Triple Threat Comics (1945 series) (Gerona; Special Action Comics) #[1]

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Number	[1]	[1]
Volume
No Volume	Yes	Yes
Volume Not Printed	False	False
Display Volume With Number	No	No
Indicia Publisher	Special Action Comics Inc.	Special Action Comics Inc.
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed	Printed
Brand
No Brand	Yes	Yes
Publication Date	Winter 1945	Winter 1945
Year On Sale	None	None
Month On Sale	None	None
Day On Sale	None	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No	No
Key Date	1945-12-00	1945-12-00
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency	Yes	Yes
Price	0.10 USD	0.10 USD
Page Count	52 (note: total sum of story page counts is 49)	52 (note: total sum of story page counts is 49)
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Editing	?	?
No Editing
ISBN
No Isbn	Yes	Yes
Barcode
No Barcode	Yes	Yes
Rating
No Rating	False	False
Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #72 sequence ["When horrible dreams come to life"] (Duke of Darkness) comic story, 12p ["When horrible dreams come to life"]	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #72 sequence ["When horrible dreams come to life"] (Duke of Darkness) comic story, 12p ["When horrible dreams come to life"]

0. [Thrill Packed Action stories] (Duke of Darkness; Beau Brummel; King O'Leary) cover, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	0	0
Title	Thrill Packed Action stories	Thrill Packed Action stories
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
First Line
Type	cover	cover
Feature	Duke of Darkness; Beau Brummel; King O'Leary	Duke of Darkness; Beau Brummel; King O'Leary
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	detective; superhero; adventure	detective; superhero; adventure
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script
No Script	X	X
Pencils	John Giunta; Gerald Altman; ?	John Giunta; Gerald Altman; ?
No Pencils
Inks	John Giunta; Gerald Altman; ?	John Giunta; Gerald Altman; ?
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Duke of Darkness; Beau Brummel; King O'Leary.	Duke of Darkness; Beau Brummel; King O'Leary.
Universe
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes
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1. Murder in the Numbers Racket!! (King O'Leary) comic story, 7p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	1	1
Title	Murder in the Numbers Racket!!	Murder in the Numbers Racket!!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	King O'Leary	King O'Leary
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	detective	detective
Job Number
Page Count	7	7
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	Gerald Altman	Gerald Altman
No Pencils
Inks	Gerald Alman	Gerald Alman
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	King O'Leary (a crime-fighting reporter)	King O'Leary (a crime-fighting reporter)
Universe
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes	First line: "Many a ruthless killer and cunning racketeer..."	First line: "Many a ruthless killer and cunning racketeer..."
Keywords
Reprint Links

2. [untitled] (Anybody's Guess) filler, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	2	2
Title	untitled	untitled
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
First Line
Type	filler	filler
Feature	Anybody's Guess	Anybody's Guess
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	fact	fact
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	?	?
No Pencils
Inks	?	?
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters
Universe
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes	A "Believe It or Not" type of page.	A "Believe It or Not" type of page.
Keywords
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3. ["When horrible dreams come to life..."] (Duke of Darkness) comic story, 12p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	3	3
Title	"When horrible dreams come to life..."	"When horrible dreams come to life..."
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Duke of Darkness	Duke of Darkness
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	12	12
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	John Giunta [as Jay Gee] (signed)	John Giunta [as Jay Gee] (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	John Giunta [as Jay Gee] (signed)	John Giunta [as Jay Gee] (signed)
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Duke of Darkness; P. G. Banks; Slumber (villain)	Duke of Darkness; P. G. Banks; Slumber (villain)
Universe
Synopsis	The Duke must battle Mr. Slumber, who has come back from the dead to give nightmares to a man who is, in life, mean and ruthless.	The Duke must battle Mr. Slumber, who has come back from the dead to give nightmares to a man who is, in life, mean and ruthless.
Reprint Notes
Notes	Looks like this story could have inspired Steve Ditko on Doctor Strange and the villain Nightmare. Reprint info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-25-08.	Looks like this story could have inspired Steve Ditko on Doctor Strange and the villain Nightmare. Reprint info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-25-08.
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #72	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #72

4. The World's Greatest Store (Beau Brummel) comic story, 9p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	4	4
Title	The World's Greatest Store	The World's Greatest Store
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Beau Brummel	Beau Brummel
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	action	adventure
Job Number
Page Count	9	9
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	?	?
No Pencils
Inks	?	?
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Beau Brummel	Beau Brummel
Universe
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links

5. ["When someone makes wild statements - and they come true...watch out!"] (The Menace) comic story, 9p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	5	5
Title	"When someone makes wild statements - and they come true...watch out!"	"When someone makes wild statements - and they come true...watch out!"
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	The Menace	The Menace
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero; science fiction	superhero; science fiction
Job Number
Page Count	9	9
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	Lou Ferstadt	Lou Ferstadt
No Pencils
Inks	Lou Ferstadt	Lou Ferstadt
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	The Menace	The Menace
Universe
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes
Keywords
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6. ["Epod, lone survivor of lost Atlantis, is having a little trouble coping..."] (The Magnificent Epod) comic story, 7p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	6	6
Title	"Epod, lone survivor of lost Atlantis, is having a little trouble coping..."	"Epod, lone survivor of lost Atlantis, is having a little trouble coping..."
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	The Magnificent Epod	The Magnificent Epod
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	humor	humor
Job Number
Page Count	7	7
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	Autust Froelich?; Charles Voight?	Autust Froelich?; Charles Voight?
No Pencils
Inks	Autust Froelich?; Charles Voight?	Autust Froelich?; Charles Voight?
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Epod	Epod
Universe
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes
Keywords
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7. ["I hate to spend my last twenty cents..."] (Whippet Wilkins) comic story, 3p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	7	7
Title	"I hate to spend my last twenty cents..."	"I hate to spend my last twenty cents..."
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Whippet Wilkins	Whippet Wilkins
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	humor	humor
Job Number
Page Count	3	3
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Al Prossy?	Al Prossy?
No Script
Pencils	Al Prossy [as Prossy] (signed)	Al Prossy [as Prossy] (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	Al Prossy [as Prossy] (signed)	Al Prossy [as Prossy] (signed)
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Whippet Wilkens	Whippet Wilkens
Universe
Synopsis
Reprint Notes
Notes
Keywords
Reprint Links

Comments

Commenter	Comment	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Jim Van Dore	Editing	2013-02-17 01:49:13	Available	Editing
Jim Van Dore		2013-02-17 01:49:37	Editing	Pending Review
Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)		2013-02-18 23:07:59	Pending Review	Under Review
Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)		2013-02-18 23:08:10	Under Review	Approved

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