Master Comics #20

(November 1941)

Vampire Castle (Table of Contents: 1)

Bulletman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]

Synopsis:

At story's end, Captain Marvel steps in and announces that he knows Bulletman's secret identity.

["The smashing fists..."] (Table of Contents: 2)

Devil's Dagger / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Ken Battefield

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Genre:

superhero

["Minute Man, actually known as..."] (Table of Contents: 3)

Minute Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Fritz (villain); General Milton; Minute Man [Jack Weston]; Illyria (villain)

Synopsis:

Illyria's men steal America's latest bomber and use it to bomb Midwestern cities.

Indexer Notes

Lots of Lou Fine/Will Eisner swipes in the art.

Julius Caesar (Table of Contents: 4)

Famous Blitzkriegs of the Past / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

non-fiction; history

Characters:

Julius Caesar

['"El Carim, and his assistant Gladys..."] (Table of Contents: 5)

El Carim / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Genre:

superhero

["Fiendishly, King Leon tosses an atomic-bomb..."] (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain Venture and the Planet Princess / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Genre:

science fiction

Heroic Bum (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Carl Formes

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Letters:

typeset

Genre:

drama

[Fight, Frolic or Football] (Table of Contents: 8)

Companions Three / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Genre:

adventure

["Buck Jones, marshall of Big Savage..."] (Table of Contents: 9)

Buck Jones, Frontier Marshall / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script:

Buck Jones (at least attributed to him in the credits)

Pencils:

Ralph Carlson

Inks:

Ralph Carlson

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Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Buck Jones; Silver (horse); Mesquite Mike (deputy); Valejo (bandit)

Synopsis:

Buck and Mesquite come to grips with the notorious Maexican bandit, Valejo and his gang.

Indexer Notes

Carlson is credited on Buck Jones by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and is best recognised by his horses. Long narrow, tapering heads and often with front legs stretched out like a rocking horse, page 1 panel 4. This way of drawing horses are very special to Carlson, and can also be found in many of his Rocky Lane stories. He had about 25 Buck Jones stories.

["Zoro, accompanied by his faithful pet..."] (Table of Contents: 10)

Zoro, The Mystery Man / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Genre:

superhero