Issue Details

Issue	#20
Published	May 1939
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin

Cover Details

Pencils	Ed Cronin
Inks	Ed Cronin

4 page Joe Palooka story

Script	Ham Fisher
Pencils	Ham Fisher
Inks	Ham Fisher
Notes	strip reprints

2 page Off the Record story

Genre	Gags
Script	Ed Reed
Pencils	Ed Reed
Inks	Ed Reed

4 page Espionage Starring Black X story "The Tuvanian Munitions Plot"

Characters	Bronislaus (first appearance; villain); Karl Lescu (first appearance; villain); Pigiron (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	spy
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner (Will Erwin)
Inks	Will Eisner

4 page Jane Arden story

Genre	soap opera
Script	Monte Barrett
Pencils	Russell E. Ross
Inks	Russell E. Ross
Notes	strip reprints

2 page Archie O'Toole story "The East Wing"

Characters	Archie O'Toole; The ghosts of the East Wing (first appearance; villains)
Genre	Humor; Children
Script	Bud Thomas
Pencils	Bud Thomas
Inks	Bud Thomas

2 page Bungle Family story "A Helping Hand"

Script	H. J. Tuthill
Pencils	H. J. Tuthill
Inks	H. J. Tuthill
Notes	strip reprints

4 page Reynolds of the Mounted story "The Deserter"

Characters	Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; Harry Wells (first appearance; villain); Jim Wells (first appearance; villain); Pierre (first appearance; villain); their gang (first appearance; villains)
Genre	western
Script	Art Pinajian
Pencils	Art Pinajian
Inks	Art Pinajian

2 page Big Top story "Episode 20"

Script	Ed Wheelan
Pencils	Ed Wheelan
Inks	Ed Wheelan

1 page Toddy story

Genre	Gags
Script	George Marcoux
Pencils	George Marcoux
Inks	George Marcoux

1 page Mortimer Mum story

Genre	Gags
Script	Sakren
Pencils	Sakren
Inks	Sakren

5 page The Clock story "Robbery At the Acme Diamond Company"

Characters	The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Boss Marco (first appearance; villain; death); Slick (first appearance; villain; death); Soapy (first appearance; villain; death); another crook (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	superhero
Script	George Brenner
Pencils	George Brenner
Inks	George Brenner

3 page Lala Palooza story

Genre	humor
Script	Rube Goldberg
Pencils	Rube Goldberg
Inks	Rube Goldberg
Notes	strip reprints

4 page Captain Cook of Scotland Yard story "The Scarab Curse"

Characters	Captain Cook; The Briston Brothers (first appearance; villain); Earl of Gillingham (first appearance; death); Sydney Gillingham (first appearance; death); John Gillingham (first appearance)
Genre	detective
Script	Stan Asch
Pencils	Stan Asch
Inks	Stan Asch

3 page Dixie Dugan story

Script	J. P. McEvoy
Pencils	J. H. Striebel
Inks	J. H. Striebel
Notes	strip reprints

2 page Slim and Tubby story "Episode 20"

Script	John J. Welch
Pencils	John J. Welch
Inks	John J. Welch

2 page text story "The Mystery of Echo Island: Ch. 1--Man of Iron"

Script	John A. Thorne
Letters	typeset

4 page Gallant Knight story "Battle At Sea"

Characters	Sir Raymond (first appearance); Lady Alice (first appearance)
Genre	period
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

4 page Ned Brant story

Genre	sports
Script	Bob Zuppke
Pencils	R. W. Depew
Inks	R. W. Depew
Notes	strip reprints

4 page Richard Manners story "Mr. Goetz and the Counterfeiters"

Characters	Richard Manners; Mr. Goetz (first appearance); Miro (first appearance; villain); Joe (first appearance; villain); Caesar (first appearance; villain)
Genre	detective
Script	Frank Frollo
Pencils	Frank Frollo
Inks	Frank Frollo

4 page Mickey Finn story

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