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Wow Comics 5

WOW COMICS #5

Cover Date: Spring 1942
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1941-01-16

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Story: "The Moon Torchman" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJack Binder

Feature Character(s):

Mister Scarlet

Supporting Character(s):

Miss Wade
Pinky the Whiz Kid

Villain(s):

Moon Torchman (Professor Hawkstrum; first appearance; creates a ray that focuses lunar rays to drive creatures insane; dies)

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Earth-S.


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Second Story: "The Boss" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJack Binder

Feature Character(s):

Mister Scarlet

Supporting Character(s):

Miss Wade
Pinky the Whiz Kid

Villain(s):

The Boss (first appearance; a very large brutish criminal)

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Earth-S.


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Third Story: "The Fire Fiend" (7 Pages)

Credits:

ArtCharley Tomsey

Feature Character(s):

Mister Scarlet

Supporting Character(s):

Miss Wade
Pinky the Whiz Kid

Villain(s):

Fire Fiend (Bill Wilcox; first appearance; attempts to burn down tenements that he owns)

Location(s):

Gotham City

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Earth-S.


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Fourth Story: [No Title] (13 Pages)

Credits:

ArtMac Raboy

Feature Character(s):

Hunchback (last appearance)

Supporting Character(s):

Betty Bretton (last appearance)

Villain(s):

Spinto Gang (first appearance; use a sub to sink a yacht; boss and one member killed by Hunchback)
District Attorney Hendrix (first appearance; takes a cut of Spinto's protection racket money; strangled to death by Hunchback)

Location(s):

New York City, NY

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Earth-S.


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Fifth Story: "Worlds of Time" [Part 4] (10 Pages)
"The Planet Where Time Stood Still"

Credits:

Feature Character(s):

Atom Blake

Supporting Character(s):

Stuart Blake
Princess

Villain(s):

Queen Zirca (first appearance; ruler who commands use of the Time Fluid to remain young; returned to being an old hag)

Location(s):

Earth-S

Comment(s):

This story is continued from last issue and into next issue.


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