Thrilling Comics #v9#3 (27)

(May 1942)

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

Remington Deluxe Noiseless Portable Typewriter / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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This beautiful desk for only $1.00 with any Remington portable typewriter

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for the Remington Deluxe Noiseless Portable Typewriter.

Doc Strange and The Living Death (Table of Contents: 2)

Doc Strange / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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Kin Platt (signed)

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Kin Platt (signed)

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Fascists decree a hideous fate for America's patriots...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doc Strange [Professor Thomas Hugo Strange]; Mike Ellis; Virginia Thompson; Adolf Hitler (villain, introduction, death); Col. Wohlks (villain, introduction, death); Schnagel (villain); Ludwig (villain); other Nazis (villains, introduction); Professor Deems (introduction)

Keywords

hydrene; Slater Armory

Indexer Notes

Platt signs - as 'Kin' - in the final panel.

The American Crusader Saves The Flying Tank (Table of Contents: 3)

The American Crusader / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Max Plaisted

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Max Plaisted

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Mr. Eyes, an Axis agent who hypnotizes his victims by television...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The American Crusader [Archibald Masters]; Jane Peters [Masters' secretary]; Mr. Eyes (villain, introduction); Hans (villain, introduction); Ernst (villain, introduction); Hagashi (villain, introduction); Miss Elling; Dr. Hopkins

[In the 30th Century] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Ghost / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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August Froehlich

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August Froehlich

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The Ghost reaches the year 3000 in the time-machine of sinister...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Ghost [George Chance]; Betty Morris; Professor Fenton (villain); the spirit of the Venerable Yogi; The Rellik-Men (villain, introduction, death); Dr. Perry; K-2981; D-2934; Dr. Dean

Synopsis

The Ghost intends to travel into the past to visit Leif Ericsson as Leif discovers Vinland, but the Ghost is instead propelled 1000 years into the future.

Keywords

Manopolis; pyro guns; time travel

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : Art was previously credited to George Mandel.

[The Drug Runners] (Table of Contents: 5)

Hale of the Herald / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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W. B. Smith

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W. B. Smith

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A daring drug-ring baffles the police!

Genre

adventure; superhero; crime

Characters

George Hale; Vickie Dale; John Markham (villain, introduction); Perkins; Georgie

Synopsis

Hale breaks up a drug smuggling enterprise.

Bandit Brand (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Tex Mumford (credited) (house name)

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If Randy Lennon hadn't been the sheriff's son, his presence might...

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Randy Lennon; Chuck Wilson; Joe; Red; Chick Forbes; Sheriff Lennon

Synopsis

Randy finds a way to get a message to his father, Sheriff Lennon, about a group of cattle rustlers.

Keywords

Gun-Hammer Pass; Stonewall Canyon

[The Roto-Fire Robbery] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Lone Eagle / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Elmer Wexler

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Elmer Wexler

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A plane that can down an entire squadron!

Genre

aviation; war; adventure

Characters

The Lone Eagle; Ernst (villain, introduction, death); another German (villain, introduction, death); Wish Graham (introduction, death); Schwabel; Joe

Keywords

Graham Field; roto-fire control

A Cavalcade of Stars! (Table of Contents: 8)

America's Best Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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They're America's best

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The Black Terror [Bob Benton]; Doc Strange [Thomas Hugo Strange]; Captain Future [Andrew Bryant]; The Liberator; The Woman In Red; Secret Ace

[Avenging Dr. Karisura] (Table of Contents: 9)

Dan Duffy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Kin Platt (signed as Kin)

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Kin Platt (signed as Kin)

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Professor Karisura's helped me work out these plans, Dan...

Genre

adventure; sports

Characters

Dan Duffy; Marcia Lee; "Blink" Gordon; Dr. Karisura (introduction, death); Col. Brant (introduction, death); Nazi spies (villain, introduction); Hoefer

Synopsis

Dan recovers the stolen plans for a new type of tank defense.

Keywords

football

Indexer Notes

Platt signs - as 'Kin' - in the penultimate panel.

Nobody's to Young to Serve! (Table of Contents: 10)

Chats with the Editor / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Since the last time we spoke together...

Keywords

Pearl Harbor

Indexer Notes

Includes membership form for the Thrilling Club.

[Sanitarium of Doom] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Woman in Red / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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W. B. Smith

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W. B. Smith

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Cavanaugh still has no clue...

Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Rand (villain, introduction); a butler (villain, introduction); Rand's gang (villains, introduction); Mr. Clay (introduction); Mrs. Martin Clay (introduction); The Woman in Red [Peggy Allen]; Inspector Cavanaugh; Rawlins

Synopsis

Peggy disrupts a plot by schemers to acquire the Clay Estate.

Keywords

Latour Sanitarium

Indexer Notes

Keith Chandler : Art was previously credited to George Mandel.

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

Rookie Riley / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Ray McGill (signed)

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Ray McGill (signed)

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Ray McGill (signed)

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Yessir! This time tomorrow night - I'll be cuttin' a rug with Militia...

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Rookie Elmer Riley; Militia

Synopsis

Elmer wants to wear all of his army gear to impress Militia when he meets her to go dancing, but he hires someone to carry it for him instead.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Yes - I'm convinced that I can make good money in radio.

Characters

Bill; Tom

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad by the National Radio Institute.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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?; Fred Harman (signed); ? (photograph)

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?; Fred Harman (signed); ? (photograph)

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Prizes for all!

Characters

Red Ryder; Gene Autry (photograph)

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad by the American Seed Co.