Issue Details

Issue	#31
Published	April 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin

Cover Details

Genre	sitcom
Pencils	Ed Cronin?
Inks	Ed Cronin?

4 page Doll Man story "The Death Room"

Characters	Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Grimes (first appearance; villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Will Eisner (William Erwin Maxwell)
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Lou Fine

2 page Rube Goldberg's Side Show story

Genre	Gags
Script	Rube Goldberg
Pencils	Rube Goldberg
Inks	Rube Goldberg
Notes	strip reprints; last appearance

4 page Jane Arden story

Genre	soap opera
Script	Monte Barrett
Pencils	Russell E. Ross
Inks	Russell E. Ross
Notes	strip reprints; last appearance

4 page Captain Fortune story "The Wicked Duke"

Characters	Captain Fortune [Tyrone Fortune]; Duke Edward of Kent (first appearance; villain)
Genre	period
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

2 page Big Top story

Script	Joe Devlin
Pencils	Joe Devlin
Inks	Joe Devlin

4 page Joe Palooka story

Script	Ham Fisher
Pencils	Ham Fisher
Inks	Ham Fisher
Notes	strip reprints; cont'd in BIG SHOT COMICS #1 (Columbia)

4 page Rance Keane story "Cal Hennings's Rustlers"

Characters	Rance Keane
Genre	western
Script	William A. Smith
Pencils	William A. Smith
Inks	William A. Smith

1 page Toddy story

Genre	Gags
Script	George Marcoux
Pencils	George Marcoux
Inks	George Marcoux
Notes	last appearance

1 page Mortimer Mum story

Genre	Gags
Script	Sakren
Pencils	Sakren
Inks	Sakren
Notes	last appearance

5 page The Clock story "The Poison Gas Formula"

Characters	The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Heizer (first appearance; villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	George Brenner
Pencils	George Brenner
Inks	George Brenner
Notes	next app. in PROTECTORS #1 (Malibu)

2 page Lala Palooza story

Genre	humor
Script	Joe Devlin
Pencils	Joe Devlin
Inks	Joe Devlin

4 page Spin Shaw story "Jasper Orin, Gun Runner"

Characters	Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Jasper Orin (first appearance; villain)
Genre	aviation
Script	Bob Powell
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell

2 page Slim and Tubby story "Episode 31"

Script	John J. Welch
Pencils	John J. Welch
Inks	John J. Welch
Notes	last appearance

4 page Ned Brant story

Genre	sports
Script	Bob Zuppke
Pencils	R. W. Depew
Inks	R. W. Depew
Notes	strip reprints; last appearance

4 page Charlie Chan story "The Dr. Croft Ruby Mystery: Part 2"

Characters	Charlie Chan
Genre	detective
Script	Alfred Andriola
Pencils	Alfred Andriola
Inks	Alfred Andriola
Notes	cont'd in BIG SHOT COMICS #1 (Columbia)

2 page text story "Magic On the Rink"

Script	Robert E. Jones
Letters	typeset

2 page Bungle Family story "Open Season On Car Salesmen"

Script	H. J. Tuthill
Pencils	H. J. Tuthill
Inks	H. J. Tuthill
Notes	strip reprints; cont'd in BIG SHOT COMICS #1 (Columbia)

4 page Reynolds of the Mounted story "The Escaped Convicts"

Genre	western
Script	Art Pinajian
Pencils	Art Pinajian
Inks	Art Pinajian

2 page Dixie Dugan story

Script	J. P. McEvoy
Pencils	J. H. Striebel
Inks	J. H. Striebel
Notes	strip reprints; cont'd in BIG SHOT COMICS #1 (Columbia)

4 page Mickey Finn story

Genre	sitcom
Script	Lank Leonard
Pencils	Lank Leonard
Inks	Lank Leonard
Notes	strip reprints