Issue Details

Issue	#41
Published	March-April 1946
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Victor Fox
Notes	Fox Feature Syndicate, Inc. 221 Conyhan St, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Editorial Offices: 60 E. 42nd St. NY, NY. 2nd class postage paid at Buffalo, NY. Additional entry at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. ANC (American News) distributor symbol on cover.

Cover Details - "Earthquake Maker"

Characters	Blue Beetle
Genre	superhero
Pencils	E. C. Stoner [as Otis]
Inks	E. C. Stoner [as Otis]

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Look for this sign"

Notes

Ad promotes Fox cover symbol (which is not on the cover of this issue). Note indicates Blue Beetle contests have been discontinued.

10 page Blue Beetle story "The Adventure of the Panting Photographer"

Characters	Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Mike Mannigan; Snapem of Pop Magazine
Synopsis	Snapem stages accidents so he can get pictures of the Blue Beetle in action.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Lou Ferstadt ? [as Otis]
Inks	Lou Ferstadt ? [as Otis]

10 page Blue Beetle story "The Case of the Bouncing Book"

Characters	Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Mike Mannigan; J.J. Smith
Synopsis	An unscrupulous publisher uses Mike's manuscript as a blueprint to commit crimes. Only trouble is, it's the wrong book.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Lou Ferstadt ? [as Otis]
Inks	Lou Ferstadt ? [as Otis]

1 page Minit Mystery story "The Hidden Landing Strip"

Genre	mystery
Script	Al Zere ?
Pencils	Al Zere ?
Inks	Al Zere ?

1 page Minit Mystery story "Ted Purdy"

Genre	mystery
Script	Al Zere ?
Pencils	Al Zere ?
Inks	Al Zere ?

10 page Blue Beetle story "The Threat From Saturn (Chapter 6): The Earthquake Maker"

Characters	Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Mike Mannigan; Saturnia; Gloat
Synopsis	Beetle thinks Gloat and Saturnia are dead, but Gloat plans to use his earthquake maker to destroy the city.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	E. C. Stoner [as Otis]
Inks	E. C. Stoner [as Otis]
Notes	continued.

2 page text story "Backfire"

Letters

Typeset

6 page Joan Mason story "The Latest Fashion--In Crime"

Characters	Joan Mason; Mike Mannigan; Dennis
Genre	adventure
Pencils	? [as Art Allen]
Inks	? [as Art Allen]

6 page O'Brine Twins story "Saludos Amigos"

Characters	Wetmore; Waterman
Genre	humor
Script	Larry Page
Pencils	Larry Page (signed)
Inks	Larry Page

1 page Laff Parade filler

Genre	gags
Script	J. L. Keene (signed)
Pencils	J. L. Keene (signed)
Inks	J. L. Keene (signed)