Issue Details

Issue	#5
Published	Spring 1942
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Harry Shorten

Cover Details

Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana

11 page Steel Sterling story "The Lost Colony"

Characters	Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; VILLAINS: Captain Scragg (intro; flashback); the Nazis
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Irv Novick
Inks	Irv Novick

6 page Clancy and Looney story "Zogi the Yogi"

Characters	Looney [Alec Lunar]; Sgt. Clancy; Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; VILLAIN: Zogi the Yogi (intro)
Genre	Superhero; Humor
Pencils	Carl Hubbell
Inks	Carl Hubbell

1 page Steel Sterling text story "Relax--And Die"

Characters	Steel Sterling [John Sterling]
Genre	Superhero
Letters	typeset

12 page Black Hood story "The Case of the Haunted Violin"

Characters	Black Hood [Kip Burland; aka Matthew Kipling Burland]; VILLAIN: Octavius (intro; dies)
Genre	Superhero
Script	Harry Shorten?
Pencils	Warren King
Inks	Warren King

1 page Black Hood text story "Murder On Wheels"

Characters	Black Hood [Kip Burland; aka Matthew Kipling Burland]
Genre	Superhero
Letters	typeset

8 page Archie story "Trip To Bear Mountain"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle (first appearance); Mr. Weatherbee (first appearance); Veronica Lodge
Genre	Teen; Humor
Script	Bob Montana
Pencils	Bob Montana
Inks	Bob Montana
Reprinted	in Archie Americana Series, Best Of The Forties (Archie, 1991 series) #1

9 page Mr. Justice story "The Lost Tribe of Genghis Khan"

Characters	Mr. Justice [Prince James]; VILLAINS: Professor Norton (Dies--twice); the tribe of Genghis Khan (intro)
Genre	Superhero
Script	Joe Blair
Pencils	Warren King (signed)
Inks	Warren King (signed)
Notes	Per Bud Plant e-mail on 4/6/07, art was signed by Warren King. Pencil and ink credits were originally attributed to Sam Cooper.

12 page Sergeant Boyle story "The Rescue of Margie Knox"

Characters	Sergeant Boyle; General Knox (intro); Margie Knox (intro); VILLAINS: The Japanese
Script	Harry Shorten
Pencils	Carl Hubbell
Inks	Carl Hubbell