Issue Details

Issue	#33
Published	June 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin

Cover Details

Genre	humor
Pencils	Joe Devlin
Inks	Joe Devlin

9 page Doll Man story "Back From the Dead"

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

4 page Rance Keane story "Rance's New York Adventure"

Characters	Rance Keane; Harry the Hawk (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 "Spy Scent"

Characters	Capt. Bruce Blackburn; Tanya Slavska (first appearance; villain); Josef (first appearance; villain); Karel (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	adventure; spy
Script	Harry Campbell
Pencils	Harry Campbell
Inks	Harry Campbell

5 page Samar story "Mona, Queen of the Apes"

Characters	Samar; Mona (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	jungle
Pencils	John Celardo? (John Charles)
Inks	John Celardo?

2 page Poison Ivy story "Join the Army"

Characters	Poison Ivy
Genre	humor
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox

6 page Spin Shaw story "Navy Planes In Mass Flight To Philippines"

Characters	Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw] (first appearance); Princess Lahania (first appearance; villain); The Cherubus (first appearance; villain)
Genre	aviation
Script	Bob Powell
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell

2 page Lala Palooza story "The Well Dressed Man"

Genre	humor
Script	Joe Devlin
Pencils	Joe Devlin
Inks	Joe Devlin

4 page Captain Fortune story "The Lady Pirate"

Characters	Captain Fortune [Tyrone Fortune]; a lady pirate (first appearance; villain; death); Brak (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	period
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

4 page Voice story "The Solving of the World's Greatest Counterfeit Case"

Characters	The Voice [Mr. Elixir]; A counterfeiting gang (first appearance; villains)
Genre	detective
Script	Stan Asch
Pencils	Stan Asch
Inks	Stan Asch

5 page Zero story "The Mystery of the Bloody Sword"

Characters	Zero; Major Fawcett (first appearance); Miss Fawcett (first appearance); Mr. Fawcett (first appearance; death); Ghosts of African slaves (first appearance; villains; death)
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich

2 page Perry Scott text story "The Dead Return"

Characters	Perry Scott
Genre	adventure
Script	Robert M. Hyatt
Letters	typeset

4 page Rusty Ryan story "The Reforming of Mr. Grudge"

Characters	Rusty Ryan; Mr. Grudge (first appearance); Ed (first appearance; Whitey (first appearance)
Genre	spy; adventure; children
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson
Inks	Paul Gustavson
Notes	Ed and Whitey are two boys of Boyville.

2 page Big Top story "The Great Shotzo"

Script	Joe Devlin
Pencils	Joe Devlin
Inks	Joe Devlin

4 page Mickey Finn story

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

5 page Reynolds of the Mounted story "Murder In the Beaver Mine"

Characters	Slade (first appearance; villain)
Genre	western
Script	Art Pinajian
Pencils	Art Pinajian
Inks	Art Pinajian