Issue Details

Issue	#26
Published	April 1939
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Vincent Sullivan

Cover Details

Pencils	Fred Guardineer
Inks	Fred Guardineer
Letters	Fred Guardineer

13 page Slam Bradley story "Artists of Death"

Characters	V: Pierre D'Orsay and other artists (I for all)
Genre	detective
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Shuster shop
Inks	Shuster shop

6 page Steve Malone story "The Van Dorn Murder Case"

Characters	V: Paula (I); I: August Van Dorn (I, D), John Van Dorn, Nancy Lee
Genre	detective
Script	Gardner Fox
Notes	story in red, white, and black

6 page Bruce Nelson story "Back From the Dead [Part 3]"

Characters	V: Jeff Virdone
Genre	detective
Script	Gardner Fox?
Pencils	Tom Hickey
Inks	Tom Hickey

6 page Crimson Avenger story "The Phony Crimson Avenger"

Characters	V: Joe Savo (I, D), Gyp and his gang (I for all)
Genre	superhero
Script	Jim Chambers?
Pencils	Jim Chambers
Inks	Jim Chambers

2 page text story "Disguise"

Script	Gardner Fox (Paul Dean)
Letters	typeset

6 page Larry Steele story "The Taxicab War"

Characters	V: Hegan (I, D), Benson and his gang (I for all)
Genre	detective
Script	Will Ely
Pencils	Will Ely
Inks	Will Ely

4 page Dr. Fu Manchu story "The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu: Part 10"

Genre	adventure
Script	Sax Rohmer
Pencils	Leo O'Mealia
Inks	Leo O'Mealia
Notes	strip reprints; adapted from THE INSIDIOUS DR. FU MANCHU by Sax Rohmer

1 page Cleo and Clancy filler

Genre	gag
Script	Bob Kane
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Bob Kane
Notes	1-line announcement for Batman strip in next issue

6 page Cosmo story "The Fake Shipwreck"

Characters	V: Dr. Markston, Raolf Bardou (I for both)
Pencils	Sven Elven
Inks	Sven Elven
Notes	story in red, white, and black

6 page Spy story "The Man Who Torpedoed Congress"

Characters	V: Prof. James Barton (I, D), Keller (I)
Genre	adventure
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Joe Shuster
Inks	Joe Shuster
Notes	U. S. Congress building is blown up; restored by Superman, maybe?

6 page Speed Saunders story "The Basketball Mystery"

Characters	V: Faro Fleming, Smith (I for both)
Genre	detective
Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Fred Guardineer
Inks	Fred Guardineer