Issue: #48
Published: May 1944, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 60, Editing: Harry Shorten
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Indexed from scanned copy that appears to be missing the back cover (inner and outer).
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1944, New Series, Vol. 39, No. 2.
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Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
Shield G-Man Club |
Synopsis: |
Letter from Joe Higgins [aka The Shield] to recycle paper to help the war drive. Also includes coupon to join the Shield G-Man Club. |
Credits: |
Script: ? [as Joe Higgins] | Letters: Typeset |
Comic Story (10 pages) |
The Curse of the Black Monkey |
Featuring: |
The Shield and Dusty the Boy Detective |
Synopsis: |
The Jinx is a blind black monkey, surviving owner after owner managing to survive until it comes to Dusty, the Shield’s kid partner. The Shield discovers through an anthropologist friend that the monkey is an idol of sorts to the Thuggi cult of India and represents all evil and bad luck to all but the Thuggi. Higgins arranges for the monkey to be sent to Japan. |
Credits: |
Pencils: Clem Weisbecker ? | Inks: Pen Shumaker ? |
Genre: |
Superhero |
Characters: |
The Shield [Joe Higgins] Dusty [Dusty Simmons] Jinx (a Black Monkey, Introduction) Legs Sardi (villain, Introduction, Death) |
Comic Story (9 pages) |
Special Communique #14 |
Featuring: |
Captain Commando |
Synopsis: |
Alastair Morganbilt joins the army as a prissy gentleman but leaves in a body bag as a fighting man. |
Credits: |
Pencils: Clem Weisbecker [as Clem] (signed) | Inks: Pen Shumaker [as Pen] (signed) |
Genre: |
Superhero |
Characters: |
Alastair Morganbilt (introduction, Death) Captain Commando |
Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
Money |
Synopsis: |
Promo to win a subscription to Pep Comics or a War Stamp by writing a letter about what your favourite character is. |
Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
Promo announcing that Li'l Chief Bugaboo will start appearing in Jolly Jingles Comics as of issue 13. |
Characters: |
Li'l Chief Bugaboo |
Activity (1 page) |
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Featuring: |
Pep's Puzzle Page |
Synopsis: |
A maze with a copy of Pep Comics at the center, a man holding a sign with scrambled letters and how to draw a face. |
Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
A witch looks in her crystal ball and sees a new comic called Black Hood now on sale. |
Credits: |
Pencils: Bill Vigoda (signed) | Inks: Bill Vigoda (signed) |
Characters: |
Black Hood |
Text Story (2 pages) |
The Hick Cop |
Credits: |
Script: Leo Hoban (credited) | Letters: typeset |
Genre: |
Detective-mystery |
Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
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Synopsis: |
A man with an MLJ Logo for a head is the skipper of a rowing crew where other MLJ Comics are the rowers. |
Activity (1 page) |
Do You Know??? |
Synopsis: |
Four trick questions and answers including how to tell the left bank of a river from the right bank. |
Credits: |
Script: Ed Goggin (signed) | Pencils: Ed Goggin (signed) | Inks: Ed Goggin (signed) |
Advertisement (1 page) |
Prizes for You ~~ Come an' Get 'em |
Featuring: |
Mr. Jim Thayer |
Synopsis: |
Ad for prizes for delivering Collier's magazine. |
Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
The Jumping Potion |
Featuring: |
Catfish Joe |
Synopsis: |
Two mad scientists give Catfish Joe pills that make him able to jump really far. |
Credits: |
Script: Larry Harris ? | Pencils: Larry Harris (credited) | Inks: Larry Harris (credited) |
Genre: |
Adventure |
Characters: |
Fuddy Goober Duddy Goober Catfish Joe |
Cartoon (0 pages) |
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Featuring: |
Animal-Antix |
Synopsis: |
Three fun facts about animals as submitted by readers. Address says to submit to "Catfish Joe", so presumably this was a sub-feature of that strip. |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
The Great Genghis Khan |
Featuring: |
Marco Loco |
Synopsis: |
Marco Loco meets Genghis Khan and tries to stop his wedding. |
Credits: |
Script: Carl Hubbell ? | Pencils: Carl Hubbell [as Hubbell] | Inks: Carl Hubbell [as Hubbell] |
Genre: |
Humor Historical |
Characters: |
Genghis Khan (introduction) Marco Loco |
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