Issue Details

Issue	#v1 #1
Published	January 1943
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin

Cover Details

Pencils	Alan Mandel
Inks	Dan Barry

14 page Boy King story "Origin of the Boy King"

Characters	The Boy King [King David] (Intro, Origin); The Giant (a giant robot, Intro, Origin); King of Swisslakia (Intro, Death); Grouse (Villain, Intro, Death); Nazis
Script	Charles Biro; Bob Wood
Pencils	Alan Mandel
Inks	Dan Barry
Colors	Charles Biro; Bob Wood

11 page Nightmare and Sleepy story "Checking the Checker"

Characters	Nightmare [Bob White] (Intro, Origin); Sleepy [Terry Wake] (Intro, Origin); The Checker [Henricks] (Villain, Intro)
Pencils	Alan Mandel
Inks	Dan Barry

4 page Stupid Manny story "The Origin of Stupid Manny"

Characters	Stupid Manny [Manny] (Intro, Origin); Prof. Bruno McNasty (Intro); Nazi spies (Villain)
Script	Tony DiPreta?
Pencils	Tony DiPreta
Inks	Tony DiPreta
Colors	Tony DiPreta?

10 page Micro-Face story "The Origin of Micro-Face"

Characters	Micro-Face [Tom Woods] (Intro, Origin); Big Boston (Intro, Villain)
Pencils	Al Ulmer
Inks	Al Ulmer

2 page text story "Smoke Rings of Death"

Letters

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9 page Zippo story "He's a Blitz On Wheels!"

Characters	Zippo [Joe Blair] (Intro, Origin); The Pirate (Intro, Villain)
Pencils	Pierce Rice
Inks	Pierce Rice

6 page Jackie Law and the Boy Rangers story "Origin of the Boy Rangers"

Characters

Jackie Law (Intro, Origin); Boy Rangers [Buck (Intro); Corny (Intro); Gorilla (Intro); Froggy]; Dan Law (Intro, Death); The Slick Loan Co. (Intro, Villain)

8 page Twilight story "Murder Before the Footlights"

Characters	Twilight [Sgt. Terry Gardner] (Intro, Origin); Snoopy (a parrot) (Intro); Maxim (Intro, Villain); Nada (Intro, Villain); Wilmer (Intro, Death)
Pencils	John Cassone
Inks	John Cassone