Issue Details

Issue	#42
Published	April 1939
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Vincent Sullivan

Cover Details

Characters	Two men (swordfighting)
Pencils	Creig Flessel
Inks	Creig Flessel

6 page Wing Brady story "King of the Casbar"

Characters	V: Pierre LaCroix (I)
Genre	adventure
Script	Tom Hickey
Pencils	Tom Hickey
Inks	Tom Hickey

1 page Tiny filler

Genre	gag
Script	Fred Schwab
Pencils	Fred Schwab
Inks	Fred Schwab
Notes	only appearance

4 page Detective Sergeant Carey story "The Aquarium Case"

Genre	detective
Script	Joe Denohee
Pencils	Joe Denohee
Inks	Joe Denohee

6 page Radio Squad story "The Gyp Conroy Case"

Characters	V: Gyp Conroy (I); I: Bobby Kane (!)
Genre	detective
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Joe Shuster
Inks	Joe Shuster

2 page text story "Spring Fever"

Script	Terry Keane
Letters	typeset

4 page Gary Hawkes story "The Revenge of Yagoda"

Characters	V: Yagoda (I)
Genre	adventure
Script	Bob Jenney
Pencils	Bob Jenney
Inks	Bob Jenney
Notes	black, white and red story

2 page Magic Crystal of History story "Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth"

Characters	GS: John Milton, Oliver Cromwell
Genre	fact
Script	Homer Fleming
Pencils	Homer Fleming
Inks	Homer Fleming

6 page Rex Darrell story "Mystery Island"

Characters	V: Segudora; I: Gloria White, Prof. White
Genre	adventure
Script	Terry Gilkison
Pencils	Terry Gilkison
Inks	Terry Gilkison
Notes	black and white story

1 page Butch the Pup filler "There's No Place Like Home"

Genre	gag
Script	Fred Schwab
Pencils	Fred Schwab
Inks	Fred Schwab

4 page Johnnie Law story "The Dope Racketeers: Part 2"

Characters	V: The Ape and his gang
Genre	detective
Script	Will Ely
Pencils	Will Ely
Inks	Will Ely
Notes	black, white, and red story

2 page Cal 'N' Alec story "In Death Valley"

Characters	V: Butch
Genre	adventure
Script	Fred Schwab?
Pencils	Fred Schwab?
Inks	Fred Schwab?
Notes	continued from ADVENTURE COMICS #35

4 page Marg'ry Daw story "The Speaking Frog: Part 1"

Characters

I: Ahm

6 page Lt. Bob Neal story "The Cavendale Emeralds"

Characters	V: Rene and his gang (I for all)
Genre	war
Script	B. Hirsch
Pencils	Russ Lehman
Inks	Russ Lehman

6 page Red Coat Patrol story "The Escape of Frenchy LaRue"

Characters	V: Frenchy LaRue (I, D)
Genre	adventure
Script	Creig Flessel
Pencils	Creig Flessel (Wade Hampton)
Inks	Creig Flessel

5 page Buccaneer story "Captain Klaugh"

Characters	V: Captain Klaugh
Genre	adventure
Script	Bernard Baily
Pencils	Bernard Baily
Inks	Bernard Baily