Issue Details

Issue	#75
Published	January 1942
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 Doctor Fate story "The Battle Against Time"

Characters	Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Kramer; The Dude (Villain; Intro); Bert Wescott (Villain)
Synopsis	Inza asks Dr. Fate to help clear a convicted murderer before his scheduled execution time at midnight.
Genre	superhero; occult
Script	Gardner F. Fox
Pencils	Howard Sherman
Inks	Howard Sherman
Letters	Howard Sherman
Notes	Inza's last name given as "Sanders". Letterer credit and synopsis modification added by Craig Delich 11-30-07.
Reprinted	in Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1

8 page Green Arrow story "Crime College"

Characters	Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Prof. Merlin (Villain; Intro)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mort Weisinger
Pencils	George Papp
Inks	George Papp

8 page Radio Squad story "The Hijackers"

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

Half page Facts filler

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

8 page Aquaman story "The Return of Black Jack"

Characters	Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Black Jack (Villain); Keoki (Villain)
Synopsis	South sea natives rescue Black Jack who returns the favor by taking over their island.
Genre	superhero
Script	Mort Weisinger
Pencils	Paul Norris
Inks	Paul Norris
Notes	Aquaman has a secret underwater hideout in the Ancient Lost City (of Atlantis?) that he keeps filled with air.

8 page Johnny Quick story "The Man of a Million Murders"

Characters	Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Mr. Zero (Villain; Intro); Tubby Watts (Villain); J.S. Thorndyke (Villain); Lefty Burman (Villain); Trigger Louie (Villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Mort Weisinger
Pencils	Jerry Robinson
Inks	Mort Meskin
Notes	Johnny uses the formula Z 25Y (2AB) 8 to slow down.

2 page text story "Thoroughbred"

Genre	adventure
Script	Edgar Weston (signed)
Letters	typeset

6 page Clip Carson story "Adventure in Montevideo"

Characters	Clip Carson; Jane Daw; Garcia
Genre	adventure
Pencils	George Papp
Inks	George Papp

10 page Spectre story "Jim Corrigan Lives Again"

Characters	The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Clarice Winston; Percival Popp; Gat Chenney (Villain); Armand (Villain)
Synopsis	After Popp gets in trouble trying to protect Corrigan from Gat Chenney, the Spectre leaves him on another planet so that he can get a good night's sleep. Meanwhile an artist imprisons Clarice's soul in a painting. The Spectre resurrects Corrigan's body to keep if from being discovered.
Genre	superhero; occult
Script	Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils	Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks	Bernard Baily (signed)