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Feature Comics #45 (1941)
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Contains 15 stories
Don Hernandez, Jewel Thief
Doll Man [Darrel Dane]Donna Isabella (introduction)Don Hernandez (villain, introduction)
Neck and Neck Movie Studios
Poison Ivy
The Seagoing Hellcat
Rance KeaneHarvey ToppingMary McDermot (first appearance)Kanaka Lew (first appearance)Shark Egan (first appearance)Red Mack (first appearancevillain)
The Ghostly Wreckers of Danger Isle
ZeroJames Darby (introduction)a ghostly bosun (introduction)Ghost pirates (villains, introduction for all)
Island of the Druids
Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMPJohnny Westlake (first appearance)Gaspard (first appearance)Pierre DuLac (first appearancevillain)
Untitled story
The Hyena-Men
SamarJulie van Mar (daughter of a jeweler)Mr. Van Mar (jeweler)The Hyena-Men (villains, death)Obandi Chief (villain, reforms)Obandi tribe (villains, reforms)
In "The Hyena-Men," Samar follows the sound of war drums to the Obandi village, where he questions the chief about the tribe’s unsettling war dance. When an explosion rocks the jungle, Samar discovers a group of men sabotaging a diamond appraisal led by Van Mar, a move that’s stirring unrest among the locals.
Untitled story
Lala Palooza
Double Double
Capt. Bruce BlackburnA Willard Farnum impostor (first appearancevillaindeath)Byrne (first appearancevillain)
Attack on Trilaska
USAthe Nazis (villains)
Enter: The Boyville Brigadiers
Rusty RyanThe Boyville Brigadiers [Smiley ScottEdWhiteyScotty] (introduction, in costume)Baby-Face Malone (villain, introduction)
Untitled story
Shanghaied by Captain Snyde
Dusty DaneCaptain Snyde (villain)Bucko (villain)Crimpy (first appearancevillain)
Untitled story
The Aerial Spy
Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]a spy (first appearancevillaindeath)