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Issue Details

Issue #71
Published September 1941
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor)

Cover Details

Characters Doctor Fate
Genre occult; superhero
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Reprinted in Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1

10 page Spectre story "The Reluctant Bridegroom"

Characters The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Clarice Winston; Tom Grant; Barbara Newsome; Clyde Wyckliff; Allen Tracy
Synopsis The Spectre has to protect a bride and groom from a jealous suitor.
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 11-27-07.

4 page Detective Sergeant Carey story "Radio Bandits"

Characters Sergenat Carey; Sleepy
Genre detective
Script Joe Donohoe (signed)
Pencils Joe Donohoe (signed)
Inks Joe Donohoe (signed)

8 page Johnny Quick story "The Riddle of the Crying Clown"

Characters Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers] (intro and Origin); Tubby Watts; Professor Gill; Sam Leroy
Genre superhero
Script Mort Weisinger
Pencils Chad Grothkopf?
Inks Chad Grothkopf?
Notes Art id by Jerry Bails, but he's unconvinced.

1 page Clancy the Cop filler "20 Years on the Force"

Characters Clancy
Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

6 page Radio Squad story "Theft of the Priceless Paintings"

Characters Radio Squad [Larry Trent; Sandy Keene]; Sam Shade; Maida Coleman
Genre detective
Pencils Chad Grothkopf
Inks Chad Grothkopf

6 page Clip Carson story "Murder Is a By-Word"

Characters Clip Carson; Bill Weston; The Cipher (Villain)
Genre adventure
Pencils George Papp (signed)
Inks George Papp (signed)

1 page Dinky filler

Genre children; humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

6 page Captain Desmo story "The Resort Mystery"

Characters Captain Desmo; Gabby; Rex Wall; Lucy Dain
Genre adventure
Pencils Cliff Young
Inks Cliff Young

2 page text story "Indian Sign"

Genre adventure
Script John Hilton (signed)
Pencils Cliff Young?
Inks Cliff Young
Letters typeset

6 page Red Coat Patrol story "Sgt. O'Malley and the Redcoat Patrol"

Characters Sgt. O'Malley; Black Hawk
Genre adventure
Pencils Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks Jack Lehti (signed)

10 page Doctor Fate story "The Great Drought"

Characters Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Kramer; Adam Igorovich (Villain; Intro; Death); Nickolai (Villain)
Synopsis Dr. Fate investigates a weird villain who can stop the Earth's rotation and even draw it into the Sun!
Genre superhero; occult
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Letters Howard Sherman
Notes The last issue featuring Dr. Fate's full helmet. Letterer credit and synopsis modification added by Craig Delich 11-27-07.
Reprinted in Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1