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Issue Details

Issue #43
Published October 1939
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Vincent Sullivan
Notes This is the first all-color issue. Cover pencil credits from West Stephan (April 1, 2005); Guardineer ink credit added by Craig Delich 2-4-08 [Fred was doing art only on covers at this time, not just pencils].

Cover Details

Genre adventure
Pencils Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks Fred Guardineer; Creig Flessel?
Letters typeset
Notes This is the first all-color issue. Cover pencil credits from West Stephan (April 1, 2005); Guardineer ink credit added by Craig Delich 2-4-08 [Fred was doing art only on covers at this time, not just pencils].

6 page The Sandman story "Island Uprising"

Characters The Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; V: Red Hatch (I, D); Intro: Australia Nelson (a girl).
Synopsis The Sandman rescues a girl from natives on an isle in the South Seas, then prevents the massacre of her father and his party.
Genre superhero
Script Bert Christman? (signed as Larry Dean]
Pencils Bert Christman
Inks Bert Christman
Notes Credit updates 11/04 by Bob Hughes; synopsis added by Craig Delich 2-4-08.
Reprinted in Golden Age Sandman Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1

6 page Barry O'Neill story "The Return of Fang Gow: Part 1"

Characters Barry O'Neill; V: Fang Gow.
Genre adventure
Script Ed Winiarski
Pencils Ed Winiarski
Inks Ed Winiarski

4 page Federal Men story "The Deadly Cough Medicine"

Characters V: Fisher (I, D as he falls into molten cough syrup! [Choke!!]).
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Wayne Boring

2 page Professor Doolittle story "The Poor Fish"

Characters Professor Doolittle
Genre gag
Script Bob Kane
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane
Letters Bob Kane?
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-4-08.

2 page text story "Test Dive"

Genre adventure
Script Terry Keane (signed)
Letters typeset

2 page Butch the Pup filler

Characters Butch
Genre funny animal
Script Fred Schwab
Pencils Fred Schwab
Inks Fred Schwab
Letters Fred Schwab
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-4-08.

6 page Socko Strong story "The Flying Dutchman: Part 4"

Characters Socko Strong
Genre adventure; sports
Script Joseph Sulman (signed as Koppy)
Pencils Joseph Sulman (signed as Koppy)
Inks Joseph Sulman (signed as Koppy)

2 page Don Coyote story "A Playboy In King Arthur's Court: Part 5"

Characters Don Coyote
Genre adventure
Script Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)
Pencils Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)
Inks Fred Schwab (signed as Stockton)
Letters Fred Schwab?
Notes Writer, art and letterer credits by Craig Delich 2-4-08; last appearance.

6 page Captain Desmo story "Count Ogrloff's Dangerous Game: Part 1"

Characters Captain Desmo; V: Count Ogrloff (I); I: Miss Ogrloff (his daughter).
Genre adventure
Script Ed Winiarski
Pencils Ed Winiarski
Inks Ed Winiarski

6 page Anchors Aweigh! story "The Devil's Physician"

Characters V: Dr. Merkel (I).
Genre adventure
Script Bart Tumey
Pencils Bart Tumey
Inks Bart Tumey
Notes Title taken from last issue blurb.

6 page Skip Schuyler story "The General's Daughter"

Characters Skip Schuyler; I: Lorraine Brent and Kent Morgan.
Genre adventure
Script Tom Hickey
Pencils Tom Hickey
Inks Tom Hickey

4 page Rusty and His Pals story "The Menace of Chen Fu: Part 3"

Characters Rusty; V: Chen Fu.
Genre adventure
Script Bob Kane
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane
Letters Bob Kane
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2-4-08.

6 page Cotton Carver story "The Revolt of the Pirates"

Characters Cotton Carver; V: Jagar; GS: King Marl; I: Deela.
Genre adventure
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Ogden Whitney
Inks Ogden Whitney