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88:Sept. 1938–Mar. 1953
768:1953 comics endings
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575:References
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529:Peter Pupp
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483:Bob Powell
421:Jack Kirby
398:Jack Kirby
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284:Jerry Iger
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276:Lily Renée
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205:comic book
203:anthology
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143:Jack Kirby
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129:Written by
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329:imprint.
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264:Mort Leav
201:adventure
185:Editor(s)
167:Mort Leav
139:Artist(s)
96:of issues
80:anthology
78:Adventure
47:Publisher
636:Archived
569:Long Bow
561:Long Bow
551:Sky Girl
533:Bob Kane
394:pen name
386:Lou Fine
268:Art Saaf
256:Lou Fine
244:Bob Kane
234:include
171:Art Saaf
159:Lou Fine
147:Bob Kane
119:Long Bow
117:Sky Girl
58:Schedule
729:at the
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565:Western
353:tabloid
337:British
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