Issue Details

Issue	#40
Published	Winter 1945-46
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Victor Fox
Notes	FDC (Fawcett) distributor symbol.

Cover Details

Characters	Blue Beetle
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Louis Ferstadt
Inks	Louis Ferstadt
Notes	Art identification by Gary Watson, July 2009.

10 page Blue Beetle story "The Masks of Mystery"

Characters	Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Mr. Lunar (intro, Villain); Mike Mannigan; Judge Smith; Mrs. True
Synopsis	Mr. Lunar vows revenge on those who put him in jail, and accomplishes it with carnival masks shaped like the Moon that drive people crazy.
Pencils	Louis Ferstadt [as Otis]
Inks	Louis Ferstadt [as Otis]
Notes	Art identification by Gary Watson, July 2009. Beetle has super powers, including flying.
Reprinted	in Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1955 series) #18

6 page Joan Mason story "The Spider's Parlor"

Characters	Joan Mason; Mike Mannigan; McPherson; Spider Spaulding
Genre	adventure
Pencils	? [as Art Allen]
Inks	? [as Art Allen]
Reprinted	in Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1955 series) #18

2 page text story "The Golden Cat"

Script	Henry Wope
Letters	Typeset
Reprinted	in Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1955 series) #18

10 page Blue Beetle story "The Man Who Stole 24 Hours"

Characters	Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Mike Mannigan; Prof. Zezo
Synopsis	Prof. Zezo's time machine steals 24 hours. Everybody ends up a day in the future and can't remember what happened on the day in between.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Louis Ferstadt [as Otis]
Inks	Louis Ferstadt [as Otis]
Notes	Art identification by Gary Watson, July 2009. Blue Beetle has super powers.
Reprinted	in Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1955 series) #18

4 page Joy Family story "The Shopping List"

Characters	Cuthbert Joy; Judy Joy
Synopsis	Cuthbert tries to do the shopping.
Genre	sitcom
Script	Hal George
Pencils	Hal George
Inks	Hal George
Reprinted	in Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1955 series) #18