Issue Details

Issue	#38
Published	November 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin

Cover Details

Characters	Doll Man [Darrel Dane]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Ed Cronin?
Inks	Ed Cronin?

9 page Doll Man story "The Deadly Toymaker"

Characters	Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Kurt Killdor (first appearance; villain; death); Gimpy (first appearane; villain); other crooks (first appearance; villains)
Synopsis	Darrel Dane becomes a government detective.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	John Celardo
Inks	John Celardo

4 page Rance Keane story "Mystery At the World's Fair"

Characters	Rance Keane; Harvey Topping (first appearance); Frank Topping (first appearance; villain)
Genre	western
Script	William A. Smith
Pencils	William A. Smith (Will Arthur)
Inks	William A. Smith

2 page Mickey Finn story

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

5 page Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy story "The Band of Treason"

Characters	Capt. Bruce Blackburn; Henry and other "Band" members (first appearance; villains)
Genre	adventure; spy
Script	Harry Campbell
Pencils	Harry Campbell
Inks	Harry Campbell

5 page Samar story "Queen of the Bat-Men"

Characters	Samar; The Bat-Men first appearance; villains; all die); Queen Nevar (first appearaance; villain; death)
Genre	jungle
Pencils	Maurice Gutwirth
Inks	Maurice Gutwirth

6 page Spin Shaw story "Action In Guatemala"

Characters	Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]
Genre	aviation
Pencils	Clark Williams
Inks	Clark Williams

2 page Lala Palooza story

Genre	humor
Script	Joe Devlin
Pencils	Joe Devlin
Inks	Joe Devlin

5 page Zero story "Mission To the Spirit World"

Characters	Zero; Mr. Tobias Finch (first appearance); Mrs. Tobias Finch (first appearance); Sylvia Finch (first appearance); Madame Aura (first appearance; a medium)
Pencils	Charles Sultan?
Inks	Charles Sultan?

2 page Big Top story

Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Devlin
Pencils	Joe Devlin
Inks	Joe Devlin

5 page Ace of Space story "Origin of the Ace of Space"

Characters	The Ace of Space [Ace Egan] (first appearance; origin); Jennings (first appearance); an alien (first appearance; death); The Slogons (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	adventure
Script	H. Weston Taylor (?)
Pencils	Harry Campbell
Inks	Harry Campbell

2 page Homer Doodle and Son story "The Hunting Trip"

Characters	Mr. Homer Doodle (first appearance); Mrs. Homer Doodle (first appearance); Bud Doodle (first appearance)
Genre	Gags
Script	Arthur Beeman
Pencils	Arthur Beeman
Inks	Arthur Beeman

2 page Perry Scott text story "The Curse of Quetzal"

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

4 page Dusty Dane story "Trouble On the Rubber Plantation"

Characters	Dusty Dane; Wolf Hennick (first appearance; villain; death); the Mouse (first appearance; villain; death); Patricia Morley (first appearance)
Genre	adventure
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

4 page Rusty Ryan story "The Game With Stamford"

Characters	Rusty Ryan; Chuck (first appearance)
Genre	spy; adventure; children
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson
Inks	Paul Gustavson

2 page Poison Ivy story "The Mighty Mite Versus Muscletoe"

Characters	Poison Ivy; Muscletoe (first appearance; villain); The Great Colosso (first appearance; a superhero)
Genre	humor
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox

5 page Reynolds of the Mounted story "The Sinister Lighthouse"

Characters	Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; Waxey Ginzo (first appearance; villain; death); Tito (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	western
Script	Art Pinajian
Pencils	Art Pinajian
Inks	Art Pinajian