Wonderworld Comics #11

(March 1940)

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

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Boys and girls, the winnahs!

Indexer Notes

Winners of the letter writing contest.

[The Origin of the Flame] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Flame / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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Will Eisner ?

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Lou Fine

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Lou Fine

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Greedy for power and territory, King Rodend, ruler of the tiny Balkan nation of Kalnar, sends his forces against the peaceful kingdom of Dorna, an act that threatens to throw the entire world into war....

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Flame [Gary Preston] (origin); Reverend Arnold Charteris (intro; flashback; death; Flame's father); Mrs. Charteris (intro; flashback; death; Flame's mother); Maria (intro); James (intro); King Rodend (villain; intro)

Synopsis

The Flame is called to stop Kalnor's attack on Dorna.

Reprints

• in The Lou Fine Comics Treasury (Pure Imagination, 1991 series) (1991)

[The Twin Jewels of Blood] (Table of Contents: 3)

Yarko / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Will Eisner ?

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Will Eisner ?

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Will Eisner ?

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Northern India, where the Kabul empties into the head waters of the Indus, known as the dread, isolated northwest frontier...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Yarko (origin); Slug Bartell (villain; intro; death); Mick (villain; intro; death); Moe (villain; intro; death); Molly Banton (villain; intro); Ahni; Debit

Synopsis

A cursed gem kills some crooks.

Reprints

• in Aventuriers d'aujourd'hui (Collection Les) (Editions Mondiales, 1937 series) #81

In Guatemala (Table of Contents: 4)

Shorty Shortcake / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

S. M. Iger (credited as Jerry Williams)

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S. M. Iger (credited as Jerry Williams)

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S. M. Iger (credited as Jerry Williams)

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Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

Shorty Shortcake; Professor Gnu; Mr. Dewelth

Synopsis

Professor Gnu invents a water magnet so he can have all the water.

[The Loraine Spies] (Table of Contents: 5)

Patty O'Day Newsreel Reporter / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Claire S. Moe (credited as Vic Todd)

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Claire S. Moe (credited as Vic Todd)

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There's the woman - Patty O'Day. Be on the watch for her. She will prove dangerous to our revolution - unless she is out of the way!

Genre

adventure; spy

Characters

Patty O'Day; Ham; Lord Mike; Captain Egroe (villain; intro)

Synopsis

Lorraine spies try to kill Patty.

[The Strange Pit of Persia] (Table of Contents: 6)

Dr. Fung / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Bob Powell ?

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Bob Powell (credited as Arthur Dean)

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Bob Powell (credited as Arthur Dean)

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Invited by his old friend, Alzea Rapkut, to inspect a mysterious pit, Dr. Fung takes Dan Barrister to his house in ancient Persia.....

Genre

science fiction; detective-mystery

Characters

Dr. Fung; Dan Barrister; Rina (intro); Alzea Rapkut (intro); A Subterranean Race (villain; intro); Klik

Synopsis

Dr. Fung and Dan fall into an underground civilization of wheeled creatures.

Tommy Taylor in Norway (Table of Contents: 7)

Tommy Taylor / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

William T. Libby

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Bob Powell (Illustration)

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Bob Powell (Illustration)

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Genre

science fiction; adventure; children

Characters

Tommy Taylor; Bobby Jordan; Mrs. Jordan; Korik

Synopsis

Tommy and Bobby end up in the city under the sea.

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

[Fire At the T-Bar-Nine] (Table of Contents: 8)

Tex Maxon / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Munson Paddock (credited as Cecilia Munson)

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Munson Paddock (credited as Cecilia Munson)

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Dusk is falling on T-Bar-Nine. A rancher and two cow-hands are about to corral the cattle. Suddenly, three swarthy figures rush at them!!

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

The Phantom Rider [Tex Maxon]; Streak (horse)

Synopsis

Rustlers steal cattle and two children, but the Phantom Rider stops them.

Armour Vs. Automobiles (Table of Contents: 9)

Don Quixote in Modern Times / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Don Quixote; Sancho

Synopsis

Don Quixote and Sancho think their armour will protect them from automobiles.

[Stranded In Spider Cavern] (Table of Contents: 10)

"Spark" Stevens of the Navy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Klaus Nordling (credited as Nordling)

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Klaus Nordling (credited as Nordling)

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Klaus Nordling (credited as Nordling)

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The island of Guam, a U. S. naval base in the Pacific... its plans and fortifications closely guarded against foreign knowledge. There the U.S.S. Dragon is now anchored...

Genre

adventure; military; war

Characters

Spark Stevens; Chuck

Synopsis

A colonel's daughter has been kidnapped by spies.

U-Boats Sink Three Ships...22 Killed (Table of Contents: 11)

K-51 Spies at War / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Barren Bates

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George Tuska ?

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George Tuska ?

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Genre

spy; adventure

Characters

K-51; Captain Hans Von Kruss (villain; intro); Captain Raleigh

Synopsis

K-51 is accidentally on a Q-Boat on patrol.

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Comicscope / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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