Issue Details

Issue	#3
Published	July 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters	The Clock; The Black Condor; The Spider; Jane Arden; Ned Brant
Genre	detective
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox

7 page Black Condor story "The Black Condor In America"

Characters	Ras Gyn (villain; introduction); the Princess of Singat (introduction)
Genre	superhero
Script	Will Eisner?
Pencils	Charles Sultan
Inks	Charles Sultan
Notes	Pencil and ink credits from Mr. Kelly Izaj (March 19, 2008). Original indexer credited the work to Lou Fine.

4 page Ned Brant story

Genre	sports
Script	Bob Zuppke
Pencils	E. W. DePew
Inks	E. W. DePew
Reprinted	From newspaper strips.

4 page Alias the Spider story "Thomas Andrews Kidnapped By the Spider"

Characters	Harry (the Spider's chauffeur) (introduction); Mr. Andrews (villain, introduction); Mrs. Andrews (villain, introduction)
Genre	superhero
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson
Inks	Paul Gustavson

4 page Molly the Model story

Genre	humor
Script	Joe Devlin
Pencils	Joe Devlin
Inks	Joe Devlin

5 page Red Torpedo story "The Pirate Subs"

Characters	X-1 [William Wotan] (villain, introduction); Wotan's submarine pirates (villain, introduction)
Genre	superhero
Script	Henry Kiefer?
Pencils	Henry Kiefer
Inks	Henry Kiefer

2 page Slap Happy Pappy story "In Double Trouble"

Genre	gag
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox
Notes	Cameo: Gill Fox (or at least his hand)

4 page Lee Preston of the Red Cross story "Captured By Kiroto"

Characters	Major Kiroto (villain, introduction); Kip (introduction)
Script	Bob Powell
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell

6 page Clock story "Gang Czar's Right Hand Man Arrested"

Characters	Scar Sizza (villain, introduction); Sparks (villain, introduction, death); Mack (villain, introduction, death)
Genre	detective
Script	George Brenner
Pencils	George Brenner
Inks	George Brenner
Notes	The Clock shoots two villains!

1 page Rube Goldberg's Side Show story

Genre	gag
Script	Rube Goldberg
Pencils	Rube Goldberg
Inks	Rube Goldberg
Reprinted	From newspaper strips.

7 page Wizard Wells story "The Death-Ray Decoy"

Characters	Smythe (introduction); Hitlin (villain, introduction); foreign spies (villain, introduction)
Genre	adventure
Script	Harry Campbell
Pencils	Harry Campbell
Inks	Harry Campbell

2 page Eric Vale text story "Scourge of the Skies"

Characters	Eric Vale
Script	Larry Spain
Letters	typeset

5 page Madam Fatal story "Mystery At Windward Castle"

Characters	John Gordon (introduction); Betty Gordon (introduction); Jack Dale (introduction); Ross (villain, introduction, death); Slade (villain, introduction); Max (villain, introduction)
Genre	superhero
Script	Art Pinajian
Pencils	Art Pinajian
Inks	Art Pinajian

4 page Jane Arden story

Genre	soap opera
Script	Monte Barrett
Pencils	Russell E. Ross
Inks	Russell E. Ross
Reprinted	From newspaper strips.

5 page Space Legion story "The Escape of Lucky Largo"

Characters	Lucky Largo (villain, introduction)
Genre	science fiction
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel