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Comic books in 'Holyoke One-Shots'

  • Issue #1
    Grit Grady (1944) Holyoke One-shot 1
    • 1" Spine split from top.

    Stories and art by Charles M. Quinlan, Franchot Renault, Ed Lipowski, Ull Mann, and Ray Willner. Sometimes listed simply as Holyoke One-shot #1. Little is known about the so-called "Holyoke One-Shots," except they include stories reprinted from early Golden Age books by Temerson and other publishers. Miss Victory uncovers a scheme to sabotage the government's vital Rumbian rubber supply. Tricked into being a getaway driver for murderous bank robbers, a cab driver escapes prison, becomes a master of disguise and fights crime under the name Alias X. Foreign legionnaire Rusty Dugan pursues a warlord across the Sahara Desert. Sgt. Dick Carter; Alias X: Blind Man's Buff; Diamond Jim; Miss Victory; Corporal Rusty Dugan; Nervy Dan; Youth on Parade; 'Davy' Crocket. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Rusty Dugan (1944) Holyoke One-shot 2
    • 2" Spine split from bottom. Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

    Stories and art by Charles M. Quinlan, Franchot Renault, Ed Lipowski, Lee Lawrence and Ray Willner. Sometimes listed as Holyoke One-shot #2 or Corporal Rusty Dugan Comics #2. Little is known about the so-called "Holyoke One-Shots," except they include stories reprinted from early Golden Age books by Temerson and other publishers. John Fearless IV is visited by the spirit of his Revolutionary War ancestor, who gives him a magic horn with which to battle Nazi fifth columnists in America. The original, non-Kirby Mr. Miracle is given strange powers by a scientist's "mind ray" and uses them to fight evil. A talking statue tells John Smith he's the son of the unknown soldier, and he becomes Citizen Smith to battle Nazi agents. Captain Fearless; Captain Storms; Citizen Smith: Son of the Unknown Soldier; Trooper Pat Corrigan; It's Time You Knew; Mr. Miracle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Miss Victory (1944) Holyoke One-shot 3
    • 2" Spine split from bottom. Staple rust.

    Stories and art by Jack Kirby, Irwin Hasen, Ed Lipowski, George Storm, Nam Chung Po, Pagsilang Rey Isip and Lee Lawrence. Sometimes listed as Holyoke One-shot #3. (Miss Victory only appears on the cover.) Little is known about the so-called "Holyoke One-Shots," except they include stories reprinted from early Golden Age books by Temerson and other publishers. Raised in the Burmese jungles by tigers, David Merryweather uses his catlike powers to battle criminals as Cat-Man. Teen detective Jane Drake tries to put the brakes on an auto-theft ring. Plus a story by pioneering Filipino-American artist Pagsilang Rey Isip, and an early story by comics legend Jack Kirby. The Cat Man; Buck Burke; The Flying Trio; Jane Drake Detective; Solar Legion; Shangra; It's Time You Knew. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Mr. Miracle (1944) Holyoke One-shot 4
    Auction opens June 10
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #21-31C4038-012

    Stories and art by Irwin Hasen, R. Johnson, Lee Lawrence and George Storm. Sometimes listed as Holyoke One-shot #4. Little is known about the so-called "Holyoke One-Shots," except they include stories reprinted from early Golden Age books by Temerson and other publishers. The Blue Streak battles Nazi agents to free an explorer from an Antarctic avalanche. Cat-Man must elude a series of traps to enter a spy stronghold and discover the identities of enemy agents. Secret Agent Z-2 faces one of the most difficult tasks of his career. The Flying Trio; Blue Streak; Secret Agent Z-2; Bob Preston; Cat Man; Jane Drake; Alec and the Reign of Yang; It's Time You Knew. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.