance (Quality Universe)|Clip Chance]]}}
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'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
−
* <br/>
  
−
'''Villains:'''
  
−
* <br/>
  
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
  +
* Bob Hoyt
−
* <br/>
  
  +
* Bill Webb
  +
* Zeke
  +
* Tony
  +
* The Hawks (rival team)
  +
* Sherrif
  +
* unnamed toddler
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
  +
* Hoyt's home town
−
* <br/>
  
−
'''Items:'''
  
−
* <br/>
  
−
'''Vehicles:'''
  
−
* <br/>
  
   
 
| StoryTitle4 = Big Top
  
| StoryTitle4 = Big Top
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| Appearing4 =
 
| Appearing4 =
   
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| StoryTitle5 = Jane Arden
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| StoryTitle5 = Jane Arden // Lena Pry
 
| Synopsis5 = (newspaper strip reprints)
  
| Synopsis5 = (newspaper strip reprints)
 
| Writer5_1 = Monte Barrett
  
| Writer5_1 = Monte Barrett
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| Appearing5 =
 
| Appearing5 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* Jane Arden
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* Jane Arden (across top halves of pages)
  +
* Lena Pry (across bottom halves of pages
  +
  ⚫
| StoryTitle6 = The Clock Strikes: "Charitable Charley"
  ⚫
| Synopsis6 = After robbing a charity bazaar, Charitable Charley sets a trap for The Clock in a waterfront warehouse. The Clock arrives early, scopes out the warehouse, then confronts, tricks, and defeats Charley, using tear gas, beats a confession out of him, then goes to Charley's hideout, talks his way inside by mimicking Charley's voice, beats up two henchmen, and uses their phone to call in Captain Kane.
  ⚫
| Writer6_1 = George E. Brenner
  ⚫
| Penciler6_1 = George E. Brenner
  ⚫
| Inker6_1 = George E. Brenner
  ⚫
| Appearing6 =
  ⚫
'''Featured Characters:'''
  ⚫
* {{apn|[[Brian O'Brien (Quality Universe)|The Clock]]}}
  ⚫
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  +
* Captain Kane
  +
'''Antagonists:'''
  ⚫
* Charitable Charley
  +
** Chuck
  +
** other hench
  ⚫
'''Locations:'''
  ⚫
* {{a|[[New York City]]}}
  +
** Clock's base
  +
** 110 Colt Street, Charlie's hideout
  +
** Pier 23
  +
*** sugar warehouse
  ⚫
'''Items:'''
  +
* tear-gas boutonierre
   
 
| StoryTitle7 = Ned Brant
  
| StoryTitle7 = Ned Brant
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| StoryTitle9 = Gallant Knight: "The Rescue of Inez"
  
| StoryTitle9 = Gallant Knight: "The Rescue of Inez"
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| Synopsis9 = Reprints of the Gallant Knight feature from the British comic ''Wags''
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| Synopsis9 = (reprints from the British comic ''Wags'')
 
| Writer9_1 = Vernon Henkel
  
| Writer9_1 = Vernon Henkel
 
| Penciler9_1 = Vernon Henkel
  
| Penciler9_1 = Vernon Henkel
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| Appearing9 =
 
| Appearing9 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* Gallant Knight
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* Sir Neville, the Gallant Knight
  +
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  +
* Inez
  +
'''Antagonists:'''
  +
* Sir Giles of Renak
  +
** his knights and archers
  ⚫
'''Other Characters:'''
  +
* The Duke, Inez' father
  +
** his knights and soldiers
  ⚫
'''Locations:'''
  +
* {{a|[[Europe]]}}
  +
** Castle Renak
  ⚫
'''Era:'''
  +
* Early [[9th Century]], Reign of Charlemagne
   
 
| StoryTitle10 = Archie O'Toole: "What a Drag!"
  
| StoryTitle10 = Archie O'Toole: "What a Drag!"
  +
| Synopsis10 = Gil O. Teen sends a female impersonator to entrap Archie in his feminine wiles, but Sneezheim saves the day with a timely and gigantic sneeze. <!-- Dr. Wertham please call your office. Paging Dr. Wertham. -->
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| Synopsis10 =
 
 
| Writer10_1 = Will Eisner
  
| Writer10_1 = Will Eisner
 
| Penciler10_1 = Will Eisner
  
| Penciler10_1 = Will Eisner
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* {{a|[[Archie O'Toole (Quality Universe)|Archie O'Toole]]}}
  
* {{a|[[Archie O'Toole (Quality Universe)|Archie O'Toole]]}}
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  +
* Sneezheim
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* <br/>
  
−
'''Villains:'''
 +
'''Antagonists:'''
  +
* Gil O. Teen
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* <br/>
  
  +
* Spider
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'''Other Characters:'''
  
−
* <br/>
  
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
  +
* Pyromania
−
* <br/>
  
−
'''Items:'''
  
−
* <br/>
  
−
'''Vehicles:'''
  
−
* <br/>
  
   
−
| StoryTitle11 = Slim & Tubby: Episode 12
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| StoryTitle11 = Slim & Tubby: "Episode 12"
 
| Synopsis11 = (newspaper strip reprints)
  
| Synopsis11 = (newspaper strip reprints)
 
| Writer11_1 = John J. Welch
  
| Writer11_1 = John J. Welch
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* Tubby
  
* Tubby
   
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| StoryTitle12 = The Freeing of the Slaves
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| StoryTitle12 = Hawks of the Seas: "The Freeing of the Slaves"
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| Synopsis12 = Reprints of the Hawks of the Seas feature from the British comic ''Wags''
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| Synopsis12 = (reprints from the British comic ''Wags'')
 
| Writer12_1 = Will Eisner
  
| Writer12_1 = Will Eisner
 
| Penciler12_1 = Will Eisner
  
| Penciler12_1 = Will Eisner
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| Appearing12 =
 
| Appearing12 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* The Hawk {{final}}
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* <br />
  
  +
** his crew {{final}}
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'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
  +
'''Antagonists:'''
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* <br />
  
  +
* Merrystone
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'''Villains:'''
  
  +
** his soldiers
−
* <br />
  
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
  +
* Carlos' fiancee
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* <br />
  
  +
* several dozen African slaves {{BTS}}
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
−
* <br />
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* Inagua Bay
−
'''Items:'''
  
−
* <br />
  
 
'''Vehicles:'''
  
'''Vehicles:'''
  +
* Hawk's pirate ship
−
* <br />
  
  +
* confiscated slave ship
   
 
| StoryTitle13 = The Bungle Family: "Patents Pending"
  
| StoryTitle13 = The Bungle Family: "Patents Pending"
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| Notes =
 
| Notes =
  +
* Inside front cover is an advertisement for "Candy", featuring Joe Palooka, Lala & Vincent Palooza, Jane Arden, and Mickey Finn. It's not for any particular brand of candy.
  +
* '''Archie O'Toole''': Gil O. Teen's hench-villain, "Spider", used to be a female impersonator, but is trying to forget about that part of his life. <!-- I kid you not. -->
  +
* The '''Clock''' claims to rarely carry a gun, but he says this in the process of duping a villain.
  +
** At the end of the story, he does have a gun. <!-- ... altho he COULD have taken that one from Charlie, one page earlier ... -->
  +
** Although he typically steals the loot from the crimes that he solves, and gives it to charities, this time The Clock returns all of it, because it was stolen ''from'' a charity.
  +
** His real identity is not named in this story.
  +
* After this issue, '''Hawks Of The Seas''' jumps to another publisher, and is next seen that same month, in ''Jumbo Comics #1'', Sep 1938, published by {{WP|Fiction House}}.
  +
* ''Jane Arden'' and ''Lena Pry'' run across the tops (Jane), and bottoms (Lena), of each page.
  +
* Also appearing in this issue of ''Feature Funnies'' were:
  +
** ''Exciting Adventures'': "Walter Hinton", by [[Terry Gilkison]]
  +
** ''Flossie'', by [[Al Zere]] ("Toddy" and "Flossie" share their pages, much like "Jane Arden" and "Lena Pry".)
  +
** ''Off The Record'', by [[Ed Reed]]
  +
** "Pirates Ahoy" (text story), by [[Charles B. Driscoll]]
  +
** ''Screen Snapshots'': "Katherine Hepburn", by [[Bernard Baily]]
  +
** ''Strange As It Seems'': "Bamboo", by [[John Hix]]
  +
** ''Strange As It Seems'': "Hawaiian Wild West", by [[John Hix]]
  +
** ''Strange As It Seems'': "The Great Pyramid", by [[John Hix]]
  +
** ''They're Still Talking'': "Boy Who Beat Paavo Nurni's Two-Mile Mark", by [[Monte Barrett]] and [[Russell E. Ross]]
  +
** ''They're Still Talking'': "Greatest Golf Performance in History", by [[Monte Barrett]] and [[Russell E. Ross]]
  +
** ''Toddy'', by [[George Marcoux]] ("Toddy" and "Flossie" share their pages, much like "Jane Arden" and "Lena Pry".)
 
| Trivia =
 
| Trivia =
  +
* [[George Brenner]] signs his ''Clip Chance'' story as "Scott Sheridan".
  +
* [[Will Eisner]] signs his ''Archie O'Toole'' story as "Bud Thomas", and his ''Hawks of the Sea'' story as "Willis Rensie".
 
| Recommended =
 
| Recommended =
 
| Links =
 
| Links =
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* [http://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=19533 Feature Funnies #12 entire issue]
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* [https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=19533 Feature Funnies #12 entire issue]
 
}}
  
}}

Revision as of 19:21, 3 March 2019

"Mickey Finn": (newspaper strip reprints)

Quote1 That diamond was your undoing, Charley. It's a stone with a hole in the center, connected by a rubber tube to a small bulb containing tear gas. The bulb is concealed under my arm, and with a little pressure ... well, you know the rest. Now get up. Quote2
— The Clock

Feature Funnies #12 is an issue of the series Feature Funnies (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1938.

Synopsis for "Mickey Finn"

(newspaper strip reprints)

Appearing in "Mickey Finn"

Featured Characters:

  • Mickey Finn

Supporting Characters:

  • Uncle Phil

Synopsis for "Lala Palooza"

(newspaper strip reprints)

Appearing in "Lala Palooza"

Featured Characters:

  • Lala Palooza

Supporting Characters:

  • Vincent Palooza

Synopsis for Clip Chance at Cliffside: "Game In a Quiet Town"

Clip runs in to a burning building to rescue a little kid.

Appearing in Clip Chance at Cliffside: "Game In a Quiet Town"

Featured Characters:

Other Characters:

  • Bob Hoyt
  • Bill Webb
  • Zeke
  • Tony
  • The Hawks (rival team)
  • Sherrif
  • unnamed toddler

Locations:

  • Hoyt's home town

Synopsis for "Big Top"

(newspaper strip reprints)

Appearing in "Big Top"

  • Appearances not yet listed

Synopsis for "Jane Arden // Lena Pry"

(newspaper strip reprints)

Appearing in "Jane Arden // Lena Pry"

Featured Characters:

  • Jane Arden (across top halves of pages)
  • Lena Pry (across bottom halves of pages

Synopsis for The Clock Strikes: "Charitable Charley"

After robbing a charity bazaar, Charitable Charley sets a trap for The Clock in a waterfront warehouse. The Clock arrives early, scopes out the warehouse, then confronts, tricks, and defeats Charley, using tear gas, beats a confession out of him, then goes to Charley's hideout, talks his way inside by mimicking Charley's voice, beats up two henchmen, and uses their phone to call in Captain Kane.

Appearing in The Clock Strikes: "Charitable Charley"

Featured Characters:

  • Template:Apn

Supporting Characters:

  • Captain Kane

Antagonists:

  • Charitable Charley
    • Chuck
    • other hench

Locations:

  • New York City
    • Clock's base
    • 110 Colt Street, Charlie's hideout
    • Pier 23
      • sugar warehouse

Items:

  • tear-gas boutonierre

Synopsis for "Ned Brant"

(newspaper strip reprints)

Appearing in "Ned Brant"

Featured Characters:

  • Ned Brant

Synopsis for "Dixie Dugan"

(newspaper strip reprints)

Appearing in "Dixie Dugan"

Featured Characters:

  • Dixie Dugan

Synopsis for Gallant Knight: "The Rescue of Inez"

(reprints from the British comic Wags)

Appearing in Gallant Knight: "The Rescue of Inez"

Featured Characters:

  • Sir Neville, the Gallant Knight

Supporting Characters:

  • Inez

Antagonists:

  • Sir Giles of Renak
    • his knights and archers

Other Characters:

  • The Duke, Inez' father
    • his knights and soldiers

Locations:

Era:

Synopsis for Archie O'Toole: "What a Drag!"

Gil O. Teen sends a female impersonator to entrap Archie in his feminine wiles, but Sneezheim saves the day with a timely and gigantic sneeze.

Appearing in Archie O'Toole: "What a Drag!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Sneezheim

Antagonists:

  • Gil O. Teen
  • Spider

Locations:

  • Pyromania

Synopsis for Slim & Tubby: "Episode 12"

(newspaper strip reprints)

Appearing in Slim & Tubby: "Episode 12"

Featured Characters:

  • Slim
  • Tubby

Synopsis for Hawks of the Seas: "The Freeing of the Slaves"

(reprints from the British comic Wags)

Appearing in Hawks of the Seas: "The Freeing of the Slaves"

Featured Characters:

  • The Hawk (Final appearance)
    • his crew (Final appearance)

Antagonists:

  • Merrystone
    • his soldiers

Other Characters:

  • Carlos' fiancee
  • several dozen African slaves (Behind the scenes)

Locations:

  • Inagua Bay

Vehicles:

  • Hawk's pirate ship
  • confiscated slave ship

Synopsis for The Bungle Family: "Patents Pending"

(newspaper strip reprints)

Appearing in The Bungle Family: "Patents Pending"

Featured Characters:

  • Bungle Family

Synopsis for "Joe Palooka"

(newspaper strip reprints)

Appearing in "Joe Palooka"

Featured Characters:

  • Joe Palooka

Notes

  • Inside front cover is an advertisement for "Candy", featuring Joe Palooka, Lala & Vincent Palooza, Jane Arden, and Mickey Finn. It's not for any particular brand of candy.
  • Archie O'Toole: Gil O. Teen's hench-villain, "Spider", used to be a female impersonator, but is trying to forget about that part of his life.
  • The Clock claims to rarely carry a gun, but he says this in the process of duping a villain.
    • At the end of the story, he does have a gun.
    • Although he typically steals the loot from the crimes that he solves, and gives it to charities, this time The Clock returns all of it, because it was stolen from a charity.
    • His real identity is not named in this story.
  • After this issue, Hawks Of The Seas jumps to another publisher, and is next seen that same month, in Jumbo Comics #1, Sep 1938, published by Fiction House.
  • Jane Arden and Lena Pry run across the tops (Jane), and bottoms (Lena), of each page.
  • Also appearing in this issue of Feature Funnies were:
    • Exciting Adventures: "Walter Hinton", by Terry Gilkison
    • Flossie, by Al Zere ("Toddy" and "Flossie" share their pages, much like "Jane Arden" and "Lena Pry".)
    • Off The Record, by Ed Reed
    • "Pirates Ahoy" (text story), by Charles B. Driscoll
    • Screen Snapshots: "Katherine Hepburn", by Bernard Baily
    • Strange As It Seems: "Bamboo", by John Hix
    • Strange As It Seems: "Hawaiian Wild West", by John Hix
    • Strange As It Seems: "The Great Pyramid", by John Hix
    • They're Still Talking: "Boy Who Beat Paavo Nurni's Two-Mile Mark", by Monte Barrett and Russell E. Ross
    • They're Still Talking: "Greatest Golf Performance in History", by Monte Barrett and Russell E. Ross
    • Toddy, by George Marcoux ("Toddy" and "Flossie" share their pages, much like "Jane Arden" and "Lena Pry".)

Trivia

  • George Brenner signs his Clip Chance story as "Scott Sheridan".
  • Will Eisner signs his Archie O'Toole story as "Bud Thomas", and his Hawks of the Sea story as "Willis Rensie".


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