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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published April 1937
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, Vincent Sullivan (associate), Whitney Ellsworth (Associate)

Cover Details

Pencils Creig Flessel
Inks Creig Flessel

13 page Slam Bradley story "Skyscraper Death"

Characters Pete Graves (death); Betty Graves; VILLAINS: Tony (intro, death); Nick (intro); Tony and Nick's boss (intro)
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Joe Shuster
Inks Joe Shuster
Notes title from last issue blurb

6 page Buck Marshall story "The Sage City Bank Holdup"

Characters VILLAINS: Mr. Taft (intro); Black Pete (intro)
Script Homer Fleming
Pencils Homer Fleming
Inks Homer Fleming
Notes story in black and white

4 page Gumshoe Gus story "The Disappearing Duck"

Genre detective
Script Bill Patrick
Pencils Bill Patrick
Inks Bill Patrick

6 page Bret Lawton story "The Peruvian Mine Murders: Part 2"

Characters Pedro (intro); VILLAIN: Spider Malone
Genre detective
Notes last appearance

4 page filler "Room Fifteen"

Script Russell Cole (as Alger)
Pencils Russell Cole (as Alger)
Inks Russell Cole (as Alger)

4 page Spy story "The Balinoff Case: Part 2"

Characters Phillip Marsden (intro); Sally Norris (guest star); VILLAIN: Olga Balinoff, the Captain (intro)
Genre adventure
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Joe Shuster
Inks Joe Shuster
Notes formerly "Bart Regan, Spy";

2 page Mail-Order Murphy filler

Genre humor

6 page Mr. Chang story "The Narcotic Ring"

Characters Mr. Chang (intro); Wu (intro); Inspector Daniels (intro); VILLAINS: A narcotics ring (intro)
Genre adventure
Pencils Ed Winiarski
Inks Ed Winiarski

6 page Cosmo story "The Olive Oil Counterfeiters"

Characters VILLAIN: Batini (intro); Tony Morini (intro)
Pencils Sven Elven
Inks Sven Elven
Notes story in black and white

12 page Bruce Nelson story "The Claws of the Red Dragon [Part 2]"

Genre detective
Script Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Pencils Tom Hickey
Inks Tom Hickey

1 page Silly Sleuths story

Script Fred Schwab
Pencils Fred Schwab
Inks Fred Schwab