Issue Details

Issue	#2
Published	February 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68

Cover Details - "Cave of the Demons"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Will Eisner?
Inks	Will Eisner?

8 page Planet Payson story "Several miles above sea level towers Prof. Sandow's observatory:"

Characters	I: Planet Payson, Prof. Sandow, Roland; I: The Hawkmen; V: Buzzlark (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	George Tuska
Inks	George Tuska

15 page Flint Baker story Cave of the Demons ["Flint Baker, Mimi, and his two aids plan..."]

Characters	GS: Mimi, Princess Viga; V: A Martian scientist and his monster (I, D for both)
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Bob Powell: ?
Inks	Bob Powell: ?
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

5 page Tiger Hart story "The Dashing, Slashing Adventure of the Great Solinoor Diamond"

Characters	Tiger Hart (introduction); Zip (introduction); Queen Hilda (introduction); Villains: Turk the Terrible (introduction), Talon (introduction, death)
Synopsis	Tiger Hart rescues the captive Queen Hilda from the clutches of Turk the Terrible, who is holding her in exchange for the Great Solinoor diamond.
Genre	science fiction
Script	Fletcher Hanks [as Carlson Merrick] (signed)
Pencils	Fletcher Hanks [as Carlson Merrick] (signed)
Inks	Fletcher Hanks [as Carlson Merrick] (signed)
Letters	Fletcher Hanks
Reprinted	in You Shall Die by Your Own Creation! (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #[nn]

7 page Spurt Hammond story "A pound of coal is insignificant, but a..."

Characters	I: Amoura (Queen of Venus); V: Prince Khangiz (I; ruler of Mars)
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Henry Kiefer
Inks	Henry Kiefer

2 page text story "The Earth Queen's Last Refuge"

Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Don Varick]
Letters	typeset

6 page Buzz Crandall story "While at the bottom of the seas that cover..."

Characters	V: Sinfo (I, D), the Crab Men
Genre	science fiction

15 page Captain Nelson Cole story "Captain Cole, I want you to take a..."

Characters	Cole becomes "Torro" in this story with magic clothing and whip; I: Ruler of Zog; V: A two-headed giant (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	? [pages 1-9]; Malcolm Kildale [pages 10-15]
Inks	? [pages 1-9]; Malcolm Kildale [pages 10-15]

6 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "Auro is an Earthman who came to Jupiter..."

Characters	V: Agra (I, D); I: Ava
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	R.L. Golden (signed)
Inks	R.L. Golden (signed)
Notes	HS notes that, despite the Golden credit, the art looks more like Malcolm Kildale than Golden.