First appearance of the Fantom of the Fair. Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, and Paul Gustavson art. Overstreet lists as "scarce", and the Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books rates it an "8" ("rare") in its Scarcity Index.
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COVER DETAILS
Characters:
Fantom of the Fair
Pencils:
Paul Gustavson [as Gustavson] (signed)
Inks:
Paul Gustavson [as Gustavson] (signed)
Letters:
Paul Gustavson
Notes:
Letterer credit verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
STORY DETAILS
Characters:
The Fantom of the Fair (introduction); Andy (a painter); Collins (a Policeman); Russel (a Policeman); Johnson (a contractor); Occo (villain, a contractor); Marco (villain)
Synopsis:
The Fantom, mentioned in a book written in Icelandic thousands of years ago, appears on the scene at the World's Fair to stop a crooked contractor who is attempting to fraudulently prevent another contractor from fulfilling his contracts.
Notes:
In his very last appearances, he was called Fantoman.
All credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
Characters:
The Inner Circle [Major Paul Ramsay; Colonel MacAlister Ewan; Lt. Michel Dupre (French soldier); John Bain (Canadian engineer); Rolfe Gunderson (Norwegian explorer-scientist); Ian Ahern (Irish soldier)]; Nick; un-named Pilot; un-named ship skipper; Mr. Rossi (villain); Sparks (villain); Cook (villain)
Synopsis:
Major Ransay receives a letter asking him to come to Glasgow, Scotland immediately, and after he arrives, he is met by a Colonel Ewan. Ewan asks him to join a group of people called the Inner Circle, which seeks to right wrongs in the world and straighten them out if at all possible. The first mission is to be in Hong Kong, victimized by a series of bombings.
Pages:
7.000
Pencils:
Lochlan Field [as L. Field] (signed)
Inks:
Lochlan Field [as L. Field] (signed)
Characters:
Uncle Oscar; Bill (Oscar's nephew)
Synopsis:
Bill and Uncle Oscar are off on a business trip around the solar system, but are pulled over by a rocketcycle cop. When Uncle Oscar threatens the cop, he is sent before a judge who levies a strong sentence and fine for him.
Pages:
1.000
Pencils:
A. S. Van Eerde (signed)
Inks:
A. S. Van Eerde (signed)
Notes:
Jupiter
Title:
Part 1: The Conqueror
Characters:
Captain Tim; Professor Gray; Rita; Dr. Montan (mention only); Turjak (villain); Turjak's henchman (villain)
Synopsis:
Upon hearing that Dr. Montan may yet be alive, according to a diary entry in which the doctor talks of "living diamonds" on Mystery Isle, Tim and company head out to check out the story. But when their ship is forced down miles from their destination, they believe that they were expected, and that "The Conqueror," who has returned, may in fact be Dr. Montan!
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Carl Burgos (signed)
Pencils:
Carl Burgos (signed)
Inks:
Carl Burgos (signed)
Notes:
in black & white, except the title and the first panel of each page, which is in red ink.
Title:
Haunted House
Characters:
Bill Wentworth; Elsie; Clyde
Synopsis:
One day, as Bill, Elsie and Clyde were passing the old Dietrich place, they mused that no one had ever really proced whether the house was really haunted or not as other people had said. So, Bill and Clyde decide to spend a night in the house, not realizing they would become victims of a prank.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Rex Lawrence (credited)
Pencils:
Ben Thompson ? [as Ben] (signed) (spot illustrations)
Inks:
Ben Thompson ? [as Ben] (signed) (spot illustrations)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Art identification by Craig Delich.
Title:
The C-20 Mystery
Characters:
Bobby O'Neill (Policeman); Micky O'Neill (newsreel cameraman, Bobby's brother); Jerry Beech (Coast Guard radio operator); Shannon (member of the Coast Guard); un-named Police Inspector; Burke (Policeman); Rosa May (dope peddler, death); Rita May (Rosa's sister); Danny Overman (villain, death); Dutch Silver (villain); Harry (villain); Sid (villain)
Synopsis:
While investigating a murder at the Cicero Warehouse, Bob and Micky are led to a dying dope peddler who keeps repeating "C-20", and Bob realizes that it is the number of a scow located nearby. Therein are discovered gang members dead or dying at the hands of Rita May, the drug peddler's sister, who she felt had ruined her sister. As the tale unfolds, Dutch Silver, whose gang brings the drugs into the area, arrives on the scene and there is a shootout.
Pages:
8.000
Script:
Bill Everett (signed)
Pencils:
Bill Everett (signed)
Inks:
Bill Everett (signed)
Letters:
Bill Everett ?
Notes:
Printed in red tones (black, white and red).
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
Synopsis:
A pair of racing dudes challenge Grizzly's horse to a race for a prize of $10,000.
Pages:
3.000
Characters:
Jack Strand; Diana Carlin (Jack's fiance); Dr. Homer Carlin (Diana's Uncle, death); Strand; Psyk (villain)
Synopsis:
When Diana's uncle was dying, he passed onto Strand the Key of Souls and the duty to keep Psyk confined to the House of Souls. But soon after being given the Key, Diana is kidnapped by Psyk, and Strand follows her into the House of Souls.
Synopsis:
Gretchen runs across young Adolphe, who has just found an edelweiss, the sign of betrothal. Both have been taught to hate one another, Adolphe because a Nisson had killed his great-grandfather and buried him in a glacier. But a freak accident soon reveals the truth.......100 years late.
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Claire S. Moe (signed)
Pencils:
Claire S. Moe (signed)
Inks:
Claire S. Moe (signed)
Characters:
Steve Brodie
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Bob Wood (signed)
Pencils:
Bob Wood (signed)
Inks:
Bob Wood (signed)
Letters:
Bob Wood
Notes:
Letterer credit by Craig Delich.
Page consists of six cartoons, all relating unusual facts.
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
NG
PG
CVR
0.5
1.0
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.6
9.8
9.9
10.0
Total
Universal
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
22
Qualified
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Signature Series
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
CGCxJSA
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Restored
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
12
Total
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
1
2
0
3
2
3
1
1
1
5
1
1
4
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
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