Issue: #4
Published: August-September 1946, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing: Victor Fox
Color: Color Dimensions: Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Indicia actually says the magazine is published "by-monthly."
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Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
House ad for 9 Fox comic book titles. |
Comic Story (10 pages) |
Mister Weather's Revenge |
Featuring: |
Rocket Kelly |
Synopsis: |
Weather forecaster Mr. Weather goes mad and creates a giant glacier to plunge Earth into a new ice age. Rocket Kelly and his aides lift the glacier into the air and bring it close to the sun so it melts. |
Credits: |
Pencils: Arnold Hicks ? | Inks: Arnold Hicks ? |
Genre: |
Science Fiction |
Characters: |
Rocket Kelly Punchy Diana Mr. Weather |
Cartoon (1 page) |
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Featuring: |
Imagine THAT! |
Synopsis: |
5 illustrated trivia facts. |
Genre: |
Non-fiction |
Comic Story (10 pages) |
While the World Watches |
Featuring: |
Rocket Kelly |
Synopsis: |
A spy steals top secret atom defense formula AIM from a government lab. Rocket Kelly and his pals have to keep the villain from leaving the country with it. Rocket discovers the formula was inserted into young Danny's homemade newspaper. One of 3 foreign subscribers must be the spy. They eliminate the first two but when they arrive in Brazil to find "Mr. Lusam," they discover it's actually Dr. Malus who is the spy. Rocket's spaceship destroys the sub in which Malus is attempting to escape. |
Genre: |
Science Fiction |
Characters: |
Rocket Kelly Diana Punchy Dr. Malus Danny Danny's Mother Captain Jim Brown Carl Townsend |
Text Story (2 pages) |
The Little People |
Credits: |
Script: Dan Decem | Letters: typeset |
Comic Story (10 pages) |
The Dance of Death |
Featuring: |
Rocket Kelly |
Synopsis: |
A rocket from planet Turo crashes on Earth; the pilot Ur tells Rocket Kelly that the Minstrel of Death is on his way to destroy Earth with the Dance of Death. Rocket and his pals travel to Turo and are captured by the Minstrel of Death (an anthropomorphic piano) and his minions. His music makes people dance themselves to death. However, Punchy is tone deaf so the music doesn't affect him. With Punchy's help, Rocket destroys the Minstrel's invasion fleet as it approaches Earth. |
Credits: |
Script: ? [as Ted Small] |
Genre: |
Science Fiction |
Characters: |
Rocket Kelly Diana Punchy Ur Minstrel Of Death |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
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Featuring: |
Joy Family |
Synopsis: |
Cuthbert clashes with Larsen, the superintendent of his apartment building over plumbing issues. Because of the housing shortage, he can't find another place to live. Cuthbert takes his family on a vacation to let Larsen cool off, but in the end returns and makes peace with his nemesis. |
Credits: |
Script: ? [as Don Drew] | Pencils: Al Zere [as AZ] (signed) | Inks: Al Zere [as AZ] (signed) |
Genre: |
Humor Domestic |
Characters: |
Cuthbert Joy Judy Joy Pinky Joy Larsen Murphy Peoria Joy Gus |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
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Featuring: |
Ernie |
Synopsis: |
Hoping to find Aladdin's lamp, Ernie and his pal Seymour collect old lamps from the neighbours. They are unaware that two thieves have stashed their loot in a discarded lamp. The crooks confront Ernie but are arrested and Ernie collects a reward. |
Credits: |
Script: ? [as Vic Brown] |
Genre: |
Humor Teen |
Characters: |
Ernie Dad Seymour |
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