Issue Details

Issue	#7
Published	July 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)

Cover Details

Genre	jungle
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell

5 page Rip Regan the Power-Man story Blood Money ["Rackets...the easy way for the smart guys..."]

Characters	Rip Regan; Moronie (Villain, Intro)
Genre	adventure
Script	Herman Bolstein
Pencils	John Celardo (signed)
Inks	John Celardo (signed); Sid Greene?
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

5 page Shark Brodie story "Good thing you came by, Shark! I've been..."

Characters	Shark Brodie; Rocky and his gang (Villain, Intro); Mr. Allen (Intro); Pat Allen (Intro); Joey Allen (Intro)
Genre	adventure
Script	?
Pencils	George Tuska [as George Aksut)
Inks	George Tuska?; Art Saaf?

5 page The Spy Fighter story "A peace conference of all the nations of..."

Characters	Saber [Spy Fighter]
Genre	science fiction
Script	?
Pencils	Leonard Frank (signed)
Inks	Leonard Frank (signed)

4 page story "Luis Angel Firpo, the Wild Bull of the Pampas"

Genre

sports

6 page Chip Collins story "In a bungalow in Kabul, Chip Collins is..."

Characters	Chip Collins; Prince Bara (Intro); Abdulla (Villain, Intro, Death)
Genre	war
Script	? [as Ted Torrence]
Pencils	Charles Sultan
Inks	Charles Sultan

4 page Spencer Steel story "Looks like my best detective on my squad..."

Characters	Spencer Steel (Last appeared in JUMBO COMICS #14); Spencer Steel, Jr. (Intro, born in this story); The Berge gang (Villain, Intro)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Edwin Laughlin? [as Dennis Colebrook]
Inks	Edwin Laughlin? [as Dennis Colebrook]
Notes	Dennis Colebrook is a penname of Ed Laughlin, but it appears that the name eventually turns into a 'housename' and becomes disassociated with Laughlin. Is this actually Laughlin? Who knows?
Reprinted	in Pulp Fiction (A List Comics, 1997 series) #5

2 page Keeping Fit text article "The following are the words of a trainer..."

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

7 page Kinks Mason story "The government is worried over continued poaching under..."

Characters	Kinks Mason; Battler (Intro, Kinks's trained seal); A gang of poachers (Villain, Intro)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Steve Broder]
Pencils	Steve Broder (signed)
Inks	Steve Broder (signed)
Notes	This story out of sequence, should follow one in issue #8.

2 page Slug-Nutty Sam filler "Are youse de Slug-Nutty outfit?"

Characters	Slug-Nutty Sam
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Schwab [as Fist E. Cuffs]
Pencils	Fred Schwab [as Fist E. Cuffs]
Inks	Fred Schwab [as Fist E. Cuffs]

5 page Big Red McLane story "Big Red and his partner have bought a tract of timber..."

Characters	Big Red McLane; Tom Farr; Sledge Sloan (Villain, Introduction)
Synopsis	Having bought a tract of land in territory controlled by lumber hijackers, Big Red must protect his investment from Sledge Sloan.
Genre	adventure
Script	Fletcher Hanks [as Chas Netcher]
Pencils	Fletcher Hanks [as Chas Netcher]
Inks	Fletcher Hanks [as Chas Netcher]
Letters	Fletcher Hanks
Notes	Reprinted with changes as Ted Kane story in Fight Comics. See index for Witty Comics #1 for outline of changes. First line of text reads: "Big Red McLane and his partner have bought a tract of timber in a district controlled by a gang of cut-throat lumber hijackers."
Reprinted	in Witty Comics (Irwin H. Rubin, 1945 series) #1; in You Will Die by Your Own Evil Creation! (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #[nn]

1 page Fight Facts filler "Joe Louis - The youngest heavyweight champion..."

Genre	true
Script	? [as Watt A. Socker]

5 page Oran of the Jungle story "Maddened beasts of the jungle meet their match..."

Characters	Oran
Genre	adventure
Script	? [as Hugh Bartlett]
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich?; Arthur Peddy?
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich?; ?

5 page Strut Warren story "Corporal Warren is stationed with his company in..."

Characters	Cpl. Strut Warren; Muipo (Villain, Intro)
Genre	humor
Script	? [as Ed Norris]
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling
Notes	Splash panel has a Strut Warren paper doll.

8 page Kayo Kirby story Dr. Dynamite ["Kayo's training camp is located in the wilderness..."]

Characters	Kayo Kirby [Red Kirby]; Bull (Villain, Intro)
Genre	sports
Script	? [as Chuck Walker]
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich; ?
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich?
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.