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Issue Details

Issue #8
Published July 1940
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Victor Fox

Cover Details - "The Mask of Fire"

Characters Samson
Genre Superhero
Pencils Alex Blum ?
Inks Alex Blum ?

13 page Samson story "The Plot of Prince Diablo"

Characters Samson; Prince Fernando Diablo (villain, introduction, death)
Genre Superhero
Pencils Alex Blum
Inks Alex Blum

6 page Flip Falcon story "A Trip Into the Unknown"

Characters Flip Falcon
Genre adventure
Pencils Don Rico
Inks Don Rico

8 page Golden Knight story "Duel With Saladin"

Characters Golden Knight [Sir Richard of Warwick]; Saladin (villain, death); Saracens (villain)
Genre adventure
Pencils Grieg Chapian
Inks Grieg Chapian

6 page Yank Wilson story "The House of Four Elms"

Characters Yank Wilson; Emil and other un-named spies (villains, introduction)
Pencils George Tuska [as Lance Ferguson] (signed)
Inks George Tuska [as Lance Ferguson] (signed)

2 page none text story "The Green Crust"

Genre adventure
Script Dirk Dedd (signed)
Letters typeset

6 page Space Smith story "The Space Leeches of Bloodu [Planet Bloodu]"

Characters Space Smith; Dianna; Bloodusians (villains, introduction); Trekurs (villains, introduction)
Synopsis Space Smith and Dianna escape imprisonment at the the hands of the leech-like inhabitants of the planet Bloodu.
Genre science fiction
Script Fletcher Hanks [as Hank Christy] (signed)
Pencils Fletcher Hanks [as Hank Christy] (signed)
Inks Fletcher Hanks [as Hank Christy] (signed)
Letters Fletcher Hanks
Notes First line of text reads: "New planetoids have been discovered, and "Space" and Dianna decide to visit one."
Reprinted in You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #[nn]

6 page Captain Kidd story "Captain Kidd's adventure brings him..."

Characters Captain Kidd
Genre adventure
Pencils Bill Bossert
Inks Bill Bossert

2 page Professor Fiend story Professor Fiend has discovered an "invisible serum"...

Characters Professor Fiend
Genre adventure
Script Fred Schwab [as Boris Plaster] (signed)
Pencils Fred Schwab [as Boris Plaster] (signed)
Inks Fred Schwab [as Boris Plaster] (signed)
Colors ?
Letters Fred Schwab
Notes Writer, artist and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 2010-3-21.

6 page Stardust story "The Emerald Men of Asperus"

Characters Stardust; The Emerald Men (villains, introduction)
Synopsis Stardust prevents the Emerald Men of Asperus from using gas bombs to enslave the people of Earth.
Genre science fiction; Superhero
Script Fletcher Hanks (signed)
Pencils Fletcher Hanks (signed)
Inks Fletcher Hanks (signed)
Letters Fletcher Hanks
Notes First line of text reads: "Stardust, the most remarkable man of all time, is devoting his vast knowledge of interplanetary science to crime-busting."
Reprinted in You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #[nn]

7 page Sub Saunders story "The Octopeople of Ectroia"

Characters Sub Saunders; Guest Star: Lantida; The Octopeople (villains, introduction)
Genre adventure
Pencils Henry Kiefer
Inks Henry Kiefer