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| One of the most consistently interesting issues from Nedor I’ve seen thus far, partially because of Frank Frazetta’s contributions, who even manages to make the otherwise standard funny features standout. |
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| Publication | October 1948 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: every other month |
| Notes | For the first time, both on the cover and inside story, Pantha has no straps holding up her leopard skin top. |
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| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Princess Pantha; Dane Hunter |
| Notes | For the first time, both on the cover and inside story, Pantha has no straps holding up her leopard skin top. |
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| Comic Story | The Girl Who Kept Faith! (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | A girl named Alice McGregor arrives in the jungle to find her fiancé, but he is being held captive by Senor Pirahna. Princess Pantha saves them both by tricking Senor Piranha into jumping into the piranha-filled Amazon River. |
| Credits | Job #: B-297 |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Jungle | Characters: Princess Pantha; Senor Piranha [Jeff Masters]; Dane Hunter; Alice McGregor |
| Notes | Some 'good girl' and bondage panels. Alice McGregor is seen in her bra on page five. |
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| Comic Story | Shutterbugs! (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Kathy's dad convinces her to take up photography, but when she takes pictures in daredevil situations, he smashes her camera. |
| Featuring | Kathy |
| Credits | Script: Arthur Adler | Pencils: Ralph Mayo [as Mayo] (signed); Frank Frazetta? | Inks: Frank Frazetta [as Frazetta] (signed) | Job #: B-269 |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Teen | Characters: Kathy |
| Notes | Story is signed as "Mayo + Frazetta", but very much resembles Frazetta's solo work, with very little Mayo influence. Script credit from Adler's interview in Alter-Ego. |
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| Comic Story | Everything's Vine! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A tomato growing contest between the Tuzzlewit's and the Lazybone's gets out of hand. |
| Featuring | Looie Lazybones |
| Credits | Job #: B-294 |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Louie Lazybones |
| Notes | On page 3, "Fritz loves Carol" is carved into a tree. 'Fritz' is one of Frazetta's pen names. |
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| Text Story | Pantha and the Golden Idol (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Pantha decides to investigate the reasons behind strange white men bringing presents and a golden statue into the M'Tongo village for trade. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset | Job #: B-334 or S-334 |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Princess Pantha; Diane; Tala; Walter Benson (villain) |
| Notes | Art credits and synopsis added by Craig Delich 1-31-08. |
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| Comic Story | Too Tough To Live (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Monk Eastman gets out of jail by becoming a soldier in World War I, then ends up dead when he tries to beat the law after the war. |
| Featuring | From Your District Attorney's Files [Stories From the D.A. File] |
| Credits | Job #: BF-231 |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Monk Eastman |
| Notes | Feature title is "From Your District Attorney's Files"; original indexer had "Stories From the D.A. File". Unsure what this feature is named in other issues. |
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| Synopsis | Short paragraphs about U.S. presidents and their involvement with sports when they were young. |
| Featuring | Thrilling Facts |
| Credits | Job #: B-301 |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Franklin Roosevelt; Woodrow Wilson; Harry S. Truman; Herbert Hoover |
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| Text Story | Hawaiian Boy (1 page) |
| Credits | Script: Oliver Buchanan (signed) | Pencils: George Tuska (illustration) | Inks: George Tuska (illustration) | Letters: typeset | Job #: B-388 |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Duke Kuluai; Kit McGrath; Carl Schmidt |
| Notes | Art credit supplied by Gary Watson, May 2008. |
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| Comic Story | Death Shocks the City! (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | When the DA is murdered by high-voltage over a telephone line, the Phantom goes undercover as Smoke Nolan to find the murderer. |
| Featuring | The Phantom Detective |
| Credits | Job #: CC-373? |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: The Phantom Detective [The Phantom; Richard Curtis Van Loan]; Frank Havens; Johnson (the D.A.); Dan Grogan; Smoke Nolan |
| Notes | The main character is variously refered to as "The Phantom Detective" and as "The Phantom" in this story. Art previously tentatively assigned to George Tuska. Denied by Gary Watson, May 2008. |
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