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The Comics Magazine #1
This is an anthology issue featuring multiple stories. "The Dark House" follows Detective Larry Speed as he investigates a murder at a theatre where actor Farwell Ambler was killed, uncovering a complex case involving gangsters, a staged performance, and hidden clues among the cast and crew. "Major Lord: Facts not Fiction" recounts the biographical exploits of an aviator who built a homemade glider at age eleven, later joining the Mexican Border War, the Royal Flying Corps in Canada, and flying combat missions against the Germans and Bolsheviks across multiple continents. "Stubbie" by Clyde Leon is a domestic comedy strip depicting a young man's awkward interactions with his girlfriend and grandmother, involving misunderstandings about spoofing and concerns over romantic affairs.