Issue Details

Issue	#32
Published	May 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin

Cover Details

Characters	Doll Man [Darrel Dane]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Lou Fine

9 page Doll Man story "The Sins of Anton Bock"

Characters	Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Anton Bock and his spy ring (first appearance; villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Will Eisner (William Erwin Maxwell)
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Lou Fine

4 page Captain Fortune story "The Capture of Castle Balomar"

Characters	Captain Fortune [Tyrone Fortune]; Duke Edward (villain; death)
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

5 page Zero story "The Three-Fingered Ogre"

Characters	Zero (first appearance; the ghost detective); Mr. Bleeker (first appearance); Mary Bleeker (first appearance); John Bleeker (first appearance; death); Peter Bleeker (first appearance; villain; death; a zombie)
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich

5 page Reynolds of the Mounted story "The Medicine Man's Scheme"

Characters	Sakru (first appearance; villain); Wade and his gang (first appearance; villains)
Genre	western
Script	Art Pinajian
Pencils	Art Pinajian
Inks	Art Pinajian

6 page Spin Shaw story "The Snatch of the Plane Plans"

Characters	Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; G. Roland Lorber (first appearance; villain); Inez (first appearance; villain); Joe (first appearance; villain); Fingers (first appearance; villain); Arndt (first appearance; villain)
Genre	aviation
Script	Bob Powell
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell

2 page Lala Palooza story

Genre	humor
Script	Joe Devlin
Pencils	Joe Devlin
Inks	Joe Devlin
Notes	includes a Flash Gordon / Buck Rogers parody

4 page Rance Keane story "The Murder of Bus Pritchard"

Characters	Rance Keane; Bus Pritchard (first appearance; death); a murderer (first appearance; villain)
Genre	western
Script	William A. Smith
Pencils	William A. Smith (Will Arthur)
Inks	William A. Smith

5 page Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy story "Living Dead Men"

Characters	Capt. Bruce Blackburn (Counterspy; first appearance; origin); Lt. Jackson (first appearance); Col. Jordan (first appearance); Schwartz (first appearance; villain); Smits (first appearance; villain)
Genre	adventure; spy
Script	Harry Campbell?
Pencils	Harry Campbell
Inks	Harry Campbell

4 page Rusty Ryan story "The Insurance Murder Plot"

Characters	Rusty Ryan (first appearance; origin); Inhabitants of Boyville (including Smiley Scott and Bobby; first appearance); Cappy Jenks (first appearance); Mr. Hicks (first appearance); Lockhart (first appearance; villain); Spear (first appearanc;e villain)
Genre	spy; adventure; children
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson
Inks	Paul Gustavson

2 page Perry Scott text story "Gold of Atlantis"

Characters	Perry Scott (first appearance)
Genre	adventure
Script	Robert M. Hyatt
Letters	typeset

4 page Voice story "Origin of the Voice"

Characters	The Voice [Mr. Elixir] (first appearance; origin); Fogarty (first appearance); John Martinson (first appearance; villain)
Genre	detective
Script	Stan Asch?
Pencils	Stan Asch
Inks	Stan Asch

2 page Poison Ivy story "Origin of Poison Ivy"

Characters	Poison Ivy (first appearance; origin); Mr. Ivy (Poison's father); Mrs. Ivy (Poison's mother)
Genre	humor
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox

5 page Samar story "Origin of Samar"

Characters	Samar (first appearance; origin); Mali (first appearance); Tino (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	jungle
Script	? (Ted Cain)
Pencils	Nick Cardy?
Inks	Nick Cardy?

4 page Mickey Finn story

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