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Issue Details

Issue #30
Published December 1945
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Kraus (Editor); Will Lieberson (Executive Editor); Sidonie M. Gruenberg (Consulting Editor)

Cover Details

Characters Don Winslow
Genre Adventure
Pencils John Jordan
Inks John Jordan
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1 page Speedy Wheeler; Arnold, Schwinn & Co. filler "Saves the Day and Wins a Bike"

Characters Speedy Wheeler; Jack
Synopsis Speedy is told by his Dad that he can't afford to buy him a bike, but when his father leaves a briefcase with important papers in it at home, Speedy borrows a friend's bike and delivers them to his Dad....and receives a new bike in gratitude.
Genre Adventure
Pencils Milt Youngren (signed)
Inks Mile Youngren (signed)
Notes On the inside front cover.

1 page Don Winslow of the Navy public service announcement "They're making history!"

Characters Don Winslow
Synopsis Don encourages his readers to collect waste paper as well as tin cans to help the war effort.
Genre Adventure
Pencils John Jordan
Inks John Jordan
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Notes A PSA for paper collecting as part of the war effort, along with the indicia and editorial information.

8 page Don Winslow of the Navy story "Aerial Pickup"

Characters Don Winslow; Red; Admiral Colby; Admiral Warburton; The Japanese (villains)
Synopsis While flying Admiral Colby back to the naval base, hias plane is attacked by Japanese fighters. While the Admiral bails out, Don and Red take the plane into a water landing. Later, they begin a mission to rescue the Admiral and the vital attack plans he is carrying.
Genre Adventure
Pencils John Jordan (signed)
Inks John Jordan (signed)

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Hero of a thousand daredevil adventures! It's Radar!!"

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Notes Promotes Master Comics and the feature Radar.

1 page A. C. Gilbert advertisement "Hello boys! Do you know all these exciting facts..."

Synopsis This illustrated page discusses facts about the famed Gilbert Hall of Science located at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street in New York, maker of American Flyer trains, erector sets and chemistry sets.
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Half page Jetsam Joe filler "Hey, Joe! What are you doing?"

Characters Jetsam Joe
Synopsis Not having seen or heard from his girl in 15 years, Joe writes her a letter to have her send him her address.
Genre humor

Half page Eaglebeak Spruder filler "He Always Has an Explanation Handy"

Characters Eaglebeak Spruder
Synopsis Eaglebeak challenges the throwing accuracy of someone and pays the price for it.
Genre humor

Half page Don Winslow of the Navy activity "Don Winslow's Crossword Puzzle"

Characters Don Winslow
Genre Adventure
Pencils John Jordan
Inks John Jordan
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Notes Crossword puzzle.

Half page Jetsam Joe filler "Hey, Joe! I want you to paint the deck!"

Characters Jetsam Joe
Synopsis Joe is ordered by his Captain to paint the deck, a job reaquiring 20 gallons of paint. Joe discovers he only has one gallon and tries to paint quickly before he runs out of paint.
Genre humor

5 page Don Winslow story "Stalemate"

Characters Don Winslow; Red; General Hing; Colonel Martin; The Japanese (villains)
Synopsis Don volunteers to try and rescue a unit of Chinese freedom fighters from possibly being wiped out by japanese forces that have them stalemated.
Genre Adventure
Pencils John Jordan
Inks John Jordan

Half page Don Winslow's Fighting Ship filler Consolidated PB2Y-2 "Coronado"

Genre Fact
Notes There is a strip at the very bottom of the page with promotional ads for Captain Marvel's Magic Folder and Rocket Raider.

Half page Eaglebeak Spruder filler "Everything Always Seems to Be in His Favor"

Characters Eaglebeak Spruder; Rooney.
Synopsis Two toughs get the tables turned on them when they decide to lay in wait for Eaglebeak to knock his block off.
Genre humor

Half page Jetsam Joe filler "Hey, Joe! I'm making up your pay envelope for last week!"

Characters Jetsam Joe
Synopsis Joe's Captain gets the better of Joe on payday.
Genre humor

1 page Wheaties advertisement "I started a rumor that the tackling dummy is stuffed with Wheaties."

Synopsis Illustrated Wheaties promotional advertisement.
Pencils Redmer Keller (signed)
Inks Redmer Keller (signed)

1 page A True "Warriors of the Sea" story text story "A Break for Drake"

Characters Ensign John Drake
Synopsis Drake's Grumman Avenger gets shot down in Japanese waters, but the American Air Force shows up just in time to drive away a Japanese rescue boat intent on making the pilot their prisoner.
Genre fact
Script Bert Mills
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Notes A true story in a series.

Half page text article "Lifeboat Equipment"

Synopsis This factual article discusses equipment that protects U.S. boys at sea: matches, oars, propellors, painters, plugs, provisions, rowlocks, rudder & tiller, sea anchor, storm oil, signal flag, signaling mirrors, signal pistol, water, and wooden bullet hole plugs.
Genre fact
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6 page Don Winslow of the Navy story "Undersea Raiders"

Characters Don Winslow; Red; Captain Mirmo; The Japanese (villains)
Synopsis After a Japanese sub torpedos the destroyer he is on, Don is captured by the Japanese, who attempt to torture him into relaying information as to the whereabouts of his transport.
Genre Adventure
Pencils John Jordan
Inks John Jordan

Half page filler A Special New Feature -- "British Seagoing Slang"

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Notes Includes the solution to the crossword puzzle.

1 page Volto from Mars; Grape-Nuts Flakes advertisement "First we blow up the arsenal..."

Characters Volto; Jimmy
Synopsis Although captured by a couple of thugs, Volto and Jimmy escape and help capture the duo before they can blow up an arsenal.
Notes This strip was copyrighted and promoted as a sales gimmick for Grape Nuts Flakes.

1 page Kellogg's Shredded Wheat advertisement "Here's what you get as prizes in Kellogg's Shredded Wheat!"

Synopsis Illustrated ad for Kellogg's Shredded Wheat, which focuses in on the great prizes one can get from boxes of the cereal: action pictures of battleships, cruisers, destroyers and other Navy craft, which one can print with a hot iron onto sports shirts, jackets and swim suits.
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1 page Bit-O-Honey advertisement "Meet a Bit-o-Honey"

Synopsis Illustrated advertisement for Bit-O-Honey candy bar, and has a coupon for readers to send in in order to get "the key to your secret number."
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Notes On the inside back cover.

1 page X-Acto Knives advertisement "Choice of the experts"

Synopsis Illustrated advertisement by the X-Acto Cresent Products Company, pushing their line of products, including the famed "x-acto knife."
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Notes On back cover.