Issue Details

Issue	#42
Published	March 1941
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 Treasure of the Black Albatross"

Characters	Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Jane (first appearance); Jane's father (first appearance; death); Captain Rocco (first appearance; villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	John Celardo
Inks	John Celardo

4 page Rance Keane story "The Treasure Hunt: Part 3"

Characters	Rance Keane; Harvey Topping; Simon (first appearance; death); Amyas (first appearance; death)
Genre	western
Script	William A. Smith
Pencils	William A. Smith
Inks	William A. Smith

2 page Big Top story

Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Devlin
Pencils	Joe Devlin
Inks	Joe Devlin

5 page USA story "Introducing USA, the Spirit of Old Glory"

Characters	USA (poss. spelled Usa; a heroine; first appearance; origin); Betsy Ross (flashback); Franklin D. Roosevelt; Otto Fluger (first appearance; villain; death); Otto's spies (first appearance; villains; all die); Adolf Hitler (villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Maurice Gutwirth
Inks	Maurice Gutwirth

5 page Zero story "Zero's Future Incarnation"

Characters	Zero; Dr. Potsam (first appearance); Lanya (first appearance); Loro (first appearance; villain); Mogur (first appearnce; villain); other Martians (first appearance; villains)
Pencils	Clark Williams?
Inks	Clark Williams?

2 page Poison Ivy story "The Time Machine"

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

4 page Dusty Dane story "The Slaver of Bleak Isle"

Characters	Dusty Dane; Ahmeer (first appearance; a dancing girl); Abdul Kalat (first appearance; villain); Singh (first appearance; villain)
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 Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy story "Ghosts Don't Use Guns"

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

5 page Samar story "The Raid on Bulobo"

Characters	Samar; Jeho (first appearance); The Nazis (villains)
Genre	jungle
Pencils	Nick Cardy?
Inks	Nick Cardy?

4 page Reynolds of the Mounted story "Origin of Reynolds of the Mounted"

Characters	Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP (origin in flashback); I: The Old Timer (first apperaance); Tom Reynolds (first appearance; flashback; death; Reynolds's brother); Pinky Reynolds (first appearance; Reynold's brother); Jeff Bandro (first appearance; villain; flashback)
Genre	western
Script	Art Pinajian
Pencils	Art Pinajian
Inks	Art Pinajian

2 page Perry Scott text story "Epic In Bronze"

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

2 page Homer Doodle and Son story "The Sled"

Genre	Gags
Script	Arthur Beeman
Pencils	Arthur Beeman
Inks	Arthur Beeman

4 page Rusty Ryan story "Trapping the Trappers"

Characters	Rusty Ryan; Moose (a hunter; villain); Joe (a hunter; villain)
Genre	spy; adventure; children
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson
Inks	Paul Gustavson

4 page Mickey Finn story

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

5 page Spin Shaw story "Bar Sinister"

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