Issue Details

Issue	#16
Published	November 1942
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	USD 0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Charles Quinlan ?

Cover Details

Characters	Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Sparky
Genre	superhero

14 page Blue Beetle story "The Monster Mechanic"

Characters	Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Sparky; Kreal [Prof. Roberts] (villain, introduction, death); Dr. James Crunchwell; Jarvis; Mike Mannigan; Koulouch
Synopsis	The Blue Beetle has to deal with a criminal who can make men vanish.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Al Ulmer? [as Art Barley]
Inks	Al Ulmer ? [as Art Barley]
Notes	Free puppy given away to the fan who writes the best letter on the last page.

2 page Likkity Split story "Come on, ya monkey!"

Characters	Likkity Split
Synopsis	Likkity Split goes to the North Pole to rescue Santa who has been captured by Nazis
Pencils	Phil Bard
Inks	Phil Bard
Notes	continued next issue

15 page Blue Beetle story "Mystery of the Walking Torches"

Characters	Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Sparky; the Flame-Man [Clayton] (villain, introduction, death); Mike Mannigan
Synopsis	Blue Beetle battles a gang of arsonist saboteurs.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Charles Quinlan (Signed)
Inks	Charles Quinlan (Signed)
Notes	Story ends with Sparky giving a Cat-Man ad.

2 page text story "Trail of the Warrior"

Script	Horace Wallace
Letters	typeset

10 page V-Man story "The cunning web of Hitler's mock justice snares an innocent victim..."

Characters	V-Man; Ginger; Pierre Burrie; Madame Burrie; Lt. Mopeman
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sol Brodsky (Signed)
Inks	Sol Brodsky

6 page story "Pvt. Narcisco Ortilano"

Genre	war
Notes	true story

8 page Blue Beetle story "The Amateur Magician"

Characters	Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Sparky; Dascomb Dinsmore (villain, introduction); Seidlitz (villain, introduction); Mrs. Vermine Throttlebottom; Mike Mannigan
Synopsis	Dascomb Dinsmore, amateur magician and the mysterious Seidlitz attempt to move on from the circus into a life of crime.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Phil Bard ? [as Oliver Ashford]
Inks	Phil Bard ? [as Oliver Ashford]
Notes	$5.00 prize for best letter.

6 page Spark Stevens story "Now follow me!"

Characters	Spark Stevens; Squak; Chuck; Oliver Ashford (artist)
Synopsis	Artist Oliver Ashford appears to die in his own story, but it's all a fantasy of Squak's.
Pencils	Phil Bard ? [as Oliver Ashford]
Inks	Phil Bard ? [as Oliver Ashford]