Issue Details

Issue	#5
Published	September 1939
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	?
Notes	data from Jerry Bails' index cards & Howard Keltner's Golden Age index

Cover Details

Pencils	Bill Everett
Inks	Bill Everett

10 page Aman the Amazing-Man story "Origin of Amazing-Man"

Characters	Amazing-Man [John Aman] (introduction) (origin); The Great Question (introduction) (villain)
Script	Bill Everett
Pencils	Bill Everett
Inks	Bill Everett

5 page Cat Man story "The Coming of the Cat Man"

Characters	Cat Man [Barton Stone] (introduction)
Pencils	Tarpe Mills
Inks	Tarpe Mills

3 page Jack Rhodes story "River Subs"

Characters	Jack Rhodes (only appearance?) (introduction)
Pencils	L. Riley
Inks	L. Riley
Notes	Later known as Minimidget

7 page Iron Skull story "Origin of the Iron Skull"

Characters	The Iron Skull (a robot) (introduction)
Script	Carl Burgos
Pencils	Carl Burgos
Inks	Carl Burgos

2 page Aman the Amazing-Man text story "The Tragic Note"

Script	Matty Point
Pencils	Frank Thomas
Inks	Frank Thomas
Letters	typeset

6 page story "The Congo War Drum (Part 1)"

Pencils	Paul Gustavson
Inks	Paul Gustavson

7 page Minimidget story "The Coming of Minimidget"

Characters	Minimidget (introduction); Ritty (introduction)
Pencils	John F. Kolb
Inks	John F. Kolb

7 page Chuck Hardy story "The Land Beneath the Sea"

Characters	Chuck Hardy (introduction)
Pencils	Frank Thomas
Inks	Frank Thomas

8 page Slim Bradley story "Mystery of the Kidnapped Heir"

Characters	Slim Bradley (forest ranger) (introduction)
Pencils	Dick Hayes
Inks	Dick Hayes

7 page Mighty Man story "Origin of Mighty Man"

Characters	Mighty Man (introduction) (origin)
Genre	superhero
Script	Martin Filchock
Pencils	Martin Filchock
Inks	Martin Filchock
Letters	Martin Filchock ?