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Omar Super-Book of Comics #1 (1944) · The Collector

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Western
Omar Super-Book of Comics (1944)
#1

Western#1

Omar Super-Book of Comics

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Omar Super-Book of Comics #1

Publisher: Western
Cover date: September 1944
On sale: Sep 30, 1944
Pages: 16

Key issue

1st appearance of Clarence Sweeney

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Printing not stated
No barcode recorded

Credits

Writers: Chester Gould, Gaylord Du Bois
Penciller: Chester Gould
Inker: Chester Gould

Sources

Grand Comics Database issue 363904

Catalog data from the Grand Comics Database is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 and was normalized by The Collector. Cover images belong to their publishers.

1st appearance of Prince Omar

1st appearance of Omar Junior

1st appearance of Nancy McKernan

1st appearance of Mama Carmela Rossi

1st appearance of General von Krueger

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The gangsters murder the Sheriff, put the boys in the tanker car to die of gasoline fumes, abscond with the stolen tires. Lunchroom Mike et al. discover the Sheriff. The gang scatters. Jojo commandeers the engine crew of a fast Jojo commandeers a freight train. Two of the gang are captured in a corn crib. Tracy stops the lynch mob. Jojo uncouples the freight cars, blocking the highway crossing. The speeding engine runs over a haywagon. Tapping reveals the boys trapped in a molasses tanker. Tracy commandeers the Streamlinerer, overtakes the freight train, kills Jojo. The boys are okay.

Characters

Clarence Sweeney· 1st appearance
General von Krueger· 1st appearance
Mama Carmela Rossi· 1st appearance
Nancy McKernan· 1st appearance
Omar Junior· 1st appearance
Prince Omar· 1st appearance
Brighton Spotts
Dick Tracy
German prison guard
Haywagon
Jojo Nidle
Jojo Nidle's Gangsters
Junior Tracy
Lenny
lynch mob
Mallard Lee
Matt
Mike
Sandy
Spider
state police
The fireman of that crew
The night engine crew of a fast freight train getting ready to pull out of the station
Train tanker car
two captured gang members
unnamed posse member
unnamed squad car policeman
unnamed townsperson
Wilkie Wilkinson

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