Issue Details

Issue	#28
Published	October 1940
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Oskar Lebeck

Cover Details

Genre	Adventure; Western
Pencils	Bill Ely (Queen); Fred Harmon (Red Ryder); Frank Thompson (The Owl); Robert Bugg (Bob and Bill)
Inks	Bill Ely (Queen), Fred Harmon (Red Ryder); Frank Thompson (The Owl); Robert Bugg (Bob and BIll)
Notes	cover is made up from panels from stories inside

1 page Herky story

Genre	Humor
Script	Clyde Lewis
Pencils	Clyde Lewis
Inks	Clyde Lewis
Notes	inside front cover printed in red and black
Reprinted	from Herky Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 1938.11.20

8 page Ellery Queen story "Crash At Satan's Elbow"

Synopsis	copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender
Genre	Detective
Pencils	Bill Ely
Inks	Bill Ely

8 page Bob and Bill story "Inside the Hollow Earth: Part 3"

Genre	Adventure
Pencils	Robert Bugg (signed)
Inks	Robert Bugg (signed)
Notes	copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender

4 page Don Winslow story "The Menace of Dr. Thor: Part ?"

Characters	Dr. Thor (villain); the Dutchess (villain)
Genre	Adventure; War
Script	F. V. Martinek (signed)
Pencils	Leon A. Beroth (signed)
Inks	Leon A. Beroth (signed)
Notes	copyright 1938 by the Bell Syndicate
Reprinted	from Don Winslow of the Navy (Bell Syndicate) ? - ?

4 page Pete and Pudgie story "The South Pole Voyage: Part 1"

Genre	Funny Animal
Script	Win Smith
Pencils	Win Smith (signed)
Inks	Win Smith (signed)
Notes	last appearance. Copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender

4 page Gabby Scoops story "Gabby In Hollywood: Part 1"

Genre	Adventure; Humor
Script	Bill Treadwell (signed)
Pencils	Bill Connor
Inks	Bill Connor
Notes	copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender

8 page Crusoes story "The Skeleton's Key"

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

4 page Stratosphere Jim story "Battle With the Tank Squadron"

Characters	The Nazis (villains)
Genre	Adventure
Script	Al McWilliams
Pencils	Al McWilliams (signed)
Inks	Al McWilliams (signed)
Notes	copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender

6 page Red Ryder story "Yaqui Joe the Bandit: Part 2"

Characters	Yaqui Joe (villain)
Genre	Western
Script	Fred Harman
Pencils	Fred Harman (signed)
Inks	Fred Harman (signed)
Notes	copyright 1939 by NEA Services, Inc.
Reprinted	from Red Ryder (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ? - ?

5 page Wash Tubbs story "Reunion With Carol"

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) ? - ?

6 page Owl story "The Murder of Whitney Morgan"

Characters	The Owl [Nick Terry]; Belle; Whitney Morgan (first appearance; death); Shutter O'Neil (first appearance; death)
Synopsis	Belle learns the Owl's secret i.d.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Leonard Steinman?
Pencils	Frank Thomas
Inks	Frank Thomas
Notes	copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender

1 page Tarzan text story "Tarzan and the Tourney of Nimmr: Part 2"

Genre	Jungle
Pencils	? (illustrations)
Inks	? (illustrations)
Letters	typeset

1 page Herky story

Genre	Humor
Script	Clyde Lewis
Pencils	Clyde Lewis
Inks	Clyde Lewis
Reprinted	from Herky (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ?

4 page Davey and Dingo story "Bath Day"

Characters	Davey (first appearance); Davey's mother (first appearance); Dingo (first appearance; Davey's dog)
Genre	Humor
Script	Don Black (signed)
Pencils	Joe Berger (signed)
Inks	Joe Berger (signed)
Notes	copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender