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Issue Details

Issue #59
Published September 1940
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details

Characters The Spectre
Genre superhero; occult
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)
Reprinted in Golden Age Spectre Archives (DC, 2003 series) #1

10 page Spectre story "The Fur Hi-Jackers"

Characters The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Wayne Grant; the Chief.
Synopsis When asked to investigate the theft of furs, in a unresolved hi-jacking racket,, Jim [as the Spectre] immediately sees that the truck driver is somehow involved with the thefts, which leads to a number of attempted killings of Detective Corrigan.
Genre superhero; occult
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)
Letters Bernard Baily
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich (11-08-07). Synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-08-07.
Reprinted in Golden Age Spectre Archives (DC, 2003 series) #1

4 page Detective Sergeant Carey story "The War God's Revenge"

Characters Sergeant Carey; Sleepy
Synopsis Carey investigates a robbery at the Chinese War Relief bureau.
Genre detective
Script Joe Donohoe
Pencils Joe Donohoe (signed)
Inks Joe Donohoe (signed)

6 page Congo Bill story "Gloria Desmond's Quest"

Characters Congo Bill; Professor Kent; Gloria Desmond.
Synopsis Gloria Desmond searches for her father, lost in Africa before she was born.
Genre jungle
Script Whitney Ellsworth?
Pencils George Papp (signed)
Inks George Papp (signed)

6 page Captain Desmo story "Desert Dilemma"

Characters Captain Desmo; Gabby; Dr. Green; Rocky Symons; Mr. Prentiss; Miss Prentice.
Synopsis Desmo recues two Americans held prisoner by an unscupulous adventurer searching for a treasure map.
Genre adventure
Pencils Ed Winiarski [signed as Win]
Inks Ed Winiarski [signed as Win]

2 page Red Pepper filler

Genre children; humor
Script Hal Sherman
Pencils Hal Sherman
Inks Hal Sherman

6 page Radio Squad story "The False Alarms"

Characters Radio Squad: Larry Trent & Sandy Kean.
Synopsis Larry and Sandy answer a false alarm, find a murder victim, get captured by spies, find stolen government documents and somehow tie the whole thing together in six pages.
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Chad Grothkopf (signed)
Inks Chad Grothkopf (signed)
Notes Larry Trent called Larry Kent in 1st caption.

6 page Lt. Bob Neal story "Jim Dare -- Arrested for Sabotage"

Characters Bob Neal; Tubby; Pat Grant; Jim Dare; Margot Dare; P. T. Webley.
Synopsis Bob tries to help his friend falsely accused of espionage.
Genre war
Script Robert Hirsch (Signed)
Pencils Russ Lehman (signed)
Inks Russ Lehman (signed)

6 page Biff Bronson story "The Hotel Mystery"

Characters Biff Bronson; Dan Druff; Joe Cobb; Slade.
Synopsis The boys investigate suspicious activities in the hotel they're staying at. For one thing, their closet is filled with gasoline.
Genre adventure
Script Albert Sulman
Pencils Joe Sulman
Inks Joe Sulman

2 page text story "Man Hunt"

Genre adventure
Script George Shute (signed)
Pencils Kenney (signed)
Inks Kenney (signed)
Letters typeset

6 page Red Coat Patrol story "The Escaped Convict"

Characters Sgt. O'Malley; Black Hawk
Synopsis O'Malley and Black Hawk chase an escaped convict through river country.
Genre adventure
Pencils John Lehti
Inks John Lehti

6 page Doctor Fate story "The Globe Men from Outer Space"

Characters Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Kramer
Synopsis A cruise ship is attacked by aliens from outer space. Fate discovers the aliens depend on power contained in glass globes that they always carry.
Genre occult; superhero
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Letters Howard Sherman
Notes Fate's cape is red. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 11-08-07.
Reprinted in Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1