Issue Details

Issue	#8
Published	June 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Worth Carnahan; Adolphe Barreaux (associate editor)

Cover Details

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Joe Simon
Inks	Joe Simon
Notes	costume Duke O'Dowd wears on cover is the one he adopts next issue; pencil and inks ID by Greg Theakston
Reprinted	in Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #1

12 page Champ story "The Champ's Rival"

Characters	The Champ; Burton Finch (Intro); Henry Waters (intro)
Genre	adventure
Script	George Little
Pencils	Adolphe Barreaux ?
Inks	Adolphe Barreaux ?

6 page Neptina story "The Underwater War"

Characters	Neptina; Gakk; Mogg; Mhersa
Genre	science fiction
Script	Bently Wade
Pencils	Harry Parkhurst ?
Inks	Harry Parkhurst ?

6 page Johnny Fox story "Sabotaging a Circus"

Characters	Johnny Fox; Ronald Mills (Intro, villain, Dies); Pudgy; Mike
Genre	superhero
Script	Paul Porter

2 page Simple Snitz story "The Story of the Friendly Fellows Who Wanted To Play"

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

6 page Dragon's Teeth story "Episode Three"

Characters	Quong (Intro, Dies, villain)
Genre	adventure
Script	Robert Leslie Bellem
Pencils	Adolphe Barreaux
Inks	Adolphe Barreaux

6 page Robinhood Jones story "The Crooked Sheriff"

Characters	Robinhood Jones; Bill Scarlett (intro)
Genre	adventure

2 page text story "Yellow!"

Script	Robert Turner
Letters	Typeset

6 page Jungleman story "The Pirate Pair"

Characters	Jungleman; Torchy (villain); Davey (villain)
Genre	jungle
Pencils	Harry Parkhurst ?
Inks	Harry Parkhurst ?

5 page Liberty Lads story "The Code On the Key"

Characters	Liberty Lads; Paul Revere; Captain Cummings (intro)
Genre	period
Pencils	Henry Kiefer
Inks	Henry Kiefer

6 page Lobo story "The Case of Sabotage In Ft. Collins"

Characters	Lobo; Wilson (Intro, villain)
Genre	adventure; aviation
Pencils	Max Neill
Inks	Max Neill
Notes	last appearance

5 page Duke O'Dowd story "The Great Deliverer"

Characters	Duke O'Dowd; Kerry Flynn (Dies); Leng-Lu (Dies); Wah-Le; Bavakurans; Frango (villain); Thermah; Toga
Genre	adventure
Pencils	George Appel
Inks	George Appel
Notes	Duke O'Dowd gains a costume and super-power belt