The Funnies #45
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeA 1940 Dell comic, The Funnies #45 features a striking cover by E. C. Stoner, whose distinctive art style defines the issue’s look. After 25 years in Tibet mastering the secrets of the Grand High Lamas, Phil Anson returns to America, vanishing in a puff of smoke before reappearing in a tailored suit. He hires Whizzer McGee as his assistant and soon sets out to stop foreign spies who’ve stolen a revolutionary machine capable of turning salt water into a powerful fuel.
When Phil Anson, newly returned from 25 years of study under the High Lama, vanishes in a puff of smoke and reemerges in a tailored suit at a luxury hotel, he hires Whizzer McGee as his assistant—setting off a high-stakes mission. Together, they race to stop foreign spies Tomislav and Ian, who’ve captured Professor Grayling and are threatening to unleash a secret machine capable of turning salt water into fuel.
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Reprinted in Large Feature Comic #18 (1941), Men of Mystery Comics #88 (2012), Super Weird Heroes #[nn] (2016), Gwandanaland Comics #35 (2017), Invisible Men: The Trailblazing Black Artists of Comic Books #[nn] (2020)
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