Issue Details

Issue	#43
Published	April 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 "No time for peace or romance in the life on the amazing little man of action..."

Characters	Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Tommy Roberts (first appearance; Martha's brother; only appearance); Ray Corley (first appearance; learns Doll Man's secret i.d.); A gang of crooks (first appearance; villains)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	John Celardo
Inks	John Celardo

2 page Big Top story

Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Devlin
Pencils	Joe Devlin
Inks	Joe Devlin

4 page Rance Keane story "Black twisting clouds and a raving wind hound the schooner White Wing..."

Characters	Rance Keane; Princess Butavanah (first appearance); Ahram-id (first appearance; villain)
Genre	western
Script	William A. Smith
Pencils	William A. Smith (Will Arthur)
Inks	William A. Smith

5 page Samar story "A quiet jungle evening finds Samar strolling alone.. suddenly..."

Characters	Samar; Alina (first appearance; villain); Haji (first appearance; villain)
Genre	jungle
Pencils	Reed Crandall
Inks	Reed Crandall

5 page Reynolds of the Mounted story "The Black Bat"

Characters	Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; The Old Timer; The Black Bat [Jean Dupre] (first appearance; villain; death; flashback); Madame Dupre (first appearance; villain; death; flashback); Marie Dupre (first appearance; flashback)
Genre	western
Script	Art Pinajian
Pencils	Art Pinajian
Inks	Art Pinajian
Notes	most of story is a flashback

2 page Poison Ivy story "College For Radicals"

Characters	Poison Ivy; St. Peter
Genre	humor
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox

4 page Dusty Dane story "Dusty Dane and Mike Cardigan rescue an Arabian princess, Ahmeer, from a slave trader..."

Characters	Dusty Dane; Princess Ahmeer; Mike Cardigan; Jalnor (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 "Boomerang Blast"

Characters	Capt. Bruce Blackburn; Gross (first appearance; villain; death); other spies (first appearance; villains; death)
Genre	adventure; spy
Script	Harry Campbell
Pencils	Harry Campbell
Inks	Harry Campbell

5 page USA story "As part of a deal between the United States and England, some of the 50 destroyers..."

Characters	USA, The Spirit of Old Glory; Geering (first appearance; villain; death); Hans (first appearance; villain; death); other spies (first appearance; villains; death)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Maurice Gutwirth
Inks	Maurice Gutwirth

4 page Rusty Ryan story "Spring draws Boyville into the baseball limelight."

Characters	Rusty Ryan; Roy (first appearance; villain); two other gamblers (first appearance; villains)
Genre	spy; adventure; children
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson
Inks	Paul Gustavson

2 page Perry Scott text story "Jungle Devil"

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

1 page Homer Doodle and Son story "Photos At the Zoo"

Genre	Gags
Script	Arthur Beeman
Pencils	Arthur Beeman
Inks	Arthur Beeman

5 page Zero story "Murderess Escapes From Prison!"

Characters	Zero; Kitty Dell (a ghost; villain); Mr. Dell (a ghost; villain); a gang of crooks (first appearance; villains)
Pencils	Al Bryant
Inks	Al Bryant

4 page Mickey Finn story

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

5 page Spin Shaw story "Across country from Oregon to Washington roars the crack Overland Limited..."

Characters	Spin Shaw of the Naval Air Corps [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; The Boss (first appearance; villain); his gang (first appearance; villains; death)
Genre	aviation
Pencils	Clark Williams
Inks	Clark Williams