Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	May 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Editing	Ed Cronin

Cover Details

Pencils	Ed Cronin?
Inks	Ed Cronin?

7 page Clock, The story "The Story of Pug Brady"

Characters	Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Pug Brady (first appearance); The Big Shot [Mayor Kozer] (first appearance; villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	George Brenner
Pencils	George Brenner
Inks	George Brenner
Notes	cont'd from FEATURE COMICS #31

4 page Jane Arden story

Genre	soap opera
Script	Monte Barrett
Pencils	Russell E. Ross
Inks	Russell E. Ross
Notes	cont'd from FEATURE COMICS #31; strip reprints

6 page Space Legion story "Introducing Rock Braddon"

Characters	Space Legion (first appearance); Rock Braddon (first appearance); Captain Graves (first appearance); Harg (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	science fiction
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

4 page Alias the Spider story "The Sign of the Cricket"

Characters	The Spider [Tom Hallaway] (first appearance); The Cricket (first appearance; villain; death); the Crickets (first appearance; villains)
Genre	superhero
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson
Inks	Paul Gustavson

7 page Wizard Wells story "Too Hot To Hold"

Characters	Wizard Wells (first appearance); Tug (first appearance); Black Morda (first appearance; villain)
Genre	adventure
Script	Harry Campbell
Pencils	Harry Campbell
Inks	Harry Campbell

4 page Molly the Model story

Characters	Molly the Model (first appearance)
Genre	humor
Script	Joe Devlin
Pencils	Joe Devlin
Inks	Joe Devlin

4 page Ned Brant story

Genre	sports
Script	Bob Zuppke
Pencils	E. W. DePew
Inks	E. W. DePew
Notes	cont'd from FEATURE COMICS #31; strip reprints

4 page Lee Prestonof the Red Cross story "Lee Gets Her Wings"

Characters	Lee Preston (first appearance; origin; Red Cross nurse and pilot); Mr. Preston (first appearance); Rick Royce (first appearance)
Script	Bob Powell
Pencils	Bob Powell [Terence McAully]
Inks	Bob Powell

1 page Rube Goldberg's Side Show story

Genre	Gags
Script	Rube Goldberg
Pencils	Rube Goldberg
Inks	Rube Goldberg
Notes	cont'd from FEATURE COMICS #31; strip reprint

5 page Red Torpedo story "Origin of the Red Torpedo"

Characters	Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart] (first appearance; origin); Meg. Captain Wells (first appearance); The Nazis (villains)
Genre	superhero
Script	Henry Kiefer?
Pencils	Henry Kiefer [Drew Allen]
Inks	Henry Kiefer

2 page text story "Corning's Mistake"

Script	Larry Spain
Letters	typeset

5 page Madam Fatal story "Origin of Madam Fatal"

Characters	Madam Fatal [Richard Stanton] (first appearance; origin; first cross-dressing super-hero); John Carver (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	superhero
Script	Art Pinajian?
Pencils	Art Pinajian
Inks	Art Pinajian

2 page Slap Happy Pappy story "Invasions Stopped Free of Charge!"

Characters	Slap Happy Pappy (first appearance); Flip (first appearance); The Nazis (villains)
Genre	Gags
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox

7 page Black Condor story "The Man Who Can Fly Like a Bird"

Characters	Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.] (intro; origin); Mr. Richard Grey (intro, death); Mrs. Richard Grey (intro, death); Father Pierre (intro, death); Gali Kan (intro, death, villain); Yakki Raiders (intro)
Genre	superhero
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Lou Fine