(September 1941)

Street and Smith, 1941 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
?
On-sale Date
1941-07-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
?
Editing
Henry Ralston

Issue Notes

formerly titled Super-Magic Comics

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Blackstone the Magician / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Charles Sultan
Colors
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Letters
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Characters
Blackstone
Keywords
skull

Blackstone Pinup (Table of Contents: 1)

Blackstone the Magician / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Charles Sultan
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Blackstone the Magician / comic story / 39 pages (report information)

Script
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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
Amazing Adventure in Africa
Genre
jungle
Characters
Blackstone; Vivian Trent; Bill Marvin; Armand (dies); Hothgo (dies); Mombo (villain, dies); Dotha; Professor Trent; Zurich (villain, dies)
Synopsis
Blackstone journeys north from South Africa to Rhodesia to help Vivian find her father. They find him a captive of Mr. Zurich, who is forcing the professor to develop weapons he can sell to the highest bidders. Blackstone wins a duel of magicians and helps the Trents escape.
Keywords
Cape-Cairo Railway; Durban; Igpu; South Africa; Victoria Falls; Zambesi

Indexer Notes

The Cape-Cairo Railway has yet to be completed. Its northernmost terminal is Kapiri Mposhi (in central Zambia). Hence, Blackstone couldn't have traveled to Cairo on it.

Assorted Magic Tricks (Table of Contents: 3)

Blackstone's Junior Magicians / activity / 5 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Jungle Mystery (Table of Contents: 4)

Rex King, Adventurer / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Plastino ?
Inks
Al Plastino ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle
Characters
Rex King; Kato; Chief Amu; Zork (death)
Synopsis
When the statue of the lizard-lion tells the natives that they must bring all of their ivory to the temple Rex King decides to find out what is going on, as the tribe will starve without the ivory to trade for food.
Reprints

From Truck Driver to Champion (Table of Contents: 5)

Kayo Clancy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Trooper Guns (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
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Letters
typeset

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Blackstone the Magician
  2. 1. Blackstone Pinup
    Blackstone the Magician
  3. 2. ["Amazing Adventure in Africa"]
    Blackstone the Magician
  4. 3. Assorted Magic Tricks
    Blackstone's Junior Magicians
  5. 4. Jungle Mystery
    Rex King, Adventurer
  6. 5. From Truck Driver to Champion
    Kayo Clancy
  7. 6. Trooper Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Darci
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore