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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published May [May - June] 1947
Cover Price 0.10 CAD
Pages 52
Editing F. E. Howard
Notes All characters are shown in individual stars. Looks like they are all drawn by the same person, based on panels from the interior stories. Cover date is "May June", indicia date is May only. Cover has Bell logo, same as the Bell Features Logo, but indicia states "F. E. Howard Publications Ltd. 60 Jarvis Street, Toronto" as the publisher.

Cover Details - "America's Newest Sensation"

Characters Mr. Monster; Java Bean; Jeff Waring; Nelvana; Cinder Smith; Tang
Genre Superhero
Pencils Adrian Dingle ?
Inks Adrian Dingle ?
Notes All characters are shown in individual stars. Looks like they are all drawn by the same person, based on panels from the interior stories. Cover date is "May June", indicia date is May only. Cover has Bell logo, same as the Bell Features Logo, but indicia states "F. E. Howard Publications Ltd. 60 Jarvis Street, Toronto" as the publisher.
Reprinted in Doc Stearn...Mr. Monster (Eclipse, 1985 series) #4

1 page advertisement "I'll Teach You Real Professional Magic"

Synopsis Ad for mail-order magic book, "Encyclopedia of Magic" from Trans-Canada Mail Order.

8 page Mr. Monster story "The Terror of Trezma"

Characters Mr. Monster [Doc. Jim Stearne]; The Terror of Trezma; Doctor Shaw; Gloria
Synopsis A Nazi bomb uncovers a monster named the Terror of Trezma who had been buried since the 13th century in Surrey, England. The monster attacks Doctor Shaw who calls Mr. Monster from Canada to come help. The Terror kidnaps Glo and Mr. Monster saves her by shooting it with his gun.
Genre Superhero
Script Fred Kelly (signed)
Pencils Fred Kelly (signed)
Inks Fred Kelly (signed)
Notes First appearance of Mr. Monster.
Reprinted in Doc Stearn...Mr. Monster (Dark Horse, 1988 series) #2

8 page Cinder Smith story A Gripping Saga of the Roaring Rails, with, "Cinder" Smith

Characters Cinder Smith; Polly Randall; Ape Hogan; Mike Riley
Synopsis Ape Hogan extorts money out of the tramps that ride the train until Cinder Smith gets involved.
Genre Adventure
Script Fred Kelly (signed)
Pencils Fred Kelly (signed)
Inks Fred Kelly (signed)

5 page Out of the Woods story "Ah, what a splendid day!"

Characters Soft-Eyes; Redcoat; Powder-Puff; Fuzzy; Chatterbox
Synopsis Fuzzy the bear saves Powder-Puff the rabbit from Redcoat the fox.
Genre Animal
Script René L. Kulbach (signed)
Pencils René L. Kulbach (signed)
Inks René L. Kulbach (signed)

2 page text story "The Scientist of Lightning Peak"

Characters Roy Munkton; Bruce Barnes
Genre Science Fiction
Script Pat Hamilton (credited)
Pencils Adrian Dingle [as Dingle]
Inks Adrian Dingle [as Dingle]
Letters Typeset

6 page Tang story "As Buddy rides into Coffin City, citizens stop their chatter..."

Characters Tang; Buddy
Synopsis Tang the wonder horse helps Buddy solve the mystery of the disappearing train.
Genre Western
Script J. H. Mason (credited)
Pencils René L. Kulbach (signed)
Inks René L. Kulbach (signed)
Notes Buddy and Tang previously appeared in Triumph-Adventure Comics #5, where Buddy was a small boy and Tang was a foal.

5 page Java Beans story "Yoo Hoo, Mammy"

Characters Java Beans
Genre Humor
Script Hy Moyer (signed)
Pencils Hy Moyer (signed)
Inks Hy Moyer (signed)

6 page Jeff Waring story "Jeff Waring learns that Prof. Allen's expedition into the Matto Grosso..."

Characters Jeff Waring; Kay Allen; Carlos Luenco; Professor Allen
Synopsis Jeff, Kay and Carlos are captured by natives and taken to Professor Allen, who they have adopted as their leader.
Genre Adventure
Script John Mason (credited)
Pencils Murray Karn (credited)
Inks Murray Karn (credited)
Notes Last panel says to follow Jeff's further adventures in Slam-Bang comics. Possible that this story is a continuation of a story in that comic.

8 page Nelvana of the Northern Lights story "Famine stalks the Arctic, threatening to exterminate the Eskimo race!"

Characters Nelvana [Alana North]; John Keene; King Barks; Vultor; Prince Targa; King Rano
Synopsis Nelvana and John Keene, R.C.M.P. officer, head to Etheria to convince the people there not to attack Earth due to it's use of radio waves. Once there, they find it is under the power of Vultor who plans on taking over Glacia. A war ensues and Glacia is destroyed, but so are the Etherians. Vultor escapes.
Genre Adventure; Super-hero
Script Adrian Dingle (signed)
Pencils Adrian Dingle (signed)
Inks Adrian Dingle (signed)
Notes Last appearance of Nelvana. Continuation of story started in Triumph Comics Nos. 24-29 (according to http://www.collectionscanada.ca/3/3/t3-302-e.html).

1 page advertisement "Print Your Own Snapshots"

Synopsis Ad for a Sensichrome set to print photographs from Trans-Canada Mail Order company.
Script ? (ad copy)
Pencils Adrian Dingle ?
Inks Adrian Dingle ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Here's A Brand New Comic Book!"

Synopsis Ad for Dizzy Don Comics (Dizzy Don Enterprises Ltd, 1946 series) #22, including picture of cover.