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America's Biggest Comics Book [1944][Better]-196pg-c2c -BlackTerror138 scans
Issue: #1
Published: [December] 1944, Price: 0.50 USD, Pages: 196, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Oversized Golden Age U. S., 7-3/8"x10-5/8" Paper Stock: Newsprint Binding: Squarebound Publishing Format: One-Shot
Notes: Indicia says: Copyright, 1944, by Best Syndicated Features. Copyright information could not be found in the Library of Congress online archive for this issue. However, one cover was seen with a written date of October 27th, while another was seen with a stamp date of November 3rd 1944. Therefore, this issue was likely copyrighted in mid to late October 1944. Comics by this publisher with October copyright dates would usually be labeled with a December cover date.
 Comic Contents:
Cover (1 page)
Featuring: Silver Knight; Barnaby Beep; Zudo; Thunderhoof; Little Oliver; Herman Melville; Jocko and Socko
Characters: Silver Knight Herman Melville Zudo Thunderhoof Stardust Barnaby Beep Little Oliver Jocko Socko
Comic Story (13 pages)
Synopsis: As Briane and Tarna plan to wed, Vorkal sneaks into England to steal the Silver Knight's magic armor and sword.
Genre: Adventure
Characters: Silver Knight [Briane] Tarna Gareth Vorkal Halmur Gawain Mordru
Comic Story (12 pages) Flares in the Night!
Synopsis: The Commando Cubs go to Norway to help bombers find a secret Nazi airfield.
Genre: War
Characters: The Commando Cubs [Ace Browning Pokey Jones Horace Cosgrove II Whizzer Malarkey Spud O'Shea] Nils Anders Arne Jensen Professor Musselbownd
Comic Story (5 pages)
Featuring: Barnaby Beep
Synopsis: Barnaby is invited to join the Harum-Scarum Fraternity.
Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters: Barnaby Beep (introduction) Jones
Comic Story (10 pages)
Synopsis: Zudo encounters a hunter who likes shooting animals.
Genre: Jungle
Characters: Zudo Lao Sven Larson Haines Mumbo Jolla
Comic Story (13 pages)
Synopsis: Dick saves the rogue horse Thunderhoof from quicksand.
Genre: Animal Western-frontier
Characters: Thunderhoof Stardust Dick Foster Pat Norris Rex Pete Kenton Kelly Red Rover Captain
Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring: Little Oliver
Synopsis: Oliver acts tough because Professor Frawd and his crystal ball tell him to.
Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters: Professor Frawd Little Oliver Marigold Butch Spike
Comic Story (8 pages) Sea-Scribe
Synopsis: The life of Herman Melville and how his real life experiences became part of his books.
Genre: Non-fiction
Characters: Herman Melville Mrs. Melville Uncle Matt Emily Captain Digby Mr. Greene Toby Fayaway Dr. Long Ghost Nathaniel Hawthorne
Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring: Funny Bees-Ness
Synopsis: An ant decides to follow a grasshopper's advice on life.
Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters: Hoppin' Hal Beezie Bee
Comic Story (4 pages)
Synopsis: The Colonel orders Andy to walk around camp in a German uniform to see how long it will take the men to react, but two captured Nazis escape at the same time.
Genre: Humor War
Characters: Andy Hans
Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring: Jocko and Socko
Synopsis: Jocko learns to hypnotize people.
Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters: Jocko Socko One-Round McKluck
Comic Story (10 pages)
Synopsis: In this adventure, the Reaper brings a special Nazi zeppelin to England and wants nothing more than to go back to the continent. He says, "The only reward I want is a chance to fight the Nazi beasts again and again ... to spread terror among the foulest terrorists the world has ever known! Tremble, you Nazis! The Grim Reaper is coming back!"
Genre: Superhero
Characters: The Grim Reaper [William "Bill" Norris] The Nazis (villains) Raoul Anet General Lichtenberg
Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring: Kangarube
Synopsis: A conman crocodile tries to get the best of country kangaroo.
Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Comic Story (5 pages) Brian Boru
Synopsis: Brian fights to repell the Danes and unite the clans of Ireland.
Genre: Non-fiction
Characters: Brian Boru Mathgamhain Leinster Thorvid
Comic Story (15 pages)
Synopsis: The Commando Cubs come across a German breaking into prison.
Genre: War
Characters: The Commando Cubs [Ace Browning Pokey Jones Horace Cosgrove II Whizzer Malarkey Spud O'Shea] Professor Musselbownd Schmidt Carl Kurt Tasso
Comic Story (2 pages) He's No Milk Cow-Ard
Synopsis: Happy tries to milk a cow.
Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters: Happy Hyena
Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring: Spotty and Silly Civet
Synopsis: Spotty and Silly sell spot remover.
Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters: Spotty "Silly" Civet
Comic Story (7 pages) Tasman, Pacific Adventurer
Synopsis: The Dutch explorer Tasman finds new lands for the Netherlands.
Genre: Non-fiction
Characters: Abel Jansen Tasman Mynheer Van Diemen Matthew
Comic Story (6 pages)
Synopsis: Clarabelle wishes Looie would take her to dinner and a ham falls out of the sky and hits him on the head.
Genre: Humor
Characters: Looie Lazybones Clarabella Shrimpy Basher Doolittle Zeke Smoky
Comic Story (1 page) Rattlesnake
Synopsis: Ozzie thinks he hears a rattlesnake behind him.
Genre: Humor Children
Characters: Ozzie
Comic Story (15 pages)
Synopsis: The Cubs hop a plane to Burma.
Genre: War
Characters: The Commando Cubs [Ace Browning Pokey Jones Horace Cosgrove II Whizzer Malarkey Spud O'Shea] Professor Musselbownd Erich Swenger Otto General Sakawaka General Wingate
Comic Story (3 pages) Bulletin: Orders of the Day!
Synopsis: Otto has to drive a jeep.
Genre: Humor
Characters: Little Otto
Comic Story (12 pages)
Synopsis: Kenton discovers gold on Apache land and he tries to get the land from them.
Genre: Animal Western-frontier
Characters: Thunderhoof Stardust El Diablo Pete Kenton Kelly Running Wolf
Comic Story (8 pages)
Featuring: Pansy Pigeon
Synopsis: Pansy joins the PACS, Pigeon Air Carrier Service.
Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters: Pansy Pigeon Bessie Busybody Adolf Pigler Hoiman Colonel Barker
Comic Story (4 pages) G. I. Johnston, the Soldier Who Came Back
Synopsis: How Private Johnston earned the distinguished service cross.
Genre: War
Characters: Bill Johnston Curly
Comic Story (1 page) Friendly Boys Social Club
Synopsis: Li'l Cheesit tries to enter the Friendly Boys Social Club.
Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters: Li'l Cheesit
Comic Story (8 pages)
Synopsis: A swindler tries to get the better of Rufus.
Genre: Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters: Rufus Slinky
  The data in the above section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database™ under a Creative Commons Attribution License.


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