Issue Details

Issue	#8
Published	August 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)

Cover Details - " Lair of the Vulture"

Characters	Chip Collins
Genre	war
Pencils	Charles Sultan
Inks	Charles Sultan

5 page Rip Regan the Power-Man story "Again the Power-man pits his strength against great..."

Characters	Rip Regan; The Termite-Men (Villain, Intro, Death)
Genre	adventure
Script	Herman Bolstein
Pencils	John Celardo (signed)
Inks	John Celardo (signed)
Reprinted	in Flaming Carrot Comics (Renegade Press, 1985 series) #16

5 page Shark Brodie story "The Headhunters of New Hebrides"

Characters	Shark Brodie; Mogo and other headhunters (Villain, Intro)
Genre	adventure
Pencils	George Tuska [as George Aksut]
Inks	George Tuska [as George Aksut]; ?

6 page Chip Collins story Lair of the Vulture ["In the waning dawn of early morning, a..."]

Characters	Chip Collins; Pierre Villon (Villain, Intro, Death)
Genre	adventure
Script	? [as Ted Torrence]
Pencils	Charles Sultan
Inks	Charles Sultan?; ?
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

7 page Kinks Mason story "Kinks is on his way to dive for..."

Characters	Kinks Mason; Battler (Kink's fighting seal partner, Intro)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Steve Broder]
Pencils	Steve Broder (signed)
Inks	Steve Broder (signed)
Notes	Battler is featured in the previous story by name, so this episode is out of sequence and should have preceded the story in issue #7.

5 page Strut Warren story "Here's the man for the job, sir!..."

Characters	Cpl. Strut Warren; A gang of spies (Villain, Intro)
Genre	humor
Script	? [as Ed Norris]
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling

5 page Oran of the Jungle story Tamer of the Wild ["A criminal's greed forces Oran into combat with..."]

Characters	Oran; Bolo (Intro); Tony Siro (Villain, Intro)
Genre	adventure
Script	? [as Hugh Bartlett]
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich?; Arthur Peddy?; Alex Blum?
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich?; ? [shop]
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

2 page Keeping Fit text article "An important problem in boxing is getting out..."

Genre	sports
Pencils	Nick Viscardi?; ?
Inks	Nick Viscardi?; ?
Letters	typeset
Notes	Probably Viscardi solo on smaller illustrations.

2 page Slug-Nutty Sam story "Hey, Bill! Your fighter is in the ring..."

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]

4 page Spencer Steel story "Fresh air and sunshine! Boy, I can stand..."

Characters	Spencer Steel; Ratty Morone (Villain, Intro)
Genre	detective
Script	? [as Dennis Colebrook]
Reprinted	in Pulp Fiction (A List Comics, 1997 series) #5

5 page Big Red McLane story "Big Red" McLane wanders into a new lumber district and steps into a strange death trap.."

Characters	Big Red McLane; Tom Farr; The Monk (Villain, Introduction, Death)
Synopsis	Big Red is taken prisoner in order to be used in one of The Monk's rocket tests.
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]

1 page How Not To Keep Fit! filler "Dumbells for Hire"

Genre	gags
Script	? [as Heza Knutt]

4 page filler "Kid McCoy, the Lone Wolf of Fistiana"

Genre

sports

5 page The Spy Fighter story Secret Legion ["Early in the twenty-first century the southwestern states..."]

Characters	Saber [Spy Fighter]; Garr Storm (Villain, Intro)
Genre	science fiction
Script	?
Pencils	Leonard Frank (signed)
Inks	Leonard Frank (signed)
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

8 page Kayo Kirby story "Kayo Kirby looks down upon the private boxing ring..."

Characters	Kayo Kirby [Red Kirby]; Clip Davis (Villain, Intro); J. B. Van Gilt (Villain, Intro)
Genre	sports
Script	? [as Chuck Walker]
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich?; ?