Issue Details

Issue	#18
Published	August 1938
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Vincent Sullivan
Notes	Art previously credited to Leo O'Mealia; changed per Scott Bonagofsky, 4/19/2007, from results of his discussions with Creig Flessel.

Cover Details - "untitled"

Genre	adventure
Pencils	Creig Flessel
Inks	Creig Flessel
Colors	Creig Flessel
Letters	typeset
Notes	Art previously credited to Leo O'Mealia; changed per Scott Bonagofsky, 4/19/2007, from results of his discussions with Creig Flessel.

6 page Speed Saunders story "The Hilton Diamond"

Characters	V: Donald Brent (I); I: John Hilton (D)
Genre	detective
Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Fred Guardineer
Inks	Fred Guardineer

1 page Oscar the Gumshoe filler

Script	Bob Kane
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Bob Kane

6 page Cosmo story "Murder In Texas"

Characters	V: A Mexican, Jem Hawkins (I for both); I: Sheriff Harvey
Pencils	Sven Elven
Inks	Sven Elven

6 page Larry Steele story "The Maine Castle Mystery: Part 2"

Characters	V: The Boss and his gang
Genre	detective
Script	Will Ely
Pencils	Will Ely
Inks	Will Ely
Notes	story in black and white

4 page Dr. Fu Manchu story "The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu: Part 2"

Genre	adventure
Script	Sax Rohmer
Pencils	Leo O'Mealia
Inks	Leo O'Mealia
Letters	typeset
Notes	strip reprints; adaptation of THE INSIDIOUS DR. FU MANCHU by Sax Rohmer

8 page Spy story "Death's Ruby"

Characters	V: Akmet and two enemy spies (one D; I for all); I: Maharaja Kahoon; Bart proposes to Sally
Genre	adventure
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Joe Shuster
Inks	Joe Shuster

2 page text story "The Golden Key"

Script	Gardner Fox (Paul Dean)
Letters	typeset

12 page Bruce Nelson story "The Coolie Smugglers: Part II"

Characters	V: Captain Carstairs
Genre	detective
Script	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson?
Pencils	Tom Hickey
Inks	Tom Hickey

6 page Steve Malone story "The Lavalle Case"

Characters	I: Steve Malone; V: Gini (I)
Genre	detective
Script	Gardner Fox
Notes	story in black and white

13 page Slam Bradley story "In the Stratosphere"

Characters	V: Knife Morley (I); I: Prof. Barton
Genre	detective
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Joe Shuster
Inks	Joe Shuster
Notes	title from last issue blurb

1 page Puzzles activity

Script	Arthur W. Nugent
Pencils	Arthur W. Nugent
Inks	Arthur W. Nugent
Notes	may be out of order in this book