Issue Details

Issue	#23
Published	May 1940
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Oskar Lebeck
Notes	copyright 1938, 1939 by NEA Service, Inc.; 1928 by Bell Syndicate, Inc.; 1938, 1939 by Publishers Syndicate, Inc.; 1940 by R. S. Callender; 1940 by Ellery Queen; 1940 by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.; 1940 by Famous Artists Syndicate. Distributed by American News Company.

Cover Details

Genre	Detective
Pencils	Bill Ely
Inks	Bill Ely

1 page promo (ad from the publisher)

Notes

full page inside front cover promo for Super Comics in red & black

10 page Ellery Queen story "The Adventure of The Coffin Clue"

Characters	Ellery Queen (first appearance)
Genre	Detective
Pencils	Bill Ely
Inks	Bill Ely
Notes	copyright 1940 by Ellery Queen

6 page Red Ryder story "Red Ryder and Little Beaver have returned..."

Genre	Western
Script	Fred Harmon
Pencils	Fred Harman (signed)
Inks	Fred Harman (signed)
Notes	copyright 1939 by NEA Service, Inc.
Reprinted	from Red Ryder (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ? - ?

4 page Clyde Beatty story "Clyde is now in his second week of ..."

Genre	Adventure
Script	Roy Humphries
Pencils	Roy Humphries (signed)
Inks	Roy Humphries (signed)
Notes	copyright 1940 by Famous Artists Syndicate, Inc.
Reprinted	from Clyde Beatty (Famous Artists Syndicate) ? - ?

2 page Freckles and His Friends story "If someone is out to get Mr. Jerome..."

Genre	Adventure; Humor
Script	Merrill Blosser
Pencils	Merrill Blosser
Inks	Merrill Blosser

Half page Out Our Way with The Willets filler "It's a chance of your lifetime..."

Genre	Humor
Script	J. R. Williams
Pencils	J. R. Williams (signed)
Inks	J. R. Williams (signed)
Notes	copyright 1939 by NEA Service, Inc.
Reprinted	from Out Our Way (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ?

5 page Stratosphere Jim and his Flying Fortress story "Months have elapsed during which time..."

Genre	Adventure
Pencils	Al McWilliams (signed)
Inks	Al McWilliams (signed)

4 page Don Winslow story "Have spies been sending messages..."

Genre	War; Adventure
Script	Frank V. Martinek
Pencils	Leon A. Beroth
Inks	Leon A. Beroth
Notes	copyright 1938 by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.
Reprinted	from Don Winslow of the Navy (Bell Syndicate) ? - ?

5 page Crusoes story "The Crusoe family is shipwrecked on an island..."

Genre	Adventure
Pencils	Al Micale
Inks	Al Micale
Notes	copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender

3 page Tarzan text story "James Hunter Blake, the young American explorer..."

Genre	Jungle
Pencils	? (illustrations)
Inks	? (illustrations)
Letters	typeset
Notes	copyright 1940 by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

4 page Time Marches Back with Looney Luke story "I'm glad to get my machine fixed..."

Genre	Humor
Script	Win Smith
Pencils	Win Smith (signed)
Inks	Win Smith (signed)
Notes	copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender

4 page Dan Dunn story "Dan and Irwin are shadowing Mona..."

Genre	Detective
Script	Norman Marsh
Pencils	Norman Marsh (signed)
Inks	Norman Marsh (signed)

5 page Wash Tubbs story "Wash Tubbs has tricked Frankie Slaughter into..."

Genre	Adventure
Script	Roy Crane
Pencils	Roy Crane (signed)
Inks	Roy Crane (signed)
Notes	copyright 1938 by NEA Service, Inc.
Reprinted	from Wash Tubbs (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ? - ?

1 page Our Boarding House with Major Hoople filler "My book 'How to Hypnotize People'..."

Genre	Humor
Notes	copyright 1938 by NEA Service, Inc.
Reprinted	from Our Boarding House (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ?

Half page This Curious World filler "Starlings"

Genre	Fact
Script	William Ferguson
Pencils	William Ferguson
Inks	William Ferguson
Notes	copyright 1938 by NEA Service, Inc.
Reprinted	from This Curious World (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ?

5 page Myra North story "Myra has arrived at Glamour Studio..."

Genre	Adventure
Script	Ray Thompson (signed)
Pencils	Charles Coll (signed)
Inks	Charles Coll (signed)
Notes	copyright 1938 by NEA Service, Inc.
Reprinted	from Myra North, Special Nurse (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ? - ?

4 page Apple Mary and Dennie story "Bill and Dennie have been captured by..."

Genre	Drama
Script	Martha Orr
Pencils	Martha Orr
Inks	Martha Orr