More Fun Comics #v2#5 (17)

(January 1937)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Alger's Variety Show / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Pencils

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Inks

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear English class...

Genre

humor

Characters

Johnny

[The Resbian Affair, Part 4] (Table of Contents: 3)

Sandra of the Secret Service / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

W. C. Brigham (credited as C Brigham) (signed as C Brigham)

Inks

W. C. Brigham (credited as C Brigham) (signed as C Brigham)

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Sandra and Lorenz have escaped...

Genre

adventure; detective-mystery

Characters

Sandra; Lorenz

Synopsis

Sandra and Lorenz have escaped from the Resbian prison and stolen a plane.

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

Pincus / comic story / 0.4 page (report information)

Script

Vin Sullivan

Pencils

Vin Sullivan

Inks

Vin Sullivan

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

New Years Resolutions

Genre

humor

Characters

Pincus

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

Hohner Harmonicas / advertisement / 0.6 page (report information)

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[Prince of Patrania, Part 15] (Table of Contents: 6)

Spike Spalding / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Vin Sullivan (credited, signed)

Pencils

Vin Sullivan (credited, signed)

Inks

Vin Sullivan (credited, signed)

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Spike and his friends reach shore...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Spike Spalding; Pincus; The Sailor

Synopsis

Spike lands in Patrania and is mistaken for the king.

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

Don Drake on the Planet Saro / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ken Fitch

Pencils

Clem Gretter (credited as Clemens Gretter) (signed)

Inks

Clem Gretter (credited as Clemens Gretter) (signed)

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Betty and Don are held at bay...

Genre

adventure; sword and sorcery

Characters

Don Drake; Betty; Krenon; Queen Zira; Laswan

Synopsis

Don and Betty are still captives in the Room of Blinding Light.

Indexer Notes

continued but last appearance

[Episode 7] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Three Musketeers / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

Sven Elven (credited)

Inks

Sven Elven (credited)

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Letters

Sven Elven

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The three musketeers and D'Artangnan with their captain...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

D'Artagnan; Athos; Porthos; Aramis; M. De Treville; the King

Synopsis

The four friends celebrate with a sumptuous dinner.

Indexer Notes

adapted from the Alexandre Dumas novel

[Koth and the Seven, Part 5] (Table of Contents: 9)

Dr. Occult, the Ghost Detective / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited as Leger)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (credited as Reuths)

Inks

Joe Shuster (credited as Reuths)

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Word of Koth's advance reaches the Seven...

Genre

adventure; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Doctor Occult; Koth (villain); The Seven

Synopsis

Occult conjures up a phantom army to defeat Koth.

Indexer Notes

conclusion

[Episode 16] (Table of Contents: 10)

Ivanhoe / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

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After the destruction...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Fronte-de-Boeuf; the Black Knight; Cedric; Locksley; Isaac; Rowans; Wamba; Maurice de Bracy

Synopsis

Following the sack of Front-de-Boeuf's castle the victors divide the spoils.

Indexer Notes

adapted from the Sir Walter Scott novel

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Pep Morgan / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Creig Flessel (signed as Fless)

Inks

Creig Flessel (signed as Fless)

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Letters

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Listen gang! We're going to play fox and hounds on skis...

Genre

adventure; sports

Characters

Pep Morgan; Jane

Synopsis

Hi-jinks on skis.

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Creig Flessel, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Flessel was a writer on this strip.

Flessel signs - as "Fless 36" - on both pages.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Fun Club / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

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Letters

typeset

[The Bedouin Adventure, Part 16] (Table of Contents: 13)

Wing Brady / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Tom Hickey (credited, signed)

Inks

Tom Hickey (credited, signed)

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With the lives of Lynn Harding and Wing Brady at stake...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Wing Brady; Lynn Harding; Ali Ben Saad (villain); Captain Chevigny; Ronelli

Synopsis

Wing makes a break for freedom.

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Tom Hickey, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Hickey was a writer.

duotone in red and black

continued

[The Menace of Little Wolf, Part 2] (Table of Contents: 14)

Buckskin Jim / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Tom Cooper (signed)

Inks

Tom Cooper (signed)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Little Wolf has stolen a rifle...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Buckskin Jim; Little Wolf

Synopsis

Jim and Little Wolf may be swept over the falls.

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Tom Cooper, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Cooper was a writer.

Fang Gow of China [Part 17] (Table of Contents: 15)

Barry O'Neill / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

Leo O'Mealia (credited as Leo E. O'Mealia)

Inks

Leo O'Mealia (credited as Leo E. O'Mealia)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

adventure; crime

Characters

Barry O'Neil; Le Grand; Fang Gow (villain); Jean LeGrand

Synopsis

Fang Gow has kidnapped Le Grand's daughter.

Reprints

• in DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics (Hermes Press, 2018 series) (2018)

Indexer Notes

continued

[People of the Red Planet, Part 3] (Table of Contents: 16)

Mark Marson of the Inter-Planetary Police / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Tom Hickey (credited, signed)

Inks

Tom Hickey (credited, signed)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Leaving their giro car...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Mark Marson; Monty; Gail

Synopsis

The ceiling of the pit is slowly descending on Mark and Monty.

Reprints

• in Warrior Comics (H. C. Blackerby, 1945 series) #1 (1945)

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Tom Hickey, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Hickey was a writer.

continued

[Island Adventure, Part 7] (Table of Contents: 17)

Woozy Watts / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Pencils

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Inks

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

adventure

Characters

Woozy Watts

Synopsis

Woozy runs from a stranger.

Indexer Notes

duotone in red and black

continued

[In the Wilderness, Part 5] (Table of Contents: 18)

The Bradley Boys / comic story / 1.75 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Creig Flessel

Inks

Creig Flessel

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Genre

adventure

Characters

Tom Bradley; Jack Bradley; Harry Matson

Synopsis

Tom and Jack meet a criminal on the run.

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Creig Flessel, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Flessel was a writer on this strip.

continued

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Just Jokes / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Whitney Ellsworth

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Whitney Ellsworth

Inks

Whitney Ellsworth

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Got a piece of soap??

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Thrilling True Stories / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Speed (credited as Richard B. Speed)

Pencils

Creig Flessel

Inks

Creig Flessel

Letters

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After a hasty breakfast on a cold November morning...

Genre

adventure

Synopsis

A group of duck hunters in a skiff have an unnerving experience.

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

Just Suppose / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Henry Kiefer (credited as H. C. Kiefer)

Inks

A. D. Kiefer (credited)

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That there had been religious prejudice in the time of Disraeli...

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Disraeli; Benedict Arnold

Indexer Notes

duotone in red and black

[The Holdup, Part 9] (Table of Contents: 22)

Along the Main Line / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Tom Cooper

Inks

Tom Cooper

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Slick Carter makes his escape...

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Jake; Ed; Malverne; Slick Carter (villain)

Synopsis

Two trains and a plane -- a great locomotive chase!

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Tom Cooper, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Cooper was a writer.

[Alaskan Adventure, Part 3] (Table of Contents: 23)

Bob Merritt / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

Leo O'Mealia (credited as Leo E. O'Mealia)

Inks

Leo O'Mealia (credited as Leo E. O'Mealia)

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Bob and several of his men...

Genre

adventure; aviation

Characters

Bob Merritt; Prospector Jake

Synopsis

Aerial battle in Alaska.

Reprints

• in DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's Pulp Comics (Hermes Press, 2018 series) (2018)

[Captain Hale, Gun-Runner, Part 4] (Table of Contents: 24)

Midshipman Dewey / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Tom Cooper (signed)

Inks

Tom Cooper (signed)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Courage lad! I'll 'elp yer!

Genre

historical

Characters

Dewey; Stumpy Smithers; Captain Hale; Haggens (introduction)

Synopsis

Dewey is caught signalling the Hornet and left on a tropic island with a bunch of slave raiders.

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Tom Cooper, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Cooper was a writer.

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

Brad Hardy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Tom Hickey (credited, signed)

Inks

Tom Hickey (credited, signed)

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Having released the prisoners...

Genre

adventure

Characters

Bard Hardy; King Marius (villain); Porgo; Kardos

Synopsis

Brad organizes a jail break.

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Tom Hickey, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Hickey was a writer.

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

Talk About Talkies / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mary Patrick

Pencils

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Inks

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Letters

typeset

Characters

Ritz Brothers (photo)

[Kidnapped! Part 2] (Table of Contents: 27)

Little Linda / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Whitney Ellsworth

Pencils

Whitney Ellsworth

Inks

Whitney Ellsworth

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Linda has been kidnaped [sic]...

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Linda; Ned Flint

Synopsis

Ned and the G-Men burst in on Linda's captors.

Sea Gold [Part 2] (Table of Contents: 28)

Captain Grim / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Tom Cooper (credited)

Inks

Tom Cooper (credited)

Colors

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The belayin' pin struck the man's arm...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Captain Grim; Liverpool Johnny (intro), Nubbins (intro); Captain MacPherson; Buck Wilson

Synopsis

Captain MacPherson breaks up a fight on deck.

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Tom Cooper, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Cooper was a writer.

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

Sam the Porter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Pencils

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Inks

Russell Cole (credited as Alger)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

What a hotel! Now they got me waitin' tables!

Genre

humor

Characters

Sam

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

advertisement / 0.2 page (report information)

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Letters

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

New Book of Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

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Letters

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Indexer Notes

"Ask for the big NEW BOOK OF COMICS 10¢ at F. W. Woolworth Co. Stores!"

[Gold Gulch, Part 4] (Table of Contents: 32)

Pelion and Ossa / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Bill Carney (credited)

Pencils

Bill Carney (credited)

Inks

Bill Carney (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

We'd better get going...

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Pelion; Ossa

Synopsis

Pelion and Ossa find a map to a gold mine.

[Damsel in Distress, Part 14] (Table of Contents: 33)

Jack Woods / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson

Pencils

W. C. Brigham (credited as C Brigham) (signed as C Brigham)

Inks

W. C. Brigham (credited as C Brigham) (signed as C Brigham)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

While government cavalry battle Villa's brigands...

Genre

adventure; western-frontier

Characters

Jack Woods; Pancho Villa (villain); Dolores

Synopsis

Jack fights Villa hand to hand.

Indexer Notes

conclusion

Julius Caesar (Table of Contents: 34)

The Magic Crystal of History / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Homer Fleming (credited as H. Fleming)

Inks

Homer Fleming (credited as H. Fleming)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

When Bobby and Binks chance to look again...

Genre

adventure; non-fiction

Characters

Bobby; Binks; Julius Caesar; Vercingetorix

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to Homer Fleming, but Keith Chandler has found no information to support the idea that Fleming was a writer on this strip.

[Episode 6] (Table of Contents: 35)

Pirate Gold / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Sven Elven (credited)

Inks

Sven Elven (credited)

Colors

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Letters

Sven Elven

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jeff Roberts and Captain Dennis are being held prisoners...

Genre

adventure; historical

Characters

Jeff Roberts; Captain Dennis; Gregory Roberts

Synopsis

Jeff tries to warn his uncle that the crew wants to steal the treasure map.

Indexer Notes

Script was formerly credited to "Sven Elven ?", but no information in the “Illustrated by Sven Elvin” credit on the strip itself, the Who’s Who entry or the long article on Elven in Alter Ego #162 (January 2020) support the idea that he was a writer on this strip.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

Hubert / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Patrick (credited, signed)

Pencils

Bill Patrick (credited, signed)

Inks

Bill Patrick (credited, signed)

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Eat Bananas for Your Health

Genre

humor

Characters

Hubert

Indexer Notes

"Eat Bananas for Your Health" is a sign on a wall, but this is a wordless pantomime story.

[The Dan Bowers Case, Part 1] (Table of Contents: 37)

Calling All Cars / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited as Jerome Siegel)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (credited)

Inks

Joe Shuster (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

That's us! Let's go!

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Sandy Kean; Dan Bowers (villain); Amos Twist (villain); Jimmy; the Chief

Synopsis

Sandy tries to take on the gamblers, but the Department won't back him.

Reprints

• in Atomic Comics (Green Publishing, 1946 series) #1 (January 1946)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

Do You Know? / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Henry Kiefer

Inks

A. D. Kiefer

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Who owned the 'Commodore of Philadelphia' and whence it came?

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Frederic Chopin

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

New Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.7 page (report information)

Script

? (promo copy)

Pencils

Vin Sullivan

Inks

Vin Sullivan

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wuxtra!

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Promotes the January issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

credits, title page / 0.3 page (report information)

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Factory to You (Table of Contents: 41)

Remington Rand / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Letters

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Indexer Notes

Back cover.