(1945)

Cambridge House Publishers, 1945 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
132
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
[none printed]
Brand
A Cambridge House Book
Editing
Bernard Baily (editor)
Color
Four Color
Dimensions
6.8125" x 10.25"
Paper Stock
Newsprint; Glossy covers
Binding
Squarebound
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

There is no indicia, date or copyright printed in this issue. Inside front cover has Cambridge House Publishers, New York, N.Y. Art and Editorial by Bernard Baily Studios, N.Y.C.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Multiple characters / cover / 1 page (report information)

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?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; humor; detective-mystery
Characters
Captain Combat; Ghost Woman; Commandette; Red Rogue; Jiu Jitsu Joe; Dipsy Doodle; Mr. Punch; Mrs. Punch; Pixie; Nosey Rosie; Bright Bart
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Star Studded Comics (Cambridge House Publishers, 1945 series)
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Globes of Gall! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Combat / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bernard Baily
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Combat (introduction, origin, and only appearance)
Synopsis
A man with a bubble pipe recruits men dressed as Santa Claus to commit crimes for him.

Figger Witout (Table of Contents: 3)

Figger / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
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Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

Reader is asked to solve the puzzle.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Pixie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Pross (signed as Pross)
Inks
Al Pross (signed as Pross)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pixie will you mind Sniffles for me
Genre
humor; children

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Ghost Woman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernard Baily Studio
Inks
Bernard Baily Studio
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Vroudulackas, loupgarous...revenants, every language has a name for them!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
Characters
Ghost Woman (introduction); John; Werewolves (villains, some die)
Synopsis
A man's wife is killed in an auto accident, but mysteriously lives on in ghost form, and she is out to protect her husband from a pack of werewolves.
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Indexer Notes

Only appearance.

Mysterious Mystery No. 1 (Table of Contents: 6)

Detective Keener / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

Reader is asked to solve the puzzle.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Jiu Jitsu Joe / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (signed)
Inks
Carmine Infantino
Colors
?
Letters
Howard Ferguson
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Joe's biceps were about the same size as
Genre
humor; sports
Keywords
wrestling

Indexer Notes

Infantino inks per Carmine Infantino, Penciler, Publisher, Provocateur.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Dipsy Doodle / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Anybody can get tough with a poor, helpless worm!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dipsy Doodle; Mae
Synopsis
Worms disguise Dipsy as a worm and tie him to a fishhook.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Chuckle Parade / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harold Sherman (signed as Hal Sherman)
Pencils
Harold Sherman (signed as Hal Sherman)
Inks
Harold Sherman (signed as Hal Sherman)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Marge, something tells me we opened in the wrong place!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Five one-panel gag cartoons.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

It's a Fact! / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Milton Cohen
Inks
Milton Cohen
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your hatband... the modern hatband
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Page of interesting facts.

The Case of of the Curious Calling Card (Table of Contents: 11)

Secret Service Staunton / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
spy
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The Kiss of Death (Table of Contents: 12)

Tommy / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Mr. and Mrs. Punch / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
My gracious! Eleven o'clock..
Genre
humor

Mysterious Mystery No. 2 (Table of Contents: 14)

Detective Keener / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

Reader is asked to solve the puzzle.

The Murder Cycle! (Table of Contents: 15)

Robin Raleigh / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
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Inks
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Letters
?
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Robin Raleigh; Lil; Commissioner Benton; Jack Krotin; Mrs. Krotin; H.Z. Darvick; Ralph Guinta; Felix Weichel; Slash Apsett
Synopsis
Raleigh is asked to go undercover to investigate the murder of a millionaire's wife.

Damsel in Distress (Table of Contents: 16)

Desperate Dennis / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Major Domo / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nina Albright (signed)
Inks
Nina Albright (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Keeping the wheels of the machinery of a big club going
Genre
detective-mystery

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Possum Pete / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look!! I can ride without using my hands!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

The Haunted House (Table of Contents: 19)

Nosey Rosie / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
?
Genre
humor; children

Western Quiz? (Table of Contents: 20)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Colors
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Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Hocus & Pocus Magicians, Inc. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Briefer
Inks
Dick Briefer
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Magic for the masses!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Art ID by Gary Watson, July 2008.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Stevie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
It looks like a big day for Stevie
Genre
humor; teen

I Killed Him! (Table of Contents: 23)

Commandette / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nina Albright
Inks
Nina Albright
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Commandette [Betty Babble] (movie star, introduction); Harry (movie actor, death); Ronald Poleman (actor); Gene (villain, movie script writer)
Synopsis
When a movie actor is murdered on the set, armed with valuable information regarding a blackmail ring preying on the movie colony, Commandette must save a fellow actor who has been falsely accused of the crime.
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Indexer Notes

Only appearance. Art identification by Gary Watson, July 2008.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Adventure Oddities! / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Capt. Chesley Peterson
Genre
non-fiction; war

Indexer Notes

Five illustrated oddities of war.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Bright Bart / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Pross (signed as Pross)
Inks
Al Pross (signed as Pross)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's see your tongue, Doc?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Adventure Events / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Admiral Richard E. Byrd--
Genre
adventure; non-fiction

The Bold, Bad Buccaneers!! (Table of Contents: 27)

Tuffy McGuire / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Kiefer
Inks
Henry Kiefer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Keywords
pirates

Indexer Notes

Art ID by Gary Watson, July 2008; page count corrected by Gary Watson and Lou Mougin.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Air Adventures! / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
The first man to fly over the Alps
Genre
non-fiction; aviation
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Dodo The Clown / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Listen, Boys... you've got to help me!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

Briefuns! / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, mom, it may be bad form
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Ten one-panel gag cartoons.

The Murderer That Had No Feet! (Table of Contents: 31)

Red Rogue / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Marcoux
Inks
George Marcoux
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Red Rogue [Rod Rooney] (introduction and only appearance); Randop; Charles Arbuthnot; Cotton; Alvarez; Zens (corpse)
Synopsis
A man is found strangled on a tennis court, but only the victim's footprints are visible.
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Indexer Notes

Art ID by Gary Watson, July 2008.

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Multiple characters
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Globes of Gall!
    Captain Combat
  4. 3. Figger Witout
    Figger
  5. 4. ["Pixie will you mind Sniffles for me"]
    Pixie
  6. 5. ["Vroudulackas, loupgarous...revenants, every language has a name for them!"]
    Ghost Woman
  7. 6. Mysterious Mystery No. 1
    Detective Keener
  8. 7. ["Joe's biceps were about the same size as"]
    Jiu Jitsu Joe
  9. 8. ["Anybody can get tough with a poor, helpless worm!"]
    Dipsy Doodle
  10. 9. ["Marge, something tells me we opened in the wrong place!"]
    Chuckle Parade
  11. 10. ["Your hatband... the modern hatband"]
    It's a Fact!
  12. 11. The Case of of the Curious Calling Card
    Secret Service Staunton
  13. 12. The Kiss of Death
    Tommy
  14. 13. ["My gracious! Eleven o'clock.."]
    Mr. and Mrs. Punch
  15. 14. Mysterious Mystery No. 2
    Detective Keener
  16. 15. The Murder Cycle!
    Robin Raleigh
  17. 16. Damsel in Distress
    Desperate Dennis
  18. 17. ["Keeping the wheels of the machinery of a big club going"]
    Major Domo
  19. 18. ["Look!! I can ride without using my hands!"]
    Possum Pete
  20. 19. The Haunted House
    Nosey Rosie
  21. 20. Western Quiz?
  22. 21. ["Magic for the masses!"]
    Hocus & Pocus Magicians, Inc.
  23. 22. ["It looks like a big day for Stevie"]
    Stevie
  24. 23. I Killed Him!
    Commandette
  25. 24. ["Capt. Chesley Peterson"]
    Adventure Oddities!
  26. 25. ["Let's see your tongue, Doc?"]
    Bright Bart
  27. 26. ["Admiral Richard E. Byrd--"]
    Adventure Events
  28. 27. The Bold, Bad Buccaneers!!
    Tuffy McGuire
  29. 28. ["The first man to fly over the Alps"]
    Air Adventures!
  30. 29. ["Listen, Boys... you've got to help me!"]
    Dodo The Clown
  31. 30. ["Gosh, mom, it may be bad form"]
    Briefuns!
  32. 31. The Murderer That Had No Feet!
    Red Rogue
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