Issue Details

Issue	#4
Published	April 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)

Cover Details - "Slave Planet"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Charles Sultan
Inks	Charles Sultan

11 page Flint Baker story Slave Planet ["Flint and Mimi are returning from an adventure..."]

Characters	GS: Mimi Wilson; V: "The Great Eye" (I, D?)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Starr Gayza]
Pencils	Arthur Peddy
Inks	Arthur Peddy; ?
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover. HS notes that the last three pages show evidence of Eisner.

6 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "Auro and his loyal followers save the universe..."

Characters	V: Thogra (I, D); I: Jano
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Nick Charles]
Pencils	Sid Greene?
Inks	Sid Greene?

5 page The Red Comet story "The traveler through space, whose magic prowess adds..."

Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Arthur King]
Pencils	Alex Blum?; Dan Zolnerowich?
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich?; ? [shop]

13 page Captain Nelson Cole story "A banquet celebrating the third centenary of the..."

Characters	V: Felon
Synopsis	Capt. Cole stops World War II on Earth; obviously an alternate universe story!
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Beekman Terrill]
Pencils	Charles Sultan?
Inks	Charles Sultan?; Richard Case?

2 page text story "Mist Men of Mercury"

Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Arnot Bissel]
Pencils	Gene Fawcette?

7 page Spurt Hammond story Space Islands of Destruction ["A young American space pilot, in the year..."]

Characters	V: Mercurian pirates (I); I: Janice Dale
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Wm. S. Mott]
Pencils	Henry Kiefer
Inks	Henry Kiefer
Notes	Story title is taken from the cover blurb.

6 page Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol story "Adventure at the center of the moon. Buzz..."

Characters	V: Dr. Zynnon (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Bob Jordan]

4 page story "Kenny Carr of the Martian Lancers"

Characters	I: Capt. Kenny Carr; only appearance
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Stan Ford]
Pencils	Larry Antonette?

4 page Gale Allen of the Women's Space Battalion story "Captain Jack North of the Universal Space Patrol..."

Characters	I: Gale Allen and the Women's Space Battalion; I: Capt. Jack North; V: Plutonians
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Fred Nelson]
Pencils	R.A. Burley?+
Notes	On the cover, this feature is billed as "Gale Allen of the Girls' Space Patrol."

Half page Space Facts filler "The Ancient Egyptians believed that the Milky Way..."

Genre	fact
Script	? [by Lunar]

Half page The Case of the Frightened Killer filler "Case 2....File-A....Clue 4"

Genre	mystery
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell

5 page Jim Giant story "The Strongest Man In the Universe"

Characters	I: Jim Giant (only appearance); V: An unnamed bad guy (I)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Ned Small]
Pencils	Alex Blum
Inks	Alex Blum