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Issue Details

Issue #33
Published August 1944
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Victor Fox (uncredited)
Notes The Blue Beetle in indicia. All art credits and some other information from Jim Vadeboncoeur and a scan from http://goldenagecomics.co.uk/. Some story titles from Len Wolinsky via the GCD Error list, December 2009.

Cover Details - "Fight for Freedom"

Characters Blue Beetle
Genre superhero
Pencils E. C. Stoner
Inks E. C. Stoner
Notes FDC symbol on cover- distributed by Fawcett

10 page Blue Beetle story "Voyage of Doom!"

Characters Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Spunky; Dave Morris (dies); Abdul; Heinrich Lembach
Synopsis Garret and Spunky are sent by the F.B.I. to Morocco to investigate the death of an American agent.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Gerald Altman
Inks Gerald Altman

1 page G.I. Laffs filler "Sir, I only dropped out o' line to fill my canteen."

Genre Gags
Pencils W. Jourdain
Inks W. Jourdain

1 page Minit Mystery filler "Due to the numerous and mysterious fires in the lumber camp region..."

Characters Sgt. Blake
Genre detective
Pencils W. Jourdain
Inks W. Jourdain

10 page Blue Beetle story "The Adventure of the Double Cell"

Characters Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Prof. Hogart; Mike Mannigan; Carman; Fischer; Sonny (a duplicate Beetle); Kastner; Andrews
Synopsis When Prof. Hogart is murdered, the Beetle accidentally ingests himself with Hogart's secret formula which creates an eerie duplicate of himself. Then he has to keep the formula out of the hands of Nazi agents.
Genre superhero
Pencils Herman Browner ?
Inks Herman Browner ?

2 page text story "Sullivan's Folly"

Pencils Herman Browner (illustration)
Inks Herman Browner (illustration)
Letters typeset

6 page Joan Mason, Reporter story "The war has left its indelible mark on many of our nation's orphaned and abandoned children..."

Characters Joan Mason; Mike Mannigan
Synopsis Joan Mason investigates unscrupulous behavior at the Children Protective Society.
Genre Adventure
Pencils Gerald Altman
Inks Gerald Altman
Notes Joan works for the Daily Planet!

6 page The O'Brine Twins story "At last report our fearless twin heroes (?) were gleefully swirling home..."

Characters Waterman; Wetmore; Herr Schmeel
Genre Adventure; Humor
Script Jack Farr
Pencils Jack Farr
Inks Jack Farr

10 page Blue Beetle story "Fight for Freedom"

Characters Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Tedishaw of Aquatis; Jerimac of Aquatis
Synopsis Aquatis, an underwater city, attacks New York
Genre Superhero
Pencils E. C. Stoner
Inks E. C. Stoner
Notes Blue Beetle has super powers, including the ability to grow to giant size.

1 page public service announcement "You Can Help"

Genre Humor
Pencils W. Jourdain
Inks W. Jourdain