Issue Details

Issue	#41
Published	February 1941
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 "Doll Man Joins the Army"

Characters	Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Franklin D. Roosevelt; The Nazis (villains)
Synopsis	Darrel Dane joins the Army, and is out an issue later with no explanation.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	John Celardo
Inks	John Celardo

4 page Rance Keane story "The Treasure Hunt: Part 2"

Characters	Rance Keane; Harvey Topping; The Triolettes (first appearance); Mr. Dingley (first appearance); Mrs. Dingley (first appearance); Theodore the Great (first appearance)
Genre	western
Script	William A. Smith
Pencils	William A. Smith
Inks	William A. Smith

2 page Big Top story "The Exalted High Caliph"

Script	Joe Devlin
Pencils	Joe Devlin
Inks	Joe Devlin

5 page Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy story "Traitor's Telltale Light"

Characters	Capt. Bruce Blackburn; The Band (villains)
Genre	adventure; spy
Script	Harry Campbell
Pencils	Harry Campbell
Inks	Harry Campbell

5 page Samar story "The Captured Cubs"

Characters	Samar; Ashley (first appearance; Ashley's partner (first appearance); Mike (villain; first appearance); two other crooks (first appearance; villains); The Wahilis (first appearance; villains)
Genre	jungle
Pencils	Nick Cardy
Inks	Nick Cardy

2 page Poison Ivy story "Hockey Today!"

Characters	Poison Ivy; New York Strangers (first appearance; a hockey team); Toronto Tea Leafs (first appearance; a hockey team)
Genre	humor
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox

4 page Dusty Dane story "War In Volcania"

Characters	Dusty Dane; Patricia Morley; Prince Ku (first appearance); Balok (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	adventure
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

2 page Lala Palooza story

Genre	humor
Script	Joe Devlin
Pencils	Joe Devlin
Inks	Joe Devlin

5 page Zero story "Sacrifice To Moloch"

Characters	Zero; Dr. Chadwick (first appearance); Wanda Chadwick (first appearance); a ghost (first appearance; villain); a priest of Moloch (first appearance; villain)
Pencils	John Celardo
Inks	John Celardo

5 page Ace of Space story "The Ace in the Army"

Characters	The Ace of Space [Ace Egan] (last appearance); a gang of spies (first appearance; villains)
Synopsis	Ace of Space joins the Army Air Corps.
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Harry Campbell
Inks	Harry Campbell

4 page Reynolds of the Mounted story "Battle With the Giants"

Characters	Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP
Genre	western
Script	Art Pinajian
Pencils	Art Pinajian
Inks	Art Pinajian
Notes	most of this story is Reynolds's dream

2 page Perry Scott text story "The Black Raider"

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

4 page Rusty Ryan story "The Boat Race Murders"

Characters	Rusty Ryan; Prof. Terhune (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	spy; adventure; children
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson
Inks	Paul Gustavson

2 page Homer Doodle and Son story

Genre	Gags
Script	Arthur Beeman
Pencils	Arthur Beeman
Inks	Arthur Beeman

4 page Mickey Finn story

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

5 page Spin Shaw story "The Theft of the Plane Plans"

Characters	Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; A gang of spies (first appearance; villains); Gregory (first appearance; villain; death); Jim Drake (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	aviation
Pencils	Clark Williams
Inks	Clark Williams