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Issue #89
Published December 1948
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Editing Stan Lee

Cover Details

Pencils Vince Alascia?
Inks Vince Alascia?

10 page Human Torch story "The Case of the Granite Bandit"

Characters GS: Sun Girl; V: Corelli (I), Mike (I, D)
Synopsis Two ex-cons get an idea for revenge on B.P. by having a little orphan girl interrupt B.P.'s benefit show at the orphanage and tell how B.P. wants kids to grow up criminals so that she can get credit for arresting them. B.P. interrogates the child and learns the two thugs have kidnapped her brother to make her go along with their plan. B.P. posses as a cab driver to learn the men's hideout address and goes to free the girl's brother and apprehend the hoods. The girl goes on stage and admits the whole thing she said earlier was a fabrication.
Genre superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Notes Inks credits originally given to Mike Sekowsky in error (per Tony Isabella, March 30, 2006)

2 page Sub-Mariner story "Decision...No Contest"

Characters GS: Betty Dean
Genre superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Notes Inks credits originally given to Mike Sekowsky in error (per Tony Isabella, March 30, 2006)

9 page Sun Girl story "The Terrifying Ghosts from the Unknown"

Characters I: Prof. Blair; V: Kain (I, D), Cara (I)
Genre superhero
Pencils Mike Sekowsky
Inks Carl Burgos

2 page text story "The Landing"

Letters typeset

8 page Sub-Mariner story "My Friend Gilly"

Characters I: Henry Entwhistle, John Jacob Gillgan (a ghost); V: Black Mike (I)
Genre superhero
Pencils Carl Burgos?
Inks Carl Burgos?

6 page Blonde Phantom story "Benefit Show for Horror"

Characters V: Nails (I)
Genre superhero
Pencils Syd Shores
Inks Carl Burgos

8 page Captain America story "The Imp of the Violin"

Characters I: Vincent Varl, Mrs. Varl, an imp, Nicola Amati (fb)
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Avison
Inks Al Gabriele