Issue Details

Issue	#13
Published	May 1941
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Leo Greenwald

Cover Details

Characters	Human Meteor [Duke O'Dowd]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	George Mandel (signed)
Inks	George Mandel

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "It's Fresh It's New It's -- Speed Comics"

Characters	Shock Gibson
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell
Notes	features cover of Speed Comics #12

10 page Human Meteor story "The Panama Spy Ring"

Characters	Duke O'Dowd [Human Meteor]; Toby; Mercer (intro, an FBI agent)
Synopsis	The Human Meteor captures a bunch of spies receiving messages from Panama and then goes to the Canal Zone to capture their leader
Genre	superhero
Script	Robert Turner (signed)
Pencils	Arthur Peddy
Inks	Arthur Peddy

1 page Champ Chuckles filler

Genre	gags
Script	Gosh
Pencils	Gosh
Inks	Gosh

8 page Liberty Lads story "Time Bomb In the Coal Bin"

Characters	Liberty Lads [Chuck Martin; Skip Hathaway] (intro, modern version); Mac McCollough; Nazis
Synopsis	The Lads stowaway on a navy vessel and rescue it from an enemy sub attack and a planted bomb
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Henry Kiefer
Inks	Henry Kiefer
Notes	story now set in modern times

6 page Neptina story "Revolt of the Walrus Men"

Characters	Neptina; Fletcher; Norma Whitey; Fishman; Mhera (villain); Walrus Men (Intro); King Eon(intro)
Synopsis	Neptina, Fletcher Norma and Fishman journey to Polaris to enlist aid of Prince Eon in putting down a revolt led by Neptina's sister Merha
Genre	science fiction
Script	Bently Wade
Pencils	Harry Parkhurst ?
Inks	Harry Parkhurst ?

2 page text story "Special Delivery Death Warrant"

Script	Don Somers
Letters	typeset

4 page Steve Battle, Undercover Agent story "The Spy and the Admiral's Daughter"

Characters	Steve Battle (intro); Miss Blake; Admiral Blake; Rene Stuba (Intro, villain)
Genre	spy
Script	Bart Ellis
Pencils	Fred Morgan ?
Inks	Fred Morgan ?

10 page Champ story "The Spies and the Secret Formula"

Characters	The Champ; Prof. Benson (intro); Henry
Synopsis	The Champ and Henry have to rescue Prof. Benson who has been kidnapped from his laboratory.
Genre	adventure; sports
Script	George Little
Pencils	Arthur Peddy ?
Inks	Arthur Peddy ?

2 page Simple Snitz story "Solves His First Case!"

Characters	Simple Snitz
Genre	humor; detective
Script	Art Helfant (signed)
Pencils	Art Helfant (signed)
Inks	Art Helfant (signed)

6 page Dragon's Teeth story "Episode Eight"

Characters	Dash Dolan; Nayla Randolph; Capt. Osami (Intro, villain)
Genre	adventure
Script	Robert Leslie Bellem (signed)
Pencils	Adolphe Barreaux (signed)
Inks	Adolphe Barreaux

1 page Champ Puzzler activity

Script	A. W. Nugent
Pencils	A. W. Nugent (signed)
Inks	A. W. Nugent (signed)

6 page Johnny Fox story "The Everglades Mystery"

Characters	Johnny Fox; Sanchez (intro, villain); Jason (intro, villain); Nancy Van Haas (intro); Mr. Van Haas (intro)
Genre	superhero
Script	Robert Turner [as Paul Porter]
Pencils	Alex Blum ?
Inks	Alex Blum ?

8 page Dr. Miracle story "The Sorcery of Ahman-Ka"

Characters	Dr. Miracle; Ahman-Ka Lukor (Intro, villain); Oasi (Intro; a transformed cat); Isis (Intro); John Branton
Genre	occult
Script	Toni Blum ? [as Anthony Allen]
Pencils	Alex Blum
Inks	Alex Blum