Issue Details

Issue	#13
Published	August 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Victor Fox
Notes	Blue Beetle radio program mentioned in an ad in this issue.

Cover Details

Characters	Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Edd Ashe
Inks	Edd Ashe
Notes	Blue Beetle radio program mentioned in an ad in this issue. Art credits revised from Charles Nicholas? to Ashe by Craig Delich 2010-3-14.

8 page The Blue Beetle story "The Pawn Shop Robbery"

Characters	Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett]; Spike and his gang (first appearance; villains)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Charles Nicholas
Inks	Charles Nicholas
Notes	1st mention of Blue Beetle being given super-powers by Vitamin 2X.

3 page Wing Turner story "The Joe Pennelli Case [Part 1"

Characters	Wing Turner; V: Joe Pennelli (I).
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Dennis Neville? (signed as Floyd Kelly)
Inks	Dennis Neville? (signed as Floyd Kelly)

8 page Rex Dexter story "The Destruction of Tarsis"

Characters	Rex Dexter; V: Rof, Zard (I for both).
Genre	adventure
Script	Dick Briefer
Pencils	Dick Briefer
Inks	Dick Briefer

8 page The Green Mask story "The Butcher's Maniacal Murders"

Characters	Green Mask [Michael Shelby] (in caption; real name revealed; origin); The Butcher (first appearance; villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Walter Frehm
Inks	Walter Frehm

2 page Billy Bounce story "[Package for Master Billy Bounce!"

Characters	Billy Bounce
Genre	adventure
Script	Fred Schwab
Pencils	Fred Schwab
Inks	Fred Schwab
Letters	Fred Schwab

6 page Chen Chang story "The Devil's Vendetta"

Characters	Villains: Chen Chang, Hip Sing (I).
Genre	mystery
Pencils	Munson Paddock (signed as Cecilia Munson)
Inks	Munson Paddock (signed as Cecilia Munson)

5 page Lt. Drake story "The Spies In the Lighthouse"

Characters	Lt. Drake; V: Ivan and other spies (I, D); Miss Kane (I).
Genre	crime
Pencils	Klaus Nordling?
Inks	Klaus Nordling?

2 page text story "Death From the Boxing Ring"

Genre	sports
Script	E. J. Armond (signed)
Letters	typeset

8 page D-13 story "The Lady Saboteur"

Characters	D-13 [Richard Anthony]; Henrietta Gorin (first appearance; villain)
Genre	mystery
Script	Bob Powell
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell

4 page Zanzibar story "Ching the Pirate"

Characters	Zanzibar; V: Ching (I; becomes a rat).
Genre	adventure
Pencils	George Tuska?
Inks	George Tuska?

5 page The Lynx story "The Coming of the Lynx"

Characters	The Lynx [Jim] (first appearance); Blackie [Phil] (first appearance; origin)); Professor Bigsby; Red Crowley (first appearance; villain); Dutch (villain)
Synopsis	The Lynx and Blackie, the Wonder Boy, must battle the Flood Makers Association in order to prevent them from flooding a town and looting the empty homes.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jim Mooney (signed as Norton Kingsley)
Inks	Jim Mooney (signed as Norton Kingsley)
Notes	Artist credit revision from ? to Jim Mooney, some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-26-08.
Reprinted	In Golden Age Greats Spotlight (AC, 2003 series) #3 (2008).

3 page Captain Savage story "Lt. Wolff Attacks"

Characters	Captain Savage; Villains: Lt. Wolff (I), Nazis.
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Charles A. Winter?
Inks	Charles A. Winter?