(January 1942)

Columbia, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1941
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Columbia Comic Corporation
Editing
Vin Sullivan (editor)

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Raja the Arabian Knight / cover / 1 page (report information)

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Cover Thumbnail for Big Shot Comics (Columbia, 1940 series) #21
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Raja the Arabian Knight / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Zee and I are returning to Brahama...
Characters
Raja (introduction); Marvelo (last appearance)

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The Skyman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Dean (credited)
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Paul Dean (credited)
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Paul Dean (credited)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Out of the stratosphere...
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
The Skyman; the Black Lama (introduction; death); Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Winston Churchill

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Joe Palooka / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ham Fisher
Pencils
Ham Fisher
Inks
Ham Fisher
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Joe's dog is suspicious of Sluggy...
Genre
sports
Reprints
  • from newspaper strips.

Indexer Notes

Inside Front-Cover

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Dixie Dugan / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
J. P. McEvoy
Pencils
John Striebel
Inks
John Striebel
Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
You must always think of others...
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from newspaper strips.

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Spy-Chief / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Charles Nicholas (signed as Wotjkoski)
Inks
Charles Nicholas (signed as Wotjkoski)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the dark hours of the American War for Independence...
Characters
The Cloak [Jeff Cardiff, formerly Spy-Chief]; the Cloak I (introduction); George Washington

Jibby Jones Meets Leo (Table of Contents: 6)

Jibby Jones / text story / 1.8 pages (report information)

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Letters
typeset
Genre
humor

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statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Ann L. Horgan (business manager) (credited)
Letters
typeset

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Rocky Ryan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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The trail of the cult of the juggernaut...

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Charlie Chan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Alfred Andriola
Inks
Alfred Andriola
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Danton has killed Conway...
Genre
detective-mystery
Reprints
  • from newspaper strips.

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Oliver Drab / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ray Gill
Pencils
Ray Gill
Inks
Ray Gill
Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sergeant--give me the file on Private Drab!

Indexer Notes

last appearance

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Sparky Watts / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Boody Rogers
Pencils
Boody Rogers
Inks
Boody Rogers
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hedy! My stars, child!
Genre
humor; superhero

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Captain Devildog / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Captain Hank Steele, famed throughout the land...

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The Face / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mart Bailey (credited)
Pencils
Mart Bailey (credited)
Inks
Mart Bailey (credited)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tony Trent, the radio news commentator...
Genre
crime; superhero
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Raja the Arabian Knight
  2. 1. ["Zee and I are returning to Brahama..."]
    Raja the Arabian Knight
  3. 2. ["Out of the stratosphere..."]
    The Skyman
  4. 3. ["Joe's dog is suspicious of Sluggy..."]
    Joe Palooka
  5. 4. ["You must always think of others..."]
    Dixie Dugan
  6. 5. ["In the dark hours of the American War for Independence..."]
    Spy-Chief
  7. 6. Jibby Jones Meets Leo
    Jibby Jones
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
  9. 8. ["The trail of the cult of the juggernaut..."]
    Rocky Ryan
  10. 9. ["Danton has killed Conway..."]
    Charlie Chan
  11. 10. ["Sergeant--give me the file on Private Drab!"]
    Oliver Drab
  12. 11. ["Hedy! My stars, child!"]
    Sparky Watts
  13. 12. ["Captain Hank Steele, famed throughout the land..."]
    Captain Devildog
  14. 13. ["Tony Trent, the radio news commentator..."]
    The Face
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