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Sparkling Stars #29 (1947)
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This issue contains multiple stories, including one featuring Ali Baba, where the famed fencer trains to meet all comers and earns the Sultan's favor by defeating champions, eventually gaining access to the Sultan's harem. Another story involves a circus performer named Arizona who is kidnapped by mobsters plotting to use the traveling circus as cover for their criminal operations; Arizona escapes her bonds and flees via boat. A third tale features a man and woman in a jungle who encounter gorillas; the man is transformed into a super-human beast by the ordeal and battles the gorillas victoriously, impressing Princess Sadri.