Issue Details

Issue	#17
Published	November 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages	68
Editing	?
Notes	Data from Jerry Bails index cards & Howard Keltner's Golden Age index.

Cover Details

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Lew Glanzman [as Glanz]
Inks	Lew Glanzman [as Glanz]
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Data from Jerry Bails index cards & Howard Keltner's Golden Age index.

Half page Stamps text article "Numerous countries have vanished in the past..."

Genre	Fact
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Inside front cover. Page also includes indicia.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Biggest Dime's Worth of Thrills"

Synopsis	Promo for Sure-Fire Comics and Super-Mystery Comics.
Notes	Also inside front cover.

12 page Aman the Amazing-Man story "Look that girl is fainting!"

Genre	Superhero
Script	A. L. Kirby
Pencils	Louis Glanzman
Inks	Louis Glanzman

7 page Minimidget story "Come here, Ritty, we have some mail."

Genre	Superhero
Script	Charles Verral?
Pencils	John F. Kolb (credited)
Inks	John F. Kolb (credited)
Notes	Charles Verral has a Minimidget writing credit for 1941 in Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Is there any data to suggest THIS story is by him?

9 page Iron Skull story "Arriving at the airplane factory, The Iron Skull..."

Genre	Superhero
Script	Sam Gilman?
Pencils	Sam Gilman (signed)
Inks	Sam Gilman (signed)

4 page Rocke Wayburn story "Shanghied!"

Genre

Adventure

2 page Amazing-Man text story "Midnight Deadline"

Genre	Superhero
Script	Duke Carey (credited)
Pencils	Sam Glanzman [as Glanz]
Inks	Sam Glanzman [as Glanz]
Letters	Typeset
Notes	Duke Carey is likely a pen-name.

6 page Doctor Hypno story "Wun. Change that radio program!"

Genre	superhero
Script	Frank Thomas?
Pencils	Frank Thomas (signed)
Inks	Frank Thomas (signed)

8 page Mighty Man story "Hey old timer! You have a bite!"

Genre	superhero
Script	Martin Filchock?
Pencils	Martin Filchock (signed)
Inks	Martin Filchock (signed)

8 page The Shark story "He walks over to a telephone."

Genre	superhero
Script	Louis Glanzman?
Pencils	Louis Glanzman [as Lew Glanz]
Inks	Louis Glanzman [as Lew Glanz]

7 page Reef Kinkaid story "We know that this knife was carved from pure gold..."

Genre	Adventure
Script	Bob Lubbers (signed)
Pencils	Bob Lubbers (signed)
Inks	Bob Lubbers (signed)

1 page filler "Were You Born in November"

Characters	Marie Antoinette; Daniel Boone; Robert Fulton; Joe Dimaggio; Mark Twain
Synopsis	Facts about people born in November.
Genre	Fact
Script	Joseph A. Kaliff?
Pencils	Joseph A. Kaliff (signed)
Inks	Joseph A. Kaliff (signed)

1 page advertisement "This Beautiful Desk for only $1"

Synopsis

Ad for a desk and typewriter from Remington.

1 page advertisement "Boys! Girls! Have You Seen Our New 1945 Catalog?"

Synopsis	Ad for novelties from Johnson Smith & Company.
Notes	On back cover of comic.