Issue Details

Issue	#2
Published	January 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Victor Fox

Cover Details

Characters	Samson
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Lou Fine

13 page Samson story "The Attack of Dragor"

Characters	Samson; Dragor (villain, introduction); Ratonians (villains, introduction)
Genre	Super-hero
Script	Will Eisner ? [as Alex Boon] (signed)
Pencils	Alex Blum [as Alex Boon] (signed)
Inks	Alex Blum [as Alex Boon] (signed)
Reprinted	in Samson (Fox, 1940 series) #1 (Fall 1940)

6 page Stardust story "Rip-The-Blood"

Characters	Stardust; Rip-The-Blood (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis	Stardust prevents Rip-the-Blood from tricking the United States into entering a war with Capania.
Genre	science fiction; superhero
Script	Fletcher Hanks (signed)
Pencils	Fletcher Hanks (signed)
Inks	Fletcher Hanks (signed)
Letters	Fletcher Hanks
Notes	First line of text reads: "Stardust again visits the earth..."
Reprinted	in You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #[nn]

8 page Golden Knight story "Saladin's Hostage"

Characters	The Golden Knight [Sir Richard of Warwick]; Lady Elissa (introduction); Saladin (villain, introduction); Saracens (villain)
Genre	Fantasy
Pencils	Grieg Chapian
Inks	Grieg Chapian

6 page Yank Wilson story "Sabotage Rampant In the U.S.A."

Characters	Yank Wilson; Count Lustig Von Blackgard (villain, introduction); Czolgotz (villain, introduction); Anschuluzz (villain, introduction); Tryzvoin (villain, introduction); Schuldoki (villain, introduction)
Genre	War
Script	Jack Farr
Pencils	Jack Farr
Inks	Jack Farr
Letters	Jack Farr
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-3-13.

2 page none text story "West of Tanganyika"

Script	Alan Defoe (signed)
Letters	typeset

6 page Space Smith story "The Battle of the Earth Against the Martian Ogres"

Characters	Space Smith; Dianna; the Martians (villains)
Synopsis	Space Smith and Dianna prevent Martian ogres from destroying the Earth.
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	Fletcher Hanks [as Hank Christy] (signed)
Pencils	Fletcher Hanks [as Hank Christy] (signed)
Inks	Fletcher Hanks [as Hank Christy] (signed)
Letters	Fletcher Hanks
Reprinted	in You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #[nn]

5 page Captain Kidd story "[There's the island of Morgia, Freddy."

Characters	Captain Kidd; The Voice (villain, introduction, death)
Script	Toni Blum ?
Pencils	Bill Bossert
Inks	Bill Bossert

4 page Professor Fiend story "[In case anyone is interested..."

Characters	Professor Fiend
Script	Fred Schwab
Pencils	Fred Schwab
Inks	Fred Schwab
Letters	Fred Scawab
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-3-13.

6 page Flick Falcon story "Return To Mars"

Characters	Flick Falcon; Three-Armed Men (villains); the Martians (villains)
Genre	Science Fiction
Pencils	Don Rico
Inks	Don Rico
Notes	2nd Martian story this issue.

7 page Sub Saunders story "The Rebels of the Deep"

Characters	Sub Saunders; Naulus (villain, death); the frog-men (villains)
Pencils	Henry Kiefer [as Karl Kief] (signed)
Inks	Henry Kiefer [as Kark Kief] (signed)