Issue Details

Issue	#72
Published	October 1941
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Mort Weisinger (actual)

Cover Details

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

1 page Message to Our Readers text article "Introducing the Editorial Advisory Board"

Genre	fact; ad
Script	Whitney Ellsworth
Letters	typeset
Notes	Announces the formation of an outside advisory board to oversee DC comic stories and make sure they are wholesome. Dr. Robert Thorndyke; Ruth Eastwood Perl; Gene Tunney; Dr. C. Bowie Millican; and Josette Frank are the original members.

9 page Spectre story "Spiezel"

Characters	The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; V: Hiram Spiezel.
Synopsis	An ancient demon possesses a simple farmer and turns him into a capitalist robber baron.
Genre	superhero; occult
Pencils	Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks	Bernard Baily (signed)
Letters	Bernard Baily
Notes	Not signed by Jerry Siegel; letterer credit by Craig Delich.

Half page It's A Laff filler

Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

6 page Radio Squad story "The Invisible Bandits"

Characters	Radio Squad: Larry Trent & Sandy Keene.
Genre	detective
Pencils	Chad Grothkopf
Inks	Chad Grothkopf

6 page Clip Carson story "The Double-Bar-O Mystery"

Characters	Clip Carson; Miss Preston; Rose Folwell; Happy Harry Hicks; Knife McGurk.
Synopsis	Clip is on vacation in the American west.
Genre	adventure
Pencils	George Papp
Inks	George Papp

1 page Good Books and Movies text article "The Reluctant Dragon"

Synopsis	A review of the Disney movie, "The Reluctant Dragon".
Genre	fact
Script	Josette Frank (signed)
Letters	typeset

Half page Funnies filler

Genre	gags
Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

4 page Detective Sergeant Carey story "Missing Envoy"

Characters	SErgeant Carey; Sleepy; V: Dr. Sen Yen.
Synopsis	A Chinese diplomat is kidnapped.
Genre	detective
Script	Joe Donohoe (signed)
Pencils	Joe Donohoe (signed)
Inks	Joe Donohoe (signed)

8 page Johnny Quick story "Mystery of the Music Murders"

Characters	Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; V: The Murder Maestro [I].
Genre	superhero
Script	Mort Weisinger
Pencils	Ed Moore?
Inks	Chad Grothkopf?

1 page Private Pete filler

Genre	military humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

Half page Gags filler

Genre	gags
Script	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff (signed)

6 page Captain Desmo story "The Hook"

Characters	Captain Desmo; Gabby; V: The Hook; Capt. Tremel.
Genre	adventure; aviation
Pencils	Ed Winiarski [signed as Win]
Inks	Ed Winiarski [signed as Win]

2 page text story "Nose For News"

Genre	adventure
Script	Clem Gordon (signed)
Pencils	Cliff Young (signed)
Inks	Cliff Young (signed)
Letters	typeset

5 page Red Coat Patrol story "Ring of Thieves"

Characters	Sgt. O'Malley; Dill; Black Hawk.
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Fred Ray (signed)
Inks	Fred Ray (signed)

1 page Jest Kiddin' filler

Genre	gags
Script	Ray McGill (Signed)
Pencils	Ray McGill (Signed)
Inks	Ray McGill (Signed)
Letters	Ray McGill?
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 11-27-07.

10 page Doctor Fate story "The Forger"

Characters	Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Cramer; Inza's Grandmother and Grandfather Kramer; V: Fingers Beaumont; Ricki.
Synopsis	Inza visits her grandparents' farm and discovers a gang of criminals has been stealing money from farmers' bank accounts.
Genre	occult; superhero
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Howard Sherman
Inks	Howard Sherman
Letters	Howard Sherman
Notes	Fate wears half mask for the first time and is overcome by gas vapors. Inza's last name revealed for the first time? Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.
Reprinted	in Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1