Issue Details

Issue	#25
Published	March 1943
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Claude Lapham (Editor); S.M. Iger (Art Director)

Cover Details - "Samurai Showdown"

Characters	Rip Carson
Genre	war
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich (signed)
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich (signed)

10 page Rip Carson story Samurai Showdown ["In her crystal ball the fortune-teller saw woe..."]

Characters	Rip Carson
Genre	war
Script	? [as Rollin W. Bell]
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

10 page Senorita Rio story "Once the toast of Hollywood, Senorita Rio is now..."

Characters	Senorita Rio [Consuela Maria Ascencion De Las Vegas]
Genre	spy
Script	? [as Morgan Hawkins]
Pencils	Nick Cardy [as Nick Viscardi] (signed)
Inks	Nick Cardy [as Nick Viscardi] (signed)

6 page Chip Collins story "Give me a secret weapon and I'll conquer..."

Characters	Chip Collins
Genre	war
Script	? [as Ted Torrence]
Pencils	John Cassone
Inks	John Cassone

6 page Dusty Rhodes story "Once again our would-be hero tries to join..."

Characters	Dusty Rhodes
Genre	war
Script	? [as Bob Bristol]

5 page Kayo Kirby story "A batch of new rookies...tall, short, fat..."

Characters	Kayo Kirby
Genre	sports
Script	? [as Chuck Walker]
Pencils	Art Peddy
Inks	Art Peddy; Jack Kamen?

2 page Gags, Cartoons & Jokes filler "She's aiming at your heart, you gobs, leathernecks..."

Genre	gags
Script	various
Pencils	Art Peddy; John Cassone; Mort Leav; Alex Blum; John Forte
Inks	Art Peddy; John Cassone; Mort Leav; Alex Blum; John Forte
Notes	One gag/cartoon submitted by "J. Forte, Camp Barkely, Tex." and it looks suspiciously like his work.

8 page Hooks Devlin story "US Marine H.Q.S." "The clipper is bringing Shorma..."

Characters	Hooks Devlin
Genre	spy
Script	? [as John Campbell]
Pencils	Rafael Astarita
Inks	Rafael Astarita

2 page text story "The Flame Train"

Genre	crime
Script	? [as H.W. Roland]
Letters	typeset

4 page Marine Albert B. Schmid story "The Story of Marine Albert B. Schmid"

Characters	Marine Albert B. Schmid
Genre	true
Pencils	Richard Case
Inks	Richard Case

9 page Shark Brodie story "Remember Pearl Harbor! Remember December 7th...the day..."

Characters	Shark Brodie
Genre	war
Script	? [as Tom Tracy]
Pencils	Art Peddy
Inks	Art Peddy; Jack Kamen?