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