Issue Details

Issue	#4
Published	April 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)

Cover Details

Characters	Rip Regan
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Lou Fine

9 page Shark Brodie story "Shark meets a strange opponent on the far-off..."

Characters	Shark Brodie; Stubby (Intro); Fritz (Intro); Blackie and his gang (Villain, Intro)
Genre	adventure
Pencils	George Tuska [as George Aksut)
Inks	George Tuska [as George Aksut)

8 page Kinks Mason story "Kinks and friends are cruising about on a..."

Characters	Kinks Mason; Sneely (Villain, Intro)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Steve Broder]
Pencils	Steve Broder (signed)
Inks	Steve Broder (signed)

5 page The Spy Fighter story "Starring Saber, the mightiest and most intelligent man..."

Characters	Saber [Spy Fighter]; A group of spies (Villain, Intro, Death)
Genre	science fiction
Script	?
Pencils	Leonard Frank (signed)
Inks	Leonard Frank (signed)

2 page Slug-Nutty Sam filler "Haw! This guy that you're fighting tonight is..."

Characters	Slug-Nutty Sam
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks]
Pencils	Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks]
Inks	Fred Schwab [as Fred Ricks]
Notes	Previous indexer assigned script also to Schwab. We cannot corraborate.

6 page Chip Collins story "Chip and his brave Skull Squad fight their way out..."

Characters	Chip Collins; Wang Chi (Villain, Intro, Death); Chin Lo and his daughter (Intro)
Genre	adventure
Script	? [as Ted Torrence]
Pencils	Charles Sultan
Inks	Charles Sultan?

5 page Rip Regan the Power-Man story "I'll get behind this market racket if it's..."

Characters	Rip Regan; Big John (Intro, Death); Racketeers (Villain, Intro)
Genre	adventure
Script	Herman Bolstein
Pencils	John Celardo (signed)
Inks	John Celardo (signed)
Notes	Signs of Sid Greene in the inks seen by all three indexers. Could be coincidence, but seems consistent in early Celardo stories.

2 page Keeping Fit text article "In this article we give the novice champ..."

Genre	sports
Pencils	? (2 panels art)
Inks	? (2 panels art)
Letters	typeset

5 page Big Red McLane story "'Big Red,' as Tom Farr's new partner, has discovered..."

Characters	Big Red McLane; Tom Farr
Synopsis	Big Red stops a group of lumber raiders who turn out to be wanted murderers.
Genre	adventure
Script	Fletcher Hanks [as Charles Netcher] (signed)
Pencils	Fletcher Hanks [as Charles Netcher] (signed)
Inks	Fletcher Hanks [as Charles Netcher] (signed)
Letters	Fletcher Hanks
Reprinted	in You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #[nn]

8 page Kayo Kirby story "The kid is great, Mary! A mere youngster..."

Characters	Kayo Kirby; The Kid (Guest-Star); Sidney Snowden (Villain, Intro); Buck (Villain, Intro); assorted gangsters (Villain, Intro)
Genre	sports
Script	? [as Chuck Walker]
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich?; Arthur Peddy?

3 page Tony Canzoneri story "The True Life Story of Tony Canzoneri"

Characters	Tony Canzoneri
Genre	sports

Half page The Case of the Frightened Killer story "Case 2: File-A: Clue-3"

Genre	crime
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell

5 page Oran of the Jungle story "Born to defend himself in the dark continent..."

Characters	Oran; The Champ (Villain, Intro); Boss Murphy (Villain, Intro); Mike (Villain, Intro, Death)
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Hugh Bartlett]
Pencils	George Tuska
Inks	George Tuska?; Art Saaf?

5 page Strut Warren story "Returning to the marine barracks from an evening..."

Characters	Cpl. Strut Warren; Karawai (Villain, Intro)
Genre	humor
Script	Klaus Nordling [as Ed Norris]
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling