Issue Details

Issue	#5
Published	May 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	Will Eisner; shop
Inks	Lou Fine?

5 page Rip Regan the Power-Man story "Dr. Austin, a famous chemist, and a very..."

Characters	Rip Regan; Prof. Morland (Villain, Intro); Prof. Moreland's hireling (Villain, Intro); A gorilla (Villain, Intro)
Genre	adventure
Script	Herman Bolstein
Pencils	John Celardo (signed)
Inks	John Celardo (signed); Sid Greene?
Notes	Either early Celardo has similarities to Sid Greene or he is assisting Celardo here.

9 page Shark Brodie story "An ambitious military power makes a desperate attempt..."

Characters	Shark Brodie; Govenor Blane (Intro); Kuloff (Villain, Intro); The Sibonians (Villain, Intro)
Genre	adventure
Pencils	George Tuska [as George Aksut]
Inks	George Tuska [as George Aksut]; ?
Notes	Very fine line inks here.

5 page Spy Fighter story "A foreign power plans to shoot armed troop units..."

Characters	Saber [Spy Fighter]; The Prussanians (Villain, Intro)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Franklin Harding]
Pencils	Don Rico?
Inks	Leonard Frank?

3 page John L. story "The True Life Story of John L."

Characters	John L.
Genre	sports

Half page The Strange Case of Ezra Ark filler "Case 3: File 1: Clue 3"

Genre	crime
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell

6 page Chip Collins story "In a hidden Malayan temple, Chip Collins encounters..."

Characters	Chip Collins; A priestess (Villain, Intro, Death); Wong (Villain, Intro, Death); other Orientals (Villain, Intro, Death)
Genre	war
Script	? [as Ted Torrence]
Pencils	Charles Sultan?; Nick Cardy?
Inks	Charles Sultan?; Nick Cardy?
Notes	Possibility of Nick Cardy artwork from The Art of Nick Cardy.

8 page Kinks Mason story "A group of scientists is persuading Kinks to..."

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

2 page Keeping Fit text article "All right, fist fans, you are now ready...."

Genre	sports
Script	? [as Trainer]
Pencils	? (2 panels art)
Inks	? (2 panels art)
Letters	typeset

5 page Big Red McLane story "Big Red's partner Tom Farr has hired a husky city man."

Characters	Big Red McLane; Tom Farr
Synopsis	When Tom Farr's new hire turns out to be a member of a gang out to wreck his business, he must be stopped by Big Red McLane.
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]

5 page Oran of the Jungle story "The scheming Goliath, circus strong man, and all..."

Characters	Oran; Goliath (Villain, Intro); Pete Winch (Villain, Intro)
Genre	sports
Script	? [as Hugh Bartlett]
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich?
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich?

5 page Strut Warren story "In the Virgin Islands"

Characters	Cpl. Strut Warren
Genre	humor
Script	Klaus Nordling [as Ed Norris]
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling

2 page Slug-Nutty Sam filler "We ain't been offered a fight for six months..."

Characters	Slug-Nutty Sam
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Schwab [as Fred Rick]
Pencils	Fred Schwab [as Fred Rick]
Inks	Fred Schwab [as Fred Rick]

8 page Kayo Kirby story "Kayo Kirby and the Kid are leaving the..."

Characters	Kayo Kirby [Red Kirby]; Zingo Catrez (Villain, Intro); Pedro (Villain, Intro); Gregorio (Villain, Intro); Alexio (Villain, Intro); Dominico (Villain, Intro)
Genre	western
Script	? [as Chuck Walker]
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich?